2012 OFC Nations Cup

September 2020 OFC Nations Cup 2012 Logo OFC Nations Cup Solomon Islands Honiara 1–10 June 8 1 1 1 TAH 1 NCL NZL SOL 16 64 NCL football Jacques Haeko(6 goals) TAH Nicolas Vallar NCL football Rocky Nyikeine SOL 2008 2016 The 2012 OFC Nations Cup was the ninth edition of the OFC Nations Cup organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The group stage of the tournament also doubled as the second round of the OFC qualification tournament for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The four semi-finalists advanced to the final round of OFC qualifying, where they would compete for the OFC spot in the inter-confederation play-offs.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/44/46/41/2014fwc_drawprocedures_oceania_en.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20111121173132/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/44/46/41/2014fwc%5fdrawprocedures%5foceania%5fen.pdf dead 21 November 2011 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – Oceanian Zone FIFA.com The qualifying tournament was to be the football competition at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia. However, in June 2011 the format was amended, and the Pacific Games were no longer part of the qualification process. The new structure saw four of the lowest ranked entrants play a single round-robin tournament from 22 to 26 November 2011 in Samoa. The winner of this qualifying stage joined the other seven teams that received a bye to the Nations Cup proper. The main tournament was originally scheduled for Fiji from 3–12 June 2012,Pacific Games no longer part of qualification http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/40716472-3df5-447b-a4c8-b79fb22c0d90/language/en-US/Default.aspx oceaniafootball.com 29 July 2011 24 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120103121043/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/40716472-3df5-447b-a4c8-b79fb22c0d90/language/en-US/Default.aspx 3 January 2012 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.http://www.fijilive.com/sports/football/news/2012/03/14/26179.Fijilive OFC strip Fiji of Nation Cup hosting rights 14 March 2012 FijiLive.com 14 March 2012http://www.fijilive.com/sports/football/news/2012/01/17/25357.Fijilive OFC takes tournaments away from Fiji 17 January 2012 FijiLive.com 14 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120120204308/http://www.fijilive.com/sports/football/news/2012/01/17/25357.Fijilive 20 January 2012 dead The tournament was then awarded to the Solomon Islands.http://www.siff.com.sb/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1258/Article/285f6d22-4287-43a0-b4ae-113f9ce0e242/language/en-US/Default.aspx Honiara to host OFC Nations Cup 28 March 2012 Oceania Football Confederation 28 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120415094817/http://www.siff.com.sb/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1258/Article/285f6d22-4287-43a0-b4ae-113f9ce0e242/language/en-US/Default.aspx 15 April 2012 dead Tahiti defeated New Caledonia in the final 1–0, winning their first title, and also became the first team other than Australia (no longer part of OFC) and New Zealand to be crowned Oceania champions.https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1646980/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120615194144/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1646980/index.html dead 15 June 2012 Glorious Tahiti claim maiden Oceania crown 10 June 2012 FIFA.com 12 June 2012 Host selection On 30 July 2011 at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Fiji was confirmed as host of the 2012 OFC Nations Cup. However, a legal dispute between OFC General Secretary Tai Nicholas and Fijian authorities saw the tournament hosting rights revoked on 14 March 2012. This followed the stripping of both the men's and women's Olympic qualification tournaments from Fiji in January 2012.http://www.fijifootball.com.fj/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1290/Article/c9ab2e84-477c-4655-9fa3-a2058f3ed891/language/en-US/Default.aspx Presidents Corner - Fiji Football Association President - Rajesh Patel 16 March 2012 Fiji Football Association 16 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714132404/http://www.fijifootball.com.fj/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1290/Article/c9ab2e84-477c-4655-9fa3-a2058f3ed891/language/en-US/Default.aspx 14 July 2014 dead On 28 March 2012 it was confirmed that the OFC Nations Cup 2012 would take place in Solomon Islands