2010 Oceanian Futsal Championship
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The 2010 OFC Futsal Championship
was the seventh edition of the main international futsal tournament of the Oceania
n region. It took place from August 8 to August 14, 2010, and was hosted by Fiji
, which had also hosted the two previous editions.
The number of participating nations rose to seven, up from four in 2009
, as New Zealand
, Tuvalu
and French Polynesia
(under the name "Tahiti
") returned to the competition. Those three nations had previously participated in 2008
. Vanuatu
, New Caledonia
, defending champion Solomon Islands
, and hosts Fiji, all returned from 2009.
The 2010 championship was played on a round robin league system. In 2009, the championship had been played with a knock out group stage followed by a final. Consequently, there were twenty-one matches played in 2010, compared to just eight in 2009.
Prior to the competition, the Solomon Star
reported that Fiji and New Zealand were expected to be the main threats to Solomon Islands' attempt to win its third consecutive title.
The Championship was won by Solomon Islands, for the third consecutive time. The country achieved a perfect record of six wins in six games (rounding them off with a 21-2 victory over Tuvalu on the final day), totalling eighteen points. Fiji came second, with four wins (and thus twelve points), and a positive goal differential of 8. New Zealand was third, also with four wins, and a positive goal differential of 4. Solomon Islands' team, the Kurukuru, reportedly received "a hero’s welcome" upon their return to Honiara.
Oceanian Futsal Championship
The Oceanian Futsal Championship is the main national futsal competition of the Oceania Football Confederation nations. It was first held in 1992.The competition was initially held every four years. From 2008 onwards, however, it became an annual tournament....
was the seventh edition of the main international futsal tournament of the Oceania
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
n region. It took place from August 8 to August 14, 2010, and was hosted by Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
, which had also hosted the two previous editions.
The number of participating nations rose to seven, up from four in 2009
2009 Oceanian Futsal Championship
The 2009 OFC Futsal Championship was the sixth edition of the main international futsal tournament of the Oceanian region. It took place from July 7 to July 11, 2009, and was hosted by Fiji, which had also hosted the previous edition...
, as New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Tuvalu , formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. It comprises four reef islands and five true atolls...
and French Polynesia
French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...
(under the name "Tahiti
Tahiti
Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous...
") returned to the competition. Those three nations had previously participated in 2008
2008 Oceanian Futsal Championship
The 2008 OFC Futsal Championship was the fifth edition of the main international futsal tournament of the Oceanian region. It took place in Suva, Fiji from 8 June to 14 June 2008....
. Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
, New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
, defending champion Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
, and hosts Fiji, all returned from 2009.
The 2010 championship was played on a round robin league system. In 2009, the championship had been played with a knock out group stage followed by a final. Consequently, there were twenty-one matches played in 2010, compared to just eight in 2009.
Prior to the competition, the Solomon Star
Solomon Star
The Solomon Star is a Solomon Islands daily, English language newspaper, launched on May 25, 1982. It is produced by the Solomon Star Company, whose publisher and director, , is John Lamani. Lamani was also one of the paper's co-founders. The newspaper's editor, , is Ofani Eremae....
reported that Fiji and New Zealand were expected to be the main threats to Solomon Islands' attempt to win its third consecutive title.
The Championship was won by Solomon Islands, for the third consecutive time. The country achieved a perfect record of six wins in six games (rounding them off with a 21-2 victory over Tuvalu on the final day), totalling eighteen points. Fiji came second, with four wins (and thus twelve points), and a positive goal differential of 8. New Zealand was third, also with four wins, and a positive goal differential of 4. Solomon Islands' team, the Kurukuru, reportedly received "a hero’s welcome" upon their return to Honiara.
Championship
The seven teams played one another in a round robin league system over the span of the championship.| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 16 | 43 | 18 | |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 12 | |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | |||
| 9 | ||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 29 | |||
| 6 | ||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 6 | ||||||||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 53 | |||
| 0 |