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{{Infobox football tournament
{{Infobox football tournament
| current = [[2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup]]
| current = [[2024 OFC Beach Soccer Men's Nations Cup]]
| logo = [[File:OFCBeachSoccerChampionshipLogo.jpg]]
| image = File:OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup logo.png
| founded = 2006
| imagesize = 175px
| organiser = [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]
| number of teams = 3 ''(2013)''
| region = Oceania ([[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]])
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2006}}
| number of teams = 4
| current champions = {{beachsoccer|TAH}} (2nd title)
| region = Oceania
| most successful team = {{beachsoccer|SOL}}<br />(4 titles)
| current champions = {{beachsoccer|TAH}} (4th title)
| website =
| most successful team = {{beachsoccer|SOL}}<br />{{beachsoccer|TAH}}<br /> (4 titles each)
| website = [https://www.oceaniafootball.com/events/ofc-beach-soccer-nations-cup-2021/ OFC]
}}
}}


The '''OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup''' is the main international championship for [[beach soccer]] in [[Oceania]], mirroring that of the [[OFC Nations Cup]] organised by the [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]] in [[association football]]. The tournament was called the '''OFC Beach Soccer Championship''' before the name was changed in 2019, and was also known as the '''FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers''' for '''OFC'''. The championship was established in 2006 after FIFA made requirements for all confederations to begin holding a qualification tournament to determine the best national team(s) in the region and hence those who would go on to represent their continent in the World Cup.
The '''OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup''' is the main championship for [[beach soccer]] in [[Oceania]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/technical/beach-soccer/tournaments/|title=BEACH SOCCER > TOURNAMENTS |publisher=[[Oceania Football Confederation]] |access-date=11 October 2020 }}</ref> contested between the senior men's national teams of [[Oceania Football Confederation#Member nations|the members]] of the [[Oceania Football Confederation]] (OFC). It is the sport's version of the better known [[OFC Nations Cup]] in [[association football]].


The winners of the championship are crowned continental champions; the tournament also acts as the qualification route for Oceanian nations to the upcoming edition of the [[FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup]]<ref name="ofchistory">{{cite web|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/history-of-the-ofc-beach-soccer-nations-cup/|title=History of the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup |publisher=[[Oceania Football Confederation]] |date=27 May 2020 |access-date=11 October 2020 }}</ref> and is therefore also known as the ''FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup OFC qualifier''.<ref name="BSWW">{{cite web|url=https://beachsoccer.com/news/solomons-edge-closer-to-tahiti|title=Solomons edge closer to Tahiti |publisher=[[Beach Soccer Worldwide]] |date=31 August 2013 |access-date=11 October 2020 }}</ref> Coinciding with the annual staging of the World Cup, the competition took place yearly until 2009; the World Cup then became [[wikt:Special:Search/biennially|biennial]], and as its supplementary qualification event, the championship followed suit.<ref name="ofchistory"/>
Oceania was awarded just one spot at the finals under FIFA's new changes to the organisation of the World Cup and hence only the winners of the championship proceed to the succeeding World Cup finals. Before 2006, there was no consistent method of qualification or number of spots at the World Cup for Oceanian nations, with countries often simply being invited to play in the finals, without competing for a regional crown beforehand.


The championship was established in 2006 after [[FIFA]] made it a requirement for [[List_of_football_federations#FIFA_Confederations|all confederations]] to begin holding qualification tournaments to determine the best national team(s) in their region and hence those who would proceed to represent their continent in the upcoming World Cup (previously, nations were simply invited to play).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com:80/en/media/index/0,1369,115293,00.html?articleid=115293|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513125419/http://www.fifa.com/en/media/index/0,1369,115293,00.html?articleid=115293|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 May 2006|title=FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006 qualifiers to start in Brazil on 5 March|publisher=[[FIFA]]|access-date=12 February 2018|date=3 March 2006}}</ref> FIFA currently allocate Oceania one berth at the World Cup<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2005/m=8/news=world-cup-gets-bigger-99858.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215084124/https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2005/m=8/news=world-cup-gets-bigger-99858.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 15, 2018 |title=World Cup gets bigger |publisher=[[FIFA]] |access-date=12 February 2018 |date=25 August 2005 }}</ref> and hence only the winners qualify to the World Cup finals.<ref name="ofchistory"/>
The [[Solomon Islands national beach soccer team|Solomon Islands]] are the most successful nation having dominated the championships, winning four of the five that have taken place. However, Tahiti have emerged as a global force in more recent years.


Oceania's governing body for football, the [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]], organise the championship.<ref name="2K9"/> Cooperation has also come from [[Beach Soccer Worldwide]] (BSWW), particularly in the initial tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/OFC%20BEACH%20SOCCER%20EVENT%20REPORT%202006.pdf|title= OFC Beach Soccer Championship 2006|author= oceaniafootball|date= 2006|access-date= 11 October 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140103200912/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/OFC%20BEACH%20SOCCER%20EVENT%20REPORT%202006.pdf|archive-date= 3 January 2014|url-status = dead|df= dmy-all}}</ref> The competition was held under the title of the ''OFC Beach Soccer Championship'' until 2019 when the name was changed to ''OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup'', bringing it in line with the naming of other OFC senior national tournaments.<ref name="ofchistory"/>
Now that the World Cup takes place every two years, so does the championship which started with the qualifiers for the [[2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2011 World Cup]].


The [[Solomon Islands national beach soccer team|Solomon Islands]] and [[Tahiti national beach soccer team|Tahiti]] are the most successful nation with four titles each.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.concacaf.com/en/beach-soccer/article/mexico-claim-the-2019-concacaf-beach-soccer-championship |title=Mexico claim the 2019 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship |publisher=[[CONCACAF]] |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=9 October 2020 }}</ref> [[Tahiti national beach soccer team|Tahiti]] also are the current champions. These two nations are the only teams to qualify to the World Cup thus far.<ref name="ofchistory"/>
==Tournaments==

For all tournaments, the top team qualified for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
==Results==
There have been seven editions of the championship as of 2023. For all tournaments, the winners qualified for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.