with the venue of Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara. Format The eight second round teams competed in two round-robin groups of four. The eight teams were allocated to two pots of four teams based on the FIFA World Rankings of 27 July 2011, with the winner from Round One ranked 8th for this round. Teams ranked 1st – 4th were placed in Pot 1 with the remaining teams in Pot 2. Each group contained two teams from each of Pot 1 and Pot 2. Both group winners and runners-up advanced to the knockout stage and, separately, the third round of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Qualification 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round 2012 OFC Nations Cup Qualification For this edition of the OFC Nations Cup, there was a qualification tournament for the four lowest ranked teams according to the July 2011 FIFA World Rankings. The qualification contained the following teams: ASA COK SAM TGA 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 TeamFIFA Ranking(As at 9 May 2012)QualificationAppearancein the OFC Nations CupPrevious best performanceSOL183Automatic6th3 Runner-up (2004)NZL (TH)130Automatic9th1 Winner (1973, 1998, 2002 & 2008)NCL155Automatic5th3 Runner-up (2008)FIJ160Automatic7th5 Third place (1998 & 2008)VAN172Automatic8th6 Fourth place (1973, 2000, 2002 & 2008)TAH179Automatic8th2 Runner-up (1973, 1980 & 1996)PNG193Automatic3rd7 Group stage (1980 & 2002)SAM156First round winner1st8 None (debut) Squads 2012 OFC Nations Cup squads#Qualifying 2012 OFC Nations Cup squads Officials Nine referees and nine assistant referees were named for the tournament.http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/91546fc3-bb9e-46a2-9839-d76a7a602f54/language/en-US/Default.aspx Officials confirmed for OFC Nations Cup Oceania Football Confederation 14 May 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120517020122/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/91546fc3-bb9e-46a2-9839-d76a7a602f54/language/en-US/Default.aspx 17 May 2012 Referees FIJ Andrew Achari (withdrew) NCL football Isidore Assiene-Ambassa VAN Bruce George TAH Norbert Hauata NZL Chris Kerr SOL Gerald Oiaka NZL Peter O'Leary SOL John Saohu TAH Kader Zitouni Assistant Referees TAH Paul Ahupu PNG David Charles (replaced by NZL Simon Lount) NZL Jan-Hendrik Hintz VAN Michael Joseph FIJ Ravinesh Kumar TGA Tevita Makasini SOL Jackson Namo COK Terry Piri NZL Mark Rule Venues All matches were held at the Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara. Solomon Islands HoniaraLawson Tama StadiumCapacity: 20,000350pxSolomon Islands right 350 Solomon Islands -9.436732 159.971307 Honiara bottom 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 FIFA World Rankings, with Pot 1 containing the teams ranked 1–4 and Pot 2 the remaining automatic qualifiers as well as the eventual first round winner. Each group contains two teams from Pot 1 and two teams from Pot 2. Pot 1Pot 2NZL FIJ NCL VANSOL TAH PNG SAM† † 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:http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/OFC_Nations_Cup_2012_Regulations_Final_EN.pdf Regulations OFC Nations Cup 2012 Oceania Football Confederation 3 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130210045502/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/OFC_Nations_Cup_2012_Regulations_Final_EN.pdf 10 February 2013 dead 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 main WDL Group A y Q y TAH TAH NCL NCL VAN VAN SAM SAM 3 0 0 18 5 2 0 1 17 6 1 0 2 8 9 0 0 3 1 24 green1 Semi-finals and World Cup qualifying third round A A flag 9–0 3–4 5–2 null 1–10 0–5 null null 4–1 null null null complete FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2014, football - tables and standings https://soccer365.me/competitions/740/2014/ soccer365.me 4 April 2024 Samoa v Tahiti 1 June 2012 12:00 UTC+11 SAM 1–10 Report TAH Malo 69 L. Tehau 8 82 84 85 J. Tehau 16 78 A. Tehau 18 40 T. Tehau 54 Chong Hue 61 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara 3,000 Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands) New Caledonia v Vanuatu 1 June 2012 15:00 UTC+11 VAN 2–5 Report NCL Tasso 52 Naprapol 61 Kaï 32 58 76 Gope-Fenepej 66 R. Kayara 87 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara 7,000 Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) Samoa v Vanuatu 3 June 2012 12:00 UTC+11 VAN 5–0 Report SAM Naprapol 29 B. Kaltack 45+1 Malas 47 Tasso 74 Vava 90+3 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara 2,200 John Saohu (Solomon Islands) New Caledonia v Tahiti 