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Football at the 1979 South Pacific Games
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
Dates29 August – 7 September
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) (in Suva host cities)
Final positions
Champions Tahiti (3rd title)
Runners-up Fiji
Third place Solomon Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored148 (7.4 per match)
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The 1979 South Pacific Games was the sixth edition where football was introduced and was held in Suva, Fiji, during August and September 1979.[1]

Group stage

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Fiji 3 2 1 1 0 24 0 +27
 Papua New Guinea 3 2 1 1 0 15 0 +15
 Kiribati 0 2 0 0 2 0 37 –37
Papua New Guinea 0–0 Fiji
Fiji
Fiji 24–0 Kiribati
Chand ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Janeman ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Salim ?', ?', ?'
Tubuna ?', ?'
Waqa ?', ?'
Vuilabasa ?'
Khan ?'
Fiji
Papua New Guinea 13–0 Kiribati
Fiji

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Tahiti 4 2 2 0 0 26 0 +26
 Tuvalu 2 2 1 0 1 5 21 –16
 Tonga 0 2 0 0 2 3 13 –10
Tahiti 8–0 Tonga
Errol Bennett ?', ?', ?'
William Aumeran ?', ?'
Gérard Kautai ?'
Gilles Malinowski ?', ?'
Fiji
Tahiti 18–0 Tuvalu
Fiji
Tuvalu 5–3 Tonga
Tealofi ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Fiji

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Solomon Islands 4 2 2 0 0 18 0 +18
 Wallis and Futuna 2 2 1 0 1 3 7 –4
 Western Samoa 0 2 0 0 2 1 15 –14
Solomon Islands 12–0 Western Samoa
Fiji
Solomon Islands 6–0 Wallis and Futuna
Wilson Maelaua ?', ?', ?'
Luito'o Fa'arodo ?'
Henry Suri ?'
James Sulimae ?'
Fiji
Wallis and Futuna 3–1 Western Samoa
Fiji

Group 4

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 New Caledonia 4 2 2 0 0 14 1 +13
 New Hebrides 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
 Guam 0 2 0 0 2 1 15 –14
New Caledonia 11–1 Guam
Fiji
New Caledonia 3–0 New Hebrides
Segin Wayewol ?', ?'
Pierre Wacapo ?'
Fiji
New Hebrides 4–0 Guam
Toto Nafu ?', ?'
unknown ?' (o.g.)
Michael Naugar ?'
Fiji

Quarter finals

Fiji 5–0 Wallis and Futuna
Farouk Janeman ?', ?'
Josaia Tubuna ?'
Mohammed Salim ?'
Feroz Khan ?'
Fiji
Tahiti 1–0 New Hebrides
Errol Bennett ?'
Fiji
Solomon Islands 3–2 Papua New Guinea
Henry Suri 50', 73'
Alick Bebeu 55'		 Hatsire Manhi 25'
Daino Sami 44'
Fiji
New Caledonia 11–0 Tuvalu
Jean Xowie ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Dera Suihuliwa ?', ?', ?', ?'
Hilaire Kenon ?'
Fouidja ?'
Fiji

Semi finals

Fiji 2–0 Solomon Islands
Dewan Chand 95', 115'
Fiji
Tahiti 3–2 New Caledonia
Errol Bennett ?', ?'
Gilles Malinowski ?'
Fiji

Bronze medal match

New Caledonia 1–3 Solomon Islands
Bernard Ukeiwe ?' Wilson Maelaua ?', ?'
Davidson Ngawaeramo ?'
Fiji

Gold medal match

Fiji 0–3 Tahiti
Gérard Kautai 53'
Errol Bennett 66', 72'
Fiji


 1979 South Pacific Games winners 

Tahiti
Third title

Consolation Tournament (5th–12th Place)

Quarter finals

Guam Guam4–2 Western Samoa
Fiji
New Hedrides New Hebrides2–0 Papua New Guinea
Fiji
Tonga Tonga1–0 Wallis and Futuna
Fiji
Tuvalu Tuvalu3–3 Kiribati
Penalties
4–2
Fiji

Semi finals

 Guam7–2 Tuvalu
Fiji
 New Hebrides7–1 Tonga
Fiji

Fifth-place match

 New Hebrides5–1 Guam
Fiji

Goalscorers

There were 148 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 7.4 goals per match.

10 goals

9 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

References

  1. ^ "South Pacific Games 1979 (Fiji)". rsssf.org. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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