Association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
has been regularly included in the
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 ...
, the multi-sports event for
Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contine ...
nations, territories and dependencies, since 1963. Until 2011 the competition was known as the South Pacific Games.
Since 1971 the men's tournament has been held every four years, but was not played in 1999 due to contractual issues. In
2007, the men's competition doubled as the
Oceania Football Confederation's preliminary qualifying competition for the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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.
[ The men's tournament also became the Olympic qualifier for Oceania for the 2015 edition.
The women's tournament was introduced in 2003, and has doubled up as the preliminary qualifying competition for the ]Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...
since 2007. Football was a compulsory inclusion at the Pacific Games for men's teams for many years but was made a core sport for both men's and women's teams in 2017.[ Football has also been held at several editions of the Pacific Mini Games, starting with the first tournament in 1981.][
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Pacific Games
Participating nations
Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games, with the host nations shown in bold. – See also the '' §Key to symbols'' within this section below the two tables.
Men's teams
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! 66
! 69
! 71
! 75
! 79
! 83
! 87
! 91
! 95
! 99
! 03
! 07
! 11
! style="padding:2px;", 15
! 19
! 23
! style="color:#333; font-size:97%; line-height:130%;", Years
played
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, – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
, P , , 6 , , – , , – , , – , , –
, P , , P , , – , , P , , , , 5
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fb, Cook Islands
, – , , – , , – , , 6 , , – , , –
, – , , – , , – , , P , , – , , –
, P , , P , , – , , – , , , , 4
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fb, Fiji
, style="background-color:#c0c0c0; font-weight:bold;", 2, , – , , style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4 , , 5 , , style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4 , , style="background-color:#c0c0c0; font-weight:bold;", 2
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, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fb, Guam
, – , , – , , – , , – , , P , , 6
, – , , – , , P , , P , , – , , –
, – , , P , , – , , – , , , , 5
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fb, Kiribati
, – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 9*
, – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , P
, – , , P , , – , , – , , , , 3
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fb, FSM, name=Micronesia (F.S.)
, – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
, – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , P
, – , , – , , P , , – , , , , 2
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fb, New Caledonia
, style="background-color:#ffd700;", 1 , , style="background-color:#c0c0c0; font-weight:bold;", 2, , style="background-color:#ffd700;", 1 , , style="background-color:#ffd700;", 1 , , style="background-color:#c0c0c0;", 2 , , style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4
, style="background-color:#cc9966;", 3 , , style="background-color:#ffd700; font-weight:bold;", 1, , style="background-color:#cc9966;", 3 , , P , , – , , style="background-color:#c0c0c0;", 2
, style="background-color:#ffd700;", 1 , , style="background-color:#ffd700; font-weight:bold;", 1, , style="background-color:#ffd700;", 1 , , style="background-color:#c0c0c0;", 2 , , , , 15
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fbu, 23, New Zealand, name=New Zealand U-23
, – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
, – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
, – , , – , , ‡ , , style="background-color:#ffd700;", 1 , , , , 2
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fb, Niue
, – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
, P , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
, – , , – , , – , , – , , , , 1
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fb, Northern Mariana Islands, name=Northern Marianas
, – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
, † , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
, – , , – , , – , , – , , , , 0
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fb, Papua New Guinea
, P , , style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4 , , style="background-color:#cc9966; font-weight:bold;", 3, , style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4 , , P , , 9*
, style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4 , , style="background-color:#cc9966;", 3 , , P , , P , , – , , P
, – , , P , , style="background-color:#cc9966; font-weight:bold;", 3, , style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4 , , , , 14
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fb, Samoa
, – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 9*
, 5* , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
, P , , – , , – , , P , , , , 4
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fb, Solomon Islands
, style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4 , , P , , 6 , , – , , style="background-color:#cc9966;", 3 , , style="background-color:#cc9966;", 3
, P , , – , , style="background-color:#c0c0c0;", 2 , , style="background-color:#c0c0c0;", 2 , , – , , P
, style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4 , , style="background-color:#c0c0c0;", 2 , , P , , P , , , , 13
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fb, Tahiti
, style="background-color:#cc9966;", 3 , , style="background-color:#ffd700;", 1 , , style="background-color:#c0c0c0;", 2 , , style="background-color:#cc9966; font-weight:bold;", 3, , style="background-color:#ffd700;", 1 , , style="background-color:#ffd700;", 1