{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center; width: 100%;"
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center; width: 100%;"
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!rowspan=2 width="5%"|Year
!rowspan=2 width="5%"|Year
!rowspan=2 width="12%"|Location
!rowspan=2 width="12%"|Location
! width = 1% rowspan=2|
!colspan=3|Final
!colspan=3|Final
! width = 1% rowspan=2|
!colspan=3|Third place match
!colspan=3|Third place match
|-
|-
!width="15%"|Champion
!width="15%"|Champions
!width="10%"|Score
!width="10%"|Score
!width="15%"|Runner-Up
!width="15%"|Runners-up
!width="15%"|Third Place
!width="15%"|Third place
!width="10%"|Score
!width="10%"|Score
!width="15%"|Fourth Place
!width="15%"|Fourth place
|-
!colspan=10|OFC Beach Soccer Championship
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|2006<br/>''[[2006 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|details]]''
|2006<br/>''[[2006 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|details]]''
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[Moorea]], [[Tahiti]]
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[Moorea|Tema'e]], [[Tahiti]]
! width = 1% rowspan=5|
|'''{{beachsoccer-big|Solomon Islands}}'''
|'''{{beachsoccer-big|Solomon Islands}}'''
|'''6 – 2'''
|'''6–2'''
|{{beachsoccer-big|Vanuatu}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|Vanuatu}}
! width = 1% rowspan=5|
|{{beachsoccer-big|Tahiti|name=Tahiti}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|Tahiti|name=Tahiti}}
|'''12 – 4'''
|'''12–4'''
|{{beachsoccer-big|Cook Islands}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|Cook Islands}}
|-
|-
|2007<br/>''[[2007 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|details]]''
|2007<br/>''[[2007 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|details]]''
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Auckland]],<br>[[New Zealand]]
|'''{{beachsoccer-big|Solomon Islands}}'''
|'''{{beachsoccer-big|Solomon Islands}}'''
|'''5 – 3'''
|'''5–3'''
|{{beachsoccer-big|Vanuatu}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|Vanuatu}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|New Zealand}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|New Zealand}}
|'''5 – 3'''
|'''5–3'''
|{{beachsoccer-big|Tahiti|name=Tahiti}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|Tahiti|name=Tahiti}}
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|2008
|colspan=7|'''Not held'''{{ref|A|[A]}}
|-
|2009<br/>''[[2009 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|details]]''
|2009<br/>''[[2009 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|details]]''
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[Moorea]], [[Tahiti]]
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[Moorea|Tema'e]], [[Tahiti]]
|'''{{beachsoccer-big|Solomon Islands}}'''
|'''{{beachsoccer-big|Solomon Islands}}'''
|'''1 – 0'''
|'''1–0'''
|{{beachsoccer-big|Vanuatu}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|Vanuatu}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|Tahiti|name=Tahiti}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|Tahiti|name=Tahiti}}
|'''6 – 3'''
|'''6–3'''
|{{beachsoccer-big|Fiji}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|Fiji}}
|-
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|2011<br/>''[[2011 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|details]]''
|2011<br/>''[[2011 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|details]]''
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[Papeete]], [[Tahiti]]
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[Papeete]], [[Tahiti]]
|'''{{beachsoccer-big|Tahiti|name=Tahiti}}'''
|'''{{beachsoccer-big|Tahiti|name=Tahiti}}'''
|'''4 – 3'''
|'''4–3'''
|{{beachsoccer-big|Solomon Islands}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|Solomon Islands}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|Fiji}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|Fiji}}
|colspan=2|'''-'''
|colspan=2|—
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|-
|2013<br/>''[[2013 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|details]]''
|2013<br/>''[[2013 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|details]]''
|{{flagicon|NCL|beach soccer}} [[Nouméa]], [[New Caledonia]]{{ref|B|[B]}}
|{{flagicon|NCL|beach soccer}} [[Nouméa]],<br>[[New Caledonia]]{{ref|A|[a]}}
|'''{{beachsoccer-big|Solomon Islands}}'''
|'''{{beachsoccer-big|Solomon Islands}}'''
|<big>'''{{ref|RR|[round-robin]}}'''</big>
|'''6 – 0'''
|{{beachsoccer-big|New Caledonia}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|New Caledonia}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|VAN}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|VAN}}
|colspan=2|'''-'''
|colspan=2|—
|-
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!colspan=10|OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup
|2015
|colspan=7|'''Not held'''{{ref|C|[C]}}
|-
|-
|2017
|colspan=7|'''Not held'''{{ref|D|[D]}}
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|2019<br/>''[[2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup|details]]''
|2019<br/>''[[2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup|details]]''
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[Papeete]], [[Tahiti]]
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[Papeete]], [[Tahiti]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc-competition-calendar-set-for-2018/|title=OFC Competition calendar set for 2018|publisher=Oceania Football Confederation|date=31 October 2017}}</ref>
! rowspan=3 width = 1%|
|'''{{beachsoccer-big|TAH}}'''
|'''{{beachsoccer-big|TAH}}'''
|'''4 – 3'''
|'''4–3'''
|{{beachsoccer-big|SOL}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|SOL}}
! rowspan=3 width = 1%|
|{{beachsoccer-big|NCL}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|NCL}}
|'''8 – 7'''
|'''8–7 {{aet}}'''
|{{beachsoccer-big|VAN}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|VAN}}
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|2023<br/>''[[2023 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup|details]]''
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[Papeete]], [[Tahiti]]
|'''{{beachsoccer-big|TAH}}'''
|'''7–0'''
|{{beachsoccer-big|SOL}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|FIJ}}
|'''12–0'''
|{{beachsoccer-big|TON}}
|-
|2024<br/>''[[2024 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup|details]]''
|{{flagicon|SOL}} [[Honiara]], [[Solomon Islands]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=OFC competitions calendar confirmed for 2024 |author= |work=Oceania Football Confederation |date=1 December 2023 |access-date=10 December 2023 |url= https://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc-competitions-calendar-confirmed-for-2024/}}</ref>
|'''{{beachsoccer-big|TAH}}'''
|'''3–2'''
|{{beachsoccer-big|SOL}}
|{{beachsoccer-big|FIJ}}
|'''4–0'''
|{{beachsoccer-big|PNG}}
|}
|}
{{smalldiv|
<small>
'''Notes:'''
'''Notes:'''
:'''a.''' {{note|A}} The 2013 edition was originally set to take place in Papeete, Tahiti. However, despite being defending champions, Tahiti were unable to compete due to a pre-arranged tour of Europe to play against higher level opposition in preparation as host nation of the upcoming World Cup. Hence the competition was relocated to New Caledonia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=78109 |title=Sport: Oceania Beach Soccer qualifier moved to New Caledonia |publisher=[[RNZ International]] |date=6 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903035509/http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=78109 |archive-date=2013-09-03 }}</ref>
:'''A''' {{note|A}} Due to a late calendar change bringing the World Cup forward from November to July, the OFC judged that it would be too difficult to reorganise the Championship in time, and hence on the back of their two previous titles, the Solomon Islands where hand-picked by the OFC as the continent's representative at the World Cup.
:'''Round-robin''' {{note|RR}} Indicates this edition was played as a [[round-robin tournament]]. There was no final or third place match.
:'''B''' {{note|B}} Tahiti, despite being defending champions, were unable to compete due to a pre-arranged tour of Europe to play against higher level opposition in preparation as host nation of the World Cup. Hence the competition was moved from Tahiti to New Caledonia.
}}
:'''C''' {{note|C}} Due to undisclosed circumstances, the tournament scheduled to take place in Papeete, Tahiti in February was cancelled with the Tahitian national team picked by the OFC to go to represent Oceania at the World Cup.
'''Unrealised editions:'''
:'''D''' {{note|D}} The 2017 edition was set to take place in February of 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/701d2613-f23f-4125-ae92-0700e8ec8787/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=OFC Executive Committee decisions |publisher=oceaniafootball.com |date=2014-04-23 |accessdate=2016-04-17}}</ref> but for the second-scheduled edition running, the championship was cancelled for undisclosed reasons, with OFC in favour of nominating Tahiti as representatives having demonstrated being the best nation in the region through their performance at the preceding World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/12dbf167-bea8-4962-9867-3b68ccd3ba6a/language/en-US/Default.aspx|title=Competition calendar outlined|publisher=Oceania Football Confederation|date=December 10, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924143808/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/12dbf167-bea8-4962-9867-3b68ccd3ba6a/language/en-US/Default.aspx|archivedate=September 24, 2016}}</ref></small>


