2016 OFC Futsal Championship

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2016 OFC Futsal Championship
Tournament details
Host country Fiji
CitySuva
Dates8–13 February 2016
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Solomon Islands (5th title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Third place 
Fourth place Vanuatu
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored87 (5.8 per match)
Top scorer(s)Solomon Islands (5 goals)
Best player(s)Solomon Islands Elliot Ragomo
Best goalkeeperSolomon Islands Anthony Talo
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The 2016 OFC Futsal Championship was the 11th edition of the OFC Futsal Championship, the annual international futsal championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in Suva, Fiji between 8–13 February 2016.[1]

The tournament was originally to be held in Papeete, Tahiti, but was moved to Fiji after Tahiti withdrew.[2] The 2015 tournament, which was originally scheduled to be held in Tahiti between 1–8 August 2015, was not played.[3]

Same as previous editions held on the same year as the FIFA Futsal World Cup, the tournament acted as the OFC qualifiers for the World Cup. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia as the OFC representative.[4]

Solomon Islands were crowned as champions for the fifth time on 13 February 2016, sealing their qualification to the World Cup.[5]

Teams[]

A total of six OFC member national teams entered the tournament.[6]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Fiji (hosts) 8th Runners-up (2000, 2009, 2010)
 New Caledonia 7th Runners-up (2014)
 New Zealand 9th Runners-up (1992, 2004)
 Solomon Islands 7th Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
  6th Runners-up (2008, 2011)
 Vanuatu 11th Runners-up (1996)

Venues[]

The matches were played at the Vodafone Arena in Suva.[6]

Matches[]

The tournament was played in round-robin format. There were three matches on each matchday. The draw for the fixtures was held on 16 December 2015 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[6]

All times were local, FJT (UTC+12).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Solomon Islands 5 5 0 0 23 3 +20 15 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
2  New Zealand 5 4 0 1 16 8 +8 12
3   5 3 0 2 18 10 +8 9
4  Vanuatu 5 2 0 3 14 21 −7 6
5  New Caledonia 5 1 0 4 11 18 −7 3
6  Fiji (H) 5 0 0 5 5 27 −22 0
Source: OFC
(H) Host
New Caledonia 5–1 Fiji
Goal 2', 18'
Goal 35'
Goal 39'
Goal 40'		 Report Al-Taaf Sahib Goal 6'
Attendance: 1,000[7]
Referee: Chris Sinclair (New Zealand)
Vanuatu 0–5 New Zealand
Report Goal 22'
Goal 23', 32'
Goal 31'
Goal 35'
Attendance: 1,000[8]
Referee: Amitesh Behari (Fiji)
Solomon Islands 3–0 
Elliot Ragomo Goal 3'
Goal 8'
Goal 21'		 Report
Attendance: 100[9]
Referee: (Australia)
Vanuatu 5–2 Fiji
Don Mansale Goal 17'
Goal 20', 23'
? Goal 25' (o.g.)
Goal 32'		 Report Goal 3', 38'
Attendance: 1,000[10]
Referee: Rex Kamusu (Solomon Islands)
New Caledonia 1–5 Solomon Islands
Goal 28' Report Goal 3', 23'
Micah Lea'alafa Goal 7'
Goal 19', 20'
Attendance: 1,000[11]
Referee: Antony Riley (New Zealand)
New Zealand 3–2 
Goal 5'
Goal 6'
Goal 32'		 Report ? Goal 30' (o.g.)
Goal 38'
Attendance: 1,000[12]
Referee: Darius Turner (Australia)
New Caledonia 3–6 Vanuatu
Goal 1', 11'
Goal 40'		 Report Don Mansale Goal 10'
Goal 21', 26'
Goal 24', 25'
Goal 37'
Attendance: 1,000[13]
Referee: Phillip Mana (Solomon Islands)
Solomon Islands 4–1 New Zealand
Elliot Ragomo Goal 8', 31'
Goal 30'
Jeffrey Bule Goal 40'		 Report Goal 32'
Attendance: 1,200[14]
Referee: (Australia)
Fiji 1–9 
Goal 37' Report Goal 3'
Goal 16', 28'
Goal 20', 35'
Goal 25'
Goal 36'
Goal 39'
Goal 40'
Attendance: 1,000[15]
Referee: Chris Sinclair (New Zealand)
 2–1 New Caledonia
Goal 1'
Goal 28'		 Report Goal 27'
Attendance: 200[16]
Referee: Rex Kamusu (Solomon Islands)
Solomon Islands 6–1 Vanuatu
Goal 6', 38'
Goal 7'
Goal 18', 34'
Goal 39'		 Report Goal 11'
Attendance: 1,200[17]
Referee: Antony Riley (New Zealand)
Fiji 1–3 New Zealand
Goal 26' Report Goal 17'
Goal 20'
Goal 33'
Attendance: 1,200[18]
Referee: Lui Malenarave (Vanuatu)
 5–2 Vanuatu
Goal 17', 32'
Goal 18'
Goal 34', 38'		 Report Goal 3'
Goal 38'
Attendance: ?[19]
Referee: Chris Sinclair (New Zealand)
Fiji 0–5 Solomon Islands
Report Elliot Ragomo Goal 6'
Goal 7'
Goal 9'
Robert Laua Goal 17', 35'
Attendance: ?[20]
Referee: Antony Riley (New Zealand)
New Zealand 4–1 New Caledonia
Goal 13'
Goal 16'
Goal 20'
Goal 36'		 Report Goal 1'
Attendance: 1,200[21]
Referee: Rex Kamusu (Solomon Islands)

Winners[]

 2016 OFC Futsal Championship 

Solomon Islands
Fifth title

Solomon Islands qualified for the FIFA Futsal World Cup for the third consecutive time.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Solomon Islands 13 February 2016 2 (2008, 2012)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Awards[]

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[22]

Award Player
Golden Ball Solomon Islands Elliot Ragomo
Golden Boot Solomon Islands
Golden Gloves Solomon Islands Anthony Talo

References[]

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