Football at the 1963 South Pacific Games

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Football at the 1963 South Pacific Games
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
Dates29 August - 7 September
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions New Caledonia (1st title)
Runners-up Fiji
Third place Tahiti
Fourth place Solomon Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored49 (8.17 per match)
1966

The 1963 South Pacific Games was the first edition of the tournament and was held in Fiji from 29 August to 7 September.

Participants[]

Matches[]

First round[]

29 August 1963 Fiji  3–1 Papua New Guinea Fiji Suva, Fiji
Zikar Ali Goal 30'33'
Satish Dutta Goal
Goal 15' Voelker Stadium: Buckhurst Park
30 August 1963 Solomon Islands  6–3  New Hebrides Fiji Suva, Fiji
Suamoni Goal (2)
Beni Goal (2)
Mabulou Goal
Famani Goal
Goal Gedeon
Goal Tomoi
Goal Kalbeo
Stadium: Buckhurst Park

Semi-finals[]

1 September 1963 Fiji  5–0  Solomon Islands Fiji Lautoka, Fiji
Zikar Ali Goal (3)
Satish Dutta Goal (2)
Stadium: Churchill Park
1 September 1963 New Caledonia  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Tahiti Fiji Fiji
Marc-Kanyan Case Goal 44'115' Goal 90' Nena

Third place play-off[]

6 September 1963 Tahiti  7-1  Solomon Islands Fiji Suva, Fiji
Stadium: Buckhurst Park

Final[]

7 September 1963 Fiji  2–8  New Caledonia Fiji Suva, Fiji
Yee Gock Sue Goal (pen.)
D. Simmons Goal
Goal (4) Marc-Kanyan Case
Goal (3) Paula
Goal Bénébig
Stadium: Buckhurst Park


 1963 South Pacific Games Winners 

New Caledonia
First title

Sources[]

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