2016 OFC Futsal Championship

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 Tahiti
Fourth place Vanuatu
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored87 (5.8 per match)
Top scorer(s)Solomon Islands George Stevenson (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)
 Tahiti 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  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) Hosts
New Caledonia 5–1 Fiji
Ludovic Boit 2', 18'
Ivann Pourouoro 35'
Mainon Kaouwi 39'
Jean Michel Poadae 40'		 Report Al-Taaf Sahib 6'
Attendance: 1,000[7]
Referee: Chris Sinclair (New Zealand)
Vanuatu 0–5 New Zealand
Report Daniel Burns 22'
Mickey Malivuk 23', 32'
Jakub Sinkora 31'
Kareem Osman 35'
Attendance: 1,000[8]
Referee: Amitesh Behari (Fiji)
Solomon Islands 3–0 Tahiti
Elliot Ragomo 3'
Jack Wetney 8'
George Stevenson 21'		 Report
Attendance: 100[9]
Vanuatu 5–2 Fiji
Don Mansale 17'
Pakoa Rakom 20', 23'
? 25' (o.g.)
Ricky Tuigaloa 32'		 Report Maciu Tuilau 3', 38'
Attendance: 1,000[10]
Referee: Rex Kamusu (Solomon Islands)
New Caledonia 1–5 Solomon Islands
Christ Roland Pei 28' Report George Stevenson 3', 23'
Micah Lea'alafa 7'
Coleman Makau 19', 20'
Attendance: 1,000[11]
Referee: Antony Riley (New Zealand)
New Zealand 3–2 Tahiti
Kareem Osman 5'
Stephen Ashby-Peckham 6'
Dylan Manickum 32'		 Report ? 30' (o.g.)
Heimana Faarahia 38'
Attendance: 1,000[12]
Referee: Darius Turner (Australia)
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'
Attendance: 1,000[13]
Referee: Phillip Mana (Solomon Islands)
Solomon Islands 4–1 New Zealand
Elliot Ragomo 8', 31'
Jack Wetney 30'
Jeffrey Bule 40'		 Report Mickey Malivuk 32'
Attendance: 1,200[14]
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'
Attendance: 1,000[15]
Referee: Chris Sinclair (New Zealand)
Tahiti 2–1 New Caledonia
Teivarii Kaiha 1'
Tane Tave 28'		 Report Jean Michel Poadae 27'
Attendance: 200[16]
Referee: Rex Kamusu (Solomon Islands)
Solomon Islands 6–1 Vanuatu
Micah lea'alafa 6', 38'
Jack Wetney 7'
George Stevenson 18', 34'
James Egeta 39'		 Report Ben Hungai 11'
Attendance: 1,200[17]
Referee: Antony Riley (New Zealand)
Fiji 1–3 New Zealand
Mira Sahib 26' Report Tai Barham 17'
Dylan Manickum 20'
Lucas Da Silva 33'
Attendance: 1,200[18]
Referee: Lui Malenarave (Vanuatu)
Tahiti 5–2 Vanuatu
Manea Rateau 17', 32'
Smith Tino 18'
Anderson Tino 34', 38'		 Report Joseph Hanghangkon 3'
Pakoa Rakom 38'
Attendance: ?[19]
Referee: Chris Sinclair (New Zealand)
Fiji 0–5 Solomon Islands
Report Elliot Ragomo 6'
Jack Wetney 7'
Coleman Makau 9'
Robert Laua 17', 35'
Attendance: ?[20]
Referee: Antony Riley (New Zealand)
New Zealand 4–1 New Caledonia
Mickey Malivuk 13'
Brayden Lissington 16'
Daniel Burns 20'
James Vaughan 36'		 Report Ludovic Boit 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 George Stevenson
Golden Gloves Solomon Islands Anthony Talo

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