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,"OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 - TV SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT" , 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."Teams" , Oceania Football Confederation Previously, the Championship had been held every four years; the 2009 edition marked the beginning of an annual tournament."OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 - TV SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT" , 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."OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 - SOLOMONS WIN FINAL 8-1 OVER FIJI" , 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."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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Group stage
Third place match
Final
Oceanian Futsal Championship 2009 WinnersSolomon Islands2nd Title
Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
AwardPlayerGolden Ball Jack WetneyGolden Boot Micah Lea’alafaGolden Gloves Paul HuiaFair Play Award
Goalscorers The sum of individual game score sheets shows same 8 goals for Micah Lea’alafa and Jack Wetney. Game score sheets were checked to the OFC reports. However final OFC report declares 9 goals for Micah Lea’alafa and 7 for Wetney
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