2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup

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Host countryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Dates1–7 October 2023
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Dates1–7 October 2023
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (2nd title)
Runners-up Tahiti
Third place Solomon Islands
Fourth place Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored181 (9.05 per match)
Attendance3,207 (160 per match)
Top scorer(s)Solomon Islands Micah Lea'alafa
(7 goals)
Best playerNew Zealand Dylan Manickum
Best goalkeeperNew Zealand Mike Antamanov
Fair play award Vanuatu
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The 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup was the 14th edition of the OFC Futsal Nations Cup (previously called the OFC Futsal Championship), the international futsal championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's national teams of Oceania. It was held in New Zealand from 1 to 7 October 2023.[1]

New Zealand were the defending champions, after defeating Solomon Islands in the 2022 final.

The winner qualified as the OFC representative at the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan.

Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC will enter the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 New Zealand (hosts)12thChampions (2022)
 Fiji11thRunners-up (1999, 2009, 2010)
 New Caledonia10thRunners-up (2014)
 Samoa5thFourth place (1996)
 Solomon Islands10thChampions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2019)
 Tahiti8thRunners-up (2008, 2011)
 Tonga3rdEighth place (2019, 2022)
 Vanuatu14thRunners-up (1992, 1996)
Did not enter

Squads

Venue

The matches will be played at the Pulman Arena in Auckland.

Draw

The draw took place on 27 July 2023 at the OFC Home Of Football in Auckland, New Zealand.[2]

The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The top two ranked teams (based on the 2022 OFC Futsal Cup standings.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
 New Zealand (1)
 Solomon Islands (2)		  New Caledonia (3)
 Vanuatu (5)
 Fiji (6)
 Samoa (7)		  Tonga (8)
 Tahiti (UR)

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals. The bottom two teams enter the 5th–8th place play-offs.[3][4]

All times are local, NZDT (UTC+13).[5]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand (H) 3 3 0 0 27 5 +22 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Fiji 3 2 0 1 13 8 +5 6
3  Vanuatu 3 1 0 2 24 10 +14 3 Advance to Placememt play-offs
4  Tonga 3 0 0 3 2 43 −41 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Fiji 9–0 Tonga
 Report
Attendance: 100
New Zealand 6–3 Vanuatu
 Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Majid Al Hatmi (Oman)
Tonga 2–20 Vanuatu
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Yahya Alathwani (Saudi Arabia)
New Zealand 7–2 Fiji
 Report
Attendance: 432
Referee: Jonathon Moore (Australia)
Tonga 0–14 New Zealand
Report
Attendance: 180
Referee: Charlemagne Waheo (New Caledonia)
Vanuatu 1–2 Fiji
 Report
Attendance: 102

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tahiti 3 2 1 0 15 8 +7 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Solomon Islands 3 1 2 0 20 9 +11 5
3  New Caledonia 3 1 1 1 12 9 +3 4 Advance to Placememt play-offs
4  Samoa 3 0 0 3 4 25 −21 0
Source: OFC
Tahiti 5–0 Samoa
 Report
Attendance: 123
Referee: Huynh Thanh (Vietnam)
Solomon Islands 2–2 New Caledonia
 Report
Attendance: 135
Samoa 2–7 New Caledonia
 Report
Attendance: 105
Solomon Islands 5–5 Tahiti
 Report
Attendance: 120
Samoa 2–13 Solomon Islands
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Majid Al Hatmi (Oman)
New Caledonia 3–5 Tahiti
 Report
Attendance: 145

5th–8th place play-offs

Bracket (5th–8th place)

 
Play-off semi-finalsFifth place match
 
      
 
5 October - Auckland
 
 
 Vanuatu6
 
7 October - Auckland
 
 Samoa3
 
 Vanuatu3
 
5 October - Auckland
 
 New Caledonia5
 
 New Caledonia11
 
 
 Tonga0
 
Seventh place match
 
 
7 October - Auckland
 
 
 Samoa4
 
 
 Tonga3

Play-off semi-finals

New Caledonia 11–0 Tonga
 Report
Attendance: 102
Vanuatu 6–3 Samoa
 Report
Attendance: 120

Seventh place match

Tonga 3–4 Samoa
 Report
Attendance: 178

Fifth place match

New Caledonia 5–3 Vanuatu
 Report
Attendance: 110

Knockout stage

Bracket (1st–4th place)

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 October - Auckland
 
 
 New Zealand4
 
7 October - Auckland
 
 Solomon Islands2
 
 New Zealand5
 
5 October - Auckland
 
 Tahiti0
 
 Tahiti7
 
 
 Fiji3
 
Third place match
 
 
7 October - Auckland
 
 
 Solomon Islands5
 
 
 Fiji3

Semi-finals

Tahiti 7–3 Fiji
 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Chris Sinclair (New Zealand)
New Zealand 4–2 Solomon Islands
 Report
Attendance: 550
Referee: Majid Al Hatmi (Oman)

Third place match

Fiji 3–5 Solomon Islands
 Report
Attendance: 382

Final

Winner will qualify for 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Tahiti 0–5 New Zealand
Report
Attendance: 1,300
Tahiti
New Zealand
GK14Puarea Roe
DF2Matana Bea
FW5Michel Maihuri
FW7Akareva Riaria (c)
FW10Tetuanui Tinomoe
Substitutes:
GK1Maungaroa Angia
3Kai'anu Flores
4Vincent Tinomoe
5Keanu Maihuri
FW8Olivier HirihiriYellow card 27'
9Roberto Patira
11Scotty Opeta
FW12Teivarii KaihaYellow card 8'
MF13Tamati Iotua
Head coach:
Temuri Ariitai
GK1Mike Antamanov
DF8Logan Wisnewski
FW6Rahan Ali
FW10Dylan Manickum (c)
FW11Jordan Ditfort
Substitutes:
GK12Patrick Steele
DF5Thomas Picken
DF7Ethan Martin
DF13Oban HawkinsYellow card 8'
DF14Casey Sharplin
FW2Adam Paulsen
FW3Hamish Grey
FW4Art Twigg
FW9Stephen Ashby-PeckhamYellow card 31'
Head coach:
Marvin Eakins

Man of the Match:
Dylan Manickum (New Zealand)

Second referee:
Jonathon Moore (Australia)
Third referee:
Nicholas Backo (Australia)
Timekeeper:
Majid Al Hatmi (Oman)
Reserve referee:
Philip Mana (Solomon Islands)

Match rules

Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup

The following team, from OFC, qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup
 New Zealand 7 October 20230 (debut)

Ranking

RankTeamMWDLGFGAGDPoints
1 New Zealand5500367+2915
2 Tahiti53112216+610
3 Solomon Islands52212716+118
4 Fiji52031920-16
5 New Caledonia53112812+1610
6 Vanuatu52033318+156
7 Samoa51041134−233
8 Tonga5005558−530

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Award Player
Golden Ball New Zealand Dylan Manickum
Golden Boot Solomon Islands Micah Lea'alafa
Golden Gloves New Zealand Mike Antamanov
Fair Play Award  Vanuatu

Goalscorers

References

External links

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