, style="background-color:#ffd700;", 1 , , style="background-color:#c0c0c0;", 2 , , P , , style="background-color:#ffd700; font-weight:bold;", 1, , – , , style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4
, P , , style="background-color:#cc9966;", 3 , , style="background-color:#c0c0c0;", 2 , , P , , , , 15
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fb, Tuvalu
, – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 7*
, – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , P
, P , , P , , – , , P , , , , 5
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fb, Tonga
, – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 7*
, P , , – , , – , , – , , – , , P
, P , , – , , – , , P , , , , 5
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fb, Vanuatu
, P , , style="background-color:#cc9966;", 3 , , 5 , , style="background-color:#c0c0c0;", 2 , , P , , 5
, P , , style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4 , , style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4 , , style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4 , , – , , style="background-color:#cc9966;", 3
, style="background-color:#cc9966;", 3 , , P , , P , , P , , , , 15
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fb, Wallis and Futuna, local
, – , , P , , – , , – , , – , , 9*
, 5*, , 5 , , P , , P , , – , , –
, – , , – , , – , , – , , , , 6
, - style="vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; font-size:97%; line-height:140%;"
! colspan="3" style="padding:2px;", Number of teams
All time total: 18
! 6 !! 6 !! 6 !! 6 !! 7 !! 12
! 11!! 6 !! 8 !! 9 !! – !! 10
! 10!! 11!! 8{{sup, # !! 11!! !! style="padding:2px;", 15
Editions
Women's teams
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! 03
! 07
! 11
! 15
! 19
! 23
! style="color:#333; font-size:97%; line-height:130%;", Years
played
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fbw, American Samoa
, –
, P , , P , , – , , P , , , , 3
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fbw, Cook Islands
, –
, P , , P , , style="background-color:#cc9966;", 3 , , style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4 , , , , 4
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fbw, Fiji
, 5
, style="background-color:#cc9966;", 3 , , style="background-color:#cc9966;", 3 , , P , , style="background-color:#cc9966;", 3 , , , , 5
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fbw, Guam
, style="background-color:#c0c0c0;", 2
, – , , P , , – , , – , , , , 2
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fbw, Kiribati
, 7
, – , , – , , – , , – , , , , 1
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fbw, New Caledonia
, –
, P , , style="background-color:#c0c0c0; font-weight:bold;", 2, , style="background-color:#c0c0c0;", 2 , , P , , , , 4
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fbw, Papua New Guinea
, style="background-color:#ffd700;", 1
, style="background-color:#ffd700;", 1 , , style="background-color:#ffd700;", 1 , , style="background-color:#ffd700; font-weight:bold;", 1, , style="background-color:#ffd700;", 1 , , , , 5
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fbw, Samoa
, –
, P , , – , , style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4 , , style="background-color:#c0c0c0; font-weight:bold;", 2, , , , 3
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fbw, Solomon Islands
, –
, P , , P , , P , , P , , , , 4
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fbw, Tahiti
, style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4
, style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4 , , P , , – , , P , , , , 4
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fbw, Tonga
, style="background-color:#cc9966;", 3
, style="background-color:#c0c0c0;", 2 , , style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4 , , P , , P , , , , 5
, -
, colspan="3" style="text-align:left;", {{fbw, Vanuatu
, 6
, – , , – , , – , , P , , , , 2
, - style="vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; font-size:97%; line-height:140%;"
! colspan="3" style="padding:2px;", Number of teams
All time total: 12
! 7
! 9 !! 9 !! 7 !! 10!! !! style="padding:2px;", 5
Editions
{{anchor, Key
Legend
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, -
! colspan="4" , Key to symbols
, -
, style="background-color:#ffd700;", 1 , , align=left, Gold medal for first place
, ''n'' , , align=left, ''n''th place (e.g. 5 is fifth place)
, -
, style="background-color:#c0c0c0;", 2 , , align=left, Silver medal for second place
, P , , align=left, Pool or group stage elimination
, -
, style="background-color:#cc9966;", 3 , , align=left, Bronze medal for third place
, * , , align=left, Asterisk for shared placing (e.g. 5* is equal fifth)
, -
, style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4 , , align=left, Fourth place
, # , , align=left, Contested by under-23 national teams only
, -
, – , , align=left, Did not play
, † , , align=left, Withdrew before competition (did not play)
, -
, ‡ , , colspan="3" align=left, Played in the tournament (FIFA qualification) but excluded from the Pacific Games placings
Men's tournament
Results by year
The table below is a summary of the finals matches in men's football at the Pacific Games since 1963:{{hsp[{{cite web
, website=www.rsssf.com
, title=(South) Pacific Games and Mini Games
, url=http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/southpac.html
]
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, - style="font-size:105%;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:2.5em;" , Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:6.5em;" , Host city
! style="border-right:0px solid transparent;" ,
! style="border:none;" , Final
! style="border-left:0px solid transparent;" ,
! colspan="3" , Third place match
, - style="font-size:105%;"
! style="width:9.5em;background:#fe7;;", Gold
! style="width:2.0em;", Score
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! style="width:8.5em;background:snow;;", Fourth place
, -
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...
