2019 Airmarine Cup

The Airmarine Cup is the creation of Dato’ Ananth S.Nathan who is an avid fan of football. He sincerely feels that football has the power to unite nations and humanity beyond borders.

Airmarine Cup Logo
2019 AIRMARINE Cup
Tournament details
Host country Malaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Dates20 – 23 March 2019
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Oman (1st title)
Runners-up Singapore
Third place Malaysia
Fourth place Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored11 (2.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali
(2 goals)


The Malaysian football squad, known as the Harimau Malaya (Malayan Tigers), deserves more worldwide exposure. Dato’ Ananth puts forward to showcase of their ability to play on a global stage. With that in mind, he accepted the challenge of bringing our local heroes under international scrutiny and standards using his own initiative.


The first Airmarine Cup was held in 2019, and it was a FIFA ranked match sanctioned by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA). It was inspired by the synergies between Airmarine Asia Sdn Bhd (a logistics company owned by Dato' Ananth S Nathan) and local football community.

The Airmarine Cup 2019 was meticulously planned and completed to improve our Nation's FIFA rating.

The following countries competed in the 2019 Airmarine Cup:

1.      Malaysia

2.      Singapore

3.      Afghanistan

4.      Oman


The competition took place in the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Selangor, Malaysia, from March 20 to March 23.

Faiz Nasir, made his first international goal debut in the Malaysia versus Afghanistan.[1][2][3]

Oman won the tournament after beating Singapore 5–4 through penalty shoot-out for their first title.[4][5][6]

Participating nations

Oman, Singapore, and the Solomon Islands were invited to participate in the Airmarine Cup 209, which was hosted by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), in early February 2019. However, Solomon Islands announced their withdrawal on March 1, 2019, due to the tournament date coincided with their league schedule. This prompted FAM to suggest Afghanistan as a possible replacement contender. Afghanistan confirmed their participation on the same day, and the draw was held on March 4th.

Participating teams FIFA Rankings
(as of February 2019)[7]
 Oman
90
 Afghanistan (replacing  Solomon Islands)
147 (143)
 Singapore
165
 Malaysia (host)
167

Match officials

The following referees and their assistants were chosen for the tournament.

Referees
Assistant referees
  • Hariff Akhir
  • Shahreen Che Omar
  • Apichit Nophuan
  • Poonsawat Samransuk

Matches

All times are local, Malaysian Standard Time (MST) (UTC+8).

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 March – Kuala Lumpur
 
 
 Oman5
 
23 March – Kuala Lumpur
 
 Afghanistan0
 
 Oman (p)1 (5)
 
20 March – Kuala Lumpur
 
 Singapore1 (4)
 
 Malaysia0
 
 
 Singapore1
 
Third-place playoff
 
 
23 March – Kuala Lumpur
 
 
 Afghanistan1
 
 
 Malaysia2

Semi-finals
Oman 5–0 Afghanistan
Al-Mahaijri 9'
Saleh 26'
Al-Balushi 45+2'
Al-Muqbali 49'
Akaak 90+3'		 Report (WF)
Report (FSA)
Malaysia 0–1 Singapore
Report (WF)
Report (FSA)		 Faris 82'
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)

Third-place playoff
Afghanistan 1–2 Malaysia
Shayesteh 32' Report (WF)
Report (FSA)		 Faiz 44'
Alikhil 84' (o.g.)
Referee: Chaireag Ngamsom (Thailand)

Final
Oman 1–1 Singapore
Al-Muqbali 22' Report (WF)
Report (FSA)		 Zulfahmi 90+3'
Penalties
Al-Muqbali
Al-Mahaijri
Al-Musalami
Khasib
Saleh 		5–4 Safuwan
Yasir
Amirul
Faris
Hariss


2019 Airmarine Cup

Oman
1st title

Goalscorers

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References
  1. Seng Foo (23 March 2019). "Faiz Nasir's wonder goal powers Malaysia to Afghanistan win". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. "Diminutive Faiz makes huge impression in debut". The Star. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. "Harimau Malaya beat Afghanistan for third place". New Straits Times. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. "Airmarine Cup 2019: Oman is champion". Muscat Daily. 24 March 2019. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. "Koeman wins first trophy as new Oman football coach". Times of Oman. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  6. "Oman beat Singapore to clinch Airmarine Cup". Bernama. The Malay Mail. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  7. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – Ranking Table". FIFA.com. 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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