2006 OFC Beach Soccer Championship

The 2006 OFC Beach Soccer championship also known as the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (OFC) was the first beach soccer championship for Oceania, held from late August to early September, in Moorea, Tahiti, French Polynesia. The Solomon Islands won the championship, who moved on to play in the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 2 November - 12 November.[1][2]

2006 OFC Beach Soccer Championship
2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (OFC)
Tournament details
Host countryTahiti
Dates31 August - 3 September 2006
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Solomon Islands (1st title)
Runners-up Vanuatu
Third place Tahiti
Fourth place Cook Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored64 (8 per match)
Top scorer(s)French Polynesia Teva Izal (11 goals)
Best player(s)French Polynesia Teva Izal
Best goalkeeperVanuatu Chikau Mansale
Fair play award Cook Islands
2007

Competing nations

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Group stage

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Team Pts Pld W L GF GA GD
  Vanuatu 9 3 3 0 26 9 17
  Solomon Islands 6 3 2 1 20 11 9
  Tahiti (H) 3 3 1 2 14 9 5
  Cook Islands 0 3 0 3 2 37 -35

Day 1

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Vanuatu  9 – 4  Solomon Islands
Sam    
Maleb    
K. Masauvakalo  
Malas  
Soromon  
F. Masauvakalo  
Chilia  
Koto      
Naka  
Temea Beach, Moorea



Tahiti  8 – 1  Cook Islands
T. Qaeze        
Izal    
Terevaura  
J. Qaeze  
Mateariki  
Temea Beach, Moorea



Day 2

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Cook Islands  1 – 12  Vanuatu
Harmon   Soromon        
Sam    
Chilia    
F. Masauvakalo    
K. Masauvakalo  
Maleb  
Temea Beach, Moorea



Tahiti  2 – 3  Solomon Islands
Lee Fung Kuee  
Tchen  
Naka    
Anisua  
Temea Beach, Moorea



Day 3

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Solomon Islands  13 – 0  Cook Islands
Anisua          
Koto      
Omokirio      
Naka    
Temea Beach, Moorea



Tahiti  4 – 5  Vanuatu
Izal      
Lee Fung Kuee  
Soromon    
Maleb  
Malas  
Chilia  
Temea Beach, Moorea

Knockout stage

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Third place play-off

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Tahiti  12 – 4  Cook Islands
Izal            
Lee Fung Kuee        
Terevaura  
Malfati  
Harmon  
Angene  
Mateariki  
Mustonen  
Temea Beach, Moorea



Final

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Vanuatu  2 – 6  Solomon Islands
Maleb     Anisua    
Koto    
Naka  
Omokirio  
Temea Beach, Moorea

Winners

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 (2006) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Qualification (OFC) Winners: 
 
Solomon Islands
First title

Final standings

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Rank Team
1   Solomon Islands
2   Vanuatu
3   Tahiti
4   Cook Islands

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006".
  2. ^ "2006 OFC Beach Soccer Championship – Event Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2018.