2022 OFC Futsal Nations Cup

The 2022 OFC Futsal Nations Cup was the 13th 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.

2022 OFC Futsal Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
CitySuva
Dates13 – 18 September 2022
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runners-up Solomon Islands
Third place New Caledonia
Fourth place FFA President's Five
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored181 (9.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Rahan Ali
(9 goals)
Best player(s)New Zealand Rahan Ali
Best goalkeeperNew Zealand Mike Antamanov
Fair play award Samoa

Solomon Islands were the defending champions, after defeating New Zealand in the 2019 final.

New Zealand took revenge on Solomon Islands by defeating them 6–2 in the final and winning the 2022 edition.

Teams

Seven of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament. Fiji Football Association were invited to enter a second team to ensure an even number of teams were participating.

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Fiji (hosts)10thRunners-up (2000, 2009, 2010)
 FFA President's Five1stDebut
 New Caledonia9thRunners-up (2014)
 New Zealand11thRunners-up (2004, 2016, 2019)
 Samoa4th4th (1996)
 Solomon Islands9thChampions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2019)
 Tonga2nd8th (2019)
 Vanuatu13thRunners-up (1992, 1996)
Did not enter

Venue

The matches were played at the Vodafone Arena in Suva.

Squads
Main article: 2022 OFC Futsal Cup squads

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 5 September 2022 at the OFC Home of Football in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The top two ranked teams (based of the 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup standings, Solomon Islands and New Zealand, were drawn into position 1 of Group A or B, and the bottom two ranked teams, FFA Presidents Five and Samoa, were drawn into position 4 of Group A or B, while the remaining teams were drawn into position 2 or 3 of Group A or B. Fiji and FFA Presidents Five were ineligible to be drawn into the same group.[1]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
 Solomon Islands (1)
 New Zealand (2)		  New Caledonia (3)
 Fiji (4)
 Vanuatu (5)
 Tonga (8)		  Samoa (UR)
 FFA President's Five (UR)

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.[2][3]

All times are local, FJT (UTC+12).[4]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 2 1 0 21 3 +18 7 Knockout stage
2  FFA President's Five 3 2 0 1 13 7 +6 6
3  Vanuatu 3 1 1 1 12 4 +8 4 5th–8th place play-offs
4  Tonga 3 0 0 3 1 33 −32 0
Source: OFC
FFA President's Five Fiji1–5 New Zealand
  • Pal 8'
 Report
  • McIntee 2'
  • Ali 18', 33'
  • Grey 32'
  • Ditfort 35'
Referee: Rex Kamusu (Solomon Islands)
Tonga 0–9 Vanuatu
Report
  • Sopuso 3'
  • Napau 6', 19'
  • Donald 10', 30'
  • Lehi 11'
  • Tamuri 23'
  • Mesau 25', 26'
Referee: Dharmend Chand (Fiji)
FFA President's Five Fiji9–0 Tonga
  • Chand 2'
  • Prasad 3'
  • Lal 5', 24'
  • Chand 16'
  • Pal 16', 21'
  • Naidu 18'
  • Ayman 34'
 Report
Referee: Francis Roni (Solomon Islands)
New Zealand 1–1 Vanuatu
  • Ali 18'
 Report
  • Napau 30'
Referee: Arnaud Llambrich (New Caledonia)
Vanuatu 2–3 FFA President's Five
  • Donald 9'
  • Napau 29'
 Report
  • Naidu 1'
  • Pal 6'
  • Ram 20'
Referee: Philip Mana (Solomon Islands)
New Zealand 15–1 Tonga
  • Hawkins 0', 20'
  • Grey 5'
  • Ali 12', 31'
  • Martin 19', 26', 35', 38'
  • Ashby-Peckham 20'
  • Paulsen 24', 33'
  • McIntee 27'
  • Wisnewski 31'
  • Sharplin 37'
 Report
  • Muavesi 28'
Referee: Jimmy Malap (Vanuatu)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Solomon Islands 3 2 1 0 26 13 +13 7 Knockout stage
2  New Caledonia 3 2 0 1 14 13 +1 6
3  Fiji (H) 3 1 1 1 15 10 +5 4 5th–8th place play-offs
4  Samoa 3 0 0 3 6 25 −19 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
New Caledonia 4–2 Fiji
  • Qenegeie 27', 28', 31'
  • Hmaen 36'
 Report
  • Khan 4'
  • Nand 28'
Referee: Chris Sinclair (New Zealand)
Samoa 4–11 Solomon Islands
 Report
  • Misitana 8', 12', 29', 36'
  • Mana 12', 36'
  • Bule 21'
  • Rukumana 23'
  • Lalo 28'
  • Sia 33'
  • Mana 34'
Referee: Nicholas Backo (Australia)
Solomon Islands 9–3 New Caledonia
  • Mana 2', 33'
  • Mana 9'
  • Longue 12' (o.g.)
  • Rukumana 22'
  • Kasute'e 25', 34'
  • Sia 36'
  • Mana 37'
 Report
  • Qenegeie 8', 22'
  • Hmaen 21'
Referee: Jonathan Moore (Australia)
Fiji 7–0 Samoa
  • Sami 1', 2', 36'
  • Dave 3', 5', 21'
  • R. Singh 6'
 Report
Referee: Antony Riley (New Zealand)
Samoa 2–7 New Caledonia
 Report
  • Longue 4', 16'
  • Hmaen 8', 29'
  • Ue 14', 33'
  • Lalie 33'
Referee: Dom Barry (New Zealand)
Solomon Islands 6–6 Fiji
  • Rukumana 4', 5'
  • Bule 7'
  • Kasute'e 7'
  • Sia 26'
  • Misitana 32'
 Report
Referee: Ben Norman (New Zealand)