In addition to the above tournaments, a further four editions were scheduled but ultimately did not take place as follows:
==Successful nations==
{{ordered list
|'''2008:''' The OFC was unable to organise the 2008 edition in time, due to a late calendar change bringing the 2008 World Cup forward from November to July. Hence, on the back of their two previous titles, the Solomon Islands were hand-picked by the OFC to be the confederation's representative at the World Cup.<ref name="2K9">{{cite web|url= http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/tmp1E4.pdf|title= OFC Beach Soccer Championship 2009|author= oceaniafootball|date= 31 Jul 2009|access-date= 19 May 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110820204902/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/tmp1E4.pdf|archive-date= 20 August 2011|url-status = dead|df= dmy-all}}</ref>
|'''2015:''' The 2015 edition was originally set to take place in Papeete, Tahiti.<ref name="2015&2017">{{cite web |url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/701d2613-f23f-4125-ae92-0700e8ec8787/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=OFC Executive Committee decisions |publisher=oceaniafootball.com |date=2014-04-23 |access-date=2016-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913211633/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/701d2613-f23f-4125-ae92-0700e8ec8787/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archive-date=2016-09-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Due to undisclosed circumstances, the tournament was cancelled. Tahiti were hand-picked by the OFC to be the confederation's representative at the World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/teams/index.html |title=Teams |publisher=FIFA.com |date=2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008065351/https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/teams/index.html |archive-date=2015-10-08 }}</ref>
|'''2017:''' The 2017 edition was originally set to take place in February.<ref name="2015&2017"/> Due to undisclosed circumstances, the tournament was cancelled. Tahiti were hand-picked by the OFC to be the confederation's representative at the World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/12dbf167-bea8-4962-9867-3b68ccd3ba6a/language/en-US/Default.aspx|title=Competition calendar outlined|publisher=Oceania Football Confederation|date=December 10, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924143808/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/12dbf167-bea8-4962-9867-3b68ccd3ba6a/language/en-US/Default.aspx|archive-date=September 24, 2016}}</ref>
|'''2021:''' The [[2021 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup|2021 edition]] was originally set to take place in January in Tahiti.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc-tournaments-update/|title=OFC tournaments update|publisher=Oceania Football Confederation|date=28 July 2020}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the tournament was initially postponed<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc-announces-schedule-changes-for-early-2021/|title=OFC announces schedule changes for early 2021|publisher=Oceania Football Confederation|date=5 November 2020}}</ref> and subsequently cancelled entirely. Tahiti were hand-picked by the OFC to be the confederation's representative at the World Cup, based on being the highest ranked Oceanian nation in the then current release of the [[BSWW World Rankings]] and being reigning regional champions.<ref name="ofc">{{cite web|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc-cancels-upcoming-beach-soccer-nations-cup/|title=OFC cancels upcoming Beach Soccer Nations Cup|publisher=Oceania Football Confederation|date=6 May 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Performance==
===Successful nations===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Team
!Team
!Titles
!Titles
!Runners-up
!width=140|Runners-up
!Third Place
!width=140|Third place
!Fourth Place
|-
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{beachsoccer|Solomon Islands}}
|bgcolor=gold|{{beachsoccer|Solomon Islands}}
|bgcolor=gold|4 (2006, 2007, 2009, 2013)
|bgcolor=gold|4 (2006, 2007, 2009, 2013)
|2 (2011, 2019)
|3 (2011, 2019, 2023)
| -
| –
| -
|-
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{beachsoccer|Tahiti|name=Tahiti}}
|bgcolor=gold|{{beachsoccer|Tahiti|name=Tahiti}}
|bgcolor=gold|2 (2011*, 2019*)
|bgcolor=gold|4 (2011*, 2019*, 2023*, 2024)
| -
| –
|2 (2006*, 2009*)
|2 (2006*, 2009*)
|1 (2007)
|-
|-
|{{beachsoccer|Vanuatu}}
|{{beachsoccer|Vanuatu}}
| -
| –
|3 (2006, 2007, 2009)
|3 (2006, 2007, 2009)
|1 (2013)
|1 (2013)
|1 (2019)
|-
|-
|{{beachsoccer|NCL}}
|{{beachsoccer|NCL}}
| -
| –
|1 (2013*)
|1 (2013*)
|1 (2019)
|1 (2019)
| -
|-
|-
|{{beachsoccer|Fiji}}
|{{beachsoccer|Fiji}}
| -
| –
| -
| –
|1 (2011)
|2 (2011, 2023)
|1 (2009)
|-
|-
|{{beachsoccer|New Zealand}}
|{{beachsoccer|New Zealand}}
| -
| –
| -
| –
|1 (2007*)
|1 (2007*)
| -
|-
|-
|{{beachsoccer|Cook Islands}}
| -
| -
| -
|1 (2006)
|}
|}
:<nowiki>*</nowiki> = Hosts
:<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> = Hosts</small>


