# 2023 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup

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).
The tournament was originally scheduled to take place in June, but was subsequently pushed back to take place from 22 to 26 August 2023 in Tahiti.
The tournament doubled as qualifiers for the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in the United Arab Emirates; the champions qualified.

## Teams

Four of the eleven OFC-affiliated members entered the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
| Fiji | 3rd | Third place (2011) |
| Solomon Islands | 7th | Champions (2006, 2007, 2009, 2013) |
| Tahiti (hosts; title-holders) | 6th | Champions (2011, 2019) |
| Tonga | 2nd | 5th place (2019) |

## Venue

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

## Group stage

All times are local, TAHT (GMT−10).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tahiti (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 9 | +32 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 6 | Final |
| 3 | Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 3 | Third Place Match |
| 4 | Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 62 | −53 | 0 | Third Place Match |

### Fiji vs Solomon Islands

| | 4 | Gabiriele Matanisiga |
| | 7 | Rusiate Matarerega |
| | 10 | Tevita Waranaivalu |
| | 11 | Madhwan Gounder |
| GK | 15 | Simione Tamanisau (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| | 2 | Rajneel Singh |
| | 3 | Meli Cordo |
| | 5 | Ronish Singh |
| | 6 | Ravneel Pal |
| | 8 | Bruce Hughes |
| | 9 | Merrill Nand |
| GK | 12 | Jovilisi Borisi |

### Tahiti vs Tonga

Man of the match: Heirauarii Salem (Tahiti)

### Tonga vs Fiji

Man of the match: Gabiriele Matanisiga (Fiji)

### Solomon Islands vs Tahiti

Man of the match: Jonathan Torohia (Tahiti)

### Solomon Islands vs Tonga

Man of the match: Thompson Peter (Solomon Islands)

### Tahiti vs Fiji

Man of the match: Heimanu Taiarui (Tahiti)

## Play-offs
### Third place match

Man of the match: Gabiriele Matanisiga (Fiji)

### Final

Man of the match: Jonathan Torohia (Tahiti)

## 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.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup only FIFA era (since 2005) |
| Tahiti | 26 August 2023 | 6 (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) |
    $^1$ Bold 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
* Max Fa'ari
7 goals
* Heirauarii Salem
* Patrick Tepa
* Rainui Tze-Yu
6 goals
* Gabiriele Matanisiga
* Rusiate Matarerega
5 goals
* Tevita Waranaivalu
* Tamatoa Tetauira
4 goals
* James Naka
* Thomas Amasia
3 goals
* Ravneel Pal
* Albert Bobby
* Thompson Peter
* Roonui Tinirauarii
* Teaonui Tehau
* Justin Toetu'u
* Sione Tutone
2 goals
* Bruce Hughes
* Merrill Nand
* Rajneel Singh
* Heiarii Tavanae
* Heimanu Taiarui
* Jonathan Torohia
* Raimana Li Fung Kuee
1 goal
* Madhwan Gounder
* Benbasi Suekai
* Tearii Labaste
* Harlen Ulavalu
* Mosese Ulavalu

## Broadcasting

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