The 2007 Oceania Handball Champions Cup was held in Tahiti from the 22 October to 2 November 2007. With 6 teams from 4 countries competing in Tahiti for the second edition of the Men Oceania Champions Cup, the level of play was much higher than during the first edition.

The final saw defending champions JS Mont Dore from New Caledonia taking another Oceania Champions Cup over hosts AS Dragon. The third place play off saw Australian side Canberra beat AS Dumbea of New Caledonia. Auckland were fifth and Tahitian side A.S. Faa'a were sixth.

Modus

All six team played a round robin. The best two teams played the final. All games expect the final were 2×20 min. The final was the regular 2×30.[1]

Round robin stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 New Caledonia JS Mont Dore 5 4 1 0 91 70 +21 14 Qualification for the final
2 French Polynesia AS Dragon 5 4 0 1 90 81 +9 13
3 Australia Canberra 5 2 1 2 83 84 −1 10 Qualification for the 3rd place game
4 New Caledonia AS Dumbea 5 2 1 2 82 93 −11 10
5 New Zealand Auckland 5 1 1 3 81 82 −1 8 Qualification for the 5th place game
6 French Polynesia A.S. Faa'a 5 0 0 5 75 92 −17 5
Source: fthandball

Day 1:[2]

28 October 2007 AS Dumbea New Caledonia 18–17 French Polynesia A.S. Faa'a
(7–6)
28 October 2007 AS Dragon French Polynesia 16–15 Australia Canberra
(10–8)
28 October 2007 JS Mont Dore New Caledonia 12–12 Australia Auckland
(6–4)

Day 2:[3]

29 October 2007 AS Dragon French Polynesia 16–11 New Caledonia AS Dumbea
(6–5)
29 October 2007 Auckland Australia 15–11 French Polynesia A.S. Faa'a
(6–7)
29 October 2007 JS Mont Dore New Caledonia 18–14 Australia Canberra
(9–7)

Day 3:[4]

30 October 2007 Canberra Australia 18–15 French Polynesia A.S. Faa'a
(9–7)
30 October 2007 JS Mont Dore New Caledonia 18–15 French Polynesia AS Dragon
(10–6)
30 October 2007 AS Dumbea New Caledonia 20–18 Australia Auckland
(9–10)

Day 4:[5]

31 October 2007 AS Dragon French Polynesia 20–16 French Polynesia A.S. Faa'a
(10–8)
31 October 2007 JS Mont Dore New Caledonia 22–13 New Caledonia AS Dumbea
(9–6)
31 October 2007 Canberra Australia 16–15 Australia Auckland
(9–6)
1 November 2007 AS Dragon French Polynesia 23–21 Australia Auckland
(10–10)
1 November 2007 JS Mont Dore New Caledonia 21–16 French Polynesia A.S. Faa'a
(13–7)
1 November 2007 AS Dumbea New Caledonia 20–20 Australia Canberra
(11–8)

Placement games

5th place game

1 November 2007
15:00 		Auckland Australia 24–21 French Polynesia A.S. Faa'a
(13–10)

3rd place game

1 November 2007
16:30 		Canberra Australia 19–15 New Caledonia AS Dumbea
(9–7)

Final

1 November 2007
19:30 		JS Mont Dore New Caledonia 27–22 French Polynesia AS Dragon
(14–10)

Final standings

Classification
1st place, gold medalist(s) New Caledonia JS Mont Dore
2nd place, silver medalist(s) French Polynesia AS Dragon
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Australia Canberra
4 New Caledonia AS Dumbea
5 New Zealand Auckland
6 French Polynesia A.S. Faa'a

References

  1. ^ "Le Mont-Dore veut conserver son titre". Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes (in French). 26 October 2007. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Les Calédoniens débutent bien". Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes (in French). 31 October 2007. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Dragon surclasse Dumbéa". Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes (in French). 1 November 2007. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Le Mont-Dore et Dumbéa en force". Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes (in French). 2 November 2007. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Un choc Dragon – Mont-Dore en finale". Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes (in French). 3 November 2007. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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