Football at the 1979 South Pacific Games

Football at the 1979 South Pacific Games
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
Dates29 August – 7 September
Teams12 (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 played20
Goals scored148 (7.4 per match)
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1983 →

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

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Group 1

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 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
Fiji 24–0 Kiribati
Chand ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Janeman ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Salim ?', ?', ?'
Tubuna ?', ?'
Waqa ?', ?'
Vuilabasa ?'
Khan ?'
Papua New Guinea 13–0 Kiribati

Group 2

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 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
Errol Bennett ?', ?', ?'
William Aumeran ?', ?'
Gérard Kautai ?'
Gilles Malinowski ?', ?'
Tahiti 18–0 Tuvalu
Tuvalu 5–3 Tonga
Tealofi ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'

Group 3

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 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 12–0 Western Samoa
Solomon Islands 6–0 Wallis and Futuna
Wilson Maelaua ?', ?', ?'
Luito'o Fa'arodo ?'
Henry Suri ?'
James Sulimae ?'
Wallis and Futuna 3–1 Western Samoa

Group 4

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 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
New Caledonia 3–0 New Hebrides
Segin Wayewol ?', ?'
Pierre Wacapo ?'
New Hebrides 4–0 Guam
Toto Nafu ?', ?'
unknown ?' (o.g.)
Michael Naugar ?'

Quarter finals

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Fiji 5–0 Wallis and Futuna
Farouk Janeman ?', ?'
Josaia Tubuna ?'
Mohammed Salim ?'
Feroz Khan ?'
Tahiti 1–0 New Hebrides
Errol Bennett ?'
Solomon Islands 3–2 Papua New Guinea
Henry Suri 50', 73'
Alick Bebeu 55'		 Hatsire Manhi 25'
Daino Sami 44'
New Caledonia 11–0 Tuvalu
Jean Xowie ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Dera Suihuliwa ?', ?', ?', ?'
Hilaire Kenon ?'
Fouidja ?'

Semi finals

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Fiji 2–0 Solomon Islands
Dewan Chand 95', 115'
Tahiti 3–2 New Caledonia
Errol Bennett ?', ?'
Gilles Malinowski ?'

Bronze medal match

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New Caledonia 1–3 Solomon Islands
Bernard Ukeiwe ?' Wilson Maelaua ?', ?'
Davidson Ngawaeramo ?'

Gold medal match

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Fiji 0–3 Tahiti
Gérard Kautai 53'
Errol Bennett 66', 72'


 1979 South Pacific Games winners 

Tahiti
Third title

Consolation Tournament (5th–12th Place)

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Quarter finals

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Guam Guam4–2 Western Samoa
New Hedrides New Hebrides2–0 Papua New Guinea
Tonga Tonga1–0 Wallis and Futuna
Tuvalu Tuvalu3–3 Kiribati
Penalties
4–2

Semi finals

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 Guam7–2 Tuvalu
 New Hebrides7–1 Tonga

Fifth-place match

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 New Hebrides5–1 Guam

Goalscorers

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There were 148 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 7.4 goals per match.

10 goals

9 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

References

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  1. ^ "South Pacific Games 1979 (Fiji)". rsssf.org. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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