Solomon Islands national futsal team

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Solomon Islands
Nickname(s)Kurukuru
AssociationSolomon Islands Football Federation
ConfederationOFC
Head coachBrazil
CaptainElliot Ragomo
Home stadiumnone
FIFA codeSOL
FIFA ranking48 (12 May 2020)[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Australia 9–0 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
(Canberra, Australia, 25 July 2004)[2]
Biggest win
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 21–2 Tuvalu 
(Suva, Fiji, 14 August 2010)[3]
Biggest defeat
 Russia 31–2 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
(Brasília, Brazil, 6 October 2008)[4]
World Cup
Appearances3 (First in 2008)
Best resultGroup stage, (2008, 2012, 2016)
OFC Futsal Championship
Appearances7 (First in 2004)
Best resultMed 1.png Champions, (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2009)
Best result5th place, (2009)

The Solomon Islands national futsal team, nicknamed Kurukuru,[5] represents the Solomon Islands in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Solomon Islands Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Oceania, but fares poorly in competitions outside the region.

The team’s coach in 2008 was .[6] By 2009, he had been succeeded by .[7] The country has no futsal stadium, although in July 2009 Prime Minister Derek Sikua promised that the government would assist in building one.[8]

On 6 October 2008, the Solomon Islands established a record for the worst defeat in the history of the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil 2008, when they were beaten by Russia thirty-one goals to two.[9] It was the country’s first participation in the World Cup;[10] it finished last in Group A, with four games lost out of four, 6 goals for and 69 against.[11] At the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Thailand, the Kurukuru once again finished last in their group, suffering heavy defeats to Russia and Colombia, but did manage to obtain their first World Cup win, beating Guatemala 4–3.[12]

On a regional level, however, the Kurukuru won the 2008 Oceanian Futsal Championship, and successfully defended their title in 2009, beating Fiji 8–1 in the final,[13] and then again in 2010 and 2011. After failing to win in 2013 and not competing in 2014, they would win their record-tying fifth OFC Futsal Championship in 2016. They are, therefore, the current regional champions.[14]

The Solomon Islands national futsal team currently holds the world record for the fastest ever goal scored in an official futsal match. It was set by Kurukuru captain Elliot Ragomo, who scored against New Caledonia three seconds into the game in July 2009.[15]

Results and fixtures[]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2021[]

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group C Morocco  v
Source (FIFA)		  Solomon Islands Kaunas, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report (FIFA) Stadium: Žalgiris Arena
16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group C Solomon Islands  v
Source (FIFA)		  Portugal Kaunas, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report (FIFA) Stadium: Žalgiris Arena
19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group C Solomon Islands  v
Source (FIFA)		  Thailand Kaunas, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report (FIFA) Stadium: Žalgiris Arena

Team[]

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for the 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup in New Caledonia from 27 October - 2 November.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Anthony Talo (1996-01-08) 8 January 1996 (age 25) 20 1 Solomon Islands Henderson Eels
12 1GK (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 20) 5 0 Solomon Islands
3 2DF Elliot Ragomo (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 31) 38 56 Solomon Islands Marist
7 2DF (1990-08-10) 10 August 1990 (age 31) 37 14 Australia
8 2DF Jeffrey Bule (1991-11-15) 15 November 1991 (age 29) 29 17 Solomon Islands Marist
10 2DF (1991-05-15) 15 May 1991 (age 30) 32 6 Solomon Islands Marist
4 3MF (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 (age 29) 35 18 Solomon Islands
6 3MF Charlie Otainao (1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 29) 5 3 Solomon Islands Marist
2 4FW Alvin Hou (1996-09-18) 18 September 1996 (age 24) 17 8 Solomon Islands
5 4FW (1999-07-19) 19 July 1999 (age 22) 9 4 Solomon Islands
9 4FW (1978-01-19) 19 January 1978 (age 43) 5 2 Solomon Islands
11 4FW (1992-11-25) 25 November 1992 (age 28) 35 17 Solomon Islands
13 4FW (2000-03-09) 9 March 2000 (age 21) 5 0 Solomon Islands
14 4FW Alvin Ray (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 24) 9 1 Solomon Islands Marist

Competitive record[]

FIFA Futsal World Cup[]

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Netherlands 1989 Did not enter - - - - - -
Hong Kong 1992 Did not enter - - - - - -
Spain 1996 Did not enter - - - - - -
Guatemala 2000 Did not enter - - - - - -
Taiwan 2004 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Brazil 2008 Group stage 4 0 0 4 6 69
Thailand 2012 Group stage 3 1 0 2 7 30
Colombia 2016 Group stage 3 0 0 3 5 21
Lithuania 2020 Qualified
Total 4/9 10 1 0 9 18 120

OFC Futsal Nations Cup[]

OFC Futsal Nations Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Australia 1992 Did not enter - - - - - -
Vanuatu 1996 Did not enter - - - - - -
Vanuatu 1999 Did not enter - - - - - -
Australia 2004 5th place 5 1 0 4 12 31
Fiji 2008 Champions 6 5 0 1 41 19
Fiji 2009 Champions 4 4 0 0 32 7
Fiji 2010 Champions 6 6 0 0 59 16
Fiji 2011 Champions 5 5 0 0 49 10
New Zealand 2013 5th place 3 1 0 2 11 15
New Caledonia 2014 Did not enter - - - - - -
Fiji 2016 Champions 5 5 0 0 23 3
New Caledonia 2019 Champions 5 5 0 0 34 11
Total 7/11 34 27 0 7 227 101

Confederations Cup[]

Futsal Confederations Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Libya 2009 5th place 4 0 1 3 12 29
Brazil 2013 Did not enter – – – – – –
Kuwait 2014 Did not enter – – – – – –
Total 1/3 4 0 1 3 12 29

References[]

  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ^ Fut5alPlanet
  3. ^ Fut5alPlanet
  4. ^ "Russia Beats Kurukuru 31–2", Solomon Times, 7 October 2008
  5. ^ "In the Land of the Giants", Solomon Times, 6 October 2008
  6. ^ "In the Land of the Giants", Solomon Times, 6 October 2008
  7. ^ "Kurukuru Flies High, Defeating New Caledonia 8–3", Solomon Times, 7 July 2009
  8. ^ "GOV’T SUPPORTS FUTSAL STADIUM", Solomon Star, 13 July 2009
  9. ^ "Russia Beats Kurukuru 31–2", Solomon Times, 7 October 2008
  10. ^ "FIFA Futsal World Cup: Previous Tournaments"
  11. ^ "FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008: Matches"
  12. ^ "Keeper seals historic Solomons win at Futsal World Cup", Boxscore, 9 November 2012
  13. ^ "Solomons retains Futsal title", FijiVillage News, 11 July 2009
  14. ^ "Big welcome for the champions" Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Oceania Football Confederation
  15. ^ "RAGOMO BEATS WORLD RECORD….to score the fastest futsal goal", Solomon Star, 15 July 2009

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