Football at the 2019 Pacific Games – Men's tournament
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Main article: Football at the 2019 Pacific Games
The men's football tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games was held from 8 to 20 July 2019. It was the 15th edition of the men's Pacific Games football tournament. Together with the women's competition, all matches were played at the J.S. Blatter Stadium in Apia, Samoa.
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Samoa |
City | Apia |
Dates | 8–20 July |
Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | New Zealand (U-23) (1st title) |
Runners-up | New Caledonia |
Third place | Fiji |
Fourth place | Papua New Guinea |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 27 |
Goals scored | 169 (6.26 per match) |
Attendance | 14,740 (546 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Jean-Philippe Saïko Gagame Feni Tony Kaltak (9 goals each) |
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Unlike the men's football competition at the 2015 Pacific Games where only under-23 athletes were eligible to compete, this tournament was not age-restricted and thus was open to senior men's national teams. However, New Zealand was the only team to field an under-23 side.