Football_at_the_2023_Pacific_Games_–_Men's_tournament
Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament
International football competition
Main article: Football at the 2023 Pacific Games
The men’s football tournament at the 2023 Pacific Games was the 16th edition[1] of the men’s football tournament at the Pacific Games, held from 17 November to 2 December, in Honiara, Solomon Islands.[2][3][4]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Solomon Islands |
| City | Honiara |
| Dates | 17 November–2 December |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Caledonia (8th title) |
| Runners-up |  Solomon Islands |
| Third place |  Fiji |
| Fourth place |  Vanuatu |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 102 (4.86 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | John Orobulu (8 goals) |
← 2019 2027 → | |
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New Zealand’s Under-23s were the defending champions after beating New Caledonia in the final in 2019.[5]
Twelve teams entered the tournament. Originally, Kiribati was drawn into Group B with Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu but withdrew on 3 November 2023. It would have been the nation's first appearance in the competition since 2011.[6]
There are three confirmed football venues for the tournament, all in Honiara:[17]
More information Stadium, Capacity ...
| Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|
| National Stadium | 10,000 |
| Lawson Tama Stadium | 20,000 |
| SIFF Academy Field | 500 |
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Source: [17]
Main article: Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's team squads
The team list and draw were confirmed on 21 October 2023.[18][19]
Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Caledonia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Cook Islands |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | 5th-8th placement |
| 3 |  Tonga |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | 9th-12th placement |
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Source: SOL23
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
More information Tonga, 1–2 ...
| Tonga | 1–2 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
Kendler  71' |
Report | Tiputoa 67' Rimene-Albrett 90+8' |
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Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)
Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanuatu |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Papua New Guinea |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | 5th-8th placement |
| 3 |  Tuvalu |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | 9th-12th placement |
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Source: SOL23
More information Tuvalu, 0–6 ...
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Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Group C
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Tahiti |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4 | 5th-8th placement |
| 3 |  Northern Mariana Islands |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | 9th-12th placement |
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Source: SOL23
Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
More information Northern Mariana Islands, 0–5 ...
| Northern Mariana Islands | 0–5 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
Group D
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solomon Islands (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Samoa |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 3 | 5th-8th placement |
| 3 |  American Samoa |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 | 9th-12th placement |
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Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
Brackets
| 9th–12th placement | 9th place play-off | |||||
| 27 November – SIFF Academy Field | ||||||
| Northern Mariana Islands | 4 | |||||
| 30 November – SIFF Academy Field | ||||||
| American Samoa | 0 | |||||
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | |||||
| 27 November – SIFF Academy Field | ||||||
| Tuvalu | 4 | |||||
| Tonga | 0 | |||||
| Tuvalu | 4 | |||||
| 11th place play-off | ||||||
| 30 November – SIFF Academy Field | ||||||
| American Samoa | 2 | |||||
| Tonga | 6 | |||||
| 5th–8th placement | 5th place play-off | |||||
| 27 November – SIFF Academy Field | ||||||
| Tahiti | 2 | |||||
| 30 November – SIFF Academy Field | ||||||
| Samoa | 1 | |||||
| Tahiti | 2 | |||||
| 27 November – SIFF Academy Field | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||
| Cook Islands | 0 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea (w/o) | 3 | |||||
| 7th place play-off | ||||||
| 30 November – SIFF Academy Field | ||||||
| Samoa (w/o) | 3 | |||||
| Cook Islands | 0 | |||||
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 28 November – Honiara | ||||||
| New Caledonia | 1 | |||||
| 2 December – Honiara | ||||||
| Vanuatu | 0 | |||||
| New Caledonia (p) | 2 (7) | |||||
| 28 November – Honiara | ||||||
| Solomon Islands | 2 (6) | |||||
| Fiji | 0 | |||||
| Solomon Islands | 2 | |||||
| Bronze Playoff | ||||||
| 1 December – Honiara | ||||||
| Vanuatu | 2 | |||||
| Fiji | 4 | |||||
9th–12th placement
More information Northern Mariana Islands, 4–0 ...
| Northern Mariana Islands | 4–0 | American Samoa |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
More information American Samoa, 2–6 ...
| American Samoa | 2–6 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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11th place play-off
Referee: David Yaraboinen (Papua New Guinea)
More information Northern Mariana Islands, 1–4 ...
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1–4 | Tuvalu |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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9th place play-off
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
5th–8th placement
Referee: David Yaraboinen (Papua New Guinea)
More information Tahiti, 2–0 ...
| Tahiti | 2–0 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)
Semi-finals
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Bronze final
More information Vanuatu, 2–4 ...
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Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Final
More information New Caledonia, 2–2 (a.e.t.) ...
| New Caledonia | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 7–6 | ||
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Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
There have been 102 goals scored in 21 matches, for an average of 4.86 goals per match (as of 2 December 2023).
8 goals
7 goals
5 goals
3 goals
Thomas Dunn- Roy Krishna
Jean-Jacques Katrawa- César Zeoula
Gagame Feni
Teaonui Tehau- Roonui Tinirauarii
Azariah Soromon
2 goals
- Nabil Begg
- Sairusi Nalaubu
Ruben Guerrero- Shene Wélépane
- Makalu Xowi
Alman Kwan- Dilo Tumua
- Tigi Molea
Amoni Fifita- Hemaloto Polovili
Matti Ualesi- Paolo Vailine
- Keni Vine
- Tonly Kalotang
- Godine Tenene
1 goal
Tia Silao- Billjay Vaitoelau
Tremaine Rimene-Albrett- Dwayne Tiputoa
- Etonia Dogalau
- Gabrielle Matanisiga
- Merril Nand
- Vincent Vakié
- Nolan Ngewakl
- Markus Toves
- Jireh Yobech
Ati Kepo- Va'a Taualai
- Pharrell Trainor
- Micah Lea'alafa
- Raphael Lea'i
- Bobby Leslie
- Matéo Degrumelle
- Eddy Kaspard
- Teva Lossec
- Elias Kendler
- Mohammed Rajani
- Sione Tu’ifangaloka
- Andrew Pelekata
- Yvan Sapele
- Joe Moses
1 own goal
- Daniell Pablo (against Fiji)
- Maalosi Alefaio (against Vanuatu)
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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New Caledonia |
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Solomon Islands |
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Fiji |
| 4 | Vanuatu |
| 5 | Tahiti |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea |
| 7 | Samoa |
| 8 | Cook Islands |
| 9 | Tuvalu |
| 10 | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 11 | Tonga |
| 12 | American Samoa |
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All matches will be broadcast live on SBS in Australia.[20]
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