OFC Futsal Nations Cup explained

Organiser:	OFC
Founded:	1992
Number Of Teams:	8
Region:	Oceania
Current Champions:	(2nd title)
Most Successful Team:	(6 titles)
Current:	2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup

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

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
Year	Host	width=15%	Winner	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Runner-up	width=15%	Third Place	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Fourth Place
1992 Details	Brisbane, Australia		No playoffs
1996 Details	Port Vila, Vanuatu		No playoffs			No playoffs
1999 Details	Port Vila, Vanuatu		No playoffs			No playoffs
2004 Details	Canberra, Australia		No playoffs			No playoffs
2008 Details	Suva, Fiji		No playoffs			No playoffs
2009 Details	Suva, Fiji		8–1			6–2
2010 Details	Suva, Fiji		No playoffs			No playoffs
2011 Details	Suva, Fiji		6–4			1–1 aet (5–4) pen
2013 Details	Auckland, New Zealand		5–1			1–0
2014 Details	Païta, New Caledonia		No playoffs			No playoffs
2016 Details	Suva, Fiji		No playoffs			No playoffs
2019 Details	Païta, New Caledonia		5–5 aet (2–1) pen			5–5 aet (3–1) pen
2022^[5] Details	Suva, Fiji		6–2			5–3
2023 Details	Auckland, New Zealand		5–0			5–3

Performance by nations

Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
6 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2019)	1 (2022)	1 (2023)
5 (1992, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2013)
2 (2022, 2023*)	3 (2004, 2016, 2019)	5 (1992, 2010, 2011, 2013*, 2014)	1 (2008)
1 (2014)	1 (2013)
	3 (2008, 2011, 2023)	2 (2016, 2019)	2 (2013, 2014)
	3 (1999, 2009, 2010)	1 (1996)	2 (2004, 2023)
	2 (1992, 1996*)	4 (1999*, 2004, 2008, 2009)	3 (2010, 2011, 2016)
	1 (2014*)	1 (2022)	2 (2009, 2019*)
			1 (2022)
			1 (1999)
			1 (1996)

* = hosts

All-time table

As of 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup. Source:^[6]

Rank	Part	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	12	61	37	5	19	266	178	+88	116
2	10	49	37	3	9	321	148	+173	114
3	14	69	31	5	33	272	265	+7	98
4	11	57	26	4	27	237	222	+15	82
5	5	26	26	0	0	182	20	+162	78
6	8	41	18	7	16	151	106	+45	61
7	10	48	16	5	27	195	210	–15	53
8	2	9	6	1	2	44	27	+17	19
9	1	6	3	1	2	23	16	+7	10
10	5	23	3	0	20	48	166	–118	9
11	1	5	1	0	4	8	34	–26	3
12	1	4	1	0	3	9	54	–45	3
13	1	6	0	0	6	6	27	–21	0
14	1	5	0	0	5	6	52	–46	0
15	3	16	0	0	16	17	146	–129	0

Participating nations

Legend

1st - Champions2nd - Runners-up3rd - Third place4th - Fourth placeSF - 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

width=170	Team															Years
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	7th	×	×	1
	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	1st	bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray	bgcolor=gray		5
	×	×	7th	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	1
	×	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4th	5th	2nd	2nd	5th	×	×	6th	5th	6th	4th	11
	bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray	4th	bgcolor=gray		1
	bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		×	×	×	7th	×	×	×	×	×	×	1
	bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray	bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		2
	×	×	×	×	6th	4th	5th	6th	8th	2nd	5th	4th	3rd	5th	10
	3rd	×	5th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4th	×	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	1st	12
	×	×	4th	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	1
	×	4th	6th	6th	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	7th	7th	5
	×	×	×	5th	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	5th	×	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	10
	×	×	×	×	bgcolor=silver	2nd	×	6th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4th	4th	3rd	3rd	×	bgcolor=silver	2nd	8
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	8th	8th	8th	3
	bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		7th	×	7th	8th	×	×	×	×	×	×	3
	bgcolor=silver	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	4th	4th	6th	5th	4th	6th	5th	6th	14
Total	3	4	7	6	7	4	7	8	8	5	6	8	8	8

FIFA Futsal World Cup Qualifiers

Legend

1st – Champions2nd – Runners-up3rd – Third place4th – Fourth place

QF – Quarterfinals
R2 – Round 2 (1989 - 2008, second group stage, top 8; 2012–present: knockout round of 16)
R1 – Round 1

– Hosts

- Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

width=170	Team											Total
	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray		bgcolor=gray	bgcolor=gray	5
										Q	1
						GS	GS	GS	GS		4

External links

OFC Official Website

Notes and References

http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/ofc-futsal-championship-2009---ofc-mai-tv-announce-broadcast-schedule "OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 - TV SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT"
http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/ofc-futsal-championship-2009---ofc-mai-tv-announce-broadcast-schedule "OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 - TV SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT"
http://www.fijivillage.com/?mod=story&id=11070911ad8b8674579ddaab18beab "Solomons retains Futsal title"
Web site: Hosts appointed for 2019 competitions. Oceania Football Confederation. 6 November 2018.
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition/ofc-futsal-invitational-2021/ OFC Futsal Invitational 2021
Web site: FutsalPlanet . 2017-03-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161116194204/http://www.futsalplanet.com/matches/index.asp . 2016-11-16 . dead .