The 2011 Pacific Games men's football tournament was the 13th edition of Pacific Games men's football tournament. The competition was held in

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from 27 August to 9 September 2011 with the final played at the Stade Numa-Daly in

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. Twelve men's teams competed at the Games.

Participants

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Format

The 11 teams were drawn or placed into 2 groups. The top 2 teams from the first stage advanced to the semifinal stage. The semifinalists were followed by matches for the Gold Medal (first place) and Bronze Medal (third place).

Squads

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Semifinals

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Third place game

Final

Medalists

Goalscorers

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Bertrand Kaï Bertrand Patrice Charles Kaï (born 6 June 1983) is a New Caledonian international association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for Hienghène Sport and the New Caledonia national football team, New Ca ...

;9 goals *

Jean Kaltack Jean Kaltak (born 19 August 1994) is a Ni-Vanuatu international footballer who plays as forward for Vanuatu club Ifira Black Bird and the Vanuatu national team. Club career Kaltak, formerly a youth player with the Teouma Academy, also start ...

;7 goals *

Georges Gope-Fenepej Georges Gope-Fenepej (born 23 October 1988) is a New Caledonian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is the brother of fellow footballer John Gope-Fenepej. Club career Gope-Fenepej started his senior career in New Caledonia with ...

;6 goals *

Benjamin Totori Benjamin Totori (born 20 February 1986) is a Solomon Islands footballer who plays as a striker for Kossa. Club career A small but speedy striker, Totori made his name at NZFC side YoungHeart Manawatu before moving to Richmond Athletic and ...

* Steevy Chong Hue *

Teaonui Tehau Teaonui Tehau (born 1 September 1992) is a Tahitian footballer who plays as a striker or as a midfielder for A.S. Vénus. He is the cousin of the brothers Alvin Tehau, Lorenzo Tehau and Jonathan Tehau, all of them playing for Tahiti. Interna ...

;5 goals *

Michel Hmaé Michel Hmaé (born 21 March 1978) is a footballer who used to play for AS Magenta in the New Caledonian football league. He has been playing as a striker for the Noumea outfit since 2003/2004. In January 2010, he signed for AS Mont-Dore. Hma� ...

Nathaniel Lepani Nathaniel Lepani (born 20 January 1982) is a footballer from Papua New Guinea. Lepani plays as a forward for Panamex FC; he has represented Papua New Guinea national football team at international level on 12 occasions. Lepani has also played f ...

* Hiroana Poroiae ;4 goals *

Maciu Dunadamu Maciu Samaidrawa Dunadamu (born 14 June 1986) is a Fijian footballer, who currently plays for Savusavu in the Fiji Senior League. Career Dunadamu started his soccer career in the Labasa Sangam Primary School. After graduating, he left Labasa ...

Roy Krishna Roy Krishna (born 30 August 1987) is a Fijian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC and the Fiji national team. Club career Early career Krishna joined the New Zealand Football Championship ( ...

Niel Hans Niel Hans (born 24 April 1988) is an international footballer for Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen St ...

* Stanley Atani ;3 goals * Avinesh Waran Suwamy * Iamel Kabeu * Samuel Kini * Gari Moka *

Henry Fa'arodo Henry Samuel Luito'o Fa'arodo Jr. (born 5 October 1982 in Honiara) is a former professional footballer from the Solomon Islands who played as a striker or a midfielder. Club career Fa'arodo attended Nelson College from 2000 to 2001, playing ...

* Joe Luwi * James Naka * Joses Nawo * Alopua Petoa ;2 goals * Taylor Saghabi *

Alvin Avinesh Alvin Avinesh is a Fijian footballer who plays as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defens ...

* Malakai Kainihewe *

Jason Cunliffe Jason Ryan Quitugua Cunliffe (born 23 October 1983) is a Guamanian footballer who plays as a striker and midfielder for Bank of Guam Strykers in the Guam Soccer League, and is the current captain of Guam. Youth and club career Cunliffe first ...

