OFC Futsal Championship

OFC Futsal Championship

Founded	1992
Region	Oceania (OFC)
Number of teams	5
Current champions	Solomon Islands (5th title)
Most successful team(s)	Australia  Solomon Islands (5 titles each)
2016 OFC Futsal Championship

The OFC Futsal Championship is the main national futsal competition of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) nations. It was first held in 1992.

The competition was initially held every four years. From 2008 onwards, however, it became an annual tournament.^[1]

Australia won every edition of the competition until it left the Oceania Football Confederation in 2006. Solomon Islands have won the three editions of the tournament which have taken place since then^[2] - including a decisive 8-1 victory over Fiji in the final of the 2009 edition.^[3]

Summaries

Year	Host		Final				Third Place
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1992 Details	Brisbane, Australia		Australia	No playoffs	Vanuatu		New Zealand
1996 Details	Port Vila, Vanuatu		Australia	No playoffs	Vanuatu		Fiji	No playoffs	Western Samoa
2000 Details	Port Vila, Vanuatu		Australia	No playoffs	Fiji		Vanuatu	No playoffs	Papua New Guinea
2004 Details	Canberra, Australia		Australia	No playoffs	New Zealand		Vanuatu	No playoffs	Fiji
2008 Details	Suva, Fiji		Solomon Islands	No playoffs	French Polynesia		Vanuatu	No playoffs	New Zealand
2009 Details	Suva, Fiji		Solomon Islands	8–1	Fiji		Vanuatu	6–2	New Caledonia
2010 Details	Suva, Fiji		Solomon Islands	No playoffs	Fiji		New Zealand	No playoffs	Vanuatu
2011 Details	Suva, Fiji		Solomon Islands	6–4	French Polynesia		New Zealand	1–1 aet (5–4) pen	Vanuatu
2013 Details	Auckland, New Zealand		Australia	5–1	Malaysia		New Zealand	1–0	French Polynesia
2014 Details	Paita, New Caledonia		Malaysia	No playoffs	New Caledonia		New Zealand	No playoffs	French Polynesia
2016 Details	Suva, Fiji		Solomon Islands	No playoffs	New Zealand		French Polynesia	No playoffs	Vanuatu

Performance by nation

Nation	Champion	Runner-up	Third	Fourth
Australia	5 (1992*, 1996, 2000, 2004*, 2013)
Solomon Islands	5 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016)
Malaysia	1 (2014)	1 (2013)
Fiji		3 (2000, 2009*, 2010*)	1 (1996)	1 (2004)
New Zealand		2 (2004, 2016)	5 (1992, 2010, 2011, 2013*, 2014)	1 (2008)
Vanuatu		2 (1992, 1996*)	4 (2000*, 2004, 2008, 2009)	3 (2010, 2011, 2016)
French Polynesia		2 (2008, 2011)	1 (2016)	2 (2013, 2014)
New Caledonia		1 (2014*)		1 (2009)
Samoa				1 (1996)
Papua New Guinea				1 (2000)

* as hosts

Participating nations

Legend

• 1st — Champions
• 2nd — Runners-up
• 3rd — Third place
• 4th — Fourth place
• SF — Semifinals
• QF — Quarterfinals
• GS — Group stage
• R2 — Round 2
• R1 — Round 1
• q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
•  •  — Did not qualify
•      – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
•    — Hosts

Team	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2009	2010	2011	2013	2014	2016	Years
Australia	1st	1st	1st	1st					1st			5
Cook Islands			7th									1
Fiji		3rd	2nd	4th	5th	2nd	2nd	5th			6th	8
French Polynesia					2nd		6th	2nd	4th	4th	3rd	6
Kiribati								7th				1
Malaysia									2nd	1st		2
New Caledonia					6th	4th	5th	6th	8th	2nd	5th	7
New Zealand	3rd		5th	2nd	4th		3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	9
Papua New Guinea			4th									1
Samoa		4th	6th	6th								3
Solomon Islands				5th	1st	1st	1st	1st	5th		1st	7
Tuvalu					7th		7th	8th				3
Vanuatu	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	4th	4th	6th	5th	4th	11
Total	3	4	7	6	7	4	7	8	8	5	6

References

1. "OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 - TV SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT", Oceania Football Confederation, July 6, 2009
2. "OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 - TV SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT", Oceania Football Confederation, July 6, 2009
3. "Solomons retains Futsal title", FijiVillage News, July 11, 2009

External links

• OFC Official Website