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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = 
| year = 2008
| other_titles = 
| image = 
| size = 
| caption = 
| country = Fiji
| dates = 8–14 June 2008
| num_teams = 7
| confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion_other = {{futsal|SOL}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{futsal|TAH}}
| third_other = {{futsal|VAN}}
| fourth_other = {{futsal|NZL}}
| matches = 21
| goals = 163
| attendance = 
| top_scorer = 
| player = 
| updated = 28 August 2008
| prevseason = [[2004 Oceanian Futsal Championship|2004]]
| nextseason = [[2009 Oceanian Futsal Championship|2009]]
}}

The '''2008 [[OFC Futsal Championship]]''' was the fifth edition of the main international futsal tournament of the Oceanian region. It took place in [[Suva]], [[Fiji]] from 8 June to 14 June 2008.

The tournament also acted as a qualifying tournament for the [[2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup]] in [[Brazil]]. The [[Solomon Islands national futsal team|Solomon Islands]] won the tournament, and qualified for the World Cup.

This was the first [[OFC Futsal Championship]] tournament not to include [[Australia national futsal team|Australia]] as they left the [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]] to join the [[Asian Football Confederation]] in 2006.

==Championship==
The seven participating teams played each on a single [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format. The top team of the group, the Solomon Islands, won the championship and got a ticket to [[2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup|2008 Futsal World Cup]] in Brazil.

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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
!Oceanian Futsal Championship <br />2008 Winners
|-
|[[Image:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg|100px|Libya]]<br>'''[[Solomon Islands national futsal team|Solomon Islands]]'''<br/>'''1st Title'''
|}

==References==
[http://www.solomontimes.com/news.aspx?nwID=1807  OFC Releases Draw for 2008 OFC Futsal]

{{OFC Futsal Championship}}
{{2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup Qualification}}

[[Category:OFC Futsal Nations Cup tournaments]]
[[Category:2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification|OFC]]
[[Category:International futsal competitions hosted by Fiji|2008]]
[[Category:2008 in Oceanian futsal|Futsal Championship]]
[[Category:21st century in Fiji]]
[[Category:History of Suva]]
[[Category:Sport in Suva]]