2004 Oceanian Futsal Championship

The 2004 OFC Futsal Championship was the fourth edition of the main international futsal tournament of the Oceanian region. It took place in Canberra, Australia from 25 to 29 July 2004.

2004 Oceanian Futsal Championship
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates25–29 July 2004
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Australia (4th title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Third place Vanuatu
Fourth place Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored95 (6.33 per match)
1999
2008

The tournament also acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Chinese Taipei. Australia won the tournament and qualified for the World Cup.

Championship

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The six participating teams played each on a single round-robin format. The top team of the group, Australia, won the championship and got a ticket to 2004 Futsal World Cup.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 5500200+2015
 New Zealand 54012214+812
 Vanuatu 53022111+109
 Fiji 5203111106
 Solomon Islands 51041231−193
 Samoa 5005928−190

Day 1


New Zealand 4 – 2 Vanuatu
Samoa 0 – 4 Fiji
Australia 9 – 0 Solomon Islands

Day 2


Fiji 1 – 5 Vanuatu
New Zealand 0 – 4 Australia

Day 3


Samoa 4 – 7 Vanuatu
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
and
Teariki Goodman (Cook Islands)
Solomon Islands 4 – 8 New Zealand
Referee: Adrian Tamplin (Australia)
and
Rob Porritt (Australia)
Australia 1 – 0 Fiji
Referee: Alian Alick (Vanuatu)
and
Ben Lemana (Samoa)

Day 4


Fiji 2 – 4 New Zealand
Referee: Ben Lemana (Samoa)
and
and Robert Porritt (Australia)
Vanuatu 7 – 1 Solomon Islands
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Referee: Lyle Hudson (Australia)
and
Adrian Tamplin (Australia)
Australia 5 – 0 Samoa
Referee: Alian Alick (Vanuatu)
and
Teariki Goodwin (Cook Islands)

Day 5


Fiji 4 – 1 Solomon Islands
Referee: Atufila Talaia (American Samoa)
and
Teariki Goodwin (Cook Islands)
Samoa 2 – 6 New Zealand
Referee: Robert Porritt (Australia)
and
Lyle Hudson (Australia)
Vanuatu 0 – 1 Australia
Referee: Teariki Goodwin (Cook Islands)
and
Rakesh Varman (Fiji)

 2004 Oceanian Futsal Championship winners 

Australia
Fourth title

Goalscorers

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There were 95 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 6.33 goals per match.

9 goals

7 goals

Match officials

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References

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