===Overall standings===
===Awards===
{| class="wikitable"
As 2017
|-
!Year
!width=160|Top goalscorer(s)
!Gls
!width=160|Best player
!width=160|Best goalkeeper
!width=160|[[Association_football_culture#Fair_Play|Fair play]]
!Ref.
|-
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[2006 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|2006]]
|{{flagicon|TAH}} Teiva Izal
|align=center|'''11'''
|{{flagicon|TAH}} Teiva Izal
|{{flagicon|VAN}} Chikau Mansale
|{{beachsoccer|COK}}
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140103200912/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/OFC%20BEACH%20SOCCER%20EVENT%20REPORT%202006.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20140103200912/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/OFC%20BEACH%20SOCCER%20EVENT%20REPORT%202006.pdf ]
|-
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[2007 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|2007]]
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[Teva Zaveroni]]
|align=center|'''11'''
|{{flagicon|SOL}} [[James Naka]]
|{{flagicon|VAN}} Chikau Mansale
|{{beachsoccer|NZL}}
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110820205215/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/OFC%20BEACH%20SOCCER%20EVENT%20REPORT%202007.pdf ]
|-
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[2009 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|2009]]
|{{flagicon|SOL}} [[James Naka]]
|align=center|'''7'''
|{{flagicon|SOL}} [[James Naka]]
|{{flagicon|VAN}} Chikau Mansale
|{{beachsoccer|VAN}}
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110820204902/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/tmp1E4.pdf ]
|-
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[2011 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|2011]]
|{{flagicon|SOL}} [[James Naka]]<br>{{flagicon|FIJ}} Ratu Dugucagi<br>{{flagicon|SOL}} Robert Laua
|align=center|'''4'''
|{{flagicon|SOL}} [[James Naka]]
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[Jonathan Torohia]]
|{{beachsoccer|FIJ}}
|[https://www.beachsoccer.com/news/219 ]
|-
|{{flagicon|NCL|beach soccer}} [[2013 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|2013]]
|{{flagicon|SOL}} Joe Luwi
|align=center|'''5'''
|{{flagicon|SOL}} Samson Takayama
|{{flagicon|SOL}} [[Fred Hale (footballer)|Fred Hale]]
|{{n/a|''not awarded''}}
|[https://beachsoccer.com/news/bilikiki-reclaim-oceania-beach-soccer-crown ]
|-
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[2019 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|2019]]
|{{flagicon|TAH}} Patrick Tepa
|align=center|'''12'''
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[Heimanu Taiarui]]
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[Jonathan Torohia]]
|{{beachsoccer|SOL}}
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBijceNqlfw&ab_channel=OFCfootball ]
|-
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[2023 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup|2023]]
|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Gabiriele Matanisiga
|align=center|'''12'''
|{{flagicon|TAH}} Heirauarii Salem
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[Jonathan Torohia]]
|{{beachsoccer|FIJ}}<br>{{beachsoccer|TAH}}
|[https://twitter.com/OFCfootball/status/1695655996377493536 ]
|}

===All-time top goalscorers===
''As of 2023''

The following table shows the all-time top goalscorers (minimum 10 goals).
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=50|Rank
!width=200|Player
!width=175|Team
!width=85|Goals
|-
|1 ||style="text-align:left| [[James Naka]] ||style="text-align:left| {{beachsoccer|Solomon Islands}}
|'''34'''
|-
|2
| style="text-align:left" | Patrick Tepa || style="text-align:left" | {{beachsoccer|Tahiti}}
|'''21'''
|-
|3 || style="text-align:left" | [[Teva Zaveroni]]|| style="text-align:left" | {{beachsoccer|Tahiti}}
|'''18'''
|-
|4 || style="text-align:left" | [[Raimana Li Fung Kuee]]|| style="text-align:left" | {{beachsoccer|Tahiti}}
|'''17'''
|-
|5
| style="text-align:left" | [[Seule Soromon]] || style="text-align:left" | {{beachsoccer|Vanuatu}}
|'''15'''
|-
| rowspan="2" |6
| style="text-align:left" | Teva Izal || style="text-align:left" | {{beachsoccer|Tahiti}}
| rowspan="2" |'''14'''
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Henry Koto || style="text-align:left" | {{beachsoccer|Solomon Islands}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |8|| style="text-align:left" | Max Fa'ari || style="text-align:left" | {{beachsoccer|Solomon Islands}}
| rowspan="2" |'''12'''
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Gabiriele Matanisiga || style="text-align:left" | {{beachsoccer|Fiji}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |10 || style="text-align:left" | Loic Boulet || style="text-align:left" | {{beachsoccer|Vanuatu}}
| rowspan="3" |'''11'''
|-
|style="text-align:left| Tearii Labaste ||style="text-align:left| {{beachsoccer|Tahiti}}
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Heirauarii Salem || style="text-align:left" | {{beachsoccer|Tahiti}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |13 || style="text-align:left" | [[Fenedy Masauvakalo]]|| style="text-align:left" | {{beachsoccer|Vanuatu}}
| rowspan="2" |'''10'''
|-
|style="text-align:left| [[Heimanu Taiarui]] ||style="text-align:left| {{beachsoccer|Tahiti}}
|}

