Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Solomon Islands |
City | Honiara |
Dates | 17 November–2 December |
Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | New Caledonia (8th title) |
Runners-up | Solomon Islands |
Third place | Fiji |
Fourth place | Vanuatu |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 21 |
Goals scored | 102 (4.86 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | John Orobulu (8 goals) |
← 2019 2027 ⊟ |
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]
New Zealand's Under-23s were the defending champions after beating New Caledonia in the final in 2019.[5]
Teams
[edit]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
[edit]There are three confirmed football venues for the tournament, all in Honiara:[17]
Stadium | Capacity |
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National Stadium | 10,000 |
Lawson Tama Stadium | 20,000 |
SIFF Academy Field | 500 |
Source: [17]
Squads
[edit]Group stage
[edit]The team list and draw were confirmed on 21 October 2023.[18][19]
Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
New Caledonia | 7–0 | Tonga |
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Tonga | 1–2 | Cook Islands |
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Kendler 71' | Report | Tiputoa 67' Rimene-Albrett 90 8' |
Cook Islands | 0–8 | New Caledonia |
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Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Tuvalu | 0–6 | Vanuatu |
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Vanuatu | 1–1 | Papua New Guinea |
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Group C
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Fiji | 10–0 | Northern Mariana Islands |
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Fiji | 0–0 | Tahiti |
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Northern Mariana Islands | 0–5 | Tahiti |
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Group D
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Solomon Islands | 1–0 | Samoa |
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Samoa | 10–0 | American Samoa |
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American Samoa | 0–11 | Solomon Islands |
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Knockout stage
[edit]Brackets
[edit]9th–12th placement | 9th place play-off | |||||
27 November – SIFF Academy Field | ||||||
Northern Mariana Islands | 4 | |||||
30 November – SIFF Academy Field | ||||||
American Samoa | 0 | |||||
Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | |||||
27 November – SIFF Academy Field | ||||||
Tuvalu | 4 | |||||
Tonga | 0 | |||||
Tuvalu | 4 | |||||
11th place play-off | ||||||
30 November – SIFF Academy Field | ||||||
American Samoa | 2 | |||||
Tonga | 6 |
5th–8th placement | 5th place play-off | |||||
27 November – SIFF Academy Field | ||||||
Tahiti | 2 | |||||
30 November – SIFF Academy Field | ||||||
Samoa | 1 | |||||
Tahiti | 2 | |||||
27 November – SIFF Academy Field | ||||||
Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||
Cook Islands | 0 | |||||
Papua New Guinea (w/o) | 3 | |||||
7th place play-off | ||||||
30 November – SIFF Academy Field | ||||||
Samoa (w/o) | 3 | |||||
Cook Islands | 0 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
28 November – Honiara | ||||||
New Caledonia | 1 | |||||
2 December – Honiara | ||||||
Vanuatu | 0 | |||||
New Caledonia (p) | 2 (7) | |||||
28 November – Honiara | ||||||
Solomon Islands | 2 (6) | |||||
Fiji | 0 | |||||
Solomon Islands | 2 | |||||
Bronze Playoff | ||||||
1 December – Honiara | ||||||
Vanuatu | 2 | |||||
Fiji | 4 |
9th–12th placement
[edit]Northern Mariana Islands | 4–0 | American Samoa |
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Tonga | 0–4 | Tuvalu |
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American Samoa | 2–6 | Tonga |
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Northern Mariana Islands | 1–4 | Tuvalu |
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5th–8th placement
[edit]Tahiti | 2–0 | Papua New Guinea |
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Report |
Semi-finals
[edit]New Caledonia | 1–0 | Vanuatu |
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Fiji | 0–2 | Solomon Islands |
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Report |
Bronze final
[edit]Vanuatu | 2–4 | Fiji |
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Final
[edit]New Caledonia | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Solomon Islands |
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Penalties | ||
7–6 |
Goalscorers
[edit]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
- Tia Silao
- Billjay Vaitoelau
- Tremaine Rimene-Albrett
- Dwayne Tiputoa
- Etonia Dogalau
- Gabrielle Matanisiga
- Merril Nand
- Vincent Vakié
- Nolan Ngewakl
- Markus Toves
- Jireh Yobech
- Ati Kepo
- Va'a Taualai
- Pharrell Trainor
- Micah Lea'alafa
- Raphael Lea'i
- Bobby Leslie
- Matéo Degrumelle
- Eddy Kaspard
- Teva Lossec
- Elias Kendler
- Mohammed Rajani
- Sione Tu'ifangaloka
- Andrew Pelekata
- Yvan Sapele
- Joe Moses
1 own goal
- Daniell Pablo (against Fiji)
- Maalosi Alefaio (against Vanuatu)
Final rankings
[edit]Rank | Team |
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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 |
Broadcasting
[edit]All matches will be broadcast live on SBS in Australia.[20]
See also
[edit]- Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Women's tournament
- Football at the 2023 Pacific Games
- Football at the Pacific Games
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