Football at the 1969 South Pacific Games
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Papua New Guinea |
| 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) |
The 1969 South Pacific Games was the third games where football was played. The tournament was held at Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea during August 1969. In the final, New Caledonia scored in the 88th minute to defeat Tahiti 2–1 and claim the gold medal.[1]
Round robin stage
| 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 |
 New Hebrides |
3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 | -10 |
 Solomon Islands |
1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | -11 |
| Correct as at: 20 August 1969 • Teams ranked 1st and 2nd (Green background) met in the Gold final. | ||||||||
Round 1
14 August 1969 |
| New Caledonia |
4 - 1 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
Poithily  50'Pierre Zeoula 53', 80'Gerald Delmas 56' |
Kumalau 29' |
Germania Club, Port Moresby |
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
18 August 1969 |
| Papua New Guinea |
2 - 1 | New Hebrides |
|---|---|---|
| Kau 20' Mathew Raka 90' |
? 41' |
Germania Club, Port Moresby |
Round 5
- * Note: French Polynesia (Tahiti) forfeited the match as they were unable to field a team due to injuries to 11 of their 19-man squad.
Bronze medal match
22 August 1969 |
| Papua New Guinea |
2 - 1 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Wellington Jojoga ?', ?' |
? ?' |
National Stadium, Port Moresby |
Gold medal match
22 August 1969 |
| New Caledonia |
2 - 1 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Tamboueon 50' Fi 88' |
Cholita 32' |
National Stadium, Port Moresby |
| 1969 South Pacific Games Winners |
|---|
New Caledonia Second title |
Sources
- ↑ "Pipes and a song end games". The Canberra Times. 25 August 1969. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ "South Pacific Games 1969 (Papua New Guinea)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1969. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
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