, style="font-size:105%;", {{flagicon, Fiji, colonial
Suva
, {{fb-big, New Caledonia, french, size=27px
, 8–2
, {{fb-big, Fiji, colonial
, {{fb-big, Tahiti, 1946, size=27px,
, 7–2
, {{fb-big, Solomon Islands, 1956
, - bgcolor=#def
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 1966
, style="font-size:105%;", {{flagicon, New Caledonia, french
Nouméa
Nouméa () is the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia and is also the largest francophone city in Oceania. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and ...
, {{fb-big, Tahiti, 1946, size=27px,
, 2–0
, {{fb-big, New Caledonia, french, size=27px
, {{fb-big, New Hebrides, 1966, size=27px
, 5–2
, style="padding:2px;", {{replace, {{fb-big, Papua New Guinea, 1965, size=27px, ,
, -
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
, style="font-size:105%;padding:2px;", {{flagicon, PNG, 1965
{{replace, Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New ...
, ,
, {{fb-big, New Caledonia, french, size=27px
, 2–1
, {{fb-big, Tahiti, 1946, size=27px
, style="padding:2px;", {{replace, {{fb-big, Papua New Guinea, 1965, size=27px, ,
, 2–1
, {{fb-big, Fiji, colonial
, - bgcolor=#def
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 1971
, style="font-size:105%;", {{flagicon, French Polynesia, 1946
Papeete
, {{fb-big, New Caledonia, french, size=27px
, 7–1
, {{fb-big, New Hebrides, 1966, size=27px
, {{fb-big, Tahiti, 1946, size=27px
, 8–1
, style="padding:2px;", {{replace, {{fb-big, Papua New Guinea, 1970, size=27px, ,
, -
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
, style="font-size:105%;", {{flagicon, GUM
Tumon
Tumon ( ch, Tomhom) is a district located on Tumon Bay along the northwest coast of the United States unincorporated territory of Guam. Located in the municipality of Tamuning, it is the center of Guam's tourist industry.
History
Tumon Bay or ...
, {{fb-big, Tahiti, 1946, size=27px
, 2–1
, {{fb-big, New Caledonia, french, size=27px
, {{fb-big, Solomon Islands
, 3–2
, {{fb-big, Fiji
, - bgcolor=#def
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...
, style="font-size:105%;", {{flagicon, FIJ
Suva
, {{fb-big, Tahiti, 1946, size=27px
, 3–0
, {{fb-big, Fiji
, {{fb-big, Solomon Islands
, 3–1
, {{fb-big, New Caledonia, french, size=27px
, -
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...
, style="font-size:105%;", {{flagicon, Western Samoa
Apia
Apia () is the 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'') of Tuamasaga.
...
, {{fb-big, Tahiti, 1946, size=27px
, 1–0
, {{fb-big, Fiji
, {{fb-big, New Caledonia, french, size=27px
, 2–1
, style="padding:2px;", {{replace, {{fb-big, Papua New Guinea, size=27px, ,
, - bgcolor=#def
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 1987
File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, ...
