2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup

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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 (12 goals)
← 2013
2021 →

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[]

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)
  1st Debut
 Vanuatu 5th Runners-up (2006, 2007, 2009)

Venue[]

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

Squads[]

Main article:

Draw[]

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[]

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   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 Goal 21'
  • Fa'ari Goal 24'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 200
Referee: Aurélien Planchais-Godefroy (France)
Tahiti 8–2 Vanuatu
  • Salem Goal 4', 15'
  • Tepa Goal 13', 17'
  • Labaste Goal 13'
  • Chan Kat Goal 29' (p)
  • Li Fung Kuee Goal 31'
  • Teriitau Goal 31'
 Report
  • Boulet Goal 19'
  • Meltecoin Goal 31' (p)
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 900
Referee: Hugo Pado (Solomon Islands)
Vanuatu 2–4 Solomon Islands
 Report
  • Mafane Goal 14'
  • Koipala Goal 30'
  • Fa'ari Goal 32'
  • Aisa Goal 36'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 200
Referee: Pari Oito (Tahiti)
Tahiti 23–1 
  • Tepa Goal 1', 3', 12', 14', 17', 24'
  • Li Fung Kuee Goal 2', 35', 36'
  • Tehau Goal 5'
  • Labaste Goal 7', 14', 30', 31'
  • Teriitau Goal 10'
  • Chan Kat Goal 15', 17', 26'
  • Tchen Goal 28', 32', 36'
  • Taiarui Goal 30', 32'
 Report
  • Kaufusi Goal 5'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jimmy Malap (Vanuatu)
Solomon Islands 7–1 
  • Naka Goal 7'
  • Peter Goal 9'
  • Fa'ari Goal 10', 22'
  • Kaufusi Goal 16' (o.g.)
  • Havili Goal 17' (o.g.)
  • Mafane Goal 26'
 Report
  • Ulavalu Goal 18'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 100
Referee: Rudolphe Tau (Tahiti)
Vanuatu 14–7 New Caledonia
  • Mansale Goal 4', 32'
  • Boulet Goal 5', 16', 20', 35'
  • Kapalu Goal 6', 22'
  • Malapa Goal 9'
  • Meltecoin Goal 9', 33'
  • Tasip Goal 16'
  • Massing Goal 18'
  • Thomas Goal 30'
 Report
  • Athale Goal 3', 8', 33'
  • Diaiké Goal 23', 24'
  • Roine Goal 29'
  • Wakanumune Goal 34'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 300
Referee: Faraz Hussein (Fiji)
 1–10 New Caledonia
  • Uhatahi Goal 12'
 Report
  • Katrawa Goal 10'
  • Weinane Goal 12'
  • Wakanumune Goal 15'
  • Takelo Goal 20' (o.g.)
  • Roine Goal 21', 31', 36', 36'
  • Athale Goal 25'
  • Diaiké Goal 28'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 200
Referee: Felix Bea (Tahiti)
Solomon Islands 6–11 Tahiti
  • Peter Goal 7', 10'
  • Naka Goal 16'
  • Mafane Goal 16', 19' (p)
  • Tchen Goal 32' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Labaste Goal 3', 13'
  • Taiarui Goal 8', 24'
  • Teriitau Goal 10', 16', 25'
  • Tavanae Goal 26', 29'
  • Tepa Goal 27', 28'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Malkom Mayoho (Vanuatu)
 3–15 Vanuatu
  • Uhatahi Goal 15'
  • Havili Goal 35'
  • Tutone Goal 36'
 Report
  • Mansale Goal 6', 10', 29'
  • Kapalu Goal 6' (p), 15'
  • Meltecoin Goal 12', 30', 35'
  • Wilson Goal 19', 20'
  • Boulet Goal 21', 26', 30', 33'
  • Iaruel Goal 36'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 200
Referee: Aurélien Planchais-Godefroy (France)
New Caledonia 0–10 Tahiti
Report
  • Taiarui Goal 1', 13', 25'
  • Chan Kat Goal 4'
  • Tehau Goal 7', 8'
  • Tavanae Goal 11'
  • Labaste Goal 27', 35'
  • Tepa Goal 31'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Hugo Pado (Solomon Islands)

Final stage[]

Bracket[]

Third place match[]

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

Final[]

Tahiti 4–3 Solomon Islands
  • Tepa Goal 22' (p)
  • Tavanae Goal 22', 27'
  • Taiarui Goal 30'
 Report
  • Farobo Goal 18'
  • Aisa Goal 28'
  • Mafane Goal 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[]

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[]

  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. ^ Jump up to: 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.

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