2006 OFC Beach Soccer Championship

2006 OFC Beach Soccer Championship
2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (OFC)
Tournament details
Host country  Tahiti
Dates 31 August - 3 September 2006
Teams 4 (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 played 8
Goals scored 64 (8 per match)
2007 →

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 November 2 - November 12.[1]

Contents

Competing nations

Group stage

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 3 3 1 2 14 9 +5
 Cook Islands 0 3 0 3 2 37 -35

Day 1

31 August 2006
 Vanuatu  9 – 4  Solomon Islands Temea Beach, Moorea
31 August 2006
 Tahiti  8 – 1  Cook Islands Temea Beach, Moorea

Day 2

1 September 2006
 Vanuatu  12 – 1  Cook Islands Temea Beach, Moorea
1 September 2006
 Solomon Islands  3 – 2  Tahiti Temea Beach, Moorea

Day 3

2 September 2006
 Solomon Islands  13 – 0  Cook Islands Temea Beach, Moorea
2 September 2006
 Vanuatu  5 – 4  Tahiti Temea Beach, Moorea

Knockout Stage

Third place play-off

3 September 2006
 Tahiti  12 – 4  Cook Islands Temea Beach, Moorea

Final

3 September 2006
 Solomon Islands  6 – 2  Vanuatu Temea Beach, Moorea

Winners

 (2006) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Qualification (OFC) Winners: 

Solomon Islands
First title

Final standings

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

References

  1. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/fifabeach06.html
International beach soccer
Asia
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and Caribbean
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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification
AFC
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CAF
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CONCACAF
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CONMEBOL
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OFC
2006 · 2007 · 20083 · 2009 · 2011
UEFA
20061 · 20071 · 2008 · 2009 · 2011 
1Qualification was achieved through the Euro Beach Soccer League. 2CONCACAF and CONMEBOL held a joint championship. 3No qualifiers took place as the Solomon Islands were automatically selected.