, style="font-size:105%;", {{flagicon, New Caledonia, french
Nouméa
Nouméa () is the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia and is also the largest francophone city in Oceania. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and ...
, {{fb-big, New Caledonia, french, size=27px
, 1–0
, {{fb-big, Tahiti
, style="padding:2px;", {{replace, {{fb-big, Papua New Guinea, size=27px, ,
, 3–1
, {{fb-big, Vanuatu
, -
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 1991
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ...
, style="font-size:105%;padding:2px;", {{flagicon, PNG
{{replace, Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New ...
, ,
, {{fb-big, Fiji
, style="padding:1px; line-height:150%;", 1–1
({{su, lh=0.8em, a=c, p=5–4, b={{0, . pen.)
, {{fb-big, Solomon Islands
, {{fb-big, New Caledonia, french, size=27px
, 3–1
, {{fb-big, Vanuatu
, - bgcolor=#def
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 1995
File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...
, style="font-size:105%;", {{flagicon, French Polynesia
Papeete
, {{fb-big, Tahiti
, 2–0
, {{fb-big, Solomon Islands
, {{fb-big, Fiji
, 3–0
, {{fb-big, Vanuatu
, -
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 1999
, colspan="9" , ''No football tournament in 1999''
, - style="height:0px;"
, colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid transparent;padding:0;", , , rowspan="100%" style="width:0.5em;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;padding:0;",
, colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1px solid transparent;padding:0;", , , rowspan="100%" style="width:0.5em;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;padding:0;",
, colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1px solid transparent;padding:0;",
, - bgcolor=#def
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 2003
, style="font-size:105%;", {{flagicon, FIJ
Suva
, {{fb-big, Fiji
, 2–0
, {{fb-big, New Caledonia, french, size=27px
, {{fb-big, Vanuatu
, 1–0
, {{fb-big, Tahiti
, -
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 2007
, style="font-size:105%;", {{flagicon, SAM
Apia
Apia () is the 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'') of Tuamasaga.
...
, {{fb-big, New Caledonia, french, size=27px
, 1–0
, {{fb-big, Fiji
, {{fb-big, Vanuatu
, 2–0
, {{fb-big, Solomon Islands
, - bgcolor=#def
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 2011
, style="font-size:105%;", {{flagicon, NCL, merged
Nouméa
Nouméa () is the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia and is also the largest francophone city in Oceania. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and ...
, {{flagdeco, NCL, merged, size=27px
New Caledonia
, 2–0
, {{fb-big, Solomon Islands
, {{fb-big, Tahiti
, 2–1
, {{fb-big, Fiji
, -
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 2015
, style="font-size:105%;padding:2px;", {{flagicon, PNG
{{replace, Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New ...
, ,
, {{flagdeco, NCL, merged, size=27px
New Caledonia
, 2–0
, {{fbu-big, 23, Tahiti
, style="padding:2px;", {{replace, {{fbu-big, 23, Papua New Guinea, size=27px, ,
, 2–1
, {{fbu-big, 23, Fiji
, - bgcolor=#def
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 2019
File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
, style="font-size:105%;", {{flagicon, SAM
Apia
Apia () is the 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'') of Tuamasaga.
...
, {{fbu-big, 23, NZL, size=27px, name=New Zealand U-23
, 2–1
, {{flagdeco, NCL, merged, size=27px
New Caledonia
, {{fb-big, Fiji
, style="padding:1px; line-height:150%;", 1–1
({{su, lh=0.8em, a=c, p=4–2, b={{0, . pen.)
