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Football at the 1971 South Pacific Games

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Football at the 1971 South Pacific Games
Tournament details
Host countryTahiti
Dates1–5 September
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions New Caledonia (3rd title)
Runners-up New Hebrides
Third place Tahiti
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored103 (9.36 per match)
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1975 →

The 1971 South Pacific Games was the 4th such event in which football was included, and was held in Tahiti during September 1971.[1]

Group stage

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Group 1

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Tahiti 3 2 1 1 0 32 2 +30
 Papua New Guinea 3 2 1 1 0 18 3 +15
 Cook Islands 0 2 0 0 2 1 46 –45
Tahiti 2–2 Papua New Guinea
Tahiti 30–0 Cook Islands

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Papua New Guinea 16–1 Cook Islands

Group 2

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 New Caledonia 3 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4
 New Hebrides 3 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2
 Fiji 0 2 0 0 2 5 11 –6
New Caledonia 5–1 Fiji
Fiji 4–6 New Hebrides
New Caledonia 0–0 New Hebrides

Semi finals

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New Caledonia 4–0 Papua New Guinea
Tahiti 1–2 New Hebrides

5th place Match

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Fiji 15–1 Cook Islands

Bronze medal match

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Tahiti 8–1 Papua New Guinea

Final Match

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New Caledonia 7–1 New Hebrides
Attendance: 16,000


 1971 South Pacific Games winners 

New Caledonia
Third title

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References

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  1. ^ "Vol. 42, No. 10 ( Oct. 1, 1971)". Trove. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  2. ^ "Vol. 42, No. 10 ( Oct. 1, 1971)". Trove. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
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