Football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
at the
2019 Pacific Games was held on 8–20 July in
Apia
Apia () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō ...
in
Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an ...
.
In
the men's football tournament, the gold medal was won by New Zealand's under-23 team.
The women's tournament was won by
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 Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
, the country's fifth successive gold medal in women's football – Papua New Guinea have won every edition of the event since it began at the Pacific Games
in 2003. The silver medal was the first ever honour for the
Samoa women's national football team
The Samoa women's national football team represents Samoa in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Football Federation Samoa.
History
The team contested the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, winning silver.
The team topped Gr ...
.
Medal summary
Medal table
Results
See also
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Football at the Pacific Games
Association football has been regularly included in the Pacific Games, the multi-sports event for Pacific nations, territories and dependencies, since 1963. Until 2011 the competition was known as the South Pacific Games.
Since 1971 the men's tou ...
References
External links
Official 2019 Pacific Games websiteXV Pacific Games Men's Tournament
Official OFC website
XV Pacific Games Women's Tournament
Official OFC website
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2019 Pacific Games
Pacific Games
The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Oceania. The inaugural Games took place in 1963 in Suva, Fiji, and most recently in 2019 in Apia, Samoa. The Games wer ...
2019
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2019 Pacific Games