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.

The tournament was originally to be held in Papeete, Tahiti, but was moved to Fiji after Tahiti withdrew. The 2015 tournament, which was originally scheduled to be held in Tahiti between 1–8 August 2015, was not played.

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.

Solomon Islands were crowned as champions for the fifth time on 13 February 2016, sealing their qualification to the World Cup.

Teams

A total of six OFC member national teams entered the tournament.

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
Fiji (hosts)8thRunners-up (2000, 2009, 2010)
New Caledonia7thRunners-up (2014)
New Zealand9thRunners-up (1992, 2004)
Solomon Islands7thChampions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Tahiti6thRunners-up (2008, 2011)
Vanuatu11thRunners-up (1996)
Did not enter
American Samoa Cook Islands Papua New Guinea Samoa Tonga

Venues

The matches were played at the Vodafone Arena in Suva.

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.

All times were local, FJT (UTC+12).

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Solomon Islands5500233+20152016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
2New Zealand5401168+812
3Tahiti53021810+89
4Vanuatu52031421−76
5New Caledonia51041118−73
6Fiji (H)5005527−220
New Caledonia5–1Fiji
Ludovic Boit 2', 18' Ivann Pourouoro 35' Mainon Kaouwi 39' Jean Michel Poadae 40'Al-Taaf Sahib 6'
Vanuatu0–5New Zealand
Daniel Burns 22' Mickey Malivuk 23', 32' Jakub Sinkora 31' Kareem Osman 35'
Solomon Islands3–0Tahiti
Elliot Ragomo 3' Jack Wetney 8' George Stevenson 21'
Vanuatu5–2Fiji
Don Mansale 17' Pakoa Rakom 20', 23' ? 25' (o.g.) Ricky Tuigaloa 32'Maciu Tuilau 3', 38'
New Caledonia1–5Solomon Islands
Christ Roland Pei 28'George Stevenson 3', 23' Micah Lea'alafa 7' Coleman Makau 19', 20'
New Zealand3–2Tahiti
Kareem Osman 5' Stephen Ashby-Peckham 6' Dylan Manickum 32'? 30' (o.g.) Heimana Faarahia 38'
New Caledonia3–6Vanuatu
Loic Caunes 1', 11' Maurice Hamu 40'Don Mansale 10' Ben Hungai 21', 26' Ricky Tuigaloa 24', 25' Morsen Luie 37'
Solomon Islands4–1New Zealand
Elliot Ragomo 8', 31' Jack Wetney 30' Jeffrey Bule 40'Mickey Malivuk 32'
Fiji1–9Tahiti
Mira Sahib 37'Tamanui Turihono 3' Anderson Tino 16', 28' Tane Tave 20', 35' Teivarii Kaiha 25' Smith Tino 36' Heimana Faarahia 39' Steeve Wong 40'
Tahiti2–1New Caledonia
Teivarii Kaiha 1' Tane Tave 28'Jean Michel Poadae 27'
Solomon Islands6–1Vanuatu
Micah lea'alafa 6', 38' Jack Wetney 7' George Stevenson 18', 34' James Egeta 39'Ben Hungai 11'
Fiji1–3New Zealand
Mira Sahib 26'Tai Barham 17' Dylan Manickum 20' Lucas Da Silva 33'
Tahiti5–2Vanuatu
Manea Rateau 17', 32' Smith Tino 18' Anderson Tino 34', 38'Joseph Hanghangkon 3' Pakoa Rakom 38'
Fiji0–5Solomon Islands
Elliot Ragomo 6' Jack Wetney 7' Coleman Makau 9' Robert Laua 17', 35'
New Zealand4–1New Caledonia
Mickey Malivuk 13' Brayden Lissington 16' Daniel Burns 20' James Vaughan 36'Ludovic Boit 1'

Winners

2016 OFC Futsal Championship
Solomon Islands Fifth title

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

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament1
Solomon Islands13 February 20162 (2008, 2012)

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.

AwardPlayer
Golden BallSolomon Islands Elliot Ragomo
Golden BootSolomon Islands George Stevenson
Golden GlovesSolomon Islands Anthony Talo

Match officials

Referees

External links

  • , oceaniafootball.com