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OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup
Founded	2006; 18 years ago
Region	Oceania (OFC)
Number of teams	5
Current champions	Tahiti (2nd title)
Most successful team(s)	Solomon Islands; (4 titles)
Website	OFC
	2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup

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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 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.

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 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.

Now that the World Cup takes place every two years, so does the championship which started with the qualifiers for the 2011 World Cup.

Results

For all tournaments, the winners qualified for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Year	Location	Final			Third place match
Year	Location	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
OFC Beach Soccer Championship
2006 details	Tema'e, Tahiti	Solomon Islands	6–2	Vanuatu	Tahiti	12–4	Cook Islands
2007 details	Auckland, New Zealand	Solomon Islands	5–3	Vanuatu	New Zealand	5–3	Tahiti
2008	Not held^[a]
2009 details	Tema'e, Tahiti	Solomon Islands	1–0	Vanuatu	Tahiti	6–3	Fiji
2011 details	Papeete, Tahiti	Tahiti	4–3	Solomon Islands	Fiji	—
2013 details	Nouméa, New Caledonia^[b]	Solomon Islands	6–0	New Caledonia	Vanuatu	—
2015	Not held^[c]
2017	Not held^[d]
OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup
2019 details	Papeete, Tahiti	Tahiti	4–3	Solomon Islands	New Caledonia	8–7	Vanuatu
2021 details	Papeete, Tahiti^[1]

Notes:

a. ^ The OFC was unable to organise the 2008 championship 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.^[2]

b. ^ 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.^[3]

c. ^ The 2015 edition was originally set to take place in Papeete, Tahiti.^[4] 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.^[5]

d. ^ The 2017 edition was originally set to take place in February.^[4] 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.^[6]

Performance

Successful nations

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

* = Hosts

All-time table

As of 2019

Pos	Team	App	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Solomon Islands	6	22	17	0	5	112	63	+49	51
2	Tahiti	5	20	12	0	8	131	79	+52	36
3	Vanuatu	5	19	9	2	8	117	90	+27	31
4	New Caledonia	2	7	2	1	4	32	46	–14	8
5	New Zealand	1	4	1	0	3	21	26	–5	3
6	Fiji	2	6	0	0	6	23	47	–24	0
7	Cook Islands	1	4	0	0	4	6	49	–43	0
8	Tonga	1	4	0	0	4	6	55	–49	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

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

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
5th – Fifth place

× – Did not enter
•• – Entered but withdrew
– Hosts
Apps – No. of appearances

Timeline

Year Team	2006 (4)	2007 (4)	2009 (4)	2011 (3)	2013 (3)	2019 (5)	Apps ⁄6
Cook Islands	4th	×	×	×	×	×	1
Fiji	×	×	4th	3rd	×	×	2
New Caledonia	×	×	×	×	2nd	3rd	2
New Zealand	×	3rd	×	×	×	×	1
Solomon Islands	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	6
Tahiti	3rd	4th	3rd	1st	••	1st	5
Tonga	×	×	×	×	×	5th	1
Vanuatu	2nd	2nd	2nd	••	3rd	4th	5

Performance of qualifiers at the World Cup

The following is a performance timeline of the OFC teams who have gone on to appear in the World Cup, having successfully qualified from the above events.^[†]

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
– Hosts

QF – Quarter-finals
R1 – Round 1 (group stage)
q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
Total – Total times qualified for World Cup

Timeline

Year Team	2006	2007	2008	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	Total
Solomon Islands	R1	R1	R1	R1		R1				5
Tahiti					R1	4th	2nd	2nd	R1	5
Total no. of unique qualifiers										2

†. ^ Note that in 2008, 2015 and 2017, no team "qualified" for the World Cup as such because the OFC qualifiers were not held; the OFC hand-picked a team to represent the confederation.

References

^ "OFC tournaments update". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 July 2020.
^ oceaniafootball (31 July 2009). "OFC Beach Soccer Championship" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
^ "Sport: Oceania Beach Soccer qualifier moved to New Caledonia". RNZ International. 6 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b "OFC Executive Committee decisions". oceaniafootball.com. 2014-04-23. Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
^ "Teams". FIFA.com. 2015.
^ "Competition calendar outlined". Oceania Football Confederation. December 10, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016.

External links

OFC Official Website

[1] "OFC tournaments update". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 July 2020.

[2] tball (31 July 2009). "OFC Beach Soccer Championship" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.

[3] "Sport: Oceania Beach Soccer qualifier moved to New Caledonia". RNZ International. 6 August 2013.

[2015&2017-4] "OFC Executive Committee decisions". oceaniafootball.com. 2014-04-23. Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-04-17.

[5] "Teams". FIFA.com. 2015.

[6] "Competition calendar outlined". Oceania Football Confederation. December 10, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016.

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-:'''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.
+:'''a.''' {{note|A}} The OFC was unable to organise the 2008 championship 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>{{cite web|url= http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/tmp1E4.pdf|title= OFC Beach Soccer Championship|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>
-:'''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.
+:'''b.''' {{note|B}} 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://web.archive.org/web/20130903035509/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 }}</ref>
+:'''c.''' {{note|D}} 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 |accessdate=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=http://web.archive.org/web/20151008065351/https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/teams/index.html |title=Teams |publisher=FIFA.com |date=2015 }}</ref>
-:'''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.
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+:'''d.''' {{note|E}} 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|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>
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 ==Performance==

v t e International beach soccer
FIFA Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) World cups (FIFA World Cup [current] World Championships [former]) World Beach Games Intercontinental Cup (Men's • Women's) Mundialito (de Clubes) BSWW Tour World Rankings Stars Awards
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup– WAFF
Africa	CAF – Cup of Nations
North America Central America and Caribbean	CONCACAF – Championship
South America	CONMEBOL – World Cup qualifiers Copa América U-20 League Club Copa Libertadores
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup
Europe	UEFA – League World Cup qualifiers Cup Club Winners Cup Men's Women's Baltic Sea & Scandinavian Beach Soccer League
Games	Asian Beach Games Bolivarian Beach Games European Games Mediterranean Beach Games South American Beach Games

v t e FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification
AFC	2005¹ 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021¹ 2023 2025
CAF	2005¹ 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CONCACAF	2005² 2006 2007² 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CONMEBOL	2005² 2006 2007² 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OFC	2005¹ 2006 2007 2008¹ 2009 2011 2013 2015¹ 2017¹ 2019 2021¹ 2023 2025
UEFA	2005³(p) 2006³(p) 2007³(p) 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
¹ No qualifiers took place; representatives were selected by the confederation. ² CONCACAF and CONMEBOL held a joint championship for qualification. ³ Qualification was achieved through the Euro Beach Soccer League. (p) This indicates an additional play-off round, supplement to the main qualification event.