2010 Oceanian Futsal Championship

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2010 Oceanian Futsal Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
Dates8–14 August 2010
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Third placeFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Fourth placeFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
2009
2011

The 2010 OFC Futsal Championship was the seventh edition of the main international futsal tournament of the Oceanian region. It took place from August 8 to August 14, 2010, and was hosted by Fiji, which had also hosted the two previous editions. [1]

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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. [2] [3]

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. [4]

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. [5] [6] Solomon Islands' team, the Kurukuru, reportedly received "a hero’s welcome" upon their return to Honiara. [7]

Championship

The seven teams played one another in a round robin league system over the span of the championship.

TeamsGPWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 66005916+4318
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 64022416+812
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 64022622+412
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 63032122-19
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 62042529-46
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 62041216-46
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 6006753-460

August 8

Tuvalu  Flag of Tuvalu.svg1 - 7Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Easter TEKAFA 11' Report Ben HUNGAI 10' ; Ben HUNGAI 21' ; Lui SIFAS 21' ; Don MANSALE 24'; Louis DOMINIQUE 26' ; Ben HUNGAI 32' ; Terry QUARE 37'
Referee: Rajnish DAVE (FIJ)
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg9 - 2New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Micah LEA'ALAFA 3' ;Lenson BISILI 9' ; Elliot RAGOMO 10' 23' 34' ;Micah LEA'ALAFA 18' ;Jack WETNEY 39' 39' Report own goal 19' ;Cedrick HUMUNI 21' ; Caryl THEPINIER 28'
Referee: Amitesh BEHARI (FIJ)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg2 - 0Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Petero DAUNISEKA 3'; Kamal HASSAN 40' Report
Referee: Peter PAKOATONG (VAN)

August 9

Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg5 - 4New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Louis DOMINIQUE 13'; Junior MALAS 19'; Don MANSALE 26'; Jack Vira ALA 33' 38' Report Cedrick HUMUNI 2' 31' 32' ; Anderson PAULIN 5'
Referee: Rajnish DAVE (FIJ)
Tuvalu  Flag of Tuvalu.svg0 - 4Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Report Teva DUROT 6' ;Loic OLDHAM 10' ; René DEVENDEVILLE 34' (pen) 40' (pen)
Referee: Paul COIC (TAH)
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg8 - 4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Micah LEA'ALAFA 5' ; Jenan KAPU 11' ; Micah LEA'ALAFA 21' 29' 29'; Jack WETNEY 26'; Elliot RAGOMO 36' 38' Report Micky MALIVUK 5' 13' 14'; Marvin EAKINS 30'
Referee: Peter PAKOATONG (VAN)

August 10

New Caledonia  New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg2 - 3Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Ivann POUROUORO 5' ; Romain GUITTON 13' Report Teva DUROT 21' ; Mana FAARAHIA 26' ; Teivarii KAIHA 34'
Referee: Peter PAKOATONG
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg2 - 3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Ben HUNGAI 16' 35' Report Marvin EAKINS 19' 39'; Lucas SILVA 30'
Referee: Amitesh BEHARI (FIJ)
Tuvalu  Flag of Tuvalu.svg1 - 5Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Ola ELIU 6' Report Simione VESA 33'; Kamal HASSAN 36' 39' 40'; Petero DAUNISEKA 38'
Referee: Rex MAKUSU

August 11

Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg1 - 2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Teva DUROT 37’ Report Said SOLEIMANPOUR 32' ; Lucas SILVA 38'
Referee: Rajnish DAVE
New Caledonia  New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg2 - 6Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg3 - 8Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Nemani ROQARA 39' ; Ben HUNGAI 40' Report Jack WETNEY 6' 30'; Micah LEA'ALAFA 8' 26'38'; Coleman MAKAU 18' ; Lenson BISILI 29' ;Jenan KAPU 38' ; own goal 39'
Referee: Paul COIC

August 12

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg6 - 4Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Micky MALIVUK 5' 15' 27' 35'; Dylan MANICKUM 14' ; Lucas SILVA 28' Report Sedrick DUTT 18'; Roy KRISHNA 24' ; Petero DAUNISEKA 28'; Jo DUGUCAGI 33'
Referee: Paul COIC
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg2 - 6Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Meiarii SI MAN 12’ ; Loic OLDHAM 28’ Report Lenson BISILI 9' 14' ; Elliot RAGOMO 14'; Jack WETNEY 27'; Micah LEA'ALAFA 29' ; Jeffery BULE 30'
Referee: Amitesh BEHARI
New Caledonia  New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg9 - 2Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu
Cedrick HUMUNI 2' 15'15'28' ; Loic CAUNES 6' ; Louis WAISHITINE 21'; Yoann WAIKEDRE 30' ; Caryl THEPINIER 32'; Gabriel AREUI 36' ; own goal 39' Report Laupula HUEHUE 7'
Referee: Taurere KAOKO

August 13

Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg3 - 7Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Petero DAUNISEKA 4' 40' ; Ajesh NARAYAN 33' Report Jack WETNEY 1' 5' ; Jeffery BULE 13'; Elliot RAGOMO 20' 24'; Coleman MAKAU 33' ; Lenson BISILI 37'
Referee: Peter PAKOATONG
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg7 - 1Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu
Dylan MANICKUM 18' ; Marvin EAKINS 18' ; Said SOLEIMANPOUR 19'; Miro MAJOR 20' 20' ; Micky MALIVUK 33' ; Brayden LISSINGTON 38' Report Jerome FUNAFUTI 35'
Referee: Amitesh BEHARI
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg2 - 4Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Report

August 14

Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg21 - 2Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu
James EGETA 1' 27' 38'; Elliot RAGOMO 2' 2' 3' 5' 8' 22'; Micah LEA'ALAFA 6' 9' 21' 38'; George STEVENSON 17' ; Matthias SARU 18' 24' 33' ; Jack WETNEY 24' 32'; Coleman MAKAU 34' Report Easter TEKAFA 21' ; Jerome FUNAFUTI 37'
Referee: Rajnish DAVE
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg4 - 0Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Roy KRISHNA 11' ; Kamal HASSAN 16' 38' ; Petero DAUNISEKA 40' Report
Referee: Paul COIC
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg4 - 6New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Report
 2010 Oceanian Futsal Championship 
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg
Solomon Islands
Third title

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