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;font-size:85%; "
|+ class="nowrap" style="text-align: left"|'''Sources:'''
|-
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140103200912/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/OFC%20BEACH%20SOCCER%20EVENT%20REPORT%202006.pdf 2006], [https://web.archive.org/web/20140103201416/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/OFC%20BEACH%20SOCCER%20EVENT%20REPORT%202007.pdf 2007], [https://web.archive.org/web/20140103202757/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/tmp1E4.pdf 2009], [https://web.archive.org/web/20140728191752/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/Competition%20Summary.pdf 2011], 2013: ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130902234505/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/1657da2a-1670-4448-8102-8d507bb92e52/language/en-US/Default.aspx a], [https://web.archive.org/web/20130904053733/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/605dbdf1-8719-47e2-8d13-b0d2092a02d1/language/en-US/Default.aspx b], [https://web.archive.org/web/20130904044348/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/e4c534f2-a091-4e58-80d9-a78a26ae31b5/language/en-US/Default.aspx c]), [https://bsrussia.com/tournament/490/stats 2019], 2023: ( [https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/group-stage-2695714749/ a], [https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/3rd-place-play-off-2695714752/ b], [https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/final-2695714989/ c])
|}

===All-time table===
''As of 2023''
{|class="wikitable sortable" width=65% style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable sortable" width=65% style="text-align:center"
!width=5%|Pos
!width=25|Pos
!width=35%|Team
!Team
!width=5%|Part
!width=25|App
!width=5%|Pld
!width=25|Pld
!width=5%|W
!width=25|W
!width=5%|WE
!width=25|W+
!width=5%|WP
!width=25|W<small>P</small>
!width=5%|L
!width=25|L
!width=5%|GF
!width=25|GF
!width=5%|GA
!width=25|GA
!width=5%|Dif
!width=25|GD
!width=5%|Pts
!width=25|Pts
|-
|-
|1
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|Solomon Islands}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nowrap|{{beachsoccer|Solomon Islands}}}}
|5||17||14||0||0||3||90||45||+45||42
|7||26||19||0||0||7||136||86||+50||'''57'''
|-
|-
|2
|2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|Vanuatu}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|Tahiti|name=Tahiti}}
|4||14||7||2||0||5||77||60||+17||25
|6||24||16||0||0||8||179||88||+91||'''48'''
|-
|-
|3
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|Tahiti|name=Tahiti}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|Vanuatu}}
|4||15||7||0||0||8||75||67||+8||21
|5||19||9||2||0||8||117||90||+27||'''31'''
|-
|-
|4
|4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|New Zealand}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|New Caledonia}}
|1||4||1||0||0||3||21||26||-5||3
|2||7||2||1||0||4||32||46||–14||'''8'''
|-
|-
|5
|5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|New Caledonia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|Fiji}}
|1||2||1||0||0||1||7||12||-5||3
|3||10||2||0||0||8||62||61||+1||'''6'''
|-
|-
|6
|6
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|Fiji}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|New Zealand}}
|2||6||0||0||0||4||23||47||-24||0
|1||4||1||0||0||3||21||26||–5||'''3'''
|-
|-
|7
|7
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|Cook Islands}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|Cook Islands}}
|1||4||0||0||0||4||6||49||-43||0
|1||4||0||0||0||4||6||49||–43||'''0'''
|-
|8
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|TON}}
|2||8||0||0||0||8||15||129||–114||'''0'''
|-
|-
|}
|}
Key:
Appearances '''App''' / Won in normal time '''W''' = 3 points / Won in extra-time '''W+''' = 2 points / Won on penalty shoot-out '''W<small>P</small>''' = 1 point / Lost '''L''' = 0 points


===Appearances & performance timeline===
Note:
The following is a performance timeline of the teams who have appeared in the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup and how many appearances they each have made.
Win in Common Time '''W''' = 3 Points / Win in Extra Time '''WE''' = 2 Points / Win in Penalty shoot-out '''WP''' = 1 Point / Lose '''L''' = 0 Points

== Appearances ==
These are the nations who have qualified to appear in the OFC Beach Soccer Championship since 2006.
;Legend
;Legend
{{col-begin|width=50%}}
{{col-2}}
*{{bg|gold|'''1st'''}} – Champions
*{{bg|gold|'''1st'''}} – Champions
*{{bg|silver|2nd}} – Runners-up
*{{bg|silver|2nd}} – Runners-up
*{{bg|#cfaa88|3rd}} – Third place
*{{bg|#cc9966|3rd}} – Third place
*{{bg|#9acdff|4th}} – Fourth place
*{{bg|#9acdff|4th}} – Fourth place
*• – Did not quality
*5th – Fifth place
{{col-2}}
*•• – Qualified but withdrew
*× – Did not enter
*q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
*•• – Entered but withdrew
*{{border|width=3px|color=red|&nbsp;&nbsp;}} – Hosts
*{{border|width=3px|color=red|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}} – Hosts

