Football at the 2015 Pacific Games – Men's tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
City | Port Moresby |
Dates | 3–17 July 2015 |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 142 (8.88 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Final positions | |
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Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 138 (9.2 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
The 2015 Pacific Games men's football tournament was the 14th edition of the Pacific Games men's football tournament. The men's football tournament was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea between 3–17 July 2015 as part of the 2015 Pacific Games. The tournament was age-restricted and open to men's under-23 national teams only.[1]
The tournament also doubled as the 7th edition of the OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international tournament organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) to determine which men's under-23 national teams from Oceania qualify for the Olympic football tournament. A separate qualifying tournament was initially set to take place at Tonga between 2–12 December 2015.[2] However, it was later decided to absorb the qualifying tournament into the Pacific Games, as the New Zealand team participated for the first time in the Pacific Games men's football tournament.[3][4]
As some of the participating teams are not members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and thus ineligible for the Olympics, there were two separate knockout stages, one for Olympic qualifying where the winner qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament,[5] and another for determining the Pacific Games medalists.[6]
New Caledonia won the Pacific Games gold medal, while Fiji qualified for the Olympic football tournament for the first time after winning the OFC Olympic qualifying tournament.[7]
Teams
[edit]A total of eight teams participated in the tournament.[6]
Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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12th | Gold medal (1991, 2003) |
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2nd | Group stage (2003) |
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14th | Gold medal (1963, 1969, 1971, 1987, 2007, 2011) |
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1st | Debut |
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13th | Bronze medal (1969, 1987) |
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12th | Silver medal (1991, 1995, 2011) |
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14th | Gold medal (1966, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1995) |
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14th | Silver medal (1971) |
Eligibility status
[edit]The teams are eligible for one or both knockout stages depending on their affiliation.[6]
Team | Affiliated to | Eligible for | |||||
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OFC | FIFA | IOC | Pacific Games Council | Olympic Qualifying knockout stage | Pacific Games knockout stage | ||
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
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Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Venues
[edit]Port Moresby | |
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Bisini Sports Complex | Sir Hubert Murray Stadium |
9°28′18″S 147°12′03″E / 9.471732°S 147.200810°E | 9°27′59″S 147°09′24″E / 9.466323°S 147.156674°E |
Squads
[edit]Group stage
[edit]The draw was held on 1 June 2015 at the OFC Headquarters at Auckland.[8] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four.
For the OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, only the five teams (Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu) which are FIFA and IOC members were eligible. The top two IOC member teams of each group advanced to the Olympic Qualifying semi-finals.
For the Pacific Games Men's Football Tournament, the top two teams of each group advanced to the Pacific Games semi-finals with the exception of New Zealand, who were not eligible as they are not a Pacific Games Council member.
Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | +31 | 7 | Pacific Games knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 | +38 | 5 | Olympic Qualifying and Pacific Games knockout stage |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 3 | +45 | 4 | Olympic Qualifying knockout stage |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 114 | −114 | 0 |
Micronesia ![]() | 0–30 | ![]() |
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Report | Maihi ![]() Hauata ![]() Tehuritaua ![]() Tehina ![]() Petigas ![]() Tihoni ![]() Tissot ![]() Taupotini ![]() Tauira ![]() |
Fiji ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Chand ![]() |
Report | J. Kaltack ![]() |
Micronesia ![]() | 0–38 | ![]() |
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Report | Wasasala ![]() Tuivuna ![]() Verevou ![]() Qasevakatini ![]() Prasad ![]() Waranaivalu ![]() Nawakula ![]() Nakalevu ![]() |
Vanuatu ![]() | 46–0 | ![]() |
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T. Kaltack ![]() Nicholls ![]() J. Kaltack ![]() Mansale ![]() Damalip ![]() B. Kaltack ![]() Nikiau ![]() Roqara ![]() Manuhi ![]() Andrews ![]() |
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Tahiti ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 | Olympic Qualifying knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 6 | Pacific Games knockout stage |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | Olympic Qualifying and Pacific Games knockout stage |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
New Zealand ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Patterson ![]() Rufer ![]() |
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Papua New Guinea ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Kauma ![]() |
New Caledonia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Peter ![]() |
Report |
Papua New Guinea ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Patterson ![]() |
Solomon Islands ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Tome ![]() |
Report | Semmy ![]() Sabua ![]() |
New Caledonia ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Report | Hudson-Wihongi ![]() Rogerson ![]() Prelevic ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying knockout stage
[edit]Only the five teams (Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu) which are both FIFA and IOC members were eligible for this stage.
