Football at the 1969 South Pacific Games
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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Papua New Guinea |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
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| Runners-up |  |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 77 (4.81 per match) |
Round robin stage
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 |
|
7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
|
5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 17 | -6 |
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3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 | -10 |
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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
| Fiji | 5 - 1 | |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| Tahiti | 3 - 3 | |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| New Caledonia | 4 - 1 | |
|---|---|---|
Poithily  Pierre Zeoula Gerald Delmas |
Kumalau |
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Round 2
| Solomon Islands | 1 - 1 | |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| Fiji | 5 - 2 | |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| Tahiti | 3 - 1 | |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Round 3
| New Caledonia | 2 - 0 | |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| Papua New Guinea | 4 - 0 | |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| Tahiti | 2 - 0 | |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Round 4
| New Caledonia | 11 - 0 | |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| Papua New Guinea | 2 - 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kau Mathew Raka |
? |
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| Tahiti | 7 - 0 | |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Round 5
| Solomon Islands | 0 - 7 | |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| Papua New Guinea | 1 - 1 | |
|---|---|---|
Germania Club, Port Moresby
| New Caledonia | w/o* | |
|---|---|---|
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
| Papua New Guinea | 2 - 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wellington Jojoga |
? |
National Stadium, Port Moresby
Gold medal match
| New Caledonia | 2 - 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Tamboueon Fi |
Cholita |
National Stadium, Port Moresby
| 1969 South Pacific Games Winners |
|---|
New Caledonia Second title |
Sources
- "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.
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