2006 OFC Beach Soccer Championship

The 2006 OFC Beach Soccer championship also known as the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (OFC) was the first beach soccer championship for Oceania, held from late August to early September, in Moorea, Tahiti, French Polynesia. The Solomon Islands won the championship, who moved on to play in the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 2 - November 12.[1][2]

2006 OFC Beach Soccer Championship
2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (OFC)
Tournament details
Host countryTahiti
Dates31 August - 3 September 2006
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Solomon Islands (1st title)
Runners-up Vanuatu
Third place Tahiti
Fourth place Cook Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored64 (8 per match)
Top scorer(s) Teva Izal (11 goals)
Best player(s) Teva Izal
Best goalkeeper Chikau Mansale
Fair play award Cook Islands

Competing nations

Group stage

Team Pts Pld W L GF GA GD
 Vanuatu 9330269+17
 Solomon Islands 63212011+9
 Tahiti (H) 3312149+5
 Cook Islands 0303237-35

Day 1

Vanuatu 9 4 Solomon Islands
Sam
Maleb
K. Masauvakalo
Malas
Soromon
F. Masauvakalo
Chilia
Koto
Naka
Temea Beach, Moorea



Tahiti 8 1 Cook Islands
T. Qaeze
Izal
Terevaura
J. Qaeze
Mateariki
Temea Beach, Moorea



Day 2

 Cook Islands1 12Vanuatu 
Harmon Soromon
Sam
Chilia
F. Masauvakalo
K. Masauvakalo
Maleb
Temea Beach, Moorea



 Tahiti2 3Solomon Islands 
Lee Fung Kuee
Tchen
Naka
Anisua
Temea Beach, Moorea



Day 3

Solomon Islands 13 0 Cook Islands
Anisua
Koto
Omokirio
Naka
Temea Beach, Moorea



 Tahiti4 5Vanuatu 
Izal
Lee Fung Kuee
Soromon
Maleb
Malas
Chilia
Temea Beach, Moorea

Knockout stage

Third place play-off

Tahiti 12 4 Cook Islands
Izal
Lee Fung Kuee
Terevaura
Malfati
Harmon
Angene
Mateariki
Mustonen
Temea Beach, Moorea



Final

 Vanuatu2 6Solomon Islands 
Maleb Anisua
Koto
Naka
Omokirio
Temea Beach, Moorea

Winners

 (2006) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Qualification (OFC) Winners: 

Solomon Islands
First title

Final standings

Rank Team
1 Solomon Islands
2 Vanuatu
3 Tahiti
4 Cook Islands

References

  1. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/fifabeach06.html
  2. "2006 OFC Beach Soccer Championship – Event Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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