Tahiti national futsal team explained

Tahiti
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Fifa Trigramme:TAH
Nickname:Aito Arii[1]
Association:Tahitian Football Federation
Confederation:OFC
Home Stadium:Fautaua Sports Hall
Coach:Temuri Ariitai[2]
Fifa Rank:45 (14 June 2024)[3]
First Game: 1–3
(Suva, Fiji; 9 June 2008)
Largest Win: 2–24
(Païta, New Caledonia; 30 October 2019)
Largest Loss: 16–1
(Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; 18 September 2017)

The Tahiti national futsal team represents French Polynesia in international futsal under the auspices of the Tahitian Football Federation.

History

Futsal was introduced to Tahiti in 2005 and rapidly gained popularity. The football association organized its first futsal league in 2007. The territory participated in the OFC Futsal Nations Cup for the first time in the 2008 edition of the tournament.[4] [5] That year, the team finished runners-up to the Solomon Islands. Tahiti repeated the performance in 2011, again finishing behind only the Solomons.[6] The nation played its first match at home on 29 March 2013, a 3–1 friendly victory over New Zealand at the Fautaua Sports Hall.[7]

Tahiti was invited to participate in the 2017 Asian Indoor and martial Arts Games in Turkmenistan. The team was drawn into a group with Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, and tournament favorites Iran.[8] The team suffered a 1–16 defeat in their opening match against the latter on 18 September 2017.[9] Tahiti was joined in the competition by fellow OFC member, Solomon Islands. The two nations became the first from Oceania to compete in the competition. The tournament also marked the first time Tahiti played outside of its own region.[10]

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGSGA
1989Did not enter
1992
1996
2000
2004
Did not qualify
2012
2016
2024
Total0/10000000

OFC Futsal Nations Cup

OFC Futsal Nations Cup
width=100Yearwidth=95Roundwidth=60Positionwidth=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
1992Did not enter
1996
1999
2004
Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 21 12
Did not enter
Group Stage 6th 6 2 0 4 12 16
Runners-up 2nd 5 2 2 1 15 12
Semi-fianls 4th 5 2 2 1 10 9
Group Stage 4th 4 1 1 2 9 13
Third place3rd5 3 0 2 18 10
2019Third place3rd6 3 0 2 43 18
2022Did not enter
2023Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 22 16
Total0 titles8/144220713128106

External links

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Huc . Olivier . Futsal : Rapa en force dans la sélection tahitienne . TNTV . 7 August 2024 . French.
  2. Web site: Tahiti 5 Samoa 0 . Oceania Football Confederation . 7 August 2024.
  3. Web site: FIFA Futsal Men’s World Ranking . FIFA . 24 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Tahiti Embrace Futsal for the First Time . Oceania Football Confederation . 7 August 2024.
  5. Web site: Futsal I les AITO ARII à la conquête de l’Océanie . Tahitian Football Federation . 7 August 2024 . French.
  6. Web site: Tahiti's Desire to Reign in Oceania . Oceania Football Confederation . 7 August 2024.
  7. Web site: Les Aito Arii gagnent 3 – 1 contre les Whites FUTSAL de Nouvelle – Zeélande . Tahitian Football Federation . 7 August 2024 . French.
  8. Web site: Futsal- Jeux d’Asie 2017: Les Aito Arii face au favori Iranien . Tahitian Football Federation . 7 August 2024 . French.
  9. Web site: Futsal – Jeux d’Asie 2017: Dur apprentissage pour les Aito Arii . apprentissage . Tahitian Football Federation . 7 August 2024 . French.
  10. Web site: Solomon Islands and Tahiti Make Asia Debut . Oceania Football Confederation . 7 August 2024.