2023 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup

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2023 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup
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Tournament details
Host countryTahiti
CityPapeete
Dates22–26 August
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Runners-upFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Third placeFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Fourth placeFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored120 (15 per match)
Attendance4,500 (563 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Fiji.svg Gabiriele Matanisiga (12 goals)
Best goalkeeper Flag of French Polynesia.svg Jonathan Torohia
Fair play awardFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
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The 2023 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup was the seventh edition of the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup, the top beach soccer competition contested by Oceanian men's national beach soccer teams. The tournament was organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).

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The tournament was originally scheduled to take place in June, but was subsequently pushed back to take place from 22 to 26 August 2023 [1] in Tahiti. [2] [3]

The tournament doubled as qualifiers for the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in the United Arab Emirates; the champions qualified. [4]

Teams

Four of the eleven OFC-affiliated members entered the tournament.

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji [5] 3rdThird place (2011)
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands [6] 7thChampions (2006, 2007, 2009, 2013)
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti (hosts; title-holders)6thChampions (2011, 2019)
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga [2] 2nd5th place (2019)

Venue

The tournament was held in Papeete at Aorai Tini Hau stadium, with an approximate capacity of 1,080. [4]

Group stage

All times are local, TAHT (GMT−10).

PosTeamPldWW+WPLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti (H)33000419+329 Final
2Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 320012416+86
3Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 310022714+133 Third Place Match
4Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 30003962−530
Source: OFC
(H) Host

Fiji vs Solomon Islands

Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg3–6Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Report
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 500
Referee: Aurelien Planchais-Godefroy (France)
4 Gabiriele Matanisiga
7 Rusiate Matarerega
10 Tevita Waranaivalu
11 Madhwan Gounder
GK15 Simione Tamanisau (c)
Substitutions:
2 Rajneel Singh
3 Meli Cordo
5 Ronish Singh
6 Ravneel Pal
8 Bruce Hughes
9 Merrill Nand
GK12 Jovilisi Borisi

Man of the match: Thomas Amasia (Solomon Islands) [7]

Tahiti vs Tonga

Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg26–3Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Report
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 800
Referee: Hugo Pado (Solomon Islands)

Man of the match: Heirauarii Salem (Tahiti) [7]

Tonga vs Fiji

Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg3–21Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 400
Referee: Malkom Mayoho (Vanuatu)

Man of the match: Gabiriele Matanisiga (Fiji) [8]

Solomon Islands vs Tahiti

Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg3–10Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Report
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Turki Al Sahli (Oman)

Man of the match: Jonathan Torohia (Tahiti) [8]

Solomon Islands vs Tonga

Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg15–3Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Report
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 100
Referee: Abdullah Abdulaziz (Kuwait)

Man of the match: Thompson Peter (Solomon Islands) [9]

Tahiti vs Fiji

Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg5–3Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 500
Referee: Turki Al Sahli (Oman)

Man of the match: Heimanu Taiarui (Tahiti) [9]

Play-offs

Third place match

Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg12–0Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Report
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 120
Referee: Hugo Pado (Solomon Islands)

Man of the match: Gabiriele Matanisiga (Fiji) [10]

Final

Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg7–0Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Report
Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete
Attendance: 1,080
Referee: Turki Al Sahli (Oman)

Man of the match: Jonathan Torohia (Tahiti) [10]

Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The champion of the 2023 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup qualified for the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 1
only FIFA era (since 2005)
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 26 August 20236 (2011, 2013 , 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There have been 120 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 15 goals per match (as of 25 August 2023).

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Broadcasting

All matches were broadcast live on the OFC and TNTV official Facebook channels. [11]

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References

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  3. ↑ "OFC Competitions 2023 Calendar confirmed 1/01/2023" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Tahiti crowned the kings of Oceania Beach Soccer once again". Oceania Football Confederation. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023. In front of a capacity crowd
  5. ↑ Romena, Romenka (11 February 2023). "Fiji to participate in OFC beach comp". FijiLive. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Abana, Simon (4 July 2023). "Honiara Titans claim SIFF Invitational Beach Soccer Championship title". Solomon Islands Football Federation . Retrieved 5 July 2023. The Championship also served to select a national beach soccer team known commonly as the Biliki ahead of the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup
  7. 1 2 "Congratulations to Solomon Islands' Thomas Amasia and Tahiti's Heirauarii Salem..." Oceania Football Confederation via Twitter . 23 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Congratulations to our players of the match on day two of the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup in Tahiti". Oceania Football Confederation via Twitter . 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Congratulations to Thompson Peter of the Solomon Islands and Tahiti's Heimanu Taiarui..." Oceania Football Confederation via Twitter . 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Well done to Fiji's Gabiriele Matanisiga and Tahiti's Jonathan Torohia". Oceania Football Confederation via Twitter. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "HOW TO WATCH | OFC BEACH SOCCER NATIONS CUP 2023". Oceania Football. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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