OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup explained

Current:2023 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup
Organiser:OFC
Number Of Teams:4
Region:Oceania
Current Champions: (3rd title)
Most Successful Team:
(4 titles)
Website:OFC

The OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup is the main championship for beach soccer in Oceania,[1] contested between the senior men's national teams of the members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). It is the sport's version of the better known OFC Nations Cup in association football.

The winners of the championship are crowned continental champions; the tournament also acts as the qualification route for Oceanian nations to the upcoming edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup[2] and is therefore also known as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup OFC qualifier.[3] Coinciding with the annual staging of the World Cup, the competition took place yearly until 2009; the World Cup then became biennial, and as its supplementary qualification event, the championship followed suit.[2]

The championship was established in 2006 after FIFA made it a requirement for all confederations to begin holding qualification tournaments to determine the best national team(s) in their region and hence those who would proceed to represent their continent in the upcoming World Cup (previously, nations were simply invited to play).[4] FIFA currently allocate Oceania one berth at the World Cup[5] and hence only the winners qualify to the World Cup finals.[2]

Oceania's governing body for football, the OFC, organise the championship. Cooperation has also come from Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), particularly in the initial tournaments.[6] The competition was held under the title of the OFC Beach Soccer Championship until 2019 when the name was changed to OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup, bringing it in line with the naming of other OFC senior national tournaments.[2]

The Solomon Islands are the most successful nation with four titles.[7] Tahiti are the current champions. These two nations are the only teams to qualify to the World Cup thus far.[2]

Results

There have been seven editions of the championship as of 2023. For all tournaments, the winners qualified for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

YearLocationwidth = 1% rowspan=2Finalwidth = 1% rowspan=2Third place match
ChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
OFC Beach Soccer Championship
2006
details
Tema'e, Tahitiwidth = 1% rowspan=56–2width = 1% rowspan=512–4
2007
details
Auckland,
New Zealand
5–35–3
2009
details
Tema'e, Tahiti1–06–3
2011
details
Papeete, Tahiti4–3
2013
details
Nouméa,
New Caledonia
OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup
2019
details
Papeete, Tahiti4–38–7
2023
details
Papeete, Tahiti7–012–0
2024
details
TBA, Solomon Islands[8]
Unrealised editions:

In addition to the above tournaments, a further four editions were scheduled but ultimately did not take place as follows:

Performance

Successful nations

TeamTitleswidth=140Runners-upwidth=140Third place
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold4 (2006, 2007, 2009, 2013)3 (2011, 2019, 2023)
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold3 (2011*, 2019*, 2023*)2 (2006*, 2009*)
3 (2006, 2007, 2009)1 (2013)
1 (2013*)1 (2019)
2 (2011, 2023)
1 (2007*)

* = Hosts

Awards

Yearwidth=160Top goalscorer(s)Glswidth=160Best playerwidth=160Best goalkeeperwidth=160Fair playRef.
2006 Teiva Izal11 Teiva Izal Chikau Mansalehttps://web.archive.org/web/20140103200912/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/OFC%20BEACH%20SOCCER%20EVENT%20REPORT%202006.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20140103200912/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/OFC%20BEACH%20SOCCER%20EVENT%20REPORT%202006.pdf
2007 Teva Zaveroni11 James Naka Chikau Mansalehttps://web.archive.org/web/20110820205215/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/OFC%20BEACH%20SOCCER%20EVENT%20REPORT%202007.pdf
2009 James Naka7 James Naka Chikau Mansalehttps://web.archive.org/web/20110820204902/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/tmp1E4.pdf
2011 James Naka
Ratu Dugucagi
Robert Laua
4 James Naka Jonathan Torohiahttps://www.beachsoccer.com/news/219
2013 Joe Luwi5 Samson Takayama Fred Halehttps://beachsoccer.com/news/bilikiki-reclaim-oceania-beach-soccer-crown
2019 Patrick Tepa12 Heimanu Taiarui Jonathan Torohiahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBijceNqlfw&ab_channel=OFCfootball
2023 Gabiriele Matanisiga12 Heirauarii Salem Jonathan Torohia
https://twitter.com/OFCfootball/status/1695655996377493536