5th–8th place play-offs

Bracket (5th–8th place)
 
Play-off semi-finalsFifth place match
 
      
 
17 September – Suva
 
 
 Vanuatu11
 
18 September – Suva
 
 Samoa6
 
 Vanuatu4
 
17 September – Suva
 
 Fiji3
 
 Fiji8
 
 
 Tonga1
 
Seventh place match
 
 
18 September – Suva
 
 
 Samoa6
 
 
 Tonga5

Play-off semi-finals
Vanuatu 11–6 Samoa
  • Donald 4', 36'
  • Tabeva 6', 8'
  • Coulon 7'
  • Alick 7'
  • Napau 24', 25'
  • Mesau 27', 32'
  • Sopuso 29'
 Report
  • Saofaiga 8'
  • Nanumea 12', 13'
  • Alatina Talilai 16'
  • Malo 20'
  • Taualai 21'
Referee: Nicholas Backo (Australia)
Fiji 8–1 Tonga
  • Tuifangaloka 2' (o.g.)
  • R. Singh 14', 28'
  • Sami 27', 29'
  • Nadan 33'
  • Chand 35', 36'
 Report
  • Atoa 15'
Referee: Arnaud Llambrich (New Caledonia)

Seventh place match
Samoa 6–5 Tonga
  • Nanumea 7', 20'
  • Maiava 24'
  • Tumua 27', 29'
  • Alatina Talilai 33'
 Report
  • Tokotaha 8'
  • Tuifangaloka 11', 31'
  • Falepapalangi 16', 18'
Referee: Rex Kamusu (Solomon Islands)

Fifth place match
Vanuatu 4–3 Fiji
  • Alick 17'
  • Tamuri 29'
  • Napua 32', 35'
 Report
Referee: Antony Riley (New Zealand)

Knockout stage

Bracket (1st–4th place)
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 September - Suva
 
 
 New Zealand6
 
18 September - Suva
 
 New Caledonia1
 
 New Zealand6
 
17 September - Suva
 
 Solomon Islands2
 
 Solomon Islands5
 
 
 FFA President's Five1
 
Third place match
 
 
18 September - Suva
 
 
 New Caledonia5
 
 
 FFA President's Five3

Semi-finals
New Zealand 6–1 New Caledonia
  • Lalie 15' (o.g.)
  • Wisnewski 21'
  • Ditfort 23'
  • Martin 32'
  • Grey 38'
  • Qenegeie 38' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Hmaen 28'
Referee: Jonathan Moore (Australia)
Solomon Islands 5–1 FFA President's Five
  • Kasute'e 5'
  • Maeluma 14'
  • Misitana 28'
  • Mana 32'
  • Lalo 32'
 Report
  • Lal 19'
Referee: Chris Sinclair (New Zealand)

Third place match
New Caledonia 5–3 FFA President's Five
  • Halune 0'
  • Wright 8', 30'
  • Qenegeie 27'
  • Hmaen 38'
 Report
  • Pal 2', 12'
  • Naidu 26'
Referee: Chris Sinclair (New Zealand)

Final
New Zealand 6–2 Solomon Islands
  • Ditfort 2'
  • Ali 7', 30', 31'
  • Martin 12'
  • Ashby-Peckham 39'
 Report
  • Sia 6'
  • B. Mana 31'
Referee: Jonathan Moore (Australia)

Awards

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

Award Player
Golden Ball New Zealand Rahan Ali
Golden Boot New Zealand Rahan Ali
Golden Gloves New Zealand Mike Antamanov
Fair Play Award  Samoa

References
  1. "Draw date confirmed for OFC Futsal Cup 2022". Oceania Football Confederation. 2 September 2022.
  2. "OFC Futsal Cup 2022: How to Watch". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 September 2022.
  3. "OSchedule changes to the OFC Futsal Cup 2022". Oceania Football Confederation. 12 September 2022.
  4. "Draw set for OFC Futsal Cup 2022". Oceania Football Confederation. 5 September 2022.
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