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Football at the 1979 South Pacific Games
Tournament details
Host countryFidschi
Dates29 August – 7 September
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) (in Suva host cities)
Final positions
Champions Tahiti (3rd title)
Runners-up Fidschi
Third place Salomonen
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored148 (7.4 per match)
← 1975
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

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Fidschi 3 2 1 1 0 24 0 +27
 Papua-Neuguinea 3 2 1 1 0 15 0 +15
 Kiribati 0 2 0 0 2 0 37 –37
Papua-Neuguinea 0–0 Fidschi
Fidschi 24–0 Kiribati
Chand ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Janeman ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Salim ?', ?', ?'
Tubuna ?', ?'
Waqa ?', ?'
Vuilabasa ?'
Khan ?'
Papua-Neuguinea 13–0 Kiribati

Group 2

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

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Salomonen 4 2 2 0 0 18 0 +18
 Wallis und Futuna 2 2 1 0 1 3 7 –4
 Western Samoa 0 2 0 0 2 1 15 –14
Salomonen 12–0 Western Samoa
Salomonen 6–0 Wallis und Futuna
Wilson Maelaua ?', ?', ?'
Luito'o Fa'arodo ?'
Henry Suri ?'
James Sulimae ?'
Wallis und Futuna 3–1 Western Samoa

Group 4

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Neukaledonien 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
Neukaledonien 11–1 Guam
Neukaledonien 3–0 New Hebrides
Segin Wayewol ?', ?'
Pierre Wacapo ?'
New Hebrides 4–0 Guam
Toto Nafu ?', ?'
unknown ?' (o.g.)
Michael Naugar ?'

Quarter finals

Fidschi 5–0 Wallis und Futuna
Farouk Janeman ?', ?'
Josaia Tubuna ?'
Mohammed Salim ?'
Feroz Khan ?'
Tahiti 1–0 New Hebrides
Errol Bennett ?'
Salomonen 3–2 Papua-Neuguinea
Henry Suri 50', 73'
Alick Bebeu 55'		 Hatsire Manhi 25'
Daino Sami 44'
Neukaledonien 11–0 Tuvalu
Jean Xowie ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Dera Suihuliwa ?', ?', ?', ?'
Hilaire Kenon ?'
Fouidja ?'

Semi finals

Fidschi 2–0 Salomonen
Dewan Chand 95', 115'
Tahiti 3–2 Neukaledonien
Errol Bennett ?', ?'
Gilles Malinowski ?'

Bronze medal match

Neukaledonien 1–3 Salomonen
Bernard Ukeiwe ?' Wilson Maelaua ?', ?'
Davidson Ngawaeramo ?'

Gold medal match

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


 1979 South Pacific Games winners 

Tahiti
Third title

Consolation Tournament (5th–12th Place)

Quarter finals

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

Semi finals

 Guam7–2 Tuvalu
 New Hebrides7–1 Tonga

Fifth-place match

 New Hebrides5–1 Guam

Goalscorers

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

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