Football at the 1966 South Pacific Games
Tournament details | |
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Host country | New Caledonia |
Dates | 12–17 December |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Tahiti (1st title) |
Runners-up | New Caledonia |
Third place | New Hebrides |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 59 (5.9 per match) |
← 1963 1969 → |
International football competition
The 1966 South Pacific Games was the second games where football was played and was held in New Caledonia during December 1966. In the final, Tahiti upset all predictions by defeating New Caledonia by 2–0.[1][2]
Group stage
Group 1
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Tahiti | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
Papua New Guinea | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
Wallis and Futuna | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | –13 |
Tahiti | 4–3 | Papua New Guinea |
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New Caledonia
Tahiti | 5–0 | Wallis and Futuna |
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New Caledonia
Papua New Guinea | 9–1 | Wallis and Futuna |
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New Caledonia
Group 2
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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New Caledonia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 |
New Hebrides | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | –5 |
Solomon Islands | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | –8 |
Semi finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
1966 South Pacific Games winners |
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Tahiti First title |
Sources
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- Known as the South Pacific Games prior to 2009