| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Western Samoa |
| Dates | 20–30 August |
| Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tahiti (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Fiji |
| Third place |  New Caledonia |
The 1983 South Pacific Games was the seventh edition where football was introduced and was held in Western Samoa from 20–30 August 1983.
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]
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Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wallis and Futuna
|
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
 Western Samoa
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
 Tonga
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | –2 |
 American Samoa
|
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Group B
Northern Mariana Islands withdrew
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahiti
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 |
 Papua New Guinea
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | +18 |
 Niue
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | –33 |
 Northern Mariana Islands
|
Withdrew | |||||||
| Tahiti | Cancelled | Northern Mariana Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Niue | Cancelled | Northern Mariana Islands |
|---|---|---|
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 |
| New Caledonia
|
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
 Solomon Islands
|
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | –11 |
 Vanuatu
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | –10 |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
| 1983 South Pacific Games winners |
|---|
 Tahiti Fourth title |
References
- ^ "Sports Briefs". UPI. 16 September 1983. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "FOOTBALL HISTORY: "1983 South Pacific Games, Henry Dyer remembers", 14 May 2014". Nade Legends Club. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ a b "South Pacific Games 1983 (Western Samoa)". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "South Pacific Games 1983/1984". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
This page was last edited on 13 February 2023, at 10:52