2023 Micronesian Futsal Cup Explained
| Tourney Name: | Micronesian Futsal Cup |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Other Titles: | FSM Futsal Cup 2023 |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| City: | Kolonia |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 10 |
| Goals: | 133 |
| Player: | Maphrick Ruweday |
| Goalkeeper: | Nick Santiago |
| Young Player: | Yobi Laurdine |
The 2023 Micronesian Futsal Cup, commonly referred to as Micro Cup 2023, was the inaugural edition of the Micronesian Futsal Cup, the international futsal championship organised by Federated States of Micronesia Football Association for the men's national teams of Micronesia. It was the first competition of any kind for the FSM islands for five years (since the three islands participated in the 2018 Micronesian Games) and its first futsal event.[1] [2]
Yap emerged as the champions of the tournament by defeating Kosrae in the final with a score of 9 to 7. Kosrae, making their debut in a futsal or football competition, secured the second position.[3]
Format
The tournament follows a two-stage structure consisting of a group and a knockout stage.
- Group stage: all participating teams compete against each other once, determining their rankings and seedings for the subsequent knockout stage.
- knockout stage: the winners from the group stage are paired against the fourth-ranked team, while the second-ranked team faces off against the third-ranked team. The Winners of each semi-final match will then proceed to the final.
Participating nations
On 14 February 2023, the Four states of Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap) were confirmed as participants with invitations being sent to other nations in the region. However, they did not appear on the final list of participants.
Squads
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| 6 | Lester James | | 7 | Steven Laurdine | | 8 | Zack Henly | | 10 | Shawn Silbenuz | | 11 | Phillip Camriche | | 14 | Galiart James | | 22 | Paul Ryan | | 33 | MacArthur James | |
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| 1 | Dylan Tangrus | | 3 | Robert Guswel | | 4 | Jarret Tailig | | 7 | Maphrick Ruweday | | 10 | Sean Southwick | | 13 | Myles Mailing | |
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| 1 | Micah Nittu | | 5 | Season Elimo | | 7 | Robert Vonvon | | 8 | K-Kin Kin | | 10 | Daichy Rudolph | | 11 | Luke Kayden Mersai | | 12 | Mark Nittu | | 13 | Texter Rain | |
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| 3 | Kenny Aldana | | 7 | Khriis Diau | | 8 | Yobi Laurdine | | 9 | Nick Santiago | | 10 | Travis Henly | | 11 | Frankie Donre | |
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Group Stage
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Knockout stage
Final
Goalscorers
Marketing
Branding
The official emblem was designed by Canadian Noah Wheelock and unveiled in April 2023. it features the lorikeet to represent the host Pohnpei. the bird was surrounded by a blue circle and several blue stars to show the unity of the Federated States of Micronesia.
Sponsorship
HA7 Classical Shirts
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Micro Cup the first step on the road to reviving FSM's ill fated national soccer team. 20 April 2023. abc.net.au. Tahlea Aualiitia. 4 July 2023.
- Web site: Inside tiny islands clinging to World Cup dreams despite FIFA not recognising them. 7 July 2023. mirror.co.uk. Tom Victor. 9 July 2023.
- Web site: Jaynes . Bill . Yap team takes first place at historic first ever FSM National Futsal Championship . The Kaselehlie Press . 29 September 2023.
- RealFSMFootball. 1674390249407930369. Pohnpei — Call ups.
- RealFSMFootball. 1676013937039659008. Yap — Call ups.
- RealFSMFootball. 1676417218287144961. Chuuk — Call ups.
- RealFSMFootball. 1676174177399889921. Kosrae — Call ups.
