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Tahiti national futsal team

Tahiti
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Aito Arii[1]
AssociationTahitian Football Federation
ConfederationOFC
Head coachTemuri Ariitai[2]
Home stadiumFautaua Sports Hall
FIFA codeTAH
FIFA ranking45 (14 June 2024)[3]
First international
 Tuvalu 1–3 Tahiti 
(Suva, Fiji; 9 June 2008)
Biggest win
 Tonga 2–24 Tahiti 
(Païta, New Caledonia; 30 October 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Iran 16–1 Tahiti 
(Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; 18 September 2017)

The Tahiti national futsal team represents French Polynesia in international futsal under the auspices of the Tahitian Football Federation.

History

Futsal was introduced to Tahiti in 2005 and rapidly gained popularity. The football association organized its first futsal league in 2007. The territory participated in the OFC Futsal Nations Cup for the first time in the 2008 edition of the tournament.[4][5] That year, the team finished runners-up to the Solomon Islands. Tahiti repeated the performance in 2011, again finishing behind only the Solomons.[6] The nation played its first match at home on 29 March 2013, a 3–1 friendly victory over New Zealand at the Fautaua Sports Hall.[7]

Tahiti was invited to participate in the 2017 Asian Indoor and martial Arts Games in Turkmenistan. The team was drawn into a group with Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, and tournament favorites Iran.[8] The team suffered a 1–16 defeat in their opening match against the latter on 18 September 2017.[9] Tahiti was joined in the competition by fellow OFC member, Solomon Islands. The two nations became the first from Oceania to compete in the competition. The tournament also marked the first time Tahiti played outside of its own region.[10]

Fixtures and results

29 March 2013 (2013-03-29) Friendly Tahiti  3–1  New Zealand Papeete, French Polynesia
  • Teivarii Kaiha
  • Utiera Pukoki
  • Steven Tino
Report Stadium: Fautaua Sports Hall
31 March 2013 (2013-03-31) Friendly Tahiti  4–2  New Zealand Papeete, French Polynesia
Report Stadium: Fautaua Sports Hall
2 April 2013 (2013-04-02) Friendly Tahiti  2–0  New Zealand Papeete, French Polynesia
Report Stadium: Fautaua Sports Hall
7 February 2016 (2016-02-07) Friendly Solomon Islands  0–12  Tahiti Suva, Fiji
Report Stadium: Vodafone Arena
18 September 2017 (2017-09-18) 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Iran  16–1  Tahiti Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Report
  • Jacob Tutavae 27'
 Stadium: Ice Arena
19 September 2017 (2017-09-19) 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Kyrgyzstan  4–2  Tahiti Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Report
  • Teivarii Kaiha 27'
  • Raiarii Manea 40'
 Stadium: Ice Arena
21 September 2017 (2017-09-21) 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Jordan  3–0  Tahiti Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Report Stadium: Ice Arena
2 April 2018 (2018-04-02) Friendly Tahiti  2–1  New Caledonia Pīraʻe, French Polynesia
  • Manutea Blumet
  • Tehau Barsinas
Report Stadium: Complexe Sportif Napoléon Spitz
4 April 2018 (2018-04-04) Friendly Tahiti  2–3  New Caledonia Pīraʻe, French Polynesia
  • Teivarii Kaiha 24'
  • Smith Tino (pen.)
 Report Stadium: Complexe Sportif Napoléon Spitz
6 April 2018 (2018-04-06) Friendly Tahiti  5–2  New Caledonia Pīraʻe, French Polynesia
  • Smith Tino 4', 24'
  • Tane Tave
  • Manutea Blumet 30', 36'
 Report Stadium: Complexe Sportif Napoléon Spitz
10 December 2018 (2018-12-10) Friendly New Caledonia  5–3  Tahiti Nouméa, New Caledonia
Report
  • Teivarii Kaiha
  • Antoine Tave
  • Olivier Hirihiri
Stadium: Indoor Sports Hall
12 December 2018 (2018-12-12) Friendly New Caledonia  1–3  Tahiti Nouméa, New Caledonia
Report Stadium: Indoor Sports Hall
14 December 2018 (2018-12-14) Friendly New Caledonia  4–6  Tahiti Nouméa, New Caledonia
Report Stadium: Indoor Sports Hall

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup
Year Round Position Pld W D L GS GA
Netherlands 1989 Did not enter
Hong Kong 1992
Spain 1996
Guatemala 2000
Chinese Taipei 2004
Brazil 2008 Did not qualify
Thailand 2012
Colombia 2016
Lithuania 2021
Uzbekistan 2024
Total – 0/10 0 0 0 0 0 0

OFC Futsal Nations Cup

OFC Futsal Nations Cup
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Australia 1992 Did not enter
Vanuatu 1996
Vanuatu 1999
Australia 2004
Fiji 2008 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 21 12
Fiji 2009 Did not enter
Fiji 2010 Group Stage 6th 6 2 0 4 12 16
Fiji 2011 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 2 1 15 12
New Zealand 2013 Semi-finals 4th 5 2 2 1 10 9
New Caledonia 2014 Group Stage 4th 4 1 1 2 9 13
Fiji 2016 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 18 10
New Caledonia 2019 Third place 3rd 6 3 0 2 43 18
Fiji 2022 Did not enter
New Zealand 2023 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 22 16
Total 0 titles 8/14 42 20 7 13 128 106

References

  1. ^ Huc, Olivier. "Futsal : Rapa en force dans la sélection tahitienne" (in French). TNTV. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Tahiti 5 Samoa 0". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  3. ^ "FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Tahiti Embrace Futsal for the First Time". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Futsal I les AITO ARII à la conquête de l'Océanie" (in French). Tahitian Football Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Tahiti's Desire to Reign in Oceania". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Les Aito Arii gagnent 3 – 1 contre les Whites FUTSAL de Nouvelle – Zeélande" (in French). Tahitian Football Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Futsal- Jeux d'Asie 2017: Les Aito Arii face au favori Iranien" (in French). Tahitian Football Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Futsal – Jeux d'Asie 2017: Dur apprentissage pour les Aito Arii". apprentissage (in French). Tahitian Football Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Solomon Islands and Tahiti Make Asia Debut". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

See also

Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahiti_national_futsal_team