2012 OFC Nations Cup

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2012 OFC Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySolomon Islands
City Honiara
Dates1–10 June
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti (1st title)
Runners-upNew Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Third placeFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Fourth placeFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored64 (4 per match)
Attendance133,700 (8,356 per match)
Top scorer(s) New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Jacques Haeko
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of French Polynesia.svg Nicolas Vallar
Best goalkeeper New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Rocky Nyikeine
Fair play awardFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
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The 2012 OFC Nations Cup was the ninth edition of the OFC Nations Cup organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The group stage of the tournament also doubled as the second round of the OFC qualification tournament for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The four semi-finalists advanced to the final round of OFC qualifying, where they would compete for the OFC spot in the inter-confederation play-offs. [1] The qualifying tournament was to be the football competition at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia. However, in June 2011 the format was amended, and the Pacific Games were no longer part of the qualification process. The new structure saw four of the lowest ranked entrants play a single round-robin tournament from 22 to 26 November 2011 in Samoa. The winner of this qualifying stage joined the other seven teams that received a bye to the Nations Cup proper.

Contents

The main tournament was originally scheduled for Fiji from 3–12 June 2012, [2] but in March 2012, Fiji was stripped of the hosting rights as a result of a legal dispute involving OFC general secretary Tai Nicholas and Fijian authorities. [3] [4] The tournament was then awarded to the Solomon Islands. [5]

Tahiti defeated New Caledonia in the final 1–0, winning their first title, and also became the first team other than Australia (no longer part of OFC) and New Zealand to be crowned Oceania champions. [6]

Host selection

On 30 July 2011 at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Fiji was confirmed as host of the 2012 OFC Nations Cup. However, a legal dispute between OFC General Secretary Tai Nicholas and Fijian authorities saw the tournament hosting rights revoked on 14 March 2012. This followed the stripping of both the men's and women's Olympic qualification tournaments from Fiji in January 2012. [7] On 28 March 2012 it was confirmed that the OFC Nations Cup 2012 would take place in Solomon Islands with the venue of Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara. [5]

Format

The eight second round teams competed in two round-robin groups of four. The eight teams were allocated to two pots of four teams based on the FIFA World Rankings of 27 July 2011, with the winner from Round One ranked 8th for this round. Teams ranked 1st – 4th were placed in Pot 1 with the remaining teams in Pot 2. Each group contained two teams from each of Pot 1 and Pot 2. Both group winners and runners-up advanced to the knockout stage and, separately, the third round of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Qualification

For this edition of the OFC Nations Cup, there was a qualification tournament for the four lowest ranked teams according to the July 2011 FIFA World Rankings. The qualification contained the following teams:

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Samoa.svg Flag of Tonga.svg Flag of American Samoa.svg Flag of the Cook Islands.svg
1Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 321053+27Qualified for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup — 1–1 1–0 —
2Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 31114404——— 2–1
3Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 31113304— 2–1 — 1–1
4Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 301246−21 2–3 ———
Source: [8]

The qualification tournament was played from 22 to 26 November 2011 in Samoa. The winner, Samoa, qualified for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup.

Participating nations

TeamFIFA Ranking
(As at 9 May 2012)		QualificationAppearance
in the OFC Nations Cup 		Previous best performance
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 183Automatic6thRunner-up (2004)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (TH)130Automatic9thWinner (1973, 1998, 2002 & 2008)
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 155Automatic5thRunner-up (2008)
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 160Automatic7thThird place (1998 & 2008)
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 172Automatic8thFourth place (1973, 2000, 2002 & 2008)
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 179Automatic8thRunner-up (1973, 1980 & 1996)
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 193Automatic3rdGroup stage (1980 & 2002)
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 156 First round winner 1stNone (debut)

Squads

Officials

Nine referees and nine assistant referees were named for the tournament. [9]

Venues

All matches were held at the Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara. [5]

Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Honiara
Lawson Tama Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
13. Film still from Lawson Tama stadium (45886258781).jpg

Draw

The draw for the groups was held at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011.

Seeding

Teams were seeded in two pots according to the July 2011 FIFA World Rankings, with Pot 1 containing the teams ranked 1–4 and Pot 2 the remaining automatic qualifiers as well as the eventual first round winner. Each group contains two teams from Pot 1 and two teams from Pot 2.

Pot 1Pot 2

Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu

Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa †

† First round winner whose identity was not known at the time of the draw.

