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2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup

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.

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)
← 2013
2021 →

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'
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  • 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
  • Athale   3', 8', 33'
  • Diaiké   23', 24'
  • Roine   29'
  • Wakanumune   34'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 300
Referee: Faraz Hussein (Fiji)
Tonga  1–10  New Caledonia
  • Uhatahi   12'
 Report
  • Katrawa   10'
  • Weinane   12'
  • Wakanumune   15'
  • Takelo   20' (o.g.)
  • Roine   21', 31', 36', 36'
  • Athale   25'
  • Diaiké   28'
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 200
Referee: Felix Bea (Tahiti)
Solomon Islands  6–11  Tahiti
  • Peter   7', 10'
  • Naka   16'
  • Mafane   16', 19' (p)
  • Tchen   32' (o.g.)
 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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