Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Women's tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Solomon Islands |
City | Honiara |
Dates | 17 November–2 December |
Teams | 10 (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 played | 20 |
Goals scored | 82 (4.1 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ramona Padio (11 goals) |
← 2019 2027 → |
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]
Papua New Guinea were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.
Teams
10 teams entered the tournament.
- American Samoa
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- New Caledonia
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands (Host)
- Tahiti
- Tonga
- Vanuatu[3]
Venues
3 confirmed venues. [4]
Honiara | ||
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National Stadium | Lawson Tama Stadium | SIFF Academy |
Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 500 |
Source: [4]
Squads
Group stage
The team list was confirmed on 21 October 2023.[5]
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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Report |
SIFF Academy Field 2, Honiara
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
Papua New Guinea | 9–0 | American Samoa |
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Report |
SIFF Academy Field 1, Honiara
Referee: Ben Ariel Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Papua New Guinea | 3–0 | Cook Islands |
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Report |
SIFF Academy Field 2, Honiara
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
New Caledonia | 4–0 | American Samoa |
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Report |
SIFF Academy Field 1, Honiara
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
Cook Islands | 3–0 | American Samoa |
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Report |
SIFF Academy Field 2, Honiara
Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)
New Caledonia | 2–2 | Papua New Guinea |
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Report |
SIFF Academy Field 1, Honiara
Referee: Ben Ariel Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Vanuatu | 0–1 | Solomon Islands |
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Report |
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Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
Fiji | 3–2 | Vanuatu |
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Report |
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Fiji | 4–1 | Solomon Islands |
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Report |
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Referee: CK Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
Ranking of second-place teams
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 |
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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
5th–8th places
Semi-finals | 5th place match | |||||
28 November – Honiara | ||||||
Tahiti | 1 | |||||
1 December – Honiara | ||||||
Vanuatu | 2 | |||||
Vanuatu | 2 | |||||
28 November – Honiara | ||||||
Solomon Islands | 1 | |||||
Solomon Islands | 1 | |||||
Tonga | 0 | |||||
7th place match | ||||||
1 December – Honiara | ||||||
Tahiti | 0 | |||||
Tonga | 2 |
9th place match | ||
28 November – Honiara | ||
Cook Islands | 0 | |
American Samoa | 3 | |
9th place match
Cook Islands | 0–3 (w/o) | American Samoa |
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Report |
SIFF Academy Fields 1 & 2, Honiara
Semi-finals
Tahiti | 1–2 | Vanuatu |
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Report |
SIFF Academy Fields 1 & 2, Honiara
Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)
Solomon Islands | 1–0 | Tonga |
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Report |
SIFF Academy Fields 1 & 2, Honiara
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
7th place match
5th place match
Vanuatu | 2–1 | Solomon Islands |
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Report |
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SIFF Academy Fields 1 & 2, Honiara
Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Gold Playoff | |||||
27 November – Honiara | ||||||
Papua New Guinea | 5 | |||||
1 December – Honiara | ||||||
Samoa | 1 | |||||
Papua New Guinea | 4 | |||||
27 November – Honiara | ||||||
Fiji | 1 | |||||
Fiji | 3 | |||||
New Caledonia | 0 | |||||
Bronze Playoff | ||||||
1 December – Honiara | ||||||
Samoa | 1 | |||||
New Caledonia | 3 |
Semi-finals
Papua New Guinea | 5–1 | Samoa |
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Report |
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Fiji | 3–0 | New Caledonia |
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Report |
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
Third place match
Samoa | 1–3 | New Caledonia |
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Report |
Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
Final
Papua New Guinea | 4–1 | Fiji |
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Report |
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Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
Goalscorers
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
- Susan Williams
- Maureen Fitzpatrick
- Victoria Fatiaki
- Adi Litia Bakaniceva
- Sofi Diyalowai
- Vanisha Kumar
- Ema Mereia
- Jennel Ligneul
- Nenny Elipas
- Phylis Pala
- Lilly Dowsing
- Torijan Lyne-Lewis
- Sariah Taeaoalii
- Grace Taeoalii
- Jemina David
- Almah Gogoni
- Lorina Solosaia
- Ileen Pegi
- Vaihei Samin
- Cheyenne Tauhere Teore
- Kiani Wong
- Kohai Mai
- Teatarii Maraetefau
- Lositika Feke
- Kiana Swift
- Leimata Simon
- Emilia Taravaki
- Jane Alatoa
- Rita Solomon
1 own goal
- Jennel Ligneul (against Papua New Guinea)
Final rankings
Rank | Team |
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Papua New Guinea | |
Fiji | |
New Caledonia | |
4 | Samoa |
5 | Vanuatu |
6 | Solomon Islands |
7 | Tonga |
8 | Tahiti |
9 | American Samoa |
10 | Cook Islands |
Broadcasting
All matches will be broadcast live on SBS.[6]
See also
- Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament
- Football at the 2023 Pacific Games
- Football at the Pacific Games
References
- ^ "Sports". 2023 Pacific Games Solomon Islands. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "SCHEDULE". 2023 Pacific Games Solomon Islands. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Natoga, Anasilini (5 July 2023). "Senior women's friendly with Solomon Islands cancelled". Vanuatu Post. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Venues". 2023 Pacific Games Solomon Islands. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "ALTERNAFOOT on X". Twitter. ALTERNAFOOT. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "How to watch 2023 Pacific Games LIVE on SBS". SBS. Retrieved 26 September 2023.