The 2023 Micronesian Futsal Cup, commonly referred to as Micro Cup 2023, was the inaugural edition of the Micronesian Futsal Cup, the international futsal championship organised by Federated States of Micronesia Football Association for the men's national teams of Micronesia. It was the first competition of any kind for the FSM islands for five years (since the three islands participated in the 2018 Micronesian Games) and its first futsal event.
Yap emerged as the champions of the tournament by defeating Kosrae in the final with a score of 9 to 7. Kosrae, making their debut in a futsal or football competition, secured the second position. Format The tournament follows a two-stage structure consisting of a group and a knockout stage. Group stage: all participating teams compete against each other once, determining their rankings and seedings for the subsequent knockout stage. knockout stage: the winners from the group stage are paired against the fourth-ranked team, while the second-ranked team faces off against the third-ranked team. The Winners of each semi-final match will then proceed to the final.
Participating nations On 14 February 2023, the Four states of Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap) were confirmed as participants with invitations being sent to other nations in the region. However, they did not appear on the final list of participants. Team Best placement in the tournament
Squads + Player 6 Lester James 7 Steven Laurdine 8 Zack Henly 10 Shawn Silbenuz 11 Phillip Camriche 14 Galiart James 22 Paul Ryan 33 MacArthur James+ Player 1 Dylan Tangrus 3 Robert Guswel 4 Jarret Tailig 7 Maphrick Ruweday 10 Sean Southwick 13 Myles Mailing+ Player 1 Micah Nittu 5 Season Elimo 7 Robert Vonvon 8 K-Kin Kin 10 Daichy Rudolph 11 Luke Kayden Mersai 12 Mark Nittu 13 Texter Rain+ Player 3 Kenny Aldana 7 Khriis Diau 8 Yobi Laurdine 9 Nick Santiago 10 Travis Henly 11 Frankie Donre
Group Stage
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place Match
Final
Goalscorers this only include 's Goalscorers published by the Yap Football Association.
Marketing Branding The official emblem was designed by Canadian Noah Wheelock and unveiled in April 2023. it features the lorikeet to represent the host Pohnpei. the bird was surrounded by a blue circle and several blue stars to show the unity of the Federated States of Micronesia.
Sponsorship HA7 Classical Shirts
References
External links rsssf Federated States Of Micronesia Football Association on Twitter