, {{fb-big, PNG
, -
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
** Croatia will adopt the eu ...
, style="font-size:105%;", {{flagicon, SOL
Honiara
,
,
,
,
,
,
Medalists: men's teams
{, class="wikitable"
, - align=left
!width=200, Team
!width=220, Winner
!width=200, Runner-up
!width=200, Third Place
!width=200, Fourth Place
, -
, style="background:#fff68f", {{fb, New Caledonia, , style="background:#fff68f", 7 ( '63, '69, '71, '87, '07, '11, '15), , 4 ( '66, '75, '03, '19), , 2 ( '83, '91), , 1 ( '79)
, -
, style="background:#fff68f", {{fb, Tahiti (French Polynesia) , , style="background:#fff68f", 5 ( '66, '75, '79, '83, '95), , 3 ( '69, '87, '15), , 3 ( '63, '71, '11), , 1 ( '03)
, -
, style="background:#fff68f", {{fb, Fiji, , style="background:#fff68f", 2 ( '91, '03), , 4 ( '63, '79, '83, '07), , 2 ( '95, '19), , 4 ( '69, '75, '11, '15)
, -
, style="background:#fff68f", {{fbu, 23, New Zealand, name=New Zealand U-23, , style="background:#fff68f", 1 ( '19), , , , , ,
, -
, {{fb, Solomon Islands, , , , 3 ( '91, '95, '11), , 2 ( '75, '79), , 2 ( '63, '07)
, -
, {{fb, Vanuatu (New Hebrides), , , , 1 ( '71), , 3 ( '66, '03, '07), , 3 ( '87, '91, '95)
, -
, {{fb, Papua New Guinea, , , , , , 3 ( '69, '87, '15), , 4 ( '66, '71, '83, '19)
Top goalscorers: men
{, class="wikitable"
, -
!Year
!Player
!Goals
, -
, 1963–1995
, ''Unknown''
, align=center, -
, -
, 2003
, {{flagicon, Fiji Esala Masi
, align=center, 11
, -
, 2007
, {{flagicon, Fiji Osea Vakatalesau
Osea Vakatalesau (born 15 January 1986) is a Fijian footballer who plays for Nadroga and the Fiji national team.
International career
Nicknamed ''Ozzy'', he participated in South Pacific Games 2007 (where he was the tournament's top goalscore ...
, align=center, 10
, -
, 2011
, {{flagicon, New Caledonia, merged Bertrand Kaï
, align=center, 10
, -
, 2015
, {{flagicon, Vanuatu Jean Kaltack
, align=center, 17
, -
, 2019
, {{fbicon, SOL Gagame Feni
{{fbicon, VAN Tony Kaltak
{{fbicon, NCL, merged Jean-Philippe Saïko
, align=center, 9
Women's tournament
Results summary
The table below is a summary of the finals matches in the women's football competition at the Pacific Games since 2003.
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 ...
won the first four tournament finals, including against hosts New Caledonia in 2011{{hsp and as hosts against New Caledonia in 2015.
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, colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1px solid transparent;padding:0;",
, - style="font-size:105%;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:2.5em;" , Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:6.5em;" , Host city
! style="border-right:0px solid transparent;" ,
! style="border:none;" , Final
! style="border-left:0px solid transparent;" ,
! colspan="3" , Third place match
, - style="font-size:105%;"
! style="width:9.5em;background:#fe7;;", Gold
! style="width:2.0em;", Score
! style="width:8.5em;background:#ccc;;", Silver
! style="width:8.5em;background:#ca7;;", Bronze
! style="width:2.0em;", Score
! style="width:8.5em;background:snow;;", Fourth place
, -
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 2003
, style="font-size:105%;", {{pad, 0.6em{{flagicon, FIJ{{hsp
Suva
, style="padding:2px;", {{replace, {{fbw-big, Papua New Guinea, size=28px, ,
, style="padding:1px;line-height:120%;font-size:90%;", round-{{wbrrobin
, {{fbw-big, Guam
, {{fbw-big, Tonga
, style="padding:1px;line-height:120%;font-size:90%;", round-{{wbrrobin
, {{fbw-big, Guam
, - bgcolor=#def
, style="padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 2007
, style="font-size:105%;", {{pad, 0.6em{{flagicon, SAM{{hsp
Apia
Apia () is the 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'') of Tuamasaga.
...
, style="padding:2px;", {{replace, {{fbw-big, Papua New Guinea, size=28px, ,
, 3–1
, {{fbw-big, Tonga
, {{fbw-big, Fiji
, 1–0
, {{fbw-big, Tahiti
, -
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 2011
, style="font-size:105%;", {{pad, 0.6em{{flagicon, NCL, merged{{hsp[{{cite web
, url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/pacgames2011.html
, title=Pacific Games 2011 (New Caledonia)
, publisher=RSSSF
, access-date=16 March 2015
]
Nouméa
Nouméa () is the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia and is also the largest francophone city in Oceania. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and ...
