The 2011 Oceanian Futsal Championship (OFC) was the eighth edition of the main international futsal tournament of the Oceanian region. It took place from 16 May to 20 May 2011, and was hosted by

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, which had also hosted three previous editions. The number of participating nations rose to eight, up from seven in 2010, as Kiribati made their first ever appearance at the OFC Futsal Championship. The defending champions, the

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...

, retained their title, defeating

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by six goals to four in the final. The tournament's Golden Ball (Player of the tournament) award went to Elliot Ragomo of the Solomon Islands, who also won Golden Boot award for the highest number of goals scored in the tournament. The tournament also acted as a qualifying tournament for the

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in Thailand. The

won the tournament, and qualified for the World Cup."Kurukuru heading for World Cup"
, '' Futsal Wire'', May 22, 2011

Championship

Group A

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Group B

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7th place match

5th place match

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

References

{{2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup Qualification OFC Futsal Nations Cup tournaments OFC

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