OFC Beach Soccer Championship
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| Founded | 2006 |
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| Region | Oceania (OFC) |
| Number of teams | 3 (2013) |
| Current champions |
 Solomon Islands (4th title) |
| Most successful team(s) |
Solomon Islands (4 titles) |
The OFC Beach Soccer Championship is the main international championship for beach soccer in Oceania, mirroring that of the OFC Nations Cup in association football. 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(s) 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.
For all tournaments, the top team qualified for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Notes:
These are the nations who have qualified to appear in the OFC Beach Soccer Championship since 2006.
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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