2009 OFC Beach Soccer Championship

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2009 OFC Beach Soccer Championship
2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (OFC)
Tournament details
Host countryTahiti
Dates27–31 July 2009
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Solomon Islands (3rd title)
Runners-up Vanuatu
Third place Tahiti
Fourth place Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored67 (8.38 per match)
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The 2009 OFC Beach Soccer championship also known as the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (OFC) was the third beach soccer championship for Oceania, held from late July, in Moorea, Tahiti, French Polynesia. The Solomon Islands won the championship and moved on to play in the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from July 27 to July 31.[1] 4 Oceanian teams played a group stage. The first 2 played each other for the only ticket to the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. 3rd and 4th place played each other for the 3rd place in the final standing.[2]

Group stage[]

[3]

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Vanuatu 3 1 2 0 14 9 +5 7
 Solomon Islands 3 2 0 1 17 8 +9 6
 Tahiti 3 1 0 2 15 14 +1 3
 Fiji 3 3 0 3 11 26 -15 0
Vanuatu 4 – 2 (AEX) Solomon Islands
Moorea
Tahiti 10 – 5 Fiji
Moorea
Fiji 4 – 5 (AEX) Vanuatu
Moorea
Tahiti 2 – 4 Solomon Islands
Moorea
Solomon Islands 11 – 2 Fiji
Moorea
Tahiti 3 – 5 Vanuatu
Moorea
3rd/4th Place match
   
1 French Polynesia Tahiti 6
2 Fiji Fiji 3
Final
   
1 Vanuatu Vanuatu 0
2 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 1

Third Place Play-off[]

Tahiti 6 – 3 Fiji
Moorea

Final[]

Vanuatu 0 – 1 Solomon Islands
Moorea

Winners[]

 2009 OFC Beach Soccer Championship Winners 

Solomon Islands
Third title

Final standing[]

Rank Team
1  Solomon Islands
2  Vanuatu
3  Tahiti
4  Fiji

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/fifabeach09.html
  2. ^ oceaniafootball (31 July 2009). "OFC Beach Soccer Championship" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  3. ^ http://www.beachsoccer.com/events/fifa-beach-soccer-world-cup-2009-ofc-qualifier-moorea
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