2016 OFC Futsal Championship explained

Tourney Name:OFC Futsal Championship
Year:2016
City:Suva
Dates:8–13 February 2016
Num Teams:6
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:5
Matches:15
Goals:87
Player: Elliot Ragomo
Goalkeeper: Anthony Talo
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2019

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]

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
(hosts) (2000, 2009, 2010)
(2014)
(1992, 2004)
(2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
(2008, 2011)
(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).

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Winners

Solomon Islands qualified for the FIFA Futsal World Cup for the third consecutive time.

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.[7]

AwardPlayer
Golden Ball Elliot Ragomo
Golden Boot George Stevenson
Golden Gloves Anthony Talo

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Road to Colombia – OFC. https://web.archive.org/web/20150904145934/http://www.fifa.com/futsalworldcup/teams/road-to-colombia/oceania.html. dead. September 4, 2015. FIFA.com.
  2. Web site: Competition calendar outlined. Oceania Football Confederation. 10 December 2015. 2015-12-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20160924143808/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/12dbf167-bea8-4962-9867-3b68ccd3ba6a/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 2016-09-24. dead.
  3. Web site: OFC Executive Committee decisions . Oceania Football Confederation . 23 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181721/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/701d2613-f23f-4125-ae92-0700e8ec8787/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 3 March 2016 .
  4. Web site: La FIFA ratificó la distribución de plazas que corresponden a cada confederación. CONMEBOL.com. 4 April 2014. Spanish.
  5. Web site: Solomon Islands stamp ticket to Colombia. https://web.archive.org/web/20160214082936/http://www.fifa.com/futsalworldcup/news/y=2016/m=2/news=solomon-islands-stamp-ticket-to-colombia-2764956.html. dead. February 14, 2016. FIFA.com. 13 February 2016.
  6. Web site: Official Draw sets the tone. Oceania Football Confederation. 16 December 2015. 2015-12-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222170117/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/ab7419b6-7857-4661-94a1-8d3ae86852e0/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 2015-12-22. dead.
  7. Web site: Solomon Islands claim fifth title. Oceania Football Confederation. 14 February 2016. 2 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160428032523/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/4c621572-1009-40a2-b320-50d447ebd1d8/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 28 April 2016. dead. dmy-all.