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2011 OFC Beach Soccer Championship

FieldValue
tourney_name2011 OFC Beach Soccer Championship
other_titles2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (OFC)
countryTahiti
dates23–26 February 2011
num_teams3
confederations1
venues1
cities1
champion_other
count1
second_other
third_other
matches4
goals36
attendance5125
top_scorerSOL James Naka
SOL Robert Laua
Fiji Jo Dugucagi
(4 goals each)
playerSOL James Naka
goalkeeperTAH Jonathan Torohia
fair_play
prevseason2009
nextseason2013

SOL Robert Laua Fiji Jo Dugucagi (4 goals each) The 2011 OFC Beach Soccer Championship took place from 23 February to 26 February 2011, in Papeete, Tahiti, It acted as a qualifier for the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. This was the third time the island had hosted the competition, following the 2006 and 2009 tournaments in Moorea. Only the winners of the tournament, Tahiti, qualified to play in the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The Solomon Islands were the favorites, having won the last 3 other qualifying championships in 2006, 2007 and 2009, but surprisingly lost in the final to Tahiti, despite beating them in the group stage. This means for the first time since 2005, the Solomon Islands will not be representing Oceania at the world cup.

All matches were held at the new Jardin de Paofai complex in Papeete, which was opened on 15 February 2011.

Participating teams

Four teams decided to enter into the tournament to compete for the one spot in the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. These were the same nations who competed in the 2009 OFC Beach Soccer Championship.

Unfortunately, due to a cyclone recently passing through the region, the Vanuatu national team was stranded at their airport as they were about to leave for Tahiti to attend the tournament. As a result, they were forced to withdraw from the tournament. Participating:

Withdrawing:

Group stage

The group stage was going to begin on 22 February but due to the cyclone which forced Vanuatu to withdraw, it commenced on 23 February with no rest day and consisted of each nation playing each other once in a single round-robin format.

All kickoff times are listed as Tahitian local time, (UTC-10).

TeamPldWW+LGFGAGDPts
2200135+86
210179−23
2002915−60

Ne'e , ,
Laua , ,
Aisa Ratan
Watkins

Bennett
Izal ,
Zaveroni
Dunadamu (O.G) Raju
Dugucagi ,
Dunadamu

Muri ,
Laua

Tournament final

Naka , Izal
Bennett
Amau

Winners

Awards

Best Player (MVP)Top Scorer(s)Best GoalkeeperFIFA Fair Play Award
SOL James Naka
SOL James NakaSOL Robert LauaFIJ Jo Dugucagi
4 goals
TAH Jonathan Torohia

Team qualifying

Team
1st Place

Top scorers

;4 goals

  • SOL James Naka
  • Fiji Jo Dugucagi
  • SOL Robert Laua ;3 goals
  • SOL Franco Ne'e
  • TAH Teiva Izal
  • SOL Nicholas Muri ;2 goals
  • SOL McPhillip Aisa
  • TAH Naea Bennett
  • TAH Patrick Tepa ;2 goals (cont.)
  • Fiji Rajnesh Ratu (Ratan) ;1 goal
  • TAH Teva Zaveroni
  • Fiji Archie Watkins
  • TAH Tainui Lehartel
  • Fiji Maciu Dunadamu
  • Fiji Sandeep Nair
  • TAH Marama Amau ;Own Goal
  • Fiji Maciu Dunadamu (for TAH Tahiti)

Final standings

RankTeam
1****
2****
3****

References

References

  1. "OFC Calendar". oceaniafootball.com.
  2. "Oceania's Qualifier has been confirmed: Tahití 2011". beachsoccer.com.
  3. "Teams eye up beach glory". oceaniafootball.com.
  4. "Beach soccer kick off delayed". oceaniafootball.com.
  5. "Cyclone Atu strands Vanuatu team". oceaniafootball.com.
  6. "Tahiti stun favourites to qualify for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup". beachsoccer.com.
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