2009 Oceanian Futsal Championship

The 2009 OFC Futsal Championship was the sixth edition of the main international futsal tournament of the Oceanian region. It took place from July 7 to July 11, 2009,[1] and was hosted by Fiji, which had also hosted the previous edition. The number of participating teams dropped from seven to just four, as French Polynesia, New Zealand and Tuvalu failed to return from the previous year's competition.[2] Previously, the Championship had been held every four years; the 2009 edition marked the beginning of an annual tournament.[3]

2009 Oceanian Futsal Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
Dates7–11 July 2009
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Solomon Islands (2nd title)
Runners-up Fiji
Third place Vanuatu
Fourth place New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played8

The defending champions, the Solomon Islands, retained their title, defeating the hosts by eight goals to one in the final.[4]

The tournament's Golden Ball (Player of the tournament) award went to Jack Wetney of the Solomon Islands.[4]

The championship was also notable as it witnessed a new world record for the fastest ever goal scored in an official futsal match. The scorer was Solomon Islands team captain Elliot Ragomo, who scored against New Caledonia three seconds into the game.[5]

Championship

The four teams played one another over the first three days, with the top two advancing to the final, and the other two facing each other for third place.

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Solomon Islands 3300246+189
 Fiji 320187+16
 New Caledonia 3102915-63
 Vanuatu 3003518-130

Group stage
Fiji 2-1 Vanuatu
Sandeep NAIR 30'; 31' Vira Jack ALA 39';
Referee: Teihotu TAEREA (Tahiti)
Solomon Islands 8-3 New Caledonia
Elliot RAGOMO 1’, 37’; Francis LAFAI 14’; Micah LEA’ALAFA 22’, 22’; Moffat SIKWA’AE 26’; James EGATA 31’; Jack WETNEY 37’ Anderson PAULIN 14’; Rodrique POIWI 17’; Ismael TCHOVAMILI 18’;
Referee: Teihotu TAEREA (Tahiti)
Fiji 3-5 Solomon Islands
Kamal HASSAN 8', 39'; Mohammed SHALMEEN 38' Jenan KAPU 14'; Micah LEA'ALAFA 22', 29'; Elliot RAGOMO 30'; Jack WETNEY 35'
Vanuatu 4-5 New Caledonia
Ben EDWARD 4’; Lui SIFAS 18’, 30’; Ben EDWARD 29’ Anderson PAULIN 5’ ; Ismael TCHOVAMILI 17’, 29’; Loic CAUNES 20’ 38’;
Fiji 3-1 New Caledonia
Kamal HASSAN 7', 10'; Dinesh Chand MUDALIAR 31' Christophe WHAAP 16'
Vanuatu 0-11 Solomon Islands
Elliot RAGOMO 2'; Micah LEA’ALAFA 3', 25'; Jack WETNEY 4', 14', 24', 26'; Stanley PUAIRANA 18'; James EGETA 23', 29'; Moffat SIKWA’AE 30'

Third place match
Vanuatu 6-2 New Caledonia
Vira Jack ALA 14', 18', 20'; Don MANSALE ?; Junior MALAS 33'; Lui SIFAS 38' Ivann POUROUORO 11'; Ismael TCHOVAMILI 18'

Final
Solomon Islands 8-1 Fiji
Micah LEA’ALAFA 13’, 39’; Jenan KAPU 11’; Jack WETNEY 14’,32'; Elliot RAGOMO 14’, 19’; James EGETA 23’ Simione Moce TAMANISAU 16'
Oceanian Futsal Championship
2009 Winners

Solomon Islands
2nd Title

References
  1. "OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 - TV SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT" Archived 2009-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Oceania Football Confederation, July 6, 2009
  2. "Teams" Archived 2009-07-20 at the Wayback Machine, Oceania Football Confederation
  3. "OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 - TV SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT" Archived 2009-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Oceania Football Confederation, July 6, 2009
  4. "OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 - SOLOMONS WIN FINAL 8-1 OVER FIJI" Archived 2009-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Oceania Football Confederation, July 10, 2009
  5. "RAGOMO BEATS WORLD RECORD….to score the fastest futsal goal", Solomon Star, July 15, 2009
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