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) Solomon Islands George Stevenson (5 goals)
Best player Solomon Islands Elliot Ragomo
Best goalkeeper Solomon Islands 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)

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.

8 February 2016 (2016-02-08)
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)

8 February 2016 (2016-02-08)
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)

8 February 2016 (2016-02-08)
20:00
Solomon Islands  3–0  Tahiti
Elliot Ragomo  3'
Jack Wetney  8'
George Stevenson  21'		 Report

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)
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)

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)
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)

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)
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)

10 February 2016 (2016-02-10)
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)

10 February 2016 (2016-02-10)
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)

10 February 2016 (2016-02-10)
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)

12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)
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)

12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)
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)

12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)
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)

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)
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)

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)
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)

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)
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 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

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. 1 2 3 "Official Draw sets the tone". Oceania Football Confederation. 16 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "2016 OFC Futsal Championship Match Summary: New Caledonia - Fiji" (PDF). OFC.
  8. ↑ "2016 OFC Futsal Championship Match Summary: Vanuatu - New Zealand" (PDF). OFC.
  9. ↑ "2016 OFC Futsal Championship Match Summary: Solomon Islands - Tahiti" (PDF). OFC.
  10. ↑ "2016 OFC Futsal Championship Match Summary: Vanuatu - Fiji" (PDF). OFC.
  11. ↑ "2016 OFC Futsal Championship Match Summary: New Caledonia - Solomon Islands" (PDF). OFC.
  12. ↑ "2016 OFC Futsal Championship Match Summary: New Zealand - Tahiti" (PDF). OFC.
  13. ↑ "2016 OFC Futsal Championship Match Summary: New Caledonia - Vanuatu" (PDF). OFC.
  14. ↑ "2016 OFC Futsal Championship Match Summary: Solomon Islands - New Zealand" (PDF). OFC.
  15. ↑ "2016 OFC Futsal Championship Match Summary: Fiji - Tahiti" (PDF). OFC.
  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.
  20. ↑ "2016 OFC Futsal Championship Match Summary: Fiji - Solomon Islands" (PDF). OFC.
  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.

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