Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament

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The men's football tournament at the 2023 Pacific Games was the 16th edition[1] of the men's football tournament at the Pacific Games, held from 17 November to 2 December, in Honiara, Solomon Islands.[2][3][4]

Host countrySolomon Islands
CityHoniara
Dates17 November–2 December
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
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2023 Pacific Games
men's football tournament
Tournament details
Host countrySolomon Islands
CityHoniara
Dates17 November–2 December
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venues3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Caledonia (8th title)
Runners-up Solomon Islands
Third place Fiji
Fourth place Vanuatu
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored102 (4.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)Solomon Islands John Orobulu
(8 goals)
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New Zealand's Under-23s were the previous champions after beating New Caledonia in the final in 2019[5], but they did not defend their title.

Teams

Twelve teams entered the tournament. Originally, Kiribati was drawn into Group B with Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu but withdrew on 3 November 2023. It would have been the nation's first appearance in the competition since 2011.[6]

Venues

There are three confirmed football venues for the tournament, all in Honiara:[17]

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StadiumCapacity
National Stadium10,000
Lawson Tama Stadium20,000
SIFF Academy Field500
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Source: [17]

Squads

Main article: Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's team squads

Group stage

The team list and draw were confirmed on 21 October 2023.[18][19]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Caledonia 2 2 0 0 15 0 +15 6 Semi-finals
2  Cook Islands 2 1 0 1 2 9 −7 3 5th-8th placement
3  Tonga 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0 9th-12th placement
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Source: SOL23
More information New Caledonia, 7–0 ...
New Caledonia 7–0 Tonga
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More information Tonga, 1–2 ...
Tonga 1–2 Cook Islands
Kendler 71' Report Tiputoa 67'
Rimene-Albrett 90+8'
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Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
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Cook Islands 0–8 New Caledonia
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Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vanuatu 2 1 1 0 7 1 +6 4 Semi-finals
2  Papua New Guinea 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 5th-8th placement
3  Tuvalu 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0 9th-12th placement
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Source: SOL23
More information Papua New Guinea, 3–0 (w/o) ...
Papua New Guinea 3–0 (w/o) Tuvalu
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More information Tuvalu, 0–6 ...
Tuvalu 0–6 Vanuatu
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  • T. Kalotang 6', 53'
  • Tenene 11', 70'
  • Alefaio red-colored football 35' (o.g.)
  • Moses 71'
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Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
More information Vanuatu, 1–1 ...
Vanuatu 1–1 Papua New Guinea
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Fiji 2 1 1 0 10 0 +10 4 Semi-finals
2  Tahiti 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5 4 5th-8th placement
3  Northern Mariana Islands 2 0 0 2 0 15 −15 0 9th-12th placement
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Source: SOL23
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Fiji 10–0 Northern Mariana Islands
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Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
More information Fiji, 0–0 ...
Fiji 0–0 Tahiti
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Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
More information Northern Mariana Islands, 0–5 ...
Northern Mariana Islands 0–5 Tahiti
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Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Solomon Islands (H) 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12 6 Semi-finals
2  Samoa 2 1 0 1 10 1 +9 3 5th-8th placement
3  American Samoa 2 0 0 2 0 21 −21 0 9th-12th placement
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Source: SOL23
(H) Hosts
More information Solomon Islands, 1–0 ...
Solomon Islands 1–0 Samoa
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Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
More information Samoa, 10–0 ...
Samoa 10–0 American Samoa
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Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
More information American Samoa, 0–11 ...
American Samoa 0–11 Solomon Islands
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  • Orobulu 6', 45+3', 72', 80', 90+3'
  • Leslie 16'
  • Feni 25', 41', 66'
  • Molea 28', 34'
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Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)

Knockout stage

Brackets

 
9th–12th placement9th place play-off
 
      
 
27 November – SIFF Academy Field
 
 
 Northern Mariana Islands4
 
30 November – SIFF Academy Field
 
 American Samoa0
 
 Northern Mariana Islands1
 
27 November – SIFF Academy Field
 
 Tuvalu4
 
 Tonga0
 
 
 Tuvalu4
 
11th place play-off
 
 
30 November – SIFF Academy Field
 
 
 American Samoa2
 
 
 Tonga6
 
5th–8th placement5th place play-off
 
      
 
27 November – SIFF Academy Field
 
 
 Tahiti2
 
30 November – SIFF Academy Field
 
 Samoa1
 
 Tahiti2
 
27 November – SIFF Academy Field
 
 Papua New Guinea0
 
 Cook Islands0
 
 
 Papua New Guinea (w/o)3
 
7th place play-off
 
 
30 November – SIFF Academy Field
 
 
 Samoa (w/o)3
 
 
 Cook Islands0
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 November – Honiara
 
 
 New Caledonia1
 
2 December – Honiara
 
 Vanuatu0
 
 New Caledonia (p)2 (7)
 
28 November – Honiara
 
 Solomon Islands2 (6)
 
 Fiji0
 
 
 Solomon Islands2
 
Bronze Playoff
 
 
1 December – Honiara
 
 
 Vanuatu2
 
 
 Fiji4

9th–12th placement

More information Northern Mariana Islands, 4–0 ...
Northern Mariana Islands 4–0 American Samoa
  • Yobech 32'
  • R. Guerrero 46', 70'
  • Ngewakl 90+4'
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Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
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Tonga 0–4 Tuvalu
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  • Sapele 5'
  • Pelekata 42'
  • Vine 81', 84'
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Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
11th place play-off
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American Samoa 2–6 Tonga
  • Vaitoelau 37'
  • Silao 55'
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  • Polovili 43', 88'
  • Fifita 47', 81'
  • Tu'ifangaloka 61'
  • Rajani 76' (pen.)
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Referee: David Yaraboinen (Papua New Guinea)
9th place play-off
More information Northern Mariana Islands, 1–4 ...
Northern Mariana Islands 1–4 Tuvalu
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  • Vailine 8', 22'
  • Ualesi 42', 45+3'
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Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

5th–8th placement

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Tahiti 2–1 Samoa
  • Tinirauarii 49'
  • Lossec 88'
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  • Tumua 2'
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Referee: David Yaraboinen (Papua New Guinea)
More information Cook Islands, 0–3 (w/o) ...
Cook Islands 0–3 (w/o) Papua New Guinea
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More information Samoa, 3–0 (w/o) ...
Samoa 3–0 (w/o) Cook Islands
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More information Tahiti, 2–0 ...
Tahiti 2–0 Papua New Guinea
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Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)

Semi-finals

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New Caledonia 1–0 Vanuatu
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Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
More information Fiji, 0–2 ...
Fiji 0–2 Solomon Islands
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Bronze final

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Vanuatu 2–4 Fiji
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Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

Final

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New Caledonia 2–2 (a.e.t.) Solomon Islands
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Penalties
 7–6
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Goalscorers

There have been 102 goals scored in 21 matches, for an average of 4.86 goals per match (as of 2 December 2023).

8 goals

7 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Northern Mariana Islands Daniell Pablo (against Fiji)
  • Tuvalu Maalosi Alefaio (against Vanuatu)

Final rankings

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Rank Team
 New Caledonia
 Solomon Islands
 Fiji
4  Vanuatu
5  Tahiti
6  Papua New Guinea
7  Samoa
8  Cook Islands
9  Tuvalu
10  Northern Mariana Islands
11  Tonga
12  American Samoa
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Broadcasting

All matches will be broadcast live on SBS in Australia.[20]

See also

References

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