, style="padding:2px;", {{replace, {{fbw-big, Papua New Guinea, size=28px, ,
, 2–1
, {{flagdeco, NCL, merged, size=28px
New Caledonia
, {{fbw-big, Fiji
, 1–0
, {{fbw-big, Tonga
, - bgcolor=#def
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 2015
, style="font-size:105%;padding:2px;", {{flagicon, PNG
{{replace, Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New ...
, ,
, style="padding:2px;", {{replace, {{fbw-big, Papua New Guinea, size=28px, ,
, 1–0
, {{flagdeco, NCL, merged, size=28px
New Caledonia
, {{fbw-big, Cook Islands
, 2–0
, {{fbw-big, Samoa
, -
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 2019
File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
, style="font-size:105%;", {{flagicon, SAM
Apia
Apia () is the 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'') of Tuamasaga.
...
, style="padding:2px;", {{replace, {{fbw-big, Papua New Guinea, size=28px, ,
, 3–1
, {{fbw-big, Samoa
, {{fbw-big, Fiji
, 3–1
, {{fbw-big, Cook Islands
, - bgcolor=#def
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
** Croatia will adopt the eu ...
, style="font-size:105%;", {{flagicon, SOL
Honiara
,
,
,
,
,
,
Medalists: women's teams
{, class="wikitable"
, - align=left
!width=170, Team
!width=130, Winner
!width=130, Runner-up
!width=130, Third Place
!width=130, Fourth Place
, -
, style="background:#fff68f", {{flagicon, Papua New Guinea 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 ...
, , style="background:#fff68f", 5 ( '03, '07, '11, '15, '19), , , , , , ,
, -
, {{flagicon, New Caledonia, merged New Caledonia, , , , 2 ( '11, '15), , , , ,
, -
, {{flagicon, Tonga Tonga
Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...
, , , , 1 ( '07), , 1 ( '03), , 1 ( '11)
, -
, {{flagicon, Samoa 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 and Apolima); ...
, , , , 1 ( '19), , , , 1 ( '15)
, -
, {{flagicon, Guam Guam
Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...
, , , , 1 ( '03), , , , ,
, -
, {{flagicon, Fiji Fiji, , , , , , 3 ( '07, '11, '19), ,
, -
, {{flagicon, Cook Islands Cook Islands
)
, image_map = Cook Islands on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg
, capital = Avarua
, coordinates =
, largest_city = Avarua
, official_languages =
, lan ...
, , , , , , 1 ( '15), , 1 ( '19)
, -
, {{flagicon, Tahiti Tahiti
Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austra ...
, , , , , , , , 2 ( '03, '07)
Top goalscorers: women
{, class="wikitable"
, -
!Year
!Player
!Goals
, -
, 2003
, ''Unknown''
, align=center, -
, -
, 2007
, {{flagicon, Tonga Penateti Feke
, align=center, 4
, -
, 2011
, {{flagicon, New Caledonia, merged Christelle Wahnawe
, align=center, 12
, -
, 2015
, {{flagicon, New Caledonia, merged Christelle Wahnawe
, align=center, 10
, -
, 2019
, {{flagicon, Papua New Guinea Ramona Padio
, align=center, 9
{{anchor, MiniPacific Mini Games
Men
The table below is a summary of the medal matches played in the men's competition at the Pacific Mini Games:
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, - style="height:0px;"
, colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid transparent;padding:0;", , , rowspan="100%" style="width:0.5em;border-top:1px solid transparent;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;padding:0;",
, colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1px solid transparent;padding:0;", , , rowspan="100%" style="width:0.5em;border-top:1px solid transparent;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;padding:0;",
, colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1px solid transparent;padding:0;",
, - style="font-size:105%;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:2.5em;" , Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:6.5em;" , Host city
! style="border-right:0px solid transparent;" ,
! style="border:none;" , Final
! style="border-left:0px solid transparent;" ,
! colspan="3" , Third place match
, - style="font-size:105%;"
! style="width:9.5em;background:#fe7;;", Gold
! style="width:2.0em;", Score
! style="width:8.5em;background:#ccc;;", Silver
! style="width:8.5em;background:#ca7;;", Bronze
! style="width:2.0em;", Score
! style="width:8.5em;background:snow;;", Fourth place
, -
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
, style="font-size:105%;", {{flagicon, SOL
Honiara
, {{fb-big, Tahiti, 1946, size=28px
, 1–0
(a.e.t.
