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Football at the 1979 South Pacific Games

Summary

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]

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)
← 1975
1983 →

Group stage edit

Group 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Bronze medal match edit

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

Gold medal match edit

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


 1979 South Pacific Games winners 
 
Tahiti
Third title

Consolation Tournament (5th–12th Place) edit

Quarter finals edit

Guam  4–2  Western Samoa
New Hedrides  2–0  Papua New Guinea
Tonga  1–0  Wallis and Futuna
Tuvalu  3–3  Kiribati
Penalties
4–2

Semi finals edit

  Guam7–2  Tuvalu
  New Hebrides7–1  Tonga

Fifth-place match edit

  New Hebrides5–1  Guam

Goalscorers edit

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 edit

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

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