Football at the 1969 South Pacific Games
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Papua New Guinea |
| Dates | 14–22 August |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Caledonia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Tahiti |
| Third place |  Papua New Guinea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 77 (4.81 per match) |
← 1966 1971 → | |
The 1969 South Pacific Games was the third games where football was played. The tournament was held at Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea during August 1969. In the final, New Caledonia scored in the 88th minute to defeat Tahiti 2–1 and claim the gold medal.[1]
Round robin stage
[edit]| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Caledonia
|
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 |
| Tahiti
|
7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
| Papua New Guinea
|
5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
 Fiji
|
5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 17 | –6 |
 Solomon Islands
|
3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 | –10 |
 New Hebrides
|
1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | –11 |
| Correct as at: 20 August 1969 Source: rsssf.com[2] • Teams ranked 1st and 2nd (Green background) met in the Gold final. | ||||||||
Round 1
[edit]| Fiji | 5–1 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| Tahiti | 3–3 | New Hebrides |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| New Caledonia | 4–1 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
Poithily  50'Zeoula 53', 80'Delmas 56' |
Kumalau 29' |
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Round 2
[edit]| Solomon Islands | 1–1 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| Fiji | 5–2 | New Hebrides |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| Tahiti | 3–1 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Round 3
[edit]| New Caledonia | 2–0 | New Hebrides |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| Papua New Guinea | 4–0 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| Tahiti | 2–0 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Round 4
[edit]| New Caledonia | 11–0 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| Papua New Guinea | 2–1 | New Hebrides |
|---|---|---|
| Kau 20' Raka 90' |
? 41' |
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| Tahiti | 7–0 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Round 5
[edit]| Solomon Islands | 7–2 | New Hebrides |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| Papua New Guinea | 1–1 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| New Caledonia | w/o* | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
- * Note: French Polynesia (Tahiti) forfeited the match as they were unable to field a team due to injuries to 11 of their 19-man squad.
Bronze medal match
[edit]| Papua New Guinea | 2–1 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Jojoga |
? |
National Stadium, Port Moresby
Gold medal match
[edit]| New Caledonia | 2–1 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Teamboueon 50' Fi 88' |
Cholita 32' |
National Stadium, Port Moresby
| 1969 South Pacific Games winners |
|---|
 New Caledonia Second title |
Sources
[edit]- ^ "Pipes and a song end games". The Canberra Times. 25 August 1969. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "South Pacific Games 1969 (Papua New Guinea)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1969. Retrieved 16 May 2015.