Football at the 1969 South Pacific Games
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Papua-Neuguinea |
Dates | 14–22 August |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 77 (4.81 per match) |
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 |
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9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 |
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7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
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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
[edit]Fidschi ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Germania Club, Port Moresby
Tahiti ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Germania Club, Port Moresby
Neukaledonien ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Poithily ![]() Zeoula ![]() Delmas ![]() |
Kumalau ![]() |
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Round 2
[edit]Salomonen ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Germania Club, Port Moresby
Fidschi ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Germania Club, Port Moresby
Tahiti ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Germania Club, Port Moresby
Round 3
[edit]Neukaledonien ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Germania Club, Port Moresby
Papua-Neuguinea ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Germania Club, Port Moresby
Tahiti ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Germania Club, Port Moresby
Round 4
[edit]Neukaledonien ![]() | 11–0 | ![]() |
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Germania Club, Port Moresby
Papua-Neuguinea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Kau ![]() Raka ![]() |
? ![]() |
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Tahiti ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Germania Club, Port Moresby
Round 5
[edit]Salomonen ![]() | 7–2 | ![]() |
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Germania Club, Port Moresby
Papua-Neuguinea ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Germania Club, Port Moresby
Neukaledonien ![]() | w/o* | ![]() |
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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-Neuguinea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Jojoga ![]() ![]() |
? ![]() |
National Stadium, Port Moresby
Gold medal match
[edit]Neukaledonien ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Tamboueon ![]() Fi ![]() |
Cholita ![]() |
National Stadium, Port Moresby
1969 South Pacific Games winners |
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![]() Neukaledonien 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.