* Marius Bako *

Jacques Haeko Jacques Haeko (born 23 April 1984) is a New Caledonian footballer who plays as a striker for AS Lössi in the New Caledonia Division Honneur. International career He has represented New Caledonia at the senior level. Most notably he was the to ...

* César Lolohea * Jeremy Yasasa *

Daniel Michel Daniel Michel (born 18 August 1995) is an Australian boccia player. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. He won the bronze medal in the Mixed B3 at the Tokyo Paralympics. Early life Michel was born ...

;1 goal * Joseph Ngauora *

John Pareanga John Pareanga (born 2 October 1980) in Cook Islands is a footballer who plays as a defender who played for Matavera in the Cook Islands Round Cup and the Cook Islands national football team. Now, he is an assistant referee at Cook Islands Foot ...

* Tuimasi Manuca *

Seveci Rokotakala Seveci Rokotakala (born 29 May 1978) in Fiji is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Navua in the Senior League (Second Tier) and the Fiji national football team The Fiji national football team is Fiji's national men's team ...

Taniela Waqa Taniela Evo Waqa (born June 22, 1983) is a Fijian association football defender playing for Fiji national football team and Labasa FC in the Fijian National Football League. He also participated in the 2007 South Pacific Games football tourn ...

Elias Merfalen Elias Francis Merfalen (born 7 September 1989 in Tamuning, Guam) is a Guamanian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association footb ...

* Dylan Naputi * Karotu Bakaane * Erene Bakineti * Arsène Boawé *

Joris Gorendiawé Joris Ipézé Gorendiawé (born 18 July 1990) in New Caledonia is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for AS Magenta in the New Caledonia Division Honneur and the New Caledonia national football team The New Caledonia ...

* Patrick Qaézé * Kenji Vendegou * Joël Wakanumuné * Felix Bondaluke * Michael Foster * Cyril Muta * David Muta *

Mauri Wasi Maurie Wasi (born 6 December 1982, in Auckland) is a Papua New Guinean footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Amer ...

* Jeffery Bule * Tome Faisi *

Ian Paia Ian Paia (born 28 October 1990) is a Solomon Islands footballer who currently plays for Solomon Warriors in the Telekom S-League as a forward. Club career Paia has been a youth product of Koloale FC Honiara. After a few years he signed for the ...

* Efrain Arañeda * Stéphane Faatiarau * Teheivarii Ludivion * Billy Mataitai * Taufa Neuffer * Lorenzo Tehau * Uota Ale * James Lepaio * Togavai Stanley * Lutelu Tiute * Richard Garae * Michel Kaltack * Selwyn Sese Aala *

Kensi Tangis Kensi Tangis (born January 20, 1990) is a Ni-Vanuatu footballer who plays as a forward for Galaxy and the Vanuatu national football team The Vanuatu national football team is the national team of Vanuatu and is controlled by the Vanuatu Foot ...

* Ricky Tari *

Robert Tasso Robert Tasso (born 18 December 1989) is a Vanuatuan association footballer. He currently plays for Tafea and the Vanuatu national football team, as a forward. International career Tasso made his debut for Vanuatu on 8 July 2011, in the 2-1 defe ...

* Jean Robert Yelou ;Own goal * Nicholas Funnell (playing against Tahiti) * Kaake Kamta (playing against Fiji) * Tauraa Marmouyet (playing against Fiji)

2012 Pacific Cup

In 2010 the

Oceania Football Confederation The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football. The OFC has 13 members, 11 of which are full members and two which are associate members not affiliated with FIFA. It ...

(OFC) announced the creation of a new tournament, the Pacific Cup. Five teams would qualify from the 2011 Pacific Games for the first edition in February 2012 and the New Zealand Olympic team was also invited to participate. The tournament had initially been planned as part of the qualification tournament for the

2012 OFC Nations Cup 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, and the OFC's qualification tournament for the

2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting ri ...

. However, FIFA announced a revised format for both tournaments in June 2011, meaning that the Pacific Games were no longer part of qualification, and therefore were not FIFA authorised games.

References

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