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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]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Fiji |
Dates | 29 August – 7 September |
Teams | 12 (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 played | 20 |
Goals scored | 148 (7.4 per match) |
Group stage edit
Group 1 edit
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 |
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Fiji | 24–0 | Kiribati |
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Chand ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Janeman ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Salim ?', ?', ?' Tubuna ?', ?' Waqa ?', ?' Vuilabasa ?' Khan ?' |
Papua New Guinea | 13–0 | Kiribati |
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Group 2 edit
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 |
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Errol Bennett ?', ?', ?' William Aumeran ?', ?' Gérard Kautai ?' Gilles Malinowski ?', ?' |
Group 3 edit
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 | 6–0 | Wallis and Futuna |
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Wilson Maelaua ?', ?', ?' Luito'o Fa'arodo ?' Henry Suri ?' James Sulimae ?' |
Group 4 edit
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 |
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New Caledonia | 3–0 | New Hebrides |
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Segin Wayewol ?', ?' Pierre Wacapo ?' |
New Hebrides | 4–0 | Guam |
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Toto Nafu ?', ?' unknown ?' (o.g.) Michael Naugar ?' |
Quarter finals edit
Fiji | 5–0 | Wallis and Futuna |
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Farouk Janeman ?', ?' Josaia Tubuna ?' Mohammed Salim ?' Feroz Khan ?' |
Tahiti | 1–0 | New Hebrides |
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Errol Bennett ?' |
Solomon Islands | 3–2 | Papua New Guinea |
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Henry Suri 50', 73' Alick Bebeu 55' |
Hatsire Manhi 25' Daino Sami 44' |
New Caledonia | 11–0 | Tuvalu |
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Jean Xowie ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Dera Suihuliwa ?', ?', ?', ?' Hilaire Kenon ?' Fouidja ?' |
Semi finals edit
Fiji | 2–0 | Solomon Islands |
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Dewan Chand 95', 115' |
Tahiti | 3–2 | New Caledonia |
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Errol Bennett ?', ?' Gilles Malinowski ?' |
Bronze medal match edit
New Caledonia | 1–3 | Solomon Islands |
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Bernard Ukeiwe ?' | Wilson Maelaua ?', ?' Davidson Ngawaeramo ?' |
Gold medal match edit
Fiji | 0–3 | Tahiti |
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Gérard Kautai 53' Errol Bennett 66', 72' |
1979 South Pacific Games winners |
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Tahiti Third title |
Consolation Tournament (5th–12th Place) edit
Quarter finals edit
Guam | 4–2 | Western Samoa |
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Semi finals edit
Fifth-place match edit
New Hebrides | 5–1 | Guam |
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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
5 goals
4 goals
References edit
- ^ "South Pacific Games 1979 (Fiji)". rsssf.org. Retrieved 11 February 2024.