Tahiti national beach soccer team

Tahiti

Nickname(s)	Tiki Toa (The Warrior Gods)
Association	Tahitian Football Federation
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Tehina Rota
Captain	Raimana Li Fung Kuee
FIFA code	TAH
BSWW ranking	5
First colours Second colours
World Cup
Appearances	3
Best result	Runners Up (2015)
OFC Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2006)
Best result	Champions (2011)

Tahiti national beach soccer team represents Tahiti in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FTF, the governing body for football in Tahiti. The team made history at the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup by becoming the first Pacific nation to qualify for the knockout stages of an international FIFA tournament. At the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Tahiti beat Italy in a penalty shootout to become the first Pacific nation to ever make it to a final in a FIFA tournament.

Current squad

Correct as of July 2015^[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Jonathan Rotui Torohia 2 DF Angelo Tchen 3 DF Tainui Lehartel 4 DF Heimanu Philippe Taiarui 5 DF Raimoana Bennett 6 FW Patrick Tepa

No. Position Player 7 FW Raimana Li Fung Kuee 8 FW Heiarii Tavanae 9 DF Naea Bennett 10 DF Tearii Labaste 11 FW Teva Zaveroni 12 GK Franck Revel

Coach: Tehina Rota

Competition record

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Beach Soccer World Championships 1995 — 2004 Did not enter FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Brazil 2005 Did not enter Brazil 2006 Did not qualify Brazil 2007 France 2008 Did not enter UAE 2009 Did not qualify Italy 2011 Group Stage 12th 3 1 0 2 6 11 –5 Tahiti 2013 Fourth Place 4th 6 2 1 3 26 22 +4 Portugal 2015 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 32 29 +3 Bahamas 2017 Total 0 titles 4/19 15 7 2 6 64 62 +2

OFC Beach Soccer Championship OFC Beach Soccer Championship record Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD 2006 Third Place match 3rd 4 2 0 2 26 13 +13 2007 Third Place match 4th 4 1 0 3 17 25 –8 2009 Third Place match 3rd 4 2 0 2 21 17 +4 2011 Champions 1st 3 2 0 1 11 12 –1 2013 Did not enter^[A] Total 1 title 4/5 15 7 0 8 75 67 +8 A ^ Tahiti, despite being defending champions, were unable to compete due to a pre-arranged tour of Europe to play against higher level opposition in preparation as host nation of the succeeding World Cup finals.

Intercontinental Cup

Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
UAE 2011	Group Stage	8th	3	0	0	3	7	19	–12
UAE 2012	Group Stage	6th	3	1	0	2	8	10	–2
UAE 2013	Did not enter
UAE 2014
UAE 2015	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	23	17	+6
Total	0 titles	3/5	11	5	0	6	38	46	–8

Achievements

• FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (OFC)

Winners: 2011

• FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Runners-up: 2015

Fourth place: 2013

Head to head record

Correct as of 19 September 2016

The following only includes matches played under the official rules of FIFA. Tahiti have played a small handful of matches over four periods or ending in a draw. These have been discounted as they are not by the official rules. Friendlies and competitive games are all included.

Since making their international debut in August, 2006, Tahiti have played a total of 66 matches against 30 different national teams, 38 of which were won. Their most played fixture is against Switzerland whom they have played 7 times.

Team	First	Last	Record	Win %
Cook Islands	2006	2006	2–0	100%
Solomon Islands	2006	2011	1–4	20%
Vanuatu	2006	2009	0–3	0%
New Zealand	2007	2007	1–1	50%
Fiji	2009	2011	3–0	100%
Mexico	2011	2015	2–1	67%
Venezuela	2011	2011	1–0	100%
Russia	2011	2016	1–6	14%
Nigeria	2011	2011	0–2	0%
United Arab Emirates	2011	2016	3–2	60%
Switzerland	2012	2015	2–5	29%
United States	2012	2013	2–0	100%
France	2013	2013	3–0	100%
Netherlands	2013	2013	3–0	100%
Bulgaria	2013	2013	0–1	0%
Hungary	2013	2013	1–0	100%
Estonia	2013	2013	1–0	100%
Austria	2013	2013	1–0	100%
Argentina	2013	2013	2–0	100%
Australia	2013	2013	1–0	100%
Spain	2013	2013	0–1	0%
Brazil	2013	2016	0–2	0%
England	2014	2014	2–0	100%
Madagascar	2015	2015	1–0	100%
Paraguay	2015	2015	1–0	100%
Iran	2015	2016	1–2	33%
Italy	2015	2015	1–0	100%
Portugal	2015	2015	1–1	50%
Egypt	2015	2015	1–0	100%
Bahamas	2016	2016	1–1	50%
Japan	2016	2016	0–2	0%
Poland	2016	2016	1–0	100%
Totals	2006	2016	40–33	55%

References

1. http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/teams/team=1903137/squadlist.html

External links

• Squad