*'''Apps''' – No. of appearances
{{col-end}}
;Timeline
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- valign=top
|-
! {{diagonal split header|Team|Year}}
!
! [[2006 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|2006]]<br>{{Flagicon|TAH}}<br>(4)
! [[2006 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|2006]]<br>{{Flagicon|TAH}}<br>(4)
! [[2007 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|2007]]<br>{{Flagicon|NZL}}<br>(4)
! [[2007 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|2007]]<br>{{Flagicon|NZL}}<br>(4)
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! [[2013 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|2013]]<br>{{flagicon|NCL|beach soccer}}<br>(3)
! [[2013 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|2013]]<br>{{flagicon|NCL|beach soccer}}<br>(3)
! [[2019 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|2019]]<br>{{flagicon|TAH}}<br>(5)
! [[2019 OFC Beach Soccer Championship|2019]]<br>{{flagicon|TAH}}<br>(5)
! [[2023 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup|2023]]<br>{{flagicon|TAH}}<br>(4)
! Total<br>appearances
! [[2024 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup|2024]]<br>{{flagicon|SOL}}<br>(4)
!rowspan=10|
! Apps<br><big>{{frac||8}}</big>
|-
|-
|align=left|{{beachsoccer|Cook Islands}}
|align=left|{{beachsoccer|Cook Islands}}
|bgcolor=#9acdff|4th
|bgcolor=#9acdff|4th
|•
|×
|•
|×
|•
|×
|•
|×
|•
|×
|×
|×
|1
|1
|-
|-
|align=left|{{beachsoccer|Fiji}}
|align=left|{{beachsoccer|Fiji}}
|•
|×
|•
|×
|bgcolor=#9acdff|4th
|bgcolor=#9acdff|4th
|bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd
|bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd
|•
|×
|•
|×
|bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd
|2
|Q
|4
|-
|-
|align=left|{{beachsoccer|New Caledonia}}
|align=left|{{beachsoccer|New Caledonia}}
|•
|×
|•
|×
|•
|×
|×
| •
|bgcolor=silver style="border:3px solid red"|2nd
|bgcolor=silver style="border:3px solid red"|2nd
|bgcolor=#cc9966| 3rd
|bgcolor=#cc9966| 3rd
|×
|×
|2
|2
|-
|-
|align=left|{{beachsoccer|New Zealand}}
|align=left|{{beachsoccer|New Zealand}}
|•
|×
|bgcolor=#cc9966 style="border:3px solid red"|3rd
|bgcolor=#cc9966 style="border:3px solid red"|3rd
|•
|×
|•
|×
|•
|×
|•
|×
|×
|×
|1
|-
|align=left|{{beachsoccer|Papua New Guinea}}
|×
|×
|×
|×
|×
|×
|×
|Q
|1
|1
|-
|-
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|bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''
|bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''
|bgcolor=silver| 2nd
|bgcolor=silver| 2nd
|bgcolor=silver| 2nd
|6
|Q
|8
|-
|-
|align=left|{{beachsoccer|Tahiti|name=Tahiti}}
|align=left|{{beachsoccer|Tahiti|name=Tahiti}}
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|••
|••
|bgcolor=gold style="border:3px solid red"|'''1st'''
|bgcolor=gold style="border:3px solid red"|'''1st'''
|bgcolor=gold style="border:3px solid red"|'''1st'''
|5
|Q
|7
|-
|-
|align=left|{{beachsoccer|TGA}}
|align=left|{{beachsoccer|TGA}}
|•
|×
|•
|×
|•
|×
|•
|×
|•
|×
|5th
|5th
|bgcolor=#9acdff|4th
|1
|×
|2
|-
|-
|align=left|{{beachsoccer|Vanuatu}}
|align=left|{{beachsoccer|Vanuatu}}
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|bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd
|bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd
|bgcolor=#9acdff|4th
|bgcolor=#9acdff|4th
|×
|×
| 5
| 5
|}
|}


===Performance of qualifiers at the World Cup===
===Performance of qualifiers at the World Cup===
{{main article|National team appearances in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup}}
{{main article|FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup records and statistics}}
The following is a performance timeline of the OFC teams who have appeared in the Beach Soccer World Cup since being sanctioned by FIFA in 2005.
The following is a performance timeline of the OFC teams who have gone on to appear in the [[FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|World Cup]], having qualified from the above events (including the years when the event did not take place and instead the qualifying team was handpicked by the OFC, being 2008, 2015, 2017 and 2021).


;Legend
;Legend
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*{{border|width=3px|color=red|&nbsp;&nbsp;}} – Hosts
*{{border|width=3px|color=red|&nbsp;&nbsp;}} – Hosts
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
*QF – Quarterfinals
*QF – Quarter-finals
*R1 – Round 1 (group stage)
*R1 – Round 1 (group stage)
*q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
*q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
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{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}


;Timeline
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! {{diagonal split header|Team|Year}}
! Team \ Years
! {{flagicon|BRA}}<br />[[2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2005]]{{Cref2|†}}
! {{flagicon|BRA}}<br />[[2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2006]]
! {{flagicon|BRA}}<br />[[2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2006]]
! {{flagicon|BRA}}<br />[[2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2007]]
! {{flagicon|BRA}}<br />[[2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2007]]
! {{flagicon|FRA}}<br />[[2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2008]]{{Cref2|†}}
! {{flagicon|FRA}}<br />[[2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2008]]
! {{flagicon|UAE}}<br />[[2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2009]]
! {{flagicon|UAE}}<br />[[2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2009]]
! {{flagicon|ITA}}<br />[[2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2011]]
! {{flagicon|ITA}}<br />[[2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2011]]
! style="border:3px solid red"| {{flagicon|TAH}}<br />[[2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2013]]
! style="border:3px solid red"| {{flagicon|TAH}}<br />[[2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2013]]
! {{flagicon|POR}}<br />[[2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2015]]{{Cref2|†}}
! {{flagicon|POR}}<br />[[2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2015]]
! {{flagicon|BAH}}<br />[[2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2017]]{{Cref2|†}}
! {{flagicon|BAH}}<br />[[2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2017]]
! {{flagicon|PAR}}<br />[[2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2019]]
! {{flagicon|PAR}}<br />[[2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2019]]
! {{flagicon|RUS}}<br />[[2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2021]]
! {{flagicon|UAE}}<br />[[2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2023]]
! {{flagicon|SEY}}<br />[[2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2025]]
! Total
! Total
|-
|-
|align=left| {{beachsoccer|AUS}} || R1 || colspan=9| ''Member of AFC'' || '''1'''
|align=left| {{beachsoccer|SOL}} || R1 || R1 || R1 || R1 || || R1 || || || || || || || '''5'''
|-
|-
|align=left| {{beachsoccer|SOL}} || || R1 || R1 || R1 || R1 || || R1 || || || ||'''5'''
|align=left| {{beachsoccer|TAH|name=Tahiti}} || || || || || R1 || style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=#9acdff| 4th ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd || R1 || QF || QF || || '''7'''
|-style="border-top: 2.5px solid grey"
|-
|align=left colspan=13|Total no. of unique qualifiers || '''2'''
|align=left| {{beachsoccer|TAH|name=Tahiti}} || || || || || || R1 || style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=#9acdff| 4th ||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd || q||'''5'''
|-style="border-top: 2px solid grey"
|align=left colspan=11|Total no. of unique qualifiers || '''3'''
|}
|}

