2009 Oceanian Futsal Championship
{{Infobox international football competition
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| year = 2009
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| country = Fiji
| dates = 7–11 July 2009
| num_teams = 4
| confederations = 1
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| champion_other = {{futsal|SOL}}
| count = 2
| second_other = {{futsal|FIJ}}
| third_other = {{futsal|VAN}}
| fourth_other = {{futsal|NCL|french}}
| matches = 8
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| prevseason = 2008
| nextseason = 2010
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The 2009 OFC Futsal Championship was the sixth edition of the main international futsal tournament of the Oceanian region. It took place from 7 July to 11 July 2009,[http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/ofc-futsal-championship-2009---ofc-mai-tv-announce-broadcast-schedule "OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 - TV SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715073106/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/ofc-futsal-championship-2009---ofc-mai-tv-announce-broadcast-schedule |date=2009-07-15 }}, Oceania Football Confederation, July 6, 2009 and was hosted by Fiji, which had also hosted the previous edition. The number of participating teams dropped from seven to just four, as French Polynesia, New Zealand and Tuvalu failed to return from the previous year's competition.[http://www.oceaniafootball.com/compdetails/nav/1532/post/99175 "Teams"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720032724/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/compdetails/nav/1532/post/99175 |date=2009-07-20 }}, Oceania Football Confederation Previously, the Championship had been held every four years; the 2009 edition marked the beginning of an annual tournament.[http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/ofc-futsal-championship-2009---ofc-mai-tv-announce-broadcast-schedule "OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 - TV SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715073106/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/ofc-futsal-championship-2009---ofc-mai-tv-announce-broadcast-schedule |date=2009-07-15 }}, Oceania Football Confederation, July 6, 2009
The defending champions, the Solomon Islands, retained their title, defeating the hosts by eight goals to one in the final.[http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/ofc-futsal-championship-2009---solomons-5-1-over-fiji-at-halftime "OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 - SOLOMONS WIN FINAL 8-1 OVER FIJI"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715050119/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/ofc-futsal-championship-2009---solomons-5-1-over-fiji-at-halftime |date=2009-07-15 }}, Oceania Football Confederation, July 10, 2009
The tournament's Golden Ball (Player of the tournament) award went to Jack Wetney of the Solomon Islands.
The championship was also notable as it witnessed a new world record for the fastest ever goal scored in an official futsal match. The scorer was Solomon Islands team captain Elliot Ragomo, who scored against New Caledonia three seconds into the game.[http://solomonstarnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10142&change=100&changeown=102&Itemid=42 "RAGOMO BEATS WORLD RECORD….to score the fastest futsal goal"], Solomon Star, July 15, 2009
Championship
The four teams played one another over the first three days, with the top two advancing to the final, and the other two facing each other for third place.
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Solomon Islands}} | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 9 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Fiji}} | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|New Caledonia|french}} | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15| | ||
| 6 | 3 | |||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Vanuatu}} | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18| | ||
| 13 | 0 |
=Group stage=
{{football box
|date= 2009-07-07
|time=
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Fiji}}
|score= 2-1
|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20090709091614/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/ofc-futsal-championship-2009---match-day-1-results]
|team2= {{futsal|Vanuatu}}
|goals1= Sandeep NAIR 30'; 31'
|goals2= Vira Jack ALA 39';
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|referee= Teihotu TAEREA (Tahiti)}}
{{football box
|date= 2009-07-07
|time=
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Solomon Islands}}
|score= 8-3
|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20090709091614/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/ofc-futsal-championship-2009---match-day-1-results]
|team2= {{futsal|New Caledonia|french}}
|goals1= Elliot RAGOMO 1’, 37’; Francis LAFAI 14’; Micah LEA’ALAFA 22’, 22’; Moffat SIKWA’AE 26’; James EGATA 31’; Jack WETNEY 37’
|goals2= Anderson PAULIN 14’; Rodrique POIWI 17’; Ismael TCHOVAMILI 18’;
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|referee= Teihotu TAEREA (Tahiti)}}
{{football box
|date= 2009-07-08
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|team1= {{futsal-rt|Fiji}}
|score= 3-5
|report= [http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091006080754/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/futsal%2D2009%2D%2Dmatch%2Dday%2Dtwo%2Dfiji%2Dand%2Dsolomons%2Dlocked%2D1%2D1%2Dat%2Dhalftime]
|team2= {{futsal|Solomon Islands}}
|goals1= Kamal HASSAN 8', 39'; Mohammed SHALMEEN 38'
|goals2= Jenan KAPU 14'; Micah LEA'ALAFA 22', 29'; Elliot RAGOMO 30'; Jack WETNEY 35'
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{{football box
|date= 2009-07-08
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|team1= {{futsal-rt|Vanuatu}}
|score= 4-5
|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20090715073043/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/futsal-2009-fiji--new-caledonia-v-vanuatu-halftime-score]
|team2= {{futsal|New Caledonia|french}}
|goals1= Ben EDWARD 4’; Lui SIFAS 18’, 30’; Ben EDWARD 29’
|goals2= Anderson PAULIN 5’ ; Ismael TCHOVAMILI 17’, 29’; Loic CAUNES 20’ 38’;
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{{football box
|date= 2009-07-09
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|team1= {{futsal-rt|Fiji}}
|score= 3-1
|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20090715073047/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/ofc-futsal-championship--fiji-to-meet-kurukuru-in-final]
|team2= {{futsal|New Caledonia|french}}
|goals1= Kamal HASSAN 7', 10'; Dinesh Chand MUDALIAR 31'
|goals2= Christophe WHAAP 16'
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{{football box
|date= 2009-07-09
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|team1= {{futsal-rt|Vanuatu}}
|score= 0-11
|report= [http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091006081053/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/ofc%2Dfutsal%2Dchampionship%2D%2Dsolomons%2D5%2Dvanuatu%2D0%2Dat%2Dhalftime]
|team2= {{futsal|Solomon Islands}}
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|goals2= Elliot RAGOMO 2'; Micah LEA’ALAFA 3', 25'; Jack WETNEY 4', 14', 24', 26'; Stanley PUAIRANA 18'; James EGETA 23', 29'; Moffat SIKWA’AE 30'
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=Third place match=
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|date= 2009-07-11
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|team1= {{futsal-rt|Vanuatu}}
|score= 6-2
|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20090715073132/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/ofc-futsal-championship-2009---starting-lists-new-caledonia-vs-vanuatu]
|team2= {{futsal|New Caledonia|french}}
|goals1= Vira Jack ALA 14', 18', 20'; Don MANSALE ?; Junior MALAS 33'; Lui SIFAS 38'
|goals2= Ivann POUROUORO 11'; Ismael TCHOVAMILI 18'
|stadium= Vodafone Arena, Suva
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|referee= }}
=Final=
{{football box
|date= 2009-07-11
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|team1= {{futsal-rt|Solomon Islands}}
|score= 8-1
|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20090715050119/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofcnewsdetails/ofc-futsal-championship-2009---solomons-5-1-over-fiji-at-halftime]
|team2= {{futsal|Fiji}}
|goals1= Micah LEA’ALAFA 13’, 39’; Jenan KAPU 11’; Jack WETNEY 14’,32'; Elliot RAGOMO 14’, 19’; James EGETA 23’
|goals2= Simione Moce TAMANISAU 16'
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| Oceanian Futsal Championship 2009 Winners |
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| Image:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands 2nd Title |