All-time top goalscorers

As of 2023

The following table shows the all-time top goalscorers (minimum 10 goals).

width=50Rankwidth=200Playerwidth=175Teamwidth=85Goals
1 34
2Patrick Tepa 21
3 Teva Zaveroni18
4 Raimana Li Fung Kuee17
515
6Teva Izal 14
Henry Koto
8Max Fa'ari 12
Gabiriele Matanisiga
10 Loic Boulet 11
Tearii Labaste
Heirauarii Salem
13 Fenedy Masauvakalo10
Sources:
2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013: (a, b, c), 2019, 2023: (a, b, c)

All-time table

As of 2023

width=25Poswidth=170Teamwidth=25Appwidth=25Pldwidth=25Wwidth=25W+width=25WPwidth=25Lwidth=25GFwidth=25GAwidth=25GDwidth=25Pts
17261900713686+5057
26241600817988+9148
3519920811790+2731
42721043246–148
531020086261+16
61410032126–53
7140004649–430
828000815129–1140
Key:Appearances App / Won in normal time W = 3 points / Won in extra-time W+ = 2 points / Won on penalty shoot-out WP = 1 point / Lost L = 0 points

Appearances & performance timeline

The following is a performance timeline of the teams who have appeared in the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup and how many appearances they each have made.

Legend
Timeline
2006

(4)
2007

(4)
2009

(4)
2011

(3)
2013

(3)
2019

(5)
2023

(4)
Apps
4th××××××1
××4th3rd××3rd3
××××bgcolor=silver style="border:3px solid red"2nd3rd×2
×bgcolor=#cc9966 style="border:3px solid red"3rd×××××1
bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=silver2nd7
bgcolor=#cc9966 style="border:3px solid red"3rd4thbgcolor=#cc9966 style="border:3px solid red"3rdbgcolor=gold style="border:3px solid red"1st ••bgcolor=gold style="border:3px solid red"1st bgcolor=gold style="border:3px solid red"1st 6
×××××5th4th2
bgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=silver2nd••3rd4th×5

Performance of qualifiers at the World Cup

See main article: article and FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup records and statistics. The following is a performance timeline of the OFC teams who have gone on to appear in the World Cup, having qualified from the above events (including the years when the event did not take place and instead the qualifying team was handpicked by the OFC, being 2008, 2015, 2017 and 2021).

Legend
Timeline

2006

2007

2008

2009

2011

2013

2015

2017

2019

2021

2023

2025
Total
R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 5
R1 4th bgcolor=silver2nd bgcolor=silver2nd R1 QF QF 7
align=left colspan=13Total no. of unique qualifiers 2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BEACH SOCCER > TOURNAMENTS . . 11 October 2020 .
  2. Web site: History of the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup . . 27 May 2020 . 11 October 2020 .
  3. Web site: Solomons edge closer to Tahiti . . 31 August 2013 . 11 October 2020 .
  4. Web site: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006 qualifiers to start in Brazil on 5 March. https://web.archive.org/web/20060513125419/http://www.fifa.com/en/media/index/0,1369,115293,00.html?articleid=115293. dead. 13 May 2006. FIFA. 12 February 2018. 3 March 2006.
  5. Web site: World Cup gets bigger . https://web.archive.org/web/20180215084124/https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2005/m=8/news=world-cup-gets-bigger-99858.html . dead . February 15, 2018 . . 12 February 2018 . 25 August 2005 .
  6. Web site: OFC Beach Soccer Championship 2006. oceaniafootball. 2006. 11 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20140103200912/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/OFC%20BEACH%20SOCCER%20EVENT%20REPORT%202006.pdf. 3 January 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: Mexico claim the 2019 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship . . 19 May 2019 . 9 October 2020 .
  8. Web site: OFC competitions calendar confirmed for 2024 . Oceania Football Confederation . 1 December 2023 . 10 December 2023 .