2011 Oceanian Futsal Championship

The 2011 Oceanian Futsal Championship (OFC) was the eighth edition of the main international futsal tournament of the Oceanian region. It took place from May 16 to May 20, 2011, and was hosted by Fiji, which had also hosted three previous editions.

2011 Oceanian Futsal Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
Dates16–20 May 2011
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Solomon Islands (4th title)
Runners-up Tahiti
Third place New Zealand
Fourth place Vanuatu
Tournament statistics
Matches played18

The number of participating nations rose to eight, up from seven in 2010, as Kiribati made their first ever appearance at the OFC Futsal Championship.[1]

The defending champions, the Solomon Islands, retained their title, defeating Tahiti by six goals to four in the final.

The tournament's Golden Ball (Player of the tournament) award went to Elliot Ragomo of the Solomon Islands, who also won Golden Boot award for the highest number of goals scored in the tournament.[2]

The tournament also acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Thailand. The Solomon Islands won the tournament, and qualified for the World Cup.[3]

Championship

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand 3210319+227
 Vanuatu 32011810+86
 Fiji 31112812+164
 Kiribati 3003652-460
Vanuatu 9 – 2 Kiribati
Fiji 4 – 4 New Zealand
Kiribati 1 – 21 New Zealand
Fiji 2 – 5 Vanuatu
Fiji 22 – 3 Kiribati
New Zealand 6 – 4 Vanuatu

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Solomon Islands 3300305+259
 Tahiti 311183+54
 New Caledonia 31111816+24
 Tuvalu 3003133-320
Tahiti 6 – 0 Tuvalu
Solomon Islands 13 – 5 New Caledonia
Tuvalu 1 – 11 New Caledonia
Solomon Islands 1 – 0 Tahiti
New Caledonia 2 – 2 Tahiti
Tuvalu 0 – 16 Solomon Islands

7th place match
 Tuvalu2 – 3 Kiribati

5th place match
New Caledonia 6 – 8 Fiji

Semi-finals
New Zealand 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) Tahiti
Penalties
3 – 4
Solomon Islands 13 – 1 Vanuatu

Third place play-off
New Zealand 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Vanuatu
Penalties
5 – 4

Final
Tahiti 4 – 6 Solomon Islands
Oceanian Futsal Championship
2011 Winners

Solomon Islands
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References
  1. "Futsal teams share common goal" Archived 2011-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, Oceania Football Confederation, May 13, 2011
  2. "Ragomo Scoops Two Awards", Solomon Times Online, May 23, 2011
  3. "Kurukuru heading for World Cup", Futsal Wire, May 22, 2011
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