Football at the 1963 South Pacific Games
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Fiji |
| Dates | 29 August - 7 September |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 New Caledonia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Fiji |
| Third place |
Tahiti |
| Fourth place |
 Solomon Islands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 49 (8.17 per match) |
The 1963 South Pacific Games was the first edition of the tournament and was held in Fiji from 29 August to 7 September.
Participants
Matches
First round
| 29 August 1963 | Fiji |
3 : 1 |  Papua New Guinea |
Suva, Fiji |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Zikar Ali  30', 33'Satish Dutta |
15' Voelker |
Stadium: Buckhurst Park |
| 30 August 1963 | Solomon Islands |
6 : 3 |  New Hebrides |
Suva, Fiji |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suamoni (2) Beni (2)Mabulou Famani |
Gedeon Tomoi Kalbeo |
Stadium: Buckhurst Park |
Semi-finals
| 1 September 1963 | Fiji |
5 : 0 | Solomon Islands |
Lautoka, Fiji |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zikar Ali (3) Satish Dutta (2) |
Stadium: Churchill Park |
| 1 September 1963 | New Caledonia |
2 : 1 (a.e.t.) | Tahiti |
Fiji |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc-Kanyan Case 44', 115' |
90' Nena |
Third place play-off
| 6 September 1963 | Tahiti |
18 : 0 | Solomon Islands |
Fiji |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Final
| 7 September 1963 | Fiji |
2 : 8 | New Caledonia |
Suva, Fiji |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yee Gock Sue (pen.) D. Simmons |
(4) Marc-Kanyan Case (3) Paula Bénébig |
Stadium: Buckhurst Park |
| 1963 South Pacific Games Winners |
|---|
New Caledonia First title |
Sources
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