# 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup

The 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup was the 12th 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.
In November 2018, it was announced that New Caledonia would host the competition. The tournament was held from 27 October to 2 November.
The winner qualified as the OFC representative at the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic) in Lithuania.
Solomon Islands were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title after defeating New Zealand in the final.

## Teams

Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
| American Samoa | 1st | Debut |
| Fiji | 9th | Runners-up (2000, 2009, 2010) |
| New Caledonia (hosts) | 8th | Runners-up (2014) |
| New Zealand | 10th | Runners-up (2004, 2016) |
| Solomon Islands | 8th | Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016) |
| Tahiti | 7th | Runners-up (2008, 2011) |
| Tonga | 1st | Debut |
| Vanuatu | 12th | Runners-up (1992, 1996) |

### Did not enter

* Cook Islands
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa

## Venue

The matches were played at the L'Arène du Sud in Païta.

## Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 6 May 2019 at the OFC Academy in Auckland, New Zealand. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The top two ranked teams, Solomon Islands and New Zealand, were drawn into position 1 of Group A or B, and the bottom two ranked teams, American Samoa and Tonga, 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.

## 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.
All times are local, NCT (UTC+11).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | New Caledonia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Vanuatu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 3 | 5th–8th place play-offs |
| 4 | American Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 0 | 5th–8th place play-offs |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Tahiti | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 10 | +27 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 3 | 5th–8th place play-offs |
| 4 | Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 46 | −40 | 0 | 5th–8th place play-offs |

## 5th–8th place play-offs

Tonga was not allowed to play the 5th-8th place play-offs because many players were diagnosed with measles. It is important to remember that this tournament was held during a measles outbreak.

### Bracket (5th–8th place)

| Play-off semi-finals | Play-off semi-finals | Fifth place match | Fifth place match |
| 1 November | 1 November |
| Vanuatu | 3 (w/o) |
| Vanuatu | 3 (w/o) | 2 November | 2 November |
| Tonga | 0 | 2 November | 2 November |
| Tonga | 0 | Vanuatu | 4 |
| 1 November | 1 November | | Vanuatu | 4 |
| 1 November | 1 November | Fiji | 6 |
| Fiji | 6 | Fiji | 6 |
| American Samoa | 2 | | |
| American Samoa | 2 | Seventh place match | Seventh place match |
| | | 2 November | 2 November |
| | | Tonga | 0 |
| | | American Samoa | 3 (w/o) |

### Fifth place play-off
## Knockout stage
### Bracket (1st–4th place)

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 1 November | 1 November |
| Solomon Islands | 5 |
| Solomon Islands | 5 | 2 November | 2 November |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 2 November | 2 November |
| New Caledonia | 1 | Solomon Islands | 5 (2) |
| 1 November | 1 November | | Solomon Islands | 5 (2) |
| 1 November | 1 November | New Zealand | 5 (1) |
| New Zealand | 3 | New Zealand | 5 (1) |
| Tahiti | 2 | | |
| Tahiti | 2 | Third place match | Third place match |
| | | 2 November | 2 November |
| | | New Caledonia | 5 (1) |
| | | Tahiti | 5 (3) |

### Final

Winner qualifies for 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

## Winners

* 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup
* Solomon Islands Sixth title
Solomon Islands qualified for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup. They have qualified for the FIFA Futsal World Cup for the fourth consecutive time.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup |
| Solomon Islands | 2 November 2019 | 3 (2008, 2012, 2016) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

## Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
| Award | Player |
| Golden Ball | Dylan Manickum |
| Golden Boot | Nicky Malivuk Olivier Hirihiri |
| Golden Gloves | Anthony Talo |
| Fair Play Award | American Samoa |