Football at the Pacific Games
Football has been a regular event at the Pacific Games, the multi-sports event for Pacific nations, territories and dependencies, since 1963. Until 2011 the tournament was known as the South Pacific games.
Since 1971 the competition has been held every four years, but was not played in 1999 due to contract issues. In 2007, the men's competition doubled as OFC's preliminary qualifying competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
A women's tournament was first introduced in 2003, and has doubled up as the preliminary qualifying competition for the Olympic Games since 2007. The men's tournament also became the Olympic qualifier for Oceania for the 2015 edition.
Men's Tournament
Results
Medalists
Top goalscorers
Women's Tournament
Results
Medalists
Top goalscorers
References
External links
Football at the 2015 Pacific Games
Football at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea was held on July 3–17, 2015.
The Games were brought to international attention when Vanuatu defeated Micronesia 46–0 in the men's tournament.
Medal summary
Medal table
Results
References
External links
Football at the 2011 Pacific Games
Football at the 2011 Pacific Games was held from August 27–September 9, 2011 at several venues with tournaments for men's and women's teams.
The men's tournament was intended to be part of the Qualification in Oceania for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, however the format was amended in June 2011 and the Pacific Games are no longer a part of the qualification process.
Events
Medal table
Medal summary
References
1979 South Pacific Games
The 1979 South Pacific Games, held at Suva in Fiji from 28 August to 8 September 1979, was the sixth edition of the South Pacific Games.
Participating countries
Nineteen Pacific nations or territories attended:
American Samoa
Cook Islands
Fiji
French Polynesia
Guam
Kiribati
Nauru
New Caledonia
New Hebrides
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Marianas
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Wallis and Futuna
Western Samoa
Sports
There were 18 sports contested at the 1979 South Pacific Games:
Athletics (37) () 
Basketball (2) 
Boxing (11) 
Cricket (1) 
Field hockey (1) 
Football (1) () 
Golf (4) 
Judo (9) 
Lawn bowls (8) Netball (1) 
Rugby union (1) () 
Sailing (1) 
Squash (2) 
Swimming (24) () 
Table tennis (7) 
Tennis (7) 
Volleyball (2) 
Weightlifting (10) 
2015 Pacific Games
The 2015 Pacific Games was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 4 to 18 July 2015. It was the fifteenth edition of the Pacific Games.
Host selection process
Five South Pacific island nations bid for opportunity to host the 2015 Pacific Games. They were:
American Samoa
Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga
Vanuatu.On 27 September 2009, the Pacific Games Council, at its meeting coinciding with the 2009 Pacific Mini Games, elected Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea as the host of the 2015 Games. The final vote was 25-22 in favor of Port Moresby over Tonga to host.
Participating countries
A total of 24 countries took part in the 2015 Pacific Games. This was with the inclusion of Australia and New Zealand for the first time in the history of the Games. The two countries were invited to participate in four sports; sailing, taekwondo, rugby sevens and weightlifting.
The Pacific Games Council said in July 2014 that the participation of the two countries would improve the quality of competition in the Pacific Games. The inclusion of Australia and New Zealand was on a trial basis, with a review scheduled after the Games to determine its success.
2011 Pacific Games
The 2011 Pacific Games (officially known as NC 2011) took place in Nouméa, New Caledonia, from August 27 to September 10, 2011. Nouméa was the 14th host of the Pacific Games. Upon closure of the registration for entries, "some 4,300 athletes" had registered from the twenty-two competing nations, although it was expected that not all would attend.
Competing nations
The numbers provided indicate the number of registered athletes prior to the Games, with that number expected to diminish by the Games' start. Clicking on the number will take you to a page on that nation's delegation to the 2011 Games.
American Samoa (159) Cook Islands (212) Fiji (425)
French Polynesia, "Tahiti" (410) Guam (312) Kiribati (74)
Marshall Islands (8)
Micronesia (24) Nauru (69)
New Caledonia (747) Niue (63) Norfolk Island (13)
Northern Mariana Islands (48)
Palau (66) Papua New Guinea (432) Samoa (318) Solomon Islands (248)
Tokelau (22) Tonga (139) Tuvalu (90) Vanuatu (244)
Wallis and Futuna (185)Mascot
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