The men’s football tournament at the
2023 Pacific Games
The 2023 Pacific Games, officially known as the XVII Pacific Games, will be a continental multi-sport event for Oceania countries and territories that is scheduled to be held in Honiara, Solomon Islands between 19 November and 2 December 2023. ...
will be the 16th edition of the
men’s football tournament at the Pacific Games, and is set to be held from the 17th November to the 2nd of December.
New Zealand’s
Under-23s are the defending champions after beating
New Caledonia in the final in
2019
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.
Teams
Twelve teams entered the tournament. Originally,
Kiribati
Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),[Kiribati]
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was drawn into Group B with
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 ...
and
Vanuatu
Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...
but withdrew on 3 November 2023. It would have been the nation's first appearance in the competition since
2011.
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Venues
There are three confirmed football venues for the tournament.
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National Stadium
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Lawson Tama Stadium
Lawson Tama Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Honiara, Solomon Islands. It is currently used mostly for association football, football matches. The stadium is unique as the stand is built into the hillside so there is no official capacity but ...
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SIFF Academy Field
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Squads
Group stage
The team list and draw were confirmed on 21 October 2023.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Broadcasting
All matches will be broadcast live on SBS.
See also
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Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Women's tournament
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Football at the 2023 Pacific Games
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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
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