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) Patrick Tepa (12 goals)

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 Caledonia2ndRunners-up (2013)
 Solomon Islands (title holders)6thChampions (2006, 2007, 2009, 2013)
 Tahiti (hosts)5thChampions (2011)
 Tonga1stDebut
 Vanuatu5thRunners-up (2006, 2007, 2009)

Venue

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

Squads
Main article: 2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup squads

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  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
  • 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

Bracket

Third place match
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
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

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)
 Tahiti22 June 20194 (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. "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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