;Notes
{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}
{{Cnote2|†|In 2005, 2008, 2015 and 2017, no OFC qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup were held and teams were selected to represent OFC (2005: Australia; 2008: Solomon Islands; 2015 and 2017: Tahiti).}}
{{Cnote2 End}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ OFC Official Website]
*[http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ OFC], official website


{{International beach soccer}}
{{International beach soccer}}
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{{Oceanian Championships}}
{{Oceanian Championships}}


[[Category:FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (OFC)| ]]
[[Category:OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup| ]]
[[Category:FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification|OFC]]
[[Category:FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification|OFC]]
[[Category:Oceania Football Confederation competitions]]
[[Category:Oceania Football Confederation competitions for national teams|beach]]
[[Category:Oceanian championships]]
[[Category:Oceanian championships]]
[[Category:Beach soccer competitions]]
[[Category:International beach soccer competitions]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2006]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2006]]

Latest revision as of 20:07, 10 December 2024

OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup
Organising bodyOFC
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
RegionOceania
Number of teams4
Current champions Tahiti (4th title)
Most successful team(s) Solomon Islands
 Tahiti
(4 titles each)
WebsiteOFC
2024 OFC Beach Soccer Men's Nations Cup

The OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup is the main championship for beach soccer in Oceania,[1] contested between the senior men's national teams of the members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). It is the sport's version of the better known OFC Nations Cup in association football.

The winners of the championship are crowned continental champions; the tournament also acts as the qualification route for Oceanian nations to the upcoming edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup[2] and is therefore also known as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup OFC qualifier.[3] Coinciding with the annual staging of the World Cup, the competition took place yearly until 2009; the World Cup then became biennial, and as its supplementary qualification event, the championship followed suit.[2]

The championship was established in 2006 after FIFA made it a requirement for all confederations to begin holding qualification tournaments to determine the best national team(s) in their region and hence those who would proceed to represent their continent in the upcoming World Cup (previously, nations were simply invited to play).[4] FIFA currently allocate Oceania one berth at the World Cup[5] and hence only the winners qualify to the World Cup finals.[2]

Oceania's governing body for football, the OFC, organise the championship.[6] Cooperation has also come from Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), particularly in the initial tournaments.[7] The competition was held under the title of the OFC Beach Soccer Championship until 2019 when the name was changed to OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup, bringing it in line with the naming of other OFC senior national tournaments.[2]

The Solomon Islands and Tahiti are the most successful nation with four titles each.[8] Tahiti also are the current champions. These two nations are the only teams to qualify to the World Cup thus far.[2]

Results

[edit]

There have been seven editions of the championship as of 2023. For all tournaments, the winners qualified for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Year Location Final Third place match
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
OFC Beach Soccer Championship
2006
details 		French Polynesia Tema'e, Tahiti
Solomon Islands 		6–2
Vanuatu
Tahiti 		12–4
Cook Islands
2007
details 		New Zealand Auckland,
New Zealand
Solomon Islands 		5–3
Vanuatu
New Zealand 		5–3
Tahiti
2009
details 		French Polynesia Tema'e, Tahiti
Solomon Islands 		1–0
Vanuatu
Tahiti 		6–3
Fiji
2011
details 		French Polynesia Papeete, Tahiti
Tahiti 		4–3
Solomon Islands
Fiji 		—
2013
details 		New Caledonia Nouméa,
New Caledonia[a]
Solomon Islands 		[round-robin]
New Caledonia
Vanuatu 		—
OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup
2019
details 		French Polynesia Papeete, Tahiti
Tahiti 		4–3
Solomon Islands
New Caledonia 		8–7 (a.e.t.)
Vanuatu
2023
details 		French Polynesia Papeete, Tahiti
Tahiti 		7–0
Solomon Islands
Fiji 		12–0
Tonga
2024
details 		Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands[9]
Tahiti 		3–2
Solomon Islands
Fiji 		4–0
Papua New Guinea
Notes:
a. ^ The 2013 edition was originally set to take place in Papeete, Tahiti. However, despite being defending champions, Tahiti were unable to compete due to a pre-arranged tour of Europe to play against higher level opposition in preparation as host nation of the upcoming World Cup. Hence the competition was relocated to New Caledonia.[10]
Round-robin ^ Indicates this edition was played as a round-robin tournament. There was no final or third place match.

