Football_at_the_1969_South_Pacific_Games
Football at the 1969 South Pacific Games
International football competition
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]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Papua New Guinea |
Dates | 14–22 August |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | New Caledonia (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Tahiti |
Third place | Papua New Guinea |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 77 (4.81 per match) |
← 1966 1971 → |
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More information Team, Pts ...
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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New Caledonia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 |
Tahiti | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
Papua New Guinea | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
Fiji | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 17 | –6 |
Solomon Islands | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 | –10 |
New Hebrides | 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. |
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Round 1
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Germania Club, Port Moresby
More information New Caledonia, 4–1 ...
New Caledonia | 4–1 | Papua New Guinea |
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Poithily 50' Zeoula 53', 80' Delmas 56' |
Kumalau 29' |
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Germania Club, Port Moresby
Round 2
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Round 3
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Round 4
Germania Club, Port Moresby
More information Papua New Guinea, 2–1 ...
Papua New Guinea | 2–1 | New Hebrides |
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Kau 20' Raka 90' |
? 41' |
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Germania Club, Port Moresby
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Round 5
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Germania Club, Port Moresby
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.
National Stadium, Port Moresby
More information New Caledonia, 2–1 ...
New Caledonia | 2–1 | Tahiti |
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Tamboueon 50' Fi 88' |
Cholita 32' |
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National Stadium, Port Moresby
More information 1969 South Pacific Games winners ...
1969 South Pacific Games winners |
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New Caledonia Second title |
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- "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.