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Football at the 1983 South Pacific Games

The 1983 South Pacific Games was the seventh edition where football was introduced and was held in Western Samoa from 20–30 August 1983.

Football at the 1983 South Pacific Games
Tournament details
Host countryWestern Samoa
Dates20–30 August
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Tahiti (4th title)
Runners-up Fiji
Third place New Caledonia
← 1979
1987 →

The final of the competition, between Fiji and Tahiti, was disrupted by a fight between the players after Tahiti scored a goal in the closing minutes.[1][2] A referee was injured and a Fijian player was arrested.[3]

Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Wallis and Futuna 4 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1
  Western Samoa 3 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1
  Tonga 3 3 1 1 1 6 8 –2
  American Samoa 2 3 1 0 2 6 6 0
Western Samoa  3–1  American Samoa
Western Samoa  3–3  Tonga
Wallis and Futuna  0–3  American Samoa
Western Samoa  1–2  Wallis and Futuna
Tonga  3–2  American Samoa
Wallis and Futuna  3–0  Tonga

Group B

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Tahiti 4 2 2 0 0 16 1 +15
  Papua New Guinea 2 2 1 0 1 20 2 +18
  Niue 0 2 0 0 2 0 33 –33
  Northern Mariana Islands Withdrew
Tahiti  14–0  Niue
Northern Mariana Islands  Cancelled  Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea  19–0  Niue
Tahiti  Cancelled  Northern Mariana Islands
Papua New Guinea  1–2  Tahiti
Niue  Cancelled  Northern Mariana Islands

Group C

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Fiji 6 3 3 0 0 21 1 +20
  New Caledonia 4 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1
  Solomon Islands 2 3 1 0 2 0 11 –11
  Vanuatu 0 3 0 0 3 2 12 –10
Fiji  10–0  Solomon Islands
New Caledonia  6–2  Vanuatu
Fiji  6–0  Vanuatu
New Caledonia  1–0  Solomon Islands
Fiji  5–1  New Caledonia
Solomon Islands  def.  Vanuatu

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals

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Western Samoa  0–2  Tahiti
New Caledonia  4–0  Wallis and Futuna
Papua New Guinea  0–2  Fiji

Semi-finals

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Tahiti  6–1  Papua New Guinea
Fiji  3–2  New Caledonia

Bronze medal match

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Papua New Guinea  1–2  New Caledonia

Gold medal match

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Fiji  0–1  Tahiti


 1983 South Pacific Games winners 
 
Tahiti
Fourth title

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Sports Briefs". UPI. 16 September 1983. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ "FOOTBALL HISTORY: "1983 South Pacific Games, Henry Dyer remembers", 14 May 2014". Nade Legends Club. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "South Pacific Games 1983 (Western Samoa)". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. ^ "South Pacific Games 1983/1984". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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