South Pacific Games 1971 / Football
At the IV South Pacific Games in Tahiti in 1971 , a football competition was held. Six teams took part in the tournament. All games were played in Papeete from September 1st to 5th, 1971 . The game was played in two groups of three teams each. The first and second placed qualified for the semifinals. The group third also played for fifth place.
New Caledonia won the South Pacific Games tournament for the third time.
Group stage
Group A
| Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Tahiti
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32: 2 | +30 | 3 |
| 2. |
.svg){kind=small} Papua New Guinea
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18: 3 | +15 | 3 |
| 3. |
 Cook Islands
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:46 | −45 | 0 |
| September 1 | |||
| Tahiti | - | Papua New Guinea | 2: 2 |
| September 2nd | |||
| Tahiti | - | Cook Islands | 30: 0 |
| September 3 | |||
| Papua New Guinea | - | Cook Islands | 16: 1 |
Group B
| Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 New Caledonia
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5: 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 2. |
.svg){kind=small} New Hebrides
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6: 4 | +2 | 3 |
| 3. |
 Fiji
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5:11 | −6 | 2 |
| September 1 | |||
| New Caledonia | - | Fiji | 5: 1 |
| September 2nd | |||
| New Hebrides | - | Fiji | 6: 4 |
| September 3 | |||
| New Caledonia | - | New Hebrides | 0-0 |
Final round
Semifinals
| September 4th | |||
| New Caledonia |
- |
Papua New Guinea
|
4-0 |
| September 4th | |||
|
Tahiti
|
- | New Hebrides |
1: 2 |
Play for 5th place
| September 4th | |||
| Fiji |
- |
Cook Islands
|
15: 1 |
Bronze game
| 5th September | |||
| Tahiti |
- |
Papua New Guinea
|
8: 1 |
final
| 5th September | |||
| New Caledonia |
- |
New Hebrides
|
7: 1 |