2019_OFC_Beach_Soccer_Nations_Cup
2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup
International football competition
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.
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tahiti |
| City | Papeete |
| Dates | 17–22 June |
| Teams | 5 (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 played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 149 (12.42 per match) |
| Attendance | 8,400 (700 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Patrick Tepa (12 goals) |
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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.
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.
The matches will be played at the Aorai Tini Hau in Papeete.
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]
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 |
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| 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 |
| New Caledonia | 0–2 | Solomon Islands |
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| Tahiti | 8–2 | Vanuatu |
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| Vanuatu | 2–4 | Solomon Islands |
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| Tahiti | 23–1 | Tonga |
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| Vanuatu | 14–7 | New Caledonia |
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| Solomon Islands | 6–11 | Tahiti |
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| New Caledonia | 0–10 | Tahiti |
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| Vanuatu | 7–8 (a.e.t.) | New Caledonia |
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| Tahiti | 4–3 | Solomon Islands |
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Tahiti qualifies for the 2019 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) |
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| Tahiti | 22 June 2019 | 4 (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
- "2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup". Oceania Football Confederation.
- "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.
- "OFC Competition calendar set for 2018". oceaniafootball.com.
- "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.
- "OFC Beach Soccer Championship postponed". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 August 2018.
- "The 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup goes to Paraguay!". beachsoccer.com. 26 October 2018.
- "Beach soccer boost for Vanuatu". oceaniafootball.com. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- "Beach Soccer – Festival des îles : Les Tiki Tama battent les Green Warriors 6-4". FTF. 10 April 2019.
- "OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup Draw complete". Oceania Football Confederation. 16 April 2019.
- "Tahiti qualify for fifth consecutive Beach Soccer World Cup". FIFA.com. 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on June 23, 2019.
- OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup 2019,
- News > OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup 2019, oceaniafootball.com
- OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup, at Beach Soccer Worldwide