Group stage

If teams are even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams would be ranked by: [10]

  1. Goal difference in all group matches
  2. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  3. Greater number of points obtained in matches between the tied teams
  4. Goal difference in matches between the tied teams
  5. Greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams
  6. Coin toss or drawing of lots

This was the same as the tiebreakers for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, except that drawing of lots was used instead of play-off match as the final tiebreaker.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of French Polynesia.svg New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Flag of Vanuatu.svg Flag of Samoa.svg
1Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 3300185+139 Semifinals and World Cup qualifying third round —— 4–1 —
2New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 3201176+116 3–4 — 5–2 9–0
3Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 310289−13————
4Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 3003124−230 1–10 — 0–5 —
Source: [8]
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg1–10Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Malo Soccerball shade.svg69' Report L. Tehau Soccerball shade.svg8', 82', 84', 85'
J. Tehau Soccerball shade.svg16', 78'
A. Tehau Soccerball shade.svg18', 40'
T. Tehau Soccerball shade.svg54'
Chong Hue Soccerball shade.svg61'
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg2–5New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Tasso Soccerball shade.svg52'
Naprapol Soccerball shade.svg61'		 Report Kaï Soccerball shade.svg32', 58', 76'
Gope-Fenepej Soccerball shade.svg66'
R. Kayara Soccerball shade.svg87'
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg5–0Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Naprapol Soccerball shade.svg29'
B. Kaltack Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Malas Soccerball shade.svg47'
Tasso Soccerball shade.svg74'
Vava Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: John Saohu (Solomon Islands)
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg4–3New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
A. Tehau Soccerball shade.svg19'
Vallar Soccerball shade.svg28' (pen.)
L. Tehau Soccerball shade.svg34'
Degage Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Bako Soccerball shade.svg76'
Haeko Soccerball shade.svg83'
Kauma Soccerball shade.svg89'
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Chris Kerr (New Zealand)
New Caledonia  New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg9–0Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
R. Kayara Soccerball shade.svg10'
Haeko Soccerball shade.svg11', 45+1', 71', 89', 90+1'
Kabeu Soccerball shade.svg22'
Ixoée Soccerball shade.svg25' (pen.)
Gnipate Soccerball shade.svg44'		 Report
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg4–1Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Vallar Soccerball shade.svg14' (pen.)
J. Tehau Soccerball shade.svg37'
A. Tehau Soccerball shade.svg57'
T. Tehau Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Tasso Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Flag of Fiji.svg Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 321042+27 Semifinals and World Cup qualifying third round — 1–1 — 2–1
2Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 312021+15————
3Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 302112−12 0–1 0–0 — 1–1
4Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 301224−21— 0–1 ——
Source: [8]
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg0–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report Smith Soccerball shade.svg11'
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg1–0Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Totori Soccerball shade.svg5' Report
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg1–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Hans Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.) Report Smeltz Soccerball shade.svg2'
Wood Soccerball shade.svg52'
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Bruce George (Vanuatu)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg0–0Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Report
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg1–1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Jack Soccerball shade.svg85' Report Dunadamu Soccerball shade.svg13'
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–1Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Wood Soccerball shade.svg13' Report Totori Soccerball shade.svg56'
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Knockout stage

The group winners and runners-up competed in a single elimination knockout stage to determine the Oceania Nations Cup champion. These matches had no impact on World Cup qualifying, although the winner of this knockout stage earned a place in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. These four teams all competed in the third round of Oceania World Cup qualification to determine who moved on to the inter-confederation play-offs and a chance to qualify for the World Cup finals tournament in Brazil. Unlike 2010 qualifying, the team that qualified for those playoffs could be different from the one that played in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 Honiara
 
 
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 1
 
 Honiara
 
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 0
 
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 1
 
 Honiara
 
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 0
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0
 
 
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 2
 
Third place
 
 
 Honiara
 
 
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 3
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4

Semifinals

Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg1–0Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
J. Tehau Soccerball shade.svg15' Report
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–2New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Report Kaï Soccerball shade.svg60'
Gope-Fenepej Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Third place match

Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg3–4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Teleda Soccerball shade.svg48'
Totori Soccerball shade.svg54', 87'		 Report Wood Soccerball shade.svg10', 24', 29'
Smeltz Soccerball shade.svg90'
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

Final

Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg1–0New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Chong Hue Soccerball shade.svg10' Report
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
 2012 OFC Nations Cup winners 
Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
First title

Goalscorers

There were 64 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Awards

The following awards were given: [11]

Notes

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