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.
Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC will enter the tournament.
Team | data-sort-type="number" | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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(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) |
The matches will be played at the Pulman Arena in Auckland.
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.
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]
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Winner will qualify for 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
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Man of the Match: Dylan Manickum (New Zealand)
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The following team, from OFC, qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan.
Team | Qualified on | data-sort-type="number" | Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup |
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0 (debut) |
Rank | width=200 | Team | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 | +29 | 15 | ||
2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 10 | ||
3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 8 | ||
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 6 | ||
5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 10 | ||
6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 6 | ||
7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 34 | −23 | 3 | ||
8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 58 | −53 | 0 |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
Award | Player | |
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Golden Ball | Dylan Manickum | |
Golden Boot | Micah Lea'alafa | |
Golden Gloves | Mike Antamanov | |
Fair Play Award |