2013 OFC Beach Soccer Championship

The 2013 OFC Beach Soccer Championship took place from 31 August to 2 September 2013 on the grounds of the University of New Caledonia in Nouméa, New Caledonia.^[1] It acted as a qualifier for the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. This time around, a second OFC team qualified alongside Tahiti for the World Cup, due to the facts that Tahiti is the host of the World Cup and that the OFC is only supposed to have one representative.

2013 OFC Beach Soccer Championship

2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (OFC)
Tournament details
Host country	New Caledonia
Dates	31 August – 2 September 2013
Teams	3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Solomon Islands (4th title)
Runners-up	New Caledonia
Third place	Vanuatu
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	30 (10 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Joseph Luwi (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Samson Takayama
Best goalkeeper	Fred Hale
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The tournament was originally scheduled to take place in Papeete, Tahiti from 4 – 9 August however due to the Tahitian national squad being involved in a European tour it was decided that the competition would be moved to New Caledonia.^[2]

Participating teams

Three teams have been confirmed to be participating in the tournament

•  New Caledonia
•  Solomon Islands
•  Vanuatu

Group stage

Due to numerous delays in the tournament's administration, the official schedule was not released until 22 August 2013, when the draw was conducted. The first-place finisher was declared the winner of the tournament.

All kickoff times are listed as local time in New Caledonia, (UTC+11:00).

Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
Solomon Islands	2	2	0	0	14	3	+11	6
New Caledonia	2	1	0	1	7	12	−5	3
Vanuatu	2	0	0	2	9	15	−6	0

Solomon Islands	8–3	Vanuatu
J. Luwi 7', 30' R. Laua 15' J. Naka 20' (pen.), 22', 26' M. Aisa 21' A. Talo 24'	Report	5' A. Malapa 35' I. Wilson 36' D. Natou

31 August 2013

15:30

University of New Caledonia, Nouméa

Referee: Rajinesh Dave

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Vanuatu	6–7	New Caledonia
A. Malapa 15', 34' D. Mansale 21' D. Michel 22' R. Tom 36', 36'	Report	2' O. Dokunengo 10', 27' K. Dokunengo 25', 35', 35' R. Djamali 34' J.-P. Ayawa

1 September 2013

14:00

University of New Caledonia, Nouméa

Referee: Hugo Pado

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New Caledonia	0–6	Solomon Islands
	Report	16', 33', 35' J. Luwi 30' A. Talo 33' S. Takayama 36' R. Laua

2 September 2013

12:00

University of New Caledonia, Nouméa

Referee: Rajinesh Dave

Winners

2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (OFC) Winners:
Solomon Islands Fourth title

Awards

^[3]

Best Player (MVP)
Samson Takayama
Top Scorer(s)
Joseph Luwi (5 goals)
Best Goalkeeper
Fred Hale
FIFA Fair Play Award

Teams qualifying

	Team
1st Place	Solomon Islands

Top scorers

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Solomon Islands
2	New Caledonia
3	Vanuatu

References

1. "Path to Tahiti 2013 revealed". oceaniafootball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
2. "RNZ Pacific".
3. "Bilikiki reclaim beach soccer crown". OFC. September 2, 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2014-10-26.

External links

• 2013 OFC Beach Soccer Championship