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
10 July – Port Moresby | ||||||
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12 July – Port Moresby | ||||||
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![]() | 0 (4) | |||||
10 July – Port Moresby | ||||||
![]() | 0 (3) | |||||
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Olympic Qualifying semi-finals
[edit]Fiji ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Qasevakatini ![]() |
Report | Semmy ![]() |
New Zealand ![]() | 0–3 Awarded | ![]() |
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Patterson ![]() Tuiloma ![]() |
Report |
New Zealand advanced to the Olympic Qualifying final with a 2–0 result, but were replaced by Vanuatu on the day of the final after the Oceania Football Confederation found that they had fielded an ineligible player, Deklan Wynne. The match was declared a 3–0 victory for Vanuatu.[14][15] New Zealand were unable to appeal before the final was played and subsequently announced they would appeal,[16] but on 23 October 2015, the OFC announced that New Zealand's appeal had been rejected,[17] meaning New Zealand's only chance to overturn the decision would be to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[18] On 13 November 2015, New Zealand Football confirmed that they would not appeal.[19]
Olympic Qualifying final
[edit]Fiji ![]() | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Tuivuna ![]() Qasevakatini ![]() Prasad ![]() Sivoki ![]() Verevo ![]() Dreola ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fiji qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics. This was the first time a team from OFC other than Australia or New Zealand qualified for the Olympics.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
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12 July 2015 | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year. Statistics include all Olympic format (current Olympic under-23 format started in 1992).
Pacific Games knockout stage
[edit]New Zealand were not eligible as they are not a Pacific Games Council member.
Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
15 July – Port Moresby | ||||||
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17 July – Port Moresby | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
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15 July – Port Moresby | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
Bronze medal match | ||||||
17 July – Port Moresby | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
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Pacific Games semi-finals
[edit]New Caledonia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Ouka ![]() Decoire ![]() |
Report | Qasevakatini ![]() |
Bronze medal match
[edit]Papua New Guinea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Aisa ![]() A. Komolong ![]() |
Report | Tuivuna ![]() |
Gold medal match
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]- 17 goals
- 11 goals
- 10 goals
- 9 goals
- 8 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Monty Patterson
Logan Rogerson
Tommy Semmy
Raiamanu Tauira
Yohann Tihoni
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
Allen Peter (playing against New Caledonia)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pacific Games soccer to be played at Under 23 level". Fiji Village. 16 February 2015.
- ^ "OFC Executive Committee decisions". Oceania Football Confederation. April 23, 2014. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ "OFC Executive Committee outcomes". Oceania Football Confederation. October 20, 2014. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015.
- ^ "OFC Insider Issue 6". Oceania Football Confederation. March 11, 2015. p. 8.
- ^ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD – RIO 2016 – Football" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "OFC Olympic Qualifying schedule unveiled". OceaniaFootball.com. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Fiji fairytale continues with Rio ticket". FIFA.com. 12 July 2015. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Draw defines Road to Rio". Oceania Football Confederation. June 3, 2015. Archived from the original on June 3, 2015.
- ^ "XV Pacific Games – Papua New Guinea 2015 Match Schedule" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-04.
- ^ a b c d "Football to get XV Pacific Games started". oceaniafootball.com. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Action aplenty lined up for Day 2". oceaniafootball.com. 5 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Formalities for some, crunch-time for the rest". oceaniafootball.com. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Olympic Final up for grabs". oceaniafootball.com. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Vanuatu and Fiji to contest Olympic final". Oceania Football Confederation. 12 July 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Oly Whites to miss Olympics due to ineligible player". New Zealand Herald. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ Strang, Ben; Hyslop, Liam. "New Zealand Football confirm intent to appeal Olympic expulsion". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "OFC Appeals Committee Decision". Oceania Football Confederation. October 23, 2015. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand Football's Olympics eligibility appeal to Oceania fails". Stuff. October 23, 2015.
- ^ "NZF Statement: OFC eligibility appeal". New Zealand Football. November 13, 2015. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ^ "FIJ 0–0 VAN (4–3 PENS)". Oceania Football Confederation. 12 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Men back in action at Pacific Games". oceaniafootball.com. 15 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Gold up for grabs in Francophone final". oceaniafootball.com. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
External links
[edit]- Official 2015 Pacific Games website
- XV Pacific Games Men's Tournament, Official OFC website