3 June 2012 15:00 UTC+11 TAH 4–3 Report NCL A. Tehau 19 Vallar 28 pen. L. Tehau 34 Degage 86 Bako 76 Haeko 83 Kauma 89 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara 3,500 Chris Kerr (New Zealand) New Caledonia v Samoa 5 June 2012 12:00 UTC+11 NCL 9–0 Report SAM R. Kayara 10 Haeko 11 45+1 71 89 90+1 Kabeu 22 Ixoée 25 pen. Gnipate 44 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara 1,000 Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands) Tahiti v Vanuatu 5 June 2012 15:00 UTC+11 TAH 4–1 Report VAN Vallar 14 pen. J. Tehau 37 A. Tehau 57 T. Tehau 86 Tasso 90+5 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara 1,000 Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) Group B main WDL Group B y Q y NZL NZL SOL SOL FIJ FIJ PNG PNG 2 1 0 4 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 2 4 green1 Semi-finals and World Cup qualifying third round A A flag 0–1 1–1 0–0 null 2–1 1–1 null null 0–1 null null null complete FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2014, football - tables and standings https://soccer365.me/competitions/740/2014/ soccer365.me 4 April 2024 Fiji v New Zealand 2 June 2012 12:00 UTC+11 FIJ 0–1 Report NZL Smith 11 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara 15,000 Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia) Papua New Guinea v Solomon Islands 2 June 2012 15:00 UTC+11 SOL 1–0 Report PNG Totori 5 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara 15,000 Norbert Hauata (Tahiti) New Zealand v Papua New Guinea 4 June 2012 12:00 UTC+11 PNG 1–2 Report NZL Hans 89 pen. Smeltz 2 Wood 52 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara 3,000 Bruce George (Vanuatu) Fiji v Solomon Islands 4 June 2012 15:00 UTC+11 FIJ 0–0 Report SOL Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara 12,000 Kader Zitouni (Tahiti) Fiji v Papua New Guinea 6 June 2012 12:00 UTC+11 PNG 1–1 Report FIJ Jack 85 Dunadamu 13 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara 3,000 Kader Zitouni (Tahiti) New Zealand v Solomon Islands 6 June 2012 15:00 UTC+11 NZL 1–1 Report SOL Wood 13 Totori 56 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara 18,000 Norbert Hauata (Tahiti) 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. Honiara TAH 1 SOL 0 Honiara NZL 0 NCL 2 Honiara TAH 1 NCL 0 Honiara SOL 3 NZL 4 Semi-finals Tahiti v Solomon Islands 8 June 2012 11:00 UTC+11 TAH 1–0 Report SOL J. Tehau 15 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara 15,000 Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) New Zealand v New Caledonia 8 June 2012 15:00 UTC+11 NZL 0–2 Report NCL Kaï 60 Gope-Fenepej 90+3 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara 10,000 Norbert Hauata (Tahiti) Third place match 10 June 2012 11:00 UTC+11 SOL 3–4 Report NZL Teleda 48 Totori 54 87 Wood 10 24 29 Smeltz 90 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara 15,000 Kader Zitouni (Tahiti) Final 2012 OFC Nations Cup Final 10 June 2012 15:00 UTC+11 TAH 1–0 Report NCL Chong Hue 10 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara 10,000 Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) fb 2012 OFC Nations Cup winners Tahiti First Goalscorers 64 16 NCL Jacques Haeko NZL Chris Wood TAH Lorenzo Tehau NCL Bertrand Kaï SOL Benjamin Totori TAH Alvin Tehau TAH Jonathan Tehau VAN Robert Tasso NCL Georges Gope-Fenepej NCL Roy Kayara NZL Shane Smeltz TAH Steevy Chong Hue TAH Teaonui Tehau TAH Nicolas Vallar VAN Jean Nako Naprapol FIJ Maciu Dunadamu NCL Marius Bako NCL Kalaje Gnipate NCL Judikael Ixoée NCL Iamel Kabeu NCL Dick Kauma NZL Tommy Smith PNG Niel Hans PNG Kema Jack SAM Silao Malo SOL Himson Teleda TAH Roihau Degage VAN Brian Kaltack VAN Derek Malas VAN Freddy Vava Awards The following awards were given:http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/a58c030e-4126-432f-8e7d-85a522e8d157/language/en-US/Default.aspx Tahiti crowned kings of Oceania oceaniafootball.com 10 June 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160604211348/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/a58c030e-4126-432f-8e7d-85a522e8d157/language/en-US/Default.aspx 4 June 2016 Golden Ball (best player): TAH Nicolas Vallar Golden Boot (top scorer): NCL football Jacques Haeko Golden Glove (best goalkeeper): NCL football Rocky Nyikeine Fair Play Award: SOL Notes note References 30em External links Results and schedule (FIFA.com version) Results and schedule (oceaniafootball.com version) 2012 Nations Cup Nations Cup Category:2011–12 in Solomon Islands football 2012 2 Category:June 2012 sports events in Oceania