2016 OFC Futsal Championship

2016 OFC Futsal Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Fiji
City	Suva
Dates	8–13 February 2016
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Solomon Islands (5th title)
Runners-up	New Zealand
Third place	Tahiti
Fourth place	Vanuatu
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	87 (5.8 per match)
Top scorer(s)	George Stevenson (5 goals)
Best player	Elliot Ragomo
Best goalkeeper	Anthony Talo

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)
Tahiti	6th	Runners-up (2008, 2011)
Vanuatu	11th	Runners-up (1996)

Did not enter
American Samoa  Cook Islands  Papua New Guinea  Samoa  Tonga

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	Tahiti	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  v  Fiji

8 February 2016 15:00

New Caledonia	5–1	Fiji
Ludovic Boit  2', 18' Ivann Pourouoro  35' Mainon Kaouwi  39' Jean Michel Poadae  40'	Report	Al-Taaf Sahib  6'

Vodafone Arena, Suva Attendance: 1,000[7] Referee: Chris Sinclair (New Zealand)

Vanuatu  v  New Zealand

8 February 2016 17:30

Vanuatu	0–5	New Zealand
	Report	Daniel Burns  22' Mickey Malivuk  23', 32' Jakub Sinkora  31' Kareem Osman  35'

Vodafone Arena, Suva Attendance: 1,000[8] Referee: Amitesh Behari (Fiji)

Solomon Islands  v  Tahiti

8 February 2016 20:00

Solomon Islands	3–0	Tahiti
Elliot Ragomo  3' Jack Wetney  8' George Stevenson  21'	Report

Vodafone Arena, Suva Attendance: 100[9] Referee: Ryan Shepheard (Australia)

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Vanuatu  v  Fiji

9 February 2016 15:00

Vanuatu	5–2	Fiji
Don Mansale  17' Pakoa Rakom  20', 23' ?  25' (o.g.) Ricky Tuigaloa  32'	Report	Maciu Tuilau  3', 38'

Vodafone Arena, Suva Attendance: 1,000[10] Referee: Rex Kamusu (Solomon Islands)

New Caledonia  v  Solomon Islands

9 February 2016 17:30

New Caledonia	1–5	Solomon Islands
Christ Roland Pei  28'	Report	George Stevenson  3', 23' Micah Lea'alafa  7' Coleman Makau  19', 20'

Vodafone Arena, Suva Attendance: 1,000[11] Referee: Antony Riley (New Zealand)

New Zealand  v  Tahiti

9 February 2016 20:00

New Zealand	3–2	Tahiti
Kareem Osman  5' Stephen Ashby-Peckham  6' Dylan Manickum  32'	Report	?  30' (o.g.) Heimana Faarahia  38'

Vodafone Arena, Suva Attendance: 1,000[12] Referee: Darius Turner (Australia)

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New Caledonia  v  Vanuatu

10 February 2016 15:00

New Caledonia	3–6	Vanuatu
Loic Caunes  1', 11' Maurice Hamu  40'	Report	Don Mansale  10' Ben Hungai  21', 26' Ricky Tuigaloa  24', 25' Morsen Luie  37'

Vodafone Arena, Suva Attendance: 1,000[13] Referee: Phillip Mana (Solomon Islands)

Solomon Islands  v  New Zealand

10 February 2016 17:30

Solomon Islands	4–1	New Zealand
Elliot Ragomo  8', 31' Jack Wetney  30' Jeffrey Bule  40'	Report	Mickey Malivuk  32'

Vodafone Arena, Suva Attendance: 1,200[14] Referee: Ryan Shepheard (Australia)

Fiji  v  Tahiti

10 February 2016 20:00

Fiji	1–9	Tahiti
Mira Sahib  37'	Report	Tamanui Turihono  3' Anderson Tino  16', 28' Tane Tave  20', 35' Teivarii Kaiha  25' Smith Tino  36' Heimana Faarahia  39' Steeve Wong  40'

Vodafone Arena, Suva Attendance: 1,000[15] Referee: Chris Sinclair (New Zealand)

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Tahiti  v  New Caledonia

12 February 2016 15:00

Tahiti	2–1	New Caledonia
Teivarii Kaiha  1' Tane Tave  28'	Report	Jean Michel Poadae  27'

Vodafone Arena, Suva Attendance: 200[16] Referee: Rex Kamusu (Solomon Islands)

Solomon Islands  v  Vanuatu

12 February 2016 17:30

Solomon Islands	6–1	Vanuatu
Micah lea'alafa  6', 38' Jack Wetney  7' George Stevenson  18', 34' James Egeta  39'	Report	Ben Hungai  11'

Vodafone Arena, Suva Attendance: 1,200[17] Referee: Antony Riley (New Zealand)

Fiji  v  New Zealand

12 February 2016 20:00

Fiji	1–3	New Zealand
Mira Sahib  26'	Report	Tai Barham  17' Dylan Manickum  20' Lucas Da Silva  33'

Vodafone Arena, Suva Attendance: 1,200[18] Referee: Lui Malenarave (Vanuatu)

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Tahiti  v  Vanuatu

13 February 2016 15:00

Tahiti	5–2	Vanuatu
Manea Rateau  17', 32' Smith Tino  18' Anderson Tino  34', 38'	Report	Joseph Hanghangkon  3' Pakoa Rakom  38'

Vodafone Arena, Suva Attendance: ?[19] Referee: Chris Sinclair (New Zealand)

Fiji  v  Solomon Islands

13 February 2016 17:30

Fiji	0–5	Solomon Islands
	Report	Elliot Ragomo  6' Jack Wetney  7' Coleman Makau  9' Robert Laua  17', 35'

Vodafone Arena, Suva Attendance: ?[20] Referee: Antony Riley (New Zealand)

New Zealand  v  New Caledonia

13 February 2016 20:00

New Zealand	4–1	New Caledonia
Mickey Malivuk  13' Brayden Lissington  16' Daniel Burns  20' James Vaughan  36'	Report	Ludovic Boit  1'

Vodafone Arena, Suva 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 tournament^1
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	Elliot Ragomo
Golden Boot	George Stevenson
Golden Gloves	Anthony Talo

References

1. "The Road to Colombia – OFC". FIFA.com.
2. "Competition calendar outlined". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 December 2015.
3. "OFC Executive Committee decisions". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 April 2014.
4. "La FIFA ratificó la distribución de plazas que corresponden a cada confederación" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 4 April 2014.
5. "Solomon Islands stamp ticket to Colombia". FIFA.com. 13 February 2016.
6. "Official Draw sets the tone". Oceania Football Confederation. 16 December 2015.
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16. "2016 OFC Futsal Championship Match Summary: Tahiti - New Caledonia" (PDF). OFC.
17. "2016 OFC Futsal Championship Match Summary: Solomon Islands - Vanuatu" (PDF). OFC.
18. "2016 OFC Futsal Championship Match Summary: Fiji - New Zealand" (PDF). OFC.
19. "2016 OFC Futsal Championship Match Summary: Tahiti - Vanuatu" (PDF). OFC.
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21. "2016 OFC Futsal Championship Match Summary: New Zealand - New Caledonia" (PDF). OFC.
22. "Solomon Islands claim fifth title". Oceania Football Confederation. 14 February 2016.

External links

• 2016 OFC Futsal Championship, oceaniafootball.com