Football at the 1969 South Pacific Games
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New Caledonia (2nd title)| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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 → | |
Football was contested as part of the programme for the 1969 South Pacific Games which was hosted in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from 13 to 23 August 1969. It was the third edition of the men's football tournament at the multi-sport event organised by the Pacific Games Council.
The football tournament began with the first matches of the group stage on 14 August 1969 and ended with the gold medal match on 22 August 1969. New Caledonia and defending champions Tahiti contested the final in what was a replay of the 1966 final. New Caledonia defeated Tahiti 2–1 to win the gold medal. In the bronze medal match, Papua New Guinea defeated Fiji 2–1.
Football had been part of the South Pacific Games programme following the debut of the men's competition at the inaugural 1963 South Pacific Games in Fiji. New Caledonia had won the inaugural tournament after defeating hosts Fiji 8–2 in the gold medal match. Tahiti were the defending champions after defeating hosts New Caledonia 2–0 in the gold medal match at the 1966 South Pacific Games.[1]
Format
The five teams played a single round robin group. The teams finishing first and second would contest the gold medal match and the teams finishing third and fourth would contest the bronze medal match.[2]
Participants
Round robin stage
New Caledonia won the group to progress to the gold medal match alongside Tahiti.[2]
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Source:
• Teams ranked 1st and 2nd (Green background) met in the Gold final. | ||||||||
Round 1
| Fiji | 5–1 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
| Tahiti | 3–3 | New Hebrides |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
| New Caledonia | 4–1 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| [2] | Kumalau  29' |
Round 2
| Solomon Islands | 1–1 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
| Fiji | 5–2 | New Hebrides |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
| Tahiti | 3–1 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
Round 3
| New Caledonia | 2–0 | New Hebrides |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
| Papua New Guinea | 4–0 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
| Tahiti | 2–0 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
Round 4
| New Caledonia | 11–0 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
| Papua New Guinea | 2–1 | New Hebrides |
|---|---|---|
|
[2] | Unknown 41' |
| Tahiti | 7–0 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
Round 5
| Solomon Islands | 7–2 | New Hebrides |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
| Papua New Guinea | 1–1 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
Tahiti forfeited their final group stage match against New Caledonia after they were unable to field a team due to injuries to 11 of their 19-man squad.[2]
| New Caledonia | w/o* | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |