2012 OFC Nations Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Solomon Islands |
City | Honiara |
Dates | 1–10 June |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Tahiti (1st title) |
Runners-up | New Caledonia |
Third place | New Zealand |
Fourth place | Solomon Islands |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 64 (4 per match) |
Attendance | 133,700 (8,356 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Jacques Haeko (6 goals) |
Best player(s) | Nicolas Vallar |
Best goalkeeper | Rocky Nyikeine |
Fair play award | Solomon Islands |
The 2012 OFC Nations Cup was the ninth edition of the
The main tournament was originally scheduled for Fiji from 3–12 June 2012,[2] but in March 2012, Fiji was stripped of the hosting rights as a result of a legal dispute involving OFC general secretary Tai Nicholas and Fijian authorities.[3][4] The tournament was then awarded to the Solomon Islands.[5]
Host selection
On 30 July 2011 at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at Marina da Glória in
Format
The eight second round teams competed in two
Qualification
For this edition of the OFC Nations Cup, there was a
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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Samoa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Qualified for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | |
Tonga | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | 2–1 | ||
American Samoa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | — | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
Cook Islands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | 2–3 | — | — | — |
The qualification tournament was played from 22 to 26 November 2011 in Samoa. The winner, Samoa, qualified for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup.
Participating nations
Team | FIFA Ranking (As at 9 May 2012) |
Qualification | Appearance in the OFC Nations Cup
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Previous best performance |
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Solomon Islands | 183 | Automatic | 6th | Runner-up (2004) |
New Zealand (TH) | 130 | Automatic | 9th | Winner () |
New Caledonia | 155 | Automatic | 5th | Runner-up (2008) |
Fiji | 160 | Automatic | 7th | Third place (1998 & 2008) |
Vanuatu | 172 | Automatic | 8th | Fourth place () |
Tahiti | 179 | Automatic | 8th | Runner-up ( 1980 & 1996 )
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Papua New Guinea | 193 | Automatic | 3rd | Group stage ( 1980 & 2002 )
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Samoa | 156 | First round winner | 1st | None (debut) |
Squads
Officials
Nine referees and nine assistant referees were named for the tournament.[9]
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Venues
All matches were held at the Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara.[5]
Honiara |
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Lawson Tama Stadium |
Capacity: 20,000 |
Draw
The draw for the groups was held at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011.
Seeding
Teams were seeded in two pots according to the July 2011
Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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† First round winner whose identity was not known at the time of the draw.
Group stage
If teams are even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams would be ranked by:[10]
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- Greater number of points obtained in matches between the tied teams
- Goal difference in matches between the tied teams
- Greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams
- Coin toss or drawing of lots
This was the same as the tiebreakers for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, except that drawing of lots was used instead of play-off match as the final tiebreaker.
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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Tahiti | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 9 | Semifinals and World Cup qualifying third round | — | — | 4–1 | — | |
New Caledonia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 6 | 3–4 | — | 5–2 | 9–0 | ||
Vanuatu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | ||
Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 | 1–10 | — | 0–5 | — |
Samoa | 1–10 | Tahiti |
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Malo 69' | [1] | L. Tehau 8', 82', 84', 85' J. Tehau 16', 78' A. Tehau 18', 40' T. Tehau 54' Chong Hue 61' |
Vanuatu | 2–5 | New Caledonia |
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Tasso 52' Naprapol 61' |
[2] | Kaï 32', 58', 76' Gope-Fenepej 66' R. Kayara 87' |
Tahiti | 4–3 | New Caledonia |
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A. Tehau 19' Vallar 28' (pen.) L. Tehau 34' Degage 86' |
[4] | Bako 76' Haeko 83' Kauma 89' |
New Caledonia | 9–0 | Samoa |
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R. Kayara 10' Haeko 11', 45+1', 71', 89', 90+1' Kabeu 22' Ixoée 25' (pen.) Gnipate 44' |
[5] |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Semifinals and World Cup qualifying third round | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | |
Solomon Islands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | ||
Fiji | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
Papua New Guinea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | — | 0–1 | — | — |
Fiji | 0–1 | New Zealand |
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[7] | Smith 11' |
Solomon Islands | 1–0 | Papua New Guinea |
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Totori 5' | [8] |
Papua New Guinea | 1–2 | New Zealand |
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Hans 89' (pen.) | [9] | Smeltz 2' Wood 52' |
Fiji | 0–0 | Solomon Islands |
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[10] |
New Zealand | 1–1 | Solomon Islands |
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Wood 13' | [12] | Totori 56' |
Knockout stage
The group winners and runners-up competed in a single elimination knockout stage to determine the Oceania Nations Cup champion. These matches had no impact on World Cup qualifying, although the winner of this knockout stage earned a place in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. These four teams all competed in the third round of Oceania World Cup qualification to determine who moved on to the inter-confederation play-offs and a chance to qualify for the World Cup finals tournament in Brazil. Unlike 2010 qualifying, the team that qualified for those playoffs could be different from the one that played in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
Honiara | ||||||
Tahiti | 1 | |||||
Honiara | ||||||
Solomon Islands | 0 | |||||
Tahiti | 1 | |||||
Honiara | ||||||
New Caledonia | 0 | |||||
New Zealand | 0 | |||||
New Caledonia | 2 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
Honiara | ||||||
Solomon Islands | 3 | |||||
New Zealand | 4 |
Semifinals
Tahiti | 1–0 | Solomon Islands |
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J. Tehau 15' | [13] |
New Zealand | 0–2 | New Caledonia |
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[14] | Kaï 60' Gope-Fenepej 90+3' |
Third place match
Solomon Islands | 3–4 | New Zealand |
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Teleda 48' Totori 54', 87' |
[15] | Wood 10', 24', 29' Smeltz 90' |
Final
Tahiti | 1–0 | New Caledonia |
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Chong Hue 10' | [16] |
2012 OFC Nations Cup winners |
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Tahiti First title |
Goalscorers
There were 64 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Maciu Dunadamu
- Marius Bako
- Kalaje Gnipate
- Judikael Ixoée
- Iamel Kabeu
- Dick Kauma
- Tommy Smith
- Niel Hans
- Kema Jack
- Silao Malo
- Himson Teleda
- Roihau Degage
- Brian Kaltack
- Derek Malas
- Freddy Vava
Awards
The following awards were given:[11]
- Golden Ball (best player): Nicolas Vallar
- Golden Boot (top scorer): Jacques Haeko
- Golden Glove (best goalkeeper): Rocky Nyikeine
- Fair Play Award: Solomon Islands
Notes
References
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- ^ "Pacific Games no longer part of qualification". oceaniafootball.com. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ "OFC strip Fiji of Nation Cup hosting rights". FijiLive.com. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ "OFC takes tournaments away from Fiji". FijiLive.com. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ a b c "Honiara to host OFC Nations Cup". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Glorious Tahiti claim maiden Oceania crown". FIFA.com. 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Presidents Corner - Fiji Football Association President - Rajesh Patel". Fiji Football Association. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2014, football - tables and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Officials confirmed for OFC Nations Cup". Oceania Football Confederation. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012.
- ^ "Regulations OFC Nations Cup 2012" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Tahiti crowned kings of Oceania". oceaniafootball.com. 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016.