The 2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup was the sixth edition of the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup (previously called the OFC Beach Soccer Championship), the premier beach soccer tournament contested by Oceanian men's national teams, organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The competition returns after a six-year absence.
The tournament took place in Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete, Tahiti from 17 to 22 June 2019. It was originally scheduled to take place from 15 to 22 September 2018 in Pā'ōfa'i Gardens. However, in August 2018, it was announced that the tournament had been postponed until June 2019 in order to allow more teams to participate.
The tournament also acted as the qualification tournament for Oceanian teams to the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay; the winners qualified.
The Solomon Islands were the defending champions, but lost in the final and so did not qualify.
Teams Thierry Ariiotima, president of the FTF, stated that the championship's new 2019 scheduling would allow at least six nations to enter the event. Eventually five teams were confirmed.
TeamAppearance Previous best performance 2nd (2013) (title holders) 6th (2006, 2007, 2009, 2013) (hosts) 5th (2011) 1st 5th (2006, 2007, 2009)
Venue The matches will be played at the Aorai Tini Hau in Papeete.
Squads
Draw The draw of the tournament was held on 9 April 2019 in Tahiti, at a beach soccer match between Tiki Tama and Green Warriors during the Festival des îles.
Group stage Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat. The top two teams advance to the final, while the next two teams advance to the third place match.
All times are local, TAHT (UTC−10).
Final stage Bracket
Third place match
Final
Tahiti qualifies for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The following team from OFC qualify for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Team Qualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup1only FIFA era (since 2005) 4 (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
External links OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup 2019, News > OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup 2019, oceaniafootball.com OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup, at Beach Soccer Worldwide