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

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

Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Wallis and Futuna 4320154+1
 Western Samoa 3311176+1
 Tonga 3311168–2
 American Samoa 23102660
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
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Tahiti 42200161+15
 Papua New Guinea 22101202+18
 Niue 02002033–33
 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
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Fiji 63300211+20
 New Caledonia 4320187+1
 Solomon Islands 23102011–11
 Vanuatu 03003212–10
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

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

Semi-finals
Tahiti 6–1 Papua New Guinea
Fiji 3–2 New Caledonia

Bronze medal match
Papua New Guinea 1–2 New Caledonia

Gold medal match
Fiji 0–1 Tahiti
 1983 South Pacific Games winners 

Tahiti
Fourth title

Sources:[3][4]

References
  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. "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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