Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Women's tournament

The women’s football tournament at the 2023 Pacific Games was the 6th edition[1] of the women’s football tournament at the Pacific Games, and was held from the 17 November to 2 December.[2]

2023 Pacific Games
women's football tournament
Tournament details
Host countrySolomon Islands
CityHoniara
Dates17 November–2 December
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Papua New Guinea (6th title)
Runners-up Fiji
Third place New Caledonia
Fourth place Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored82 (4.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)Papua New Guinea Ramona Padio
(11 goals)
2019
2027

Papua New Guinea were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.

Teams

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10 teams entered the tournament.

Venues

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3 confirmed venues. [4]

Honiara
National Stadium Lawson Tama Stadium SIFF Academy
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 500

Source: [4]

Squads

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Group stage

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The team list was confirmed on 21 October 2023.[5]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Papua New Guinea 3 2 1 0 14 2 +12 7 Knockout stage
2   New Caledonia 3 2 1 0 11 4 +7 7
3   Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3 Advance to 9th place match
4   American Samoa 3 0 0 3 0 16 −16 0
Source: SOL23
Cook Islands  2–5  New Caledonia
Report
SIFF Academy Field 2, Honiara
Papua New Guinea  9–0  American Samoa
Report
SIFF Academy Field 1, Honiara

Papua New Guinea  3–0  Cook Islands
Report
SIFF Academy Field 2, Honiara
New Caledonia  4–0  American Samoa
Report
SIFF Academy Field 1, Honiara

Cook Islands  3–0  American Samoa
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SIFF Academy Field 2, Honiara
New Caledonia  2–2  Papua New Guinea
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SIFF Academy Field 1, Honiara

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Samoa 2 2 0 0 7 3 +4 6 Knockout stage
2   Tahiti 2 0 1 1 4 5 −1 1 Advance to 5th–8th placement matches
3   Tonga 2 0 1 1 3 6 −3 1
Source: SOL23
Tahiti  2–3  Samoa
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Tonga  2–2  Tahiti
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Samoa  4–1  Tonga
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Fiji 2 2 0 0 7 3 +4 6 Knockout stage
2   Solomon Islands (H) 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3 Advance to 5th–8th placement matches
3   Vanuatu 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Source: SOL23
(H) Hosts
Vanuatu  0–1  Solomon Islands
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Fiji  3–2  Vanuatu
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Fiji  4–1  Solomon Islands
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Ranking of second-place teams

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Due to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fourth-placed teams in four-team groups were not be considered for this ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A   New Caledonia 2 1 1 0 7 4 +3 4 Knockout stage
2 C   Solomon Islands 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3 Advance to 5th–8th placement matches
3 B   Tahiti 2 0 1 1 4 5 −1 1
Source: SOL23

Placement matches

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5th–8th places

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Semi-finals5th place match
 
      
 
28 November – Honiara
 
 
  Tahiti1
 
1 December – Honiara
 
  Vanuatu2
 
  Vanuatu2
 
28 November – Honiara
 
  Solomon Islands1
 
  Solomon Islands1
 
 
  Tonga0
 
7th place match
 
 
1 December – Honiara
 
 
  Tahiti0
 
 
  Tonga2
 
9th place match
 
  
 
28 November – Honiara
 
 
  Cook Islands0
 
 
  American Samoa3
 

9th place match

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Cook Islands  0–3 (w/o)  American Samoa
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SIFF Academy Fields 1 & 2, Honiara

Semi-finals

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Tahiti  1–2  Vanuatu
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SIFF Academy Fields 1 & 2, Honiara
Solomon Islands  1–0  Tonga
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SIFF Academy Fields 1 & 2, Honiara

7th place match

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Tahiti  0–2  Tonga
Report
SIFF Academy Fields 1 & 2, Honiara
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

5th place match

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Vanuatu  2–1  Solomon Islands
Report
SIFF Academy Fields 1 & 2, Honiara

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsGold Playoff
 
      
 
27 November – Honiara
 
 
  Papua New Guinea5
 
1 December – Honiara
 
  Samoa1
 
  Papua New Guinea4
 
27 November – Honiara
 
  Fiji1
 
  Fiji3
 
 
  New Caledonia0
 
Bronze Playoff
 
 
1 December – Honiara
 
 
  Samoa1
 
 
  New Caledonia3

Semi-finals

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Papua New Guinea  5–1  Samoa
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Fiji  3–0  New Caledonia
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Third place match

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Samoa  1–3  New Caledonia
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Final

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Papua New Guinea  4–1  Fiji
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Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)

Goalscorers

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There were 82 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.1 goals per match.

11 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Final rankings

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Rank Team
    Papua New Guinea
    Fiji
    New Caledonia
4   Samoa
5   Vanuatu
6   Solomon Islands
7   Tonga
8   Tahiti
9   American Samoa
10   Cook Islands

Broadcasting

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All matches will be broadcast live on SBS.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sports". 2023 Pacific Games Solomon Islands. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  2. ^ "SCHEDULE". 2023 Pacific Games Solomon Islands. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. ^ Natoga, Anasilini (5 July 2023). "Senior women's friendly with Solomon Islands cancelled". Vanuatu Post. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Venues". 2023 Pacific Games Solomon Islands. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  5. ^ "ALTERNAFOOT on X". Twitter. ALTERNAFOOT. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  6. ^ "How to watch 2023 Pacific Games LIVE on SBS". SBS. Retrieved 26 September 2023.