Unrealised editions:

In addition to the above tournaments, a further four editions were scheduled but ultimately did not take place as follows:

  1. 2008: The OFC was unable to organise the 2008 edition in time, due to a late calendar change bringing the 2008 World Cup forward from November to July. Hence, on the back of their two previous titles, the Solomon Islands were hand-picked by the OFC to be the confederation's representative at the World Cup.[6]
  2. 2015: The 2015 edition was originally set to take place in Papeete, Tahiti.[11] Due to undisclosed circumstances, the tournament was cancelled. Tahiti were hand-picked by the OFC to be the confederation's representative at the World Cup.[12]
  3. 2017: The 2017 edition was originally set to take place in February.[11] Due to undisclosed circumstances, the tournament was cancelled. Tahiti were hand-picked by the OFC to be the confederation's representative at the World Cup.[13]
  4. 2021: The 2021 edition was originally set to take place in January in Tahiti.[14] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was initially postponed[15] and subsequently cancelled entirely. Tahiti were hand-picked by the OFC to be the confederation's representative at the World Cup, based on being the highest ranked Oceanian nation in the then current release of the BSWW World Rankings and being reigning regional champions.[16]

Performance

[edit]

Successful nations

[edit]
Team Titles Runners-up Third place
 Solomon Islands 4 (2006, 2007, 2009, 2013) 3 (2011, 2019, 2023) –
 Tahiti 4 (2011*, 2019*, 2023*, 2024) – 2 (2006*, 2009*)
 Vanuatu – 3 (2006, 2007, 2009) 1 (2013)
 New Caledonia – 1 (2013*) 1 (2019)
 Fiji – – 2 (2011, 2023)
 New Zealand – – 1 (2007*)
* = Hosts

Awards

[edit]
Year Top goalscorer(s) Gls Best player Best goalkeeper Fair play Ref.
French Polynesia 2006 French Polynesia Teiva Izal 11 French Polynesia Teiva Izal Vanuatu Chikau Mansale  Cook Islands [1]
New Zealand 2007 French Polynesia Teva Zaveroni 11 Solomon Islands James Naka Vanuatu Chikau Mansale  New Zealand [2]
French Polynesia 2009 Solomon Islands James Naka 7 Solomon Islands James Naka Vanuatu Chikau Mansale  Vanuatu [3]
French Polynesia 2011 Solomon Islands James Naka
Fiji Ratu Dugucagi
Solomon Islands Robert Laua 		4 Solomon Islands James Naka French Polynesia Jonathan Torohia  Fiji [4]
New Caledonia 2013 Solomon Islands Joe Luwi 5 Solomon Islands Samson Takayama Solomon Islands Fred Hale not awarded [5]
French Polynesia 2019 French Polynesia Patrick Tepa 12 French Polynesia Heimanu Taiarui French Polynesia Jonathan Torohia  Solomon Islands [6]
French Polynesia 2023 Fiji Gabiriele Matanisiga 12 French Polynesia Heirauarii Salem French Polynesia Jonathan Torohia  Fiji
 Tahiti 		[7]

All-time top goalscorers

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As of 2023

The following table shows the all-time top goalscorers (minimum 10 goals).

Rank Player Team Goals
1 James Naka  Solomon Islands 34
2 Patrick Tepa  Tahiti 21
3 Teva Zaveroni  Tahiti 18
4 Raimana Li Fung Kuee  Tahiti 17
5 Seule Soromon  Vanuatu 15
6 Teva Izal  Tahiti 14
Henry Koto  Solomon Islands
8 Max Fa'ari  Solomon Islands 12
Gabiriele Matanisiga  Fiji
10 Loic Boulet  Vanuatu 11
Tearii Labaste  Tahiti
Heirauarii Salem  Tahiti
13 Fenedy Masauvakalo  Vanuatu 10
Heimanu Taiarui  Tahiti
Sources:
2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013: (a, b, c), 2019, 2023: ( a, b, c)

All-time table

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As of 2023

Pos Team App Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1  Solomon Islands 7 26 19 0 0 7 136 86 +50 57
2  Tahiti 6 24 16 0 0 8 179 88 +91 48
3  Vanuatu 5 19 9 2 0 8 117 90 +27 31
4  New Caledonia 2 7 2 1 0 4 32 46 –14 8
5  Fiji 3 10 2 0 0 8 62 61 +1 6
6  New Zealand 1 4 1 0 0 3 21 26 –5 3
7  Cook Islands 1 4 0 0 0 4 6 49 –43 0
8  Tonga 2 8 0 0 0 8 15 129 –114 0

Key: Appearances App / Won in normal time W = 3 points / Won in extra-time W+ = 2 points / Won on penalty shoot-out WP = 1 point / Lost L = 0 points

Appearances & performance timeline

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The following is a performance timeline of the teams who have appeared in the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup and how many appearances they each have made.

Legend
Timeline
Year
Team
 2006
French Polynesia
(4) 		2007
New Zealand
(4) 		2009
French Polynesia
(4) 		2011
French Polynesia
(3) 		2013
New Caledonia
(3) 		2019
French Polynesia
(5) 		2023
French Polynesia
(4) 		2024
Solomon Islands
(4) 		Apps
⁄8
 Cook Islands 4th × × × × × × × 1
 Fiji × × 4th 3rd × × 3rd Q 4
 New Caledonia × × × × 2nd 3rd × × 2
 New Zealand × 3rd × × × × × × 1
 Papua New Guinea × × × × × × × Q 1
 Solomon Islands 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd Q 8
 Tahiti 3rd 4th 3rd 1st •• 1st 1st Q 7
 Tonga × × × × × 5th 4th × 2
 Vanuatu 2nd 2nd 2nd •• 3rd 4th × × 5

Performance of qualifiers at the World Cup

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Main article: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup records and statistics

The following is a performance timeline of the OFC teams who have gone on to appear in the World Cup, having qualified from the above events (including the years when the event did not take place and instead the qualifying team was handpicked by the OFC, being 2008, 2015, 2017 and 2021).

Legend
Timeline
Year
Team
 Brazil
2006 		Brazil
2007 		France
2008 		United Arab Emirates
2009 		Italy
2011 		French Polynesia
2013 		Portugal
2015 		The Bahamas
2017 		Paraguay
2019 		Russia
2021 		United Arab Emirates
2023 		Seychelles
2025 		Total
 Solomon Islands R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 5
 Tahiti R1 4th 2nd 2nd R1 QF QF 7
Total no. of unique qualifiers 2

References

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  • OFC, official website
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