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only ...
)
, {{flagdeco, NCL, 1853, size=28px
New Caledonia
, {{fb-big, Papua New Guinea, size=28px
, 1–0
, {{fb-big, Vanuatu
, - bgcolor=#def
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 1993
File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefu ...
, style="font-size:105%;", {{flagicon, VAN
Port Vila
Port Vila (french: Port-Vila), or simply Vila (; french: Vila; bi, Vila ), is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. It is located on the island of Efate.
Its population in the last census (2009) was 44,040, an increase of 35% on the pr ...
, {{fb-big, Tahiti, size=28px
, 3–0
, {{fb-big, Fiji
, {{flagdeco, NCL, 1853, size=28px
New Caledonia
, 2–1
, {{fb-big, Vanuatu
, -
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 2017
File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...
, style="font-size:105%;", {{flagicon, VAN
Port Vila
Port Vila (french: Port-Vila), or simply Vila (; french: Vila; bi, Vila ), is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. It is located on the island of Efate.
Its population in the last census (2009) was 44,040, an increase of 35% on the pr ...
, {{fb-big, Vanuatu
, style="padding:1px;line-height:120%;font-size:90%;", round-{{wbrrobin
, {{fb-big, Fiji
, {{fb-big, Solomon Islands
, style="padding:1px;line-height:120%;font-size:90%;", round-{{wbrrobin
, {{fb-big, Tuvalu
Women
{{as of, 2019, women's football has only been hosted once at the Pacific Mini Games – at Vanuatu in 2017. The table below is a summary of the medal matches played in the women's competition:
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, colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1px solid transparent;padding:0;",
, - style="font-size:105%;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:2.5em;" , Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:6.5em;" , Host city
! style="border-right:0px solid transparent;" ,
! style="border:none;" , Final
! style="border-left:0px solid transparent;" ,
! colspan="3" , Third place match
, - style="font-size:105%;"
! style="width:9.5em;background:#fe7;;", Gold
! style="width:2.0em;", Score
! style="width:8.5em;background:#ccc;;", Silver
! style="width:8.5em;background:#ca7;;", Bronze
! style="width:2.0em;", Score
! style="width:8.5em;background:snow;;", Fourth place
, -
, style="font-size:105%;padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 2017
File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...
, style="font-size:105%;", {{flagicon, VAN
Port Vila
Port Vila (french: Port-Vila), or simply Vila (; french: Vila; bi, Vila ), is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. It is located on the island of Efate.
Its population in the last census (2009) was 44,040, an increase of 35% on the pr ...
, {{fbw-big, Vanuatu
, 2–1
, {{fbw-big, Fiji
, {{fbw-big, Tonga
, 1–0
, {{fbw-big, Solomon Islands
References
{{Reflist, refs=
[{{cite report
, year= 2018
, title = Charter - Constitution, Code of Conduct, Protocols, and Regulations adopted Apia, Samoa 14 May 2006 - As amended most recently in Port Vila, Vanuatu, 10 December 2017
, url = http://websites.sportstg.com/get_file.cgi?id=36363741
, format= PDF 0.3 MB , pages=14–15
, publisher = Pacific Games Council
, access-date = 8 February 2018
, url-status= live
, archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180208102932/http://websites.sportstg.com/get_file.cgi?id=36363741
, archive-date= 8 February 2018
]
[{{cite web
, date= 7 December 2006
, title= OFC 2010 FIFA World Cup route via Asia
, website= Oceania Football Confederation
, access-date= 20 December 2006
, url= http://www.oceaniafootball.com/index.cgi?det=1&intArticleID=2031&sID=12
, url-status= dead
, archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070428111132/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/index.cgi?det=1&intArticleID=2031&sID=12
, archive-date=28 April 2007
]
External links
OFC Official Website
{{Pacific Games
{{Football at the Pacific Games
{{International Football
{{International women's football
{{OFC competitions
Pac
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 ...