Football at the 1983 South Pacific Games

The 1983 South Pacific Games was the seventh edition where football was introduced and was held in Western Samoa from 20–30 August 1983.

Football at the 1983 South Pacific Games
Tournament details
Host countryWestern Samoa
Dates20–30 August
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Tahiti (4th title)
Runners-up Fiji
Third place New Caledonia
1979
1987

The final of the competition, between Fiji and Tahiti, was disrupted by a fight between the players after Tahiti scored a goal in the closing minutes.[1][2] A referee was injured and a Fijian player was arrested.[3]

Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Wallis and Futuna 4 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1
  Western Samoa 3 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1
  Tonga 3 3 1 1 1 6 8 –2
  American Samoa 2 3 1 0 2 6 6 0
Western Samoa  3–1  American Samoa

Western Samoa  3–3  Tonga

Wallis and Futuna  0–3  American Samoa

Western Samoa  1–2  Wallis and Futuna

Tonga  3–2  American Samoa

Wallis and Futuna  3–0  Tonga

Group B

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Tahiti 4 2 2 0 0 16 1 +15
  Papua New Guinea 2 2 1 0 1 20 2 +18
  Niue 0 2 0 0 2 0 33 –33
  Northern Mariana Islands Withdrew
Tahiti  14–0  Niue


Papua New Guinea  19–0  Niue


Papua New Guinea  1–2  Tahiti

Group C

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Fiji 6 3 3 0 0 21 1 +20
  New Caledonia 4 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1
  Solomon Islands 2 3 1 0 2 0 11 –11
  Vanuatu 0 3 0 0 3 2 12 –10
Fiji  10–0  Solomon Islands

New Caledonia  6–2  Vanuatu

Fiji  6–0  Vanuatu


Fiji  5–1  New Caledonia

Solomon Islands  def.  Vanuatu

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals

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Western Samoa  0–2  Tahiti

New Caledonia  4–0  Wallis and Futuna

Papua New Guinea  0–2  Fiji

Semi-finals

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Tahiti  6–1  Papua New Guinea

Fiji  3–2  New Caledonia

Bronze medal match

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Papua New Guinea  1–2  New Caledonia

Gold medal match

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Fiji  0–1  Tahiti


 1983 South Pacific Games winners 
 
Tahiti

Fourth title

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Sports Briefs". UPI. 16 September 1983. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ "FOOTBALL HISTORY: "1983 South Pacific Games, Henry Dyer remembers", 14 May 2014". Nade Legends Club. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "South Pacific Games 1983 (Western Samoa)". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. ^ "South Pacific Games 1983/1984". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 June 2022.