2012 OFC Nations Cup

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. 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

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round

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:

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

Squads

Main article: 2012 OFC Nations Cup squads#Qualifying

Officials

Nine referees and nine assistant referees were named for the tournament.

;Referees

• FIJ Andrew Achari (withdrew)
• NCL 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.

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.

† 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:

1. Goal difference in all group matches
2. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
3. Greater number of points obtained in matches between the tied teams
4. Goal difference in matches between the tied teams
5. Greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams
6. 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

1. Most importantly, make sure the score is FINAL! Don't update based on games that are still ongoing.
2. Update the record of BOTH TEAMS, not just the winner or the team you support.
3. Update EVERY COLUMN, not just Pts, in particular GF, GA, and GD (errors will be hard to detect).
4. Make sure the teams are in the correct new positions (in particular, make sure teams with the same number of points are ranked correctly based on the tiebreakers of the tournament). If in any doubt, check with standings from official websites (such as FIFA.com) or reliable sources. --

J. Tehau
A. Tehau
T. Tehau
Chong Hue Naprapol Gope-Fenepej
R. Kayara

B. Kaltack
Malas
Tasso
Vava Vallar
L. Tehau
Degage Haeko
Kauma

Haeko
Kabeu
Ixoée
Gnipate J. Tehau A. Tehau
T. Tehau

Group B

1. Most importantly, make sure the score is FINAL! Don't update based on games that are still ongoing.
2. Update the record of BOTH TEAMS, not just the winner or the team you support.
3. Update EVERY COLUMN, not just Pts, in particular GF, GA, and GD (errors will be hard to detect).
4. Make sure the teams are in the correct new positions (in particular, make sure teams with the same number of points are ranked correctly based on the tiebreakers of the tournament). If in any doubt, check with standings from official websites (such as FIFA.com) or reliable sources. --

Wood

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.

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Semifinals

Gope-Fenepej

Third place match

Totori Smeltz

Final

Main article: 2012 OFC Nations Cup Final

Goalscorers

• Jacques Haeko

• Chris Wood

• Lorenzo Tehau

• Bertrand Kaï

• Benjamin Totori

• Alvin Tehau

• Jonathan Tehau

• Robert Tasso

• Georges Gope-Fenepej

• Roy Kayara

• Shane Smeltz

• Steevy Chong Hue

• Teaonui Tehau

• Nicolas Vallar

• Jean Nako Naprapol

• 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:

• Golden Ball (best player): TAH Nicolas Vallar
• Golden Boot (top scorer): NCL Jacques Haeko
• Golden Glove (best goalkeeper): NCL Rocky Nyikeine
• Fair Play Award:

Notes

References

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