The Solomon Islands national beach soccer team represents 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...

 in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by S.I.F.F

Solomon Islands Football Federation

The Solomon Islands Football Federation is a member of the Oceania Football Confederation.The Solomon Islands national football team made history when they made it to the final Oceania stages of the World Cup Qualification against Australia...

, the governing body for football in Solomon Islands.

The team are known as the Bilikiki, or Bilikiki Boys, after a sea bird which inspired "a popular children’s song". The team have adopted both the bird and the song, and are "known for performing the song and [related] dance when they win their matches".

They are statistically the best team in Oceania

Oceania Football Confederation

The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...

. Ranked fourteenth in the world as of 2010, they have won every regional championship since regional championships began in 2006. Their opening match 7-6 victory over Uruguay

Uruguay national beach soccer team

Uruguay national beach soccer team represents Uruguay in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AUF, the governing body for football in Uruguay.-Current squad:Correct as of July 2008...

 (former world finalists) in the 2009 World Cup has been described as "Solomon Islands’ biggest achievement so far in a FIFA tournament".

In January 2011, the Bilikiki played a friendly beach soccer match against the Kurukuru, the Solomon Islands national futsal team

Solomon Islands national futsal team

The Solomon Islands national futsal team, nicknamed Kurukuru, represents the Solomon Islands in international futsal competitions. It is one of the strongest teams in Oceania, but fares poorly in competitions outside the region....

, which is also one of the most successful teams in Oceania. The Bilikiki won 4-1. Previously, the two teams had met for a friendly futsal match, which the Kurukuru had won 5-3.

Current squad

Correct as of July 2008
Coach:   Gideon Omokirio

Achievements

• OFC Beach Soccer Championship
  OFC Beach Soccer Championship
  The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers , more commonly known as the OFC Beach Soccer Championship is the main championship for beach soccer in Oceania. The first championship was held in 2006 in Moorea, Tahiti, as was the 2009 tournament and as will be the 2011 tournament. The 2007 tournament...
  
  : WINNERS
  • 2006, 2007, 2009
    

Note: No 2008 championship - Solomon Islands were automatically selected as the best team in the continent

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...

 for the world cup

2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the fourteenth edition of the World Cup since...

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External links

• World Cup Squad
• FIFA Profile
• News related to the Bilikiki, Solomon Times