The 2023 Micronesian Futsal Cup, commonly referred to as Micro Cup 2023, was the inaugural edition of the Micronesian Futsal Cup, the international

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championship organised by

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for the men's national teams of

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. It was the first competition of any kind for the FSM islands for five years (since the three islands participated in the

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) 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

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( Chuuk,

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and

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) 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.

Squads

Group Stage

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Third place Match

Final

Goalscorers

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Yap Football Association

Marketing

Branding

The official emblem was designed by

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Noah Wheelock and unveiled in April 2023. it features the

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to represent the host

. the bird was surrounded by a blue circle and several blue stars to show the unity of the

Sponsorship

* HA7 Classical Shirts

References

External links

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