OFC Futsal Championship

The OFC Futsal Championship is the main national futsal competition of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) nations. It was first held in 1992.

OFC Futsal Championship
Founded1992
RegionOceania (OFC)
Number of teams8
Current champions Solomon Islands
(6th title)
Most successful team(s) Solomon Islands (6 titles)
2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup

The competition was initially held every four years. From 2008 onwards, however, it became an annual tournament.[1]

Australia won every edition of the competition until it left the Oceania Football Confederation in 2006. Solomon Islands have won the three editions of the tournament which have taken place since then[2] - including a decisive 8-1 victory over Fiji in the final of the 2009 edition.[3] It is a qualification for the FIFA Futsal World Cup.

The original name was the OFC Futsal Championship, from 2019, the tournament will be known as the OFC Futsal Nations Cup.[4]

Summaries
Year Host Final Third Place
Winner Score Runner-up Third Place Score Fourth Place
1992
Details
Brisbane, Australia
Australia		 No playoffs
Vanuatu
New Zealand
1996
Details
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Australia		 No playoffs
Vanuatu
Fiji		 No playoffs
Western Samoa
1999
Details
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Australia		 No playoffs
Fiji
Vanuatu		 No playoffs
Papua New Guinea
2004
Details
Canberra, Australia
Australia		 No playoffs
New Zealand
Vanuatu		 No playoffs
Fiji
2008
Details
Suva, Fiji
Solomon Islands		 No playoffs
Tahiti
Vanuatu		 No playoffs
New Zealand
2009
Details
Suva, Fiji
Solomon Islands		 8–1
Fiji
Vanuatu		 6–2
New Caledonia
2010
Details
Suva, Fiji
Solomon Islands		 No playoffs
Fiji
New Zealand		 No playoffs
Vanuatu
2011
Details
Suva, Fiji
Solomon Islands		 6–4
Tahiti
New Zealand		 1–1 aet
(5–4) pen
Vanuatu
2013
Details
Auckland, New Zealand
Australia		 5–1
Malaysia
New Zealand		 1–0
Tahiti
2014
Details
Païta, New Caledonia
Malaysia		 No playoffs
New Caledonia
New Zealand		 No playoffs
Tahiti
2016
Details
Suva, Fiji
Solomon Islands		 No playoffs
New Zealand
Tahiti		 No playoffs
Vanuatu
2019
Details
Païta, New Caledonia
Solomon Islands		 5–5 aet
(2–1) pen
New Zealand
Tahiti		 5–5 aet
(3–1) pen
New Caledonia
2021
Details		 TBC[5] Originally cheduled for 5–14 April as the 2021 OFC Futsal Invitational,[6] but postponed to no later than August 2021[7]

Performance by nations
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place
 Solomon Islands 6 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2019)
 Australia 5 (1992*, 1996, 1999, 2004*, 2013)
 Malaysia 1 (2014) 1 (2013)
 New Zealand 3 (2004, 2016, 2019) 5 (1992, 2010, 2011, 2013*, 2014) 1 (2008)
 Fiji 3 (1999, 2009*, 2010*) 1 (1996) 1 (2004)
 Vanuatu 2 (1992, 1996*) 4 (1999*, 2004, 2008, 2009) 2 (2010, 2011)
 Tahiti 2 (2008, 2011) 2 (2016, 2019) 2 (2013, 2014)
 New Caledonia 1 (2014*) 2 (2009, 2019*)
 Papua New Guinea 1 (1999)
 Samoa 1 (1996)
* = hosts

Medal summary
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Solomon Islands6006
2 Australia5005
3 Malaysia1102
4 New Zealand0358
5 Fiji0314
6 Vanuatu0246
7 Tahiti0224
8 New Caledonia0101
Totals (8 nations)12121236

All-time table

As of 2016 OFC Futsal Championship. Source:[8]

Pos Team Part Pld W D L GF GA Dif Pts
1  Solomon Islands 7342707227101+12681
2  New Zealand 94626317174151+2379
3  Australia 526260018220+16278
4  Vanuatu 115424426205210-576
5  Fiji 84219320169163+660
6  Tahiti 631135138572+1344
7  New Caledonia 7338322119161–4227
8  Malaysia 296124427+1719
9  Papua New Guinea 163122316+710
10  Kiribati 14103954-453
11  Samoa 317101645146–1013
12  Cook Islands 16006627–210
13  Tuvalu 316001617146–1290

Participating nations
Legend
  • 1st — Champions
  • 2nd — Runners-up
  • 3rd — Third place
  • 4th — Fourth place
  • SF — Semifinals
  • 5th-8th — Fifth to Eighth place
  • QF — Quarterfinals
  • GS — Group stage
  • R2 — Round 2
  • R1 — Round 1
  • q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •  •  — Did not qualify
  •   ×   – Did not enter
  •   ×   – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
  •      – To be determined
  •    — Hosts
  •    – Not an OFC member
Team
1992
1996
1999
2004
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
2014
2016
2019		Years
 Australia 1st1st1st1st1st5
 Cook Islands ××7th××××××××1
 Fiji ×3rd2nd4th5th2nd2nd5th××6th8
 Kiribati ×××7th×××1
 Malaysia 2nd1st2
 New Caledonia ××××6th4th5th6th8th2nd5th7
 New Zealand 3rd×5th2nd4th×3rd3rd3rd3rd2nd9
 Papua New Guinea ××4th××××××××1
 Samoa ×4th6th6th×××××××3
 Solomon Islands ×××5th1st1st1st1st5th×1st7
 Tahiti ××××2nd×6th2nd4th4th3rd6
 Tuvalu 7th×7th8th×××3
 Vanuatu 2nd2nd3rd3rd3rd3rd4th4th6th5th4th11
Total34767478856

FIFA Futsal World Cup Qualifiers
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R2 – Round 2 (1989–2008, second group stage, top 8; 2012–present: knockout round of 16)
  • R1 – Round 1
  •      – Hosts
  •    – Not an OFC member
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
Team
1989
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020		Total
 AustraliaR1R1R1R1R15
 Solomon IslandsR1R1R1Q3

See also

References
  1. "OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 - TV SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT" Archived 2009-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Oceania Football Confederation, July 6, 2009
  2. "OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 - TV SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT" Archived 2009-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Oceania Football Confederation, July 6, 2009
  3. "Solomons retains Futsal title", FijiVillage News, July 11, 2009
  4. "Hosts appointed for 2019 competitions". Oceania Football Confederation. 6 November 2018.
  5. "OFC aiming to host international futsal sides in 2021". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 October 2020.
  6. "OFC Futsal Invitational 2021". Oceania Football Confederation.
  7. "More calendar changes for 2021". Oceania Football Confederation. 16 December 2020.
  8. "FutsalPlanet". Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
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