2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup

2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup
2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup OFC qualifier
Tournament details
Host countryTahiti
CityPapeete
Dates17–22 June
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Tahiti (2nd title)
Runners-up Solomon Islands
Third place New Caledonia
Fourth place Vanuatu
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored149 (12.42 per match)
Attendance8,400 (700 per match)
Top scorer(s)French Polynesia Patrick Tepa (12 goals)
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The 2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup was the sixth edition of the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup (previously called the OFC Beach Soccer Championship), the premier beach soccer tournament contested by Oceanian men's national teams, organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The competition returns after a six-year absence.

The tournament took place in Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete, Tahiti from 17 to 22 June 2019.[1] It was originally scheduled to take place from 15 to 22 September 2018 in Pā'ōfa'i Gardens.[2][3] However, in August 2018, it was announced that the tournament had been postponed until June 2019 in order to allow more teams to participate.[4][5]

The tournament also acted as the qualification tournament for Oceanian teams to the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay; the winners qualified.[6]

The Solomon Islands were the defending champions, but lost in the final and so did not qualify.

Teams

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Thierry Ariiotima, president of the FTF, stated that the championship's new 2019 scheduling would allow at least six nations to enter the event.[4][7] Eventually five teams were confirmed.

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 New Caledonia 2nd Runners-up (2013)
 Solomon Islands (title holders) 6th Champions (2006, 2007, 2009, 2013)
 Tahiti (hosts) 5th Champions (2011)
 Tonga 1st Debut
 Vanuatu 5th Runners-up (2006, 2007, 2009)

Venue

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The matches will be played at the Aorai Tini Hau in Papeete.

Squads

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Main article: 2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup squads

Draw

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The draw of the tournament was held on 9 April 2019 in Tahiti, at a beach soccer match between Tiki Tama and Green Warriors during the Festival des îles.[8][9]

Group stage

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Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat. The top two teams advance to the final, while the next two teams advance to the third place match.

All times are local, TAHT (UTC−10).

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tahiti (H) 4 4 0 0 0 52 9 +43 12 Final
2  Solomon Islands 4 3 0 0 1 19 14 +5 9
3  Vanuatu 4 2 0 0 2 33 22 +11 6 Third place match
4  New Caledonia 4 1 0 0 3 17 27 −10 3
5  Tonga 4 0 0 0 4 6 55 −49 0
Source: OFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
New Caledonia 0–2 Solomon Islands
Report
  • Mafane 21'
  • Fa'ari 24'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 200
Referee: Aurélien Planchais-Godefroy (France)
Tahiti 8–2 Vanuatu
  • Salem 4', 15'
  • Tepa 13', 17'
  • Labaste 13'
  • Chan Kat 29' (p)
  • Li Fung Kuee 31'
  • Teriitau 31'
 Report
  • Boulet 19'
  • Meltecoin 31' (p)
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 900
Referee: Hugo Pado (Solomon Islands)
Vanuatu 2–4 Solomon Islands
 Report
  • Mafane 14'
  • Koipala 30'
  • Fa'ari 32'
  • Aisa 36'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 200
Referee: Pari Oito (Tahiti)
Tahiti 23–1 Tonga
  • Tepa 1', 3', 12', 14', 17', 24'
  • Li Fung Kuee 2', 35', 36'
  • Tehau 5'
  • Labaste 7', 14', 30', 31'
  • Teriitau 10'
  • Chan Kat 15', 17', 26'
  • Tchen 28', 32', 36'
  • Taiarui 30', 32'
 Report
  • Kaufusi 5'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jimmy Malap (Vanuatu)
Solomon Islands 7–1 Tonga
  • Naka 7'
  • Peter 9'
  • Fa'ari 10', 22'
  • Kaufusi 16' (o.g.)
  • Havili 17' (o.g.)
  • Mafane 26'
 Report
  • Ulavalu 18'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 100
Referee: Rudolphe Tau (Tahiti)
Vanuatu 14–7 New Caledonia
  • Mansale 4', 32'
  • Boulet 5', 16', 20', 35'
  • Kapalu 6', 22'
  • Malapa 9'
  • Meltecoin 9', 33'
  • Tasip 16'
  • Massing 18'
  • Thomas 30'
 Report
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 300
Referee: Faraz Hussein (Fiji)
Tonga 1–10 New Caledonia
  • Uhatahi 12'
 Report
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 200
Referee: Felix Bea (Tahiti)
Solomon Islands 6–11 Tahiti
 Report
  • Labaste 3', 13'
  • Taiarui 8', 24'
  • Teriitau 10', 16', 25'
  • Tavanae 26', 29'
  • Tepa 27', 28'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Malkom Mayoho (Vanuatu)
Tonga 3–15 Vanuatu
  • Uhatahi 15'
  • Havili 35'
  • Tutone 36'
 Report
  • Mansale 6', 10', 29'
  • Kapalu 6' (p), 15'
  • Meltecoin 12', 30', 35'
  • Wilson 19', 20'
  • Boulet 21', 26', 30', 33'
  • Iaruel 36'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 200
Referee: Aurélien Planchais-Godefroy (France)
New Caledonia 0–10 Tahiti
Report
  • Taiarui 1', 13', 25'
  • Chan Kat 4'
  • Tehau 7', 8'
  • Tavanae 11'
  • Labaste 27', 35'
  • Tepa 31'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Hugo Pado (Solomon Islands)

Final stage

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Bracket

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Third place match

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Vanuatu 7–8 (a.e.t.) New Caledonia
  • Mansale 11'
  • Wilson 13', 26'
  • Boulet 27', 28'
  • Thomas 31'
  • Tasip 34'
 Report
  • Bamy 6'
  • Roine 11' (p), 23', 26'
  • Katrawa 12'
  • Dokunengo 21', 37'
  • Athale 27'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Hugo Pado (Solomon Islands)

Final

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Tahiti 4–3 Solomon Islands
  • Tepa 22' (p)
  • Tavanae 22', 27'
  • Taiarui 30'
 Report
  • Farobo 18'
  • Aisa 28'
  • Mafane 36'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Faraz Hussein (Fiji)

Tahiti qualifies for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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The following team from OFC qualify for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[10]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup1
only FIFA era (since 2005)
 Tahiti 22 June 2019 4 (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

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  1. ^ "2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup". Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. ^ "Les Tiki Toa en quête d'une 5ème Coupe du monde consécutive" (in French). Fédération Tahitienne de Football. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. ^ "OFC Competition calendar set for 2018". oceaniafootball.com.
  4. ^ a b "Vidéo - Beach soccer : les éliminatoires de la Coupe du monde reportés en 2019" (in French). tntv.pf. 21 August 2018. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  5. ^ "OFC Beach Soccer Championship postponed". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 August 2018.
  6. ^ "The 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup goes to Paraguay!". beachsoccer.com. 26 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Beach soccer boost for Vanuatu". oceaniafootball.com. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Beach Soccer – Festival des îles : Les Tiki Tama battent les Green Warriors 6-4". FTF. 10 April 2019.
  9. ^ "OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup Draw complete". Oceania Football Confederation. 16 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Tahiti qualify for fifth consecutive Beach Soccer World Cup". FIFA.com. 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on June 23, 2019.
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