The AIRMARINE Cup 2019 is the first edition of the AIRMARINE Cup, an international football tournament with four countries participating. It is played on 20 and 23 March 2019 in

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Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

. Ananth S. Nathan, Executive Chairman of AIRMARINE (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. takes the tournament as a national social responsibility of a corporate entity to step forward for the

Malaysian national football team The Malaysia national football team () represents Malaysia in international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia. The national team is recognised by FIFA as the successor of the defunct Malaya national football ...

to gain more international break for the exposure and to advance in their FIFA ranking points.

Faiz Nasir Muhammad Faiz bin Mohd Nasir (born 21 July 1992) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Malaysian Super League side Kedah, on loan from Terengganu. Early life Faiz was born and raised in Pasir Mas, Kelantan. He is ...

, made his first international goal debut in the Malaysia versus Afghanistan.

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...

won the tournament after beating

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

5–4 through

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for their first title.

Participating nations

In earlier February 2019, it was announced that

and

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its ca ...

had been invited to participated in the 2019 Airmarine Cup hosted by the

Football Association of Malaysia The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM, ms, Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia) is the national governing body of football in Malaysia responsible for organising the Malaysia national football team within the country. The Football Association o ...

(FAM). On 1 March 2019, Solomon Islands announcing their withdrawal as the tournament date is coinciding with their league schedule, leading FAM to calling

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bord ...

as a potential replacement candidate. The same day, Afghanistan confirmed their participation and the draw are being announced on 4 March.

Match officials

The following referees and their assistants were chosen for the tournament. ;Referees * Yudi Nurcahya * Nazmi Nasaruddin *

Suhaizi Shukri Suhaizi Shukri (born 23 November 1979) is an international association football referee from Malaysia. He became a FIFA referee in 2011. Career Suhaizi Shukri became a professional referee in 2011 and has been an Malaysia Super League refere ...

* Chaireag Ngamsom ;Assistant referees * Hariff Akhir * Shahreen Che Omar * Apichit Nophuan * Poonsawat Samransuk

Matches

All times are local,

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(MST) (

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Bracket

Semi-finals

Third-place playoff

Final

Goalscorers

2 goals *

Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali Abdul Aziz Humaid Mubarak Al-Muqbali ( ar, عبد العزيز بن حميد المقبالي; born 23 April 1989), commonly known as Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali, is an Omani Association football, footballer who plays for Al-Seeb Club, Al-Seeb. Club c ...

1 goal * Faysal Shayesteh *

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Mohammed Al-Balushi Mohammed Abdullah Mubarak al-Balushi ( ar, محمد عبدالله مبارك البلوشي; born 27 August 1989), commonly known as Mohammed al-Sheiba, is an Omani footballer who plays for Al-Nahda Club. Career Mohammed Al-Balushi is the fir ...

* Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri * Raed Ibrahim Saleh * Faris Ramli *

Zulfahmi Arifin Muhammad Zulfahmi bin Mohd Arifin (born 5 October 1991), more commonly known as Zulfahmi Arifin, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays mainly as a defensive midfielder for Liga 1 club Bhayangkara and the Singapore national team. ...

1 own goal * Abassin Alikhil (playing against Malaysia)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Airmarine Cup, 2019 International association football competitions hosted by Malaysia 2019 in association football 2019 in Malaysian football March 2019 sports events in Malaysia