OFC Beach Soccer Championship


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 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.

Tournaments

For all tournaments, the top team qualified for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Notes:

Successful nations

Overall standings

As 2017
PosTeamPartPldWWEWPLGFGADifPts
1517140039045+4542
241472057760+1725
341570087567+821
41410032126-53
5121001712-53
62600042347-240
7140004649-430

Note:
Win in Common Time W = 3 Points / Win in Extra Time WE = 2 Points / Win in Penalty shoot-out WP = 1 Point / Lose L = 0 Points

Appearances

These are the nations who have qualified to appear in the OFC Beach Soccer Championship since 2006.
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2006

2007

2009

2011

2013

2019

Total
appearances
4th•••••1
••4th3rd••2
••••2nd3rd2
•3rd••••1
1st1st1st2nd1st2nd6
3rd4th3rd1st••1st5
•••••5th1
2nd2nd2nd••3rd4th5

Performance of qualifiers at the World Cup

The following is a performance timeline of the OFC teams who have appeared in the Beach Soccer World Cup since being sanctioned by FIFA in 2005.
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