2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup explained

Tourney Name:OFC Futsal Nations Cup
Year:2023
Country:New Zealand
City:Auckland
Dates:1–7 October 2023
Num Teams:8
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:2
Matches:20
Goals:181
Top Scorer: Micah Lea'alafa
(7 goals)
Player: Dylan Manickum
Goalkeeper: Mike Antamanov
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2025

The 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup was the 14th edition of the OFC Futsal Nations Cup (previously called the OFC Futsal Championship), the international futsal championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's national teams of Oceania. It was held in New Zealand from 1 to 7 October 2023.[1]

New Zealand were the defending champions, after defeating Solomon Islands in the 2022 final.

The winner qualified as the OFC representative at the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan.

Teams

Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC will enter the tournament.

Teamdata-sort-type="number"AppearancePrevious best performance
(hosts) 12th (2022)
11th (1999, 2009, 2010)
10th (2014)
5th (1996)
10th (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2019)
8th (2008, 2011)
3rd (2019, 2022)
14th (1992, 1996)
Did not enter

Venue

The matches will be played at the Pulman Arena in Auckland.

Draw

The draw took place on 27 July 2023 at the OFC Home Of Football in Auckland, New Zealand.[2]

The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The top two ranked teams (based on the 2022 OFC Futsal Cup standings.

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals. The bottom two teams enter the 5th–8th place play-offs.[3] [4]

All times are local, NZDT (UTC+13).[5]

Group A

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Group B

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5th–8th place play-offs

Play-off semi-finals

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Fifth place match

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

Winner will qualify for 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

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GK 14Puarea Roe
DF 2 Matana Bea
FW 5 Michel Maihuri
FW 7 Akareva Riaria (c)
FW 10Tetuanui Tinomoe
Substitutes:
GK 1 Maungaroa Angia
3 Kai'anu Flores
4 Vincent Tinomoe
5 Keanu Maihuri
FW 8
9 Roberto Patira
11Scotty Opeta
FW 12
MF 13Tamati Iotua
Head coach:
Temuri Ariitai
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GK 1 Mike Antamanov
DF 8 Logan Wisnewski
FW 6
FW 10Dylan Manickum (c)
FW 11Jordan Ditfort
Substitutes:
GK 12Patrick Steele
DF 5 Thomas Picken
DF 7 Ethan Martin
DF 13
DF 14Casey Sharplin
FW 2 Adam Paulsen
FW 3 Hamish Grey
FW 4 Art Twigg
FW 9
Head coach:
Marvin Eakins
Man of the Match:
Dylan Manickum (New Zealand)

Second referee


Jonathon Moore (Australia)
Third referee


Nicholas Backo (Australia)
Timekeeper


Majid Al Hatmi (Oman)
Reserve referee


Philip Mana (Solomon Islands)

Match rules
  • 40 minutes.
  • 10 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes.

Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup

The following team, from OFC, qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan.

TeamQualified ondata-sort-type="number"Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup
0 (debut)

Ranking

Rankwidth=200TeamMWDLGFGAGDPoints
15500367+2915
253112216+610
352212716+118
452031920-16
553112812+1610
652033318+156
751041134−233
85005558−530

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

AwardPlayer
Golden Ball Dylan Manickum
Golden Boot Micah Lea'alafa
Golden Gloves Mike Antamanov
Fair Play Award

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2023. OFC.
  2. Web site: Draw for OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2023 to be held this week. 26 July 2023.
  3. Web site: OFC Futsal Cup 2022: How to Watch. Oceania Football Confederation. 9 September 2022.
  4. Web site: OSchedule changes to the OFC Futsal Cup 2022. Oceania Football Confederation. 12 September 2022.
  5. Web site: Draw set for OFC Futsal Cup 2022. Oceania Football Confederation. 5 September 2022.