1966 South Pacific Games / Football

At the Second South Pacific Games in New Caledonia in 1966 , a football competition was held. Six teams took part in the tournament. All games were played in Nouméa from December 12 to 17, 1966 . The game was played in two groups of three teams each. The first and second placed qualified for the semifinals.

Tahiti won the South Pacific Games tournament for the first time.

Group stage

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Tahiti	2	2	0	0	009: 300	+6	04th
2.	Papua New Guinea	1	1	0	0	012: 500	+7	02
3.	Wallis and Futuna	2	0	0	2	001:140	−13	00

12th of December
Tahiti	-	Papua New Guinea	4: 3
13th December
Tahiti	-	Wallis and Futuna	5-0
December 14th
Papua New Guinea	-	Wallis and Futuna	9: 1

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	New Caledonia	2	2	0	0	013: 000	+13	04th
2.	New Hebrides	2	0	1	1	004: 900	−5	01
3.	Solomon Islands	2	0	1	1	004:120	−8	01

12th of December
New Caledonia	-	Solomon Islands	8-0
13th December
New Caledonia	-	New Hebrides	5-0
December 14th
New Hebrides	-	Solomon Islands	4: 4

Final round

Semifinals

15th December
Tahiti	-	New Hebrides	3-0
15th December
New Caledonia	-	Papua New Guinea	4-0

Bronze game

December 17th
New Hebrides	-	Papua New Guinea	5: 2

final

December 17th
New Caledonia	-	Tahiti	0: 2

Web links

• Details about the 1966 tournament on rsssf.com