Football at the 1979 South Pacific Games
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Fiji |
Dates | 29 August – 7 September |
Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | (in Suva host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Tahiti (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Fiji |
Third place | Solomon Islands |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 148 (7.4 per match) |
← 1975 1983 → |
International football competition
The 1979 South Pacific Games was the sixth edition where football was introduced and was held in Suva, Fiji, during August and September 1979.[1]
Group stage
Group 1
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Fiji | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | +27 |
Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 |
Kiribati | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | –37 |
Papua New Guinea | 0–0 | Fiji |
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Fiji
Fiji | 24–0 | Kiribati |
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Chand ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Janeman ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Salim ?', ?', ?' Tubuna ?', ?' Waqa ?', ?' Vuilabasa ?' Khan ?' |
Fiji
Papua New Guinea | 13–0 | Kiribati |
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Group 2
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Tahiti | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | +26 |
Tuvalu | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21 | –16 |
Tonga | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | –10 |
Tahiti | 8–0 | Tonga |
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Errol Bennett ?', ?', ?' William Aumeran ?', ?' Gérard Kautai ?' Gilles Malinowski ?', ?' |
Group 3
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Solomon Islands | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 |
Wallis and Futuna | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | –4 |
Western Samoa | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | –14 |
Solomon Islands | 6–0 | Wallis and Futuna |
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Wilson Maelaua ?', ?', ?' Luito'o Fa'arodo ?' Henry Suri ?' James Sulimae ?' |
Group 4
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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New Caledonia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 |
New Hebrides | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
Guam | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | –14 |
New Caledonia | 11–1 | Guam |
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New Caledonia | 3–0 | New Hebrides |
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Segin Wayewol ?', ?' Pierre Wacapo ?' |
New Hebrides | 4–0 | Guam |
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Toto Nafu ?', ?' unknown ?' (o.g.) Michael Naugar ?' |
Quarter finals
Fiji | 5–0 | Wallis and Futuna |
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Farouk Janeman ?', ?' Josaia Tubuna ?' Mohammed Salim ?' Feroz Khan ?' |
Tahiti | 1–0 | New Hebrides |
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Errol Bennett ?' |
Solomon Islands | 3–2 | Papua New Guinea |
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Henry Suri 50', 73' Alick Bebeu 55' | Hatsire Manhi 25' Daino Sami 44' |
New Caledonia | 11–0 | Tuvalu |
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Jean Xowie ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Dera Suihuliwa ?', ?', ?', ?' Hilaire Kenon ?' Fouidja ?' |
Semi finals
Fiji | 2–0 | Solomon Islands |
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Dewan Chand 95', 115' |
Tahiti | 3–2 | New Caledonia |
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Errol Bennett ?', ?' Gilles Malinowski ?' |
Bronze medal match
New Caledonia | 1–3 | Solomon Islands |
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Bernard Ukeiwe ?' | Wilson Maelaua ?', ?' Davidson Ngawaeramo ?' |
Gold medal match
Fiji | 0–3 | Tahiti |
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Gérard Kautai 53' Errol Bennett 66', 72' |
1979 South Pacific Games winners |
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Tahiti Third title |
Consolation Tournament (5th–12th Place)
Quarter finals
Guam | 4–2 | Western Samoa |
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Semi finals
Fifth-place match
New Hebrides | 5–1 | Guam |
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Goalscorers
There were 148 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 7.4 goals per match.
10 goals
9 goals
6 goals
- Errol Bennett
5 goals
- Jean Xowie
- Wilson Maelaua
- Saifoloi Metia Tealofi
4 goals
- Mohammed Salim
- Dera Suihuliwa
References
- ^ "South Pacific Games 1979 (Fiji)". rsssf.org. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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