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Pacific Games

2023Finished

Oceania · 17 Nov – 1 Dec 2023 · 22 matches in 16 days

ChampionNew Caledoniabeat Solomon Islands 3-2 (pens)
Matches22 played11 group · 11 knockout
Goals10057 group · 43 knockout
Goals per match4.55group 5.18 · knockout 3.91
Teams12 in 4 groups12 reached the knockouts
Top scorer1 goalsNabil Begg (Fiji)

Final

New CaledoniaChampion

3 – 2Decided on penalties2-2 after 90 minutes

Solomon IslandsRunner-up

Shots1 – 1
On target2 – 0
Possession49% – 51%
  • VenueNational Sports Stadium
  • 3rd placeFiji 4-2 Vanuatu · 1 Dec

Path of the champion

New Caledonia · 4 matches
Record4-0-0 W-D-L · unbeaten4 W
Goals19:2 scored : conceded3 clean sheets in 4
  1. 7-0WTONGrp
  2. 8-0WCOKGrp
  3. 1-0WVUTSF
  4. 3-2WpSLBFinal
Bar = goals scored, score on top. A shootout counts as a draw (Dp).

What stands out

2023
  • 19:2New Caledonia won the title with 19 goals scored and 2 conceded in 4 matches, keeping 3 clean sheets, unbeaten.
  • 1/111 of the 11 knockout matches went beyond 90 minutes: 0 settled in extra time, 1 on penalties.
  • 11-0Biggest win: Solomon Islands 11-0 American Samoa (Group stage, 23 Nov).

Knockout stage

11 matches · 43 goals · winner in bold · p = penalty shootout

9th-12th Place Play-offs2 ties · 26–27 Nov · 8 goals

  1. Northern Mariana Islands4-0American Samoa
  2. Tonga0-4Tuvalu

5th-8th Place Play-offs2 ties · 27 Nov · 6 goals

  1. Tahiti2-1Samoa
  2. Cook Islands0-3Papua New Guinea

Semi-finals2 ties · 28 Nov · 3 goals

  1. New Caledonia1-0Vanuatu
  2. Fiji0-2Solomon Islands

11th Place Final29 Nov

  1. American Samoa2-6Tonga

9th Place Final30 Nov

  1. Northern Mariana Islands1-4Tuvalu

5th Place Final30 Nov

  1. Tahiti0-2Papua New Guinea

Third place1 Dec

  1. Vanuatu2-4Fiji

Final1 Dec

  1. New Caledonia3-2 pensSolomon Islands
How the 11 matches were decided10-0-1 9% went beyond 90 min10 in 90 min0 extra time1 penalties

Group stage · final tables

4 groups · 11 matches · 57 goals
Group APWDLGoalsPtsReached
1New Caledonia220015:06Champion
2Cook Islands21012:937th
3Tonga20021:9011t
Group BPWDLGoalsPtsReached
1Vanuatu21107:144th place
2Papua New Guinea20101:115th
3Tuvalu20010:609th
Group CPWDLGoalsPtsReached
1Fiji211010:043rd place
2Tahiti21105:045th
3Northern Mariana Islands20020:1509th
Group DPWDLGoalsPtsReached
1Solomon Islands220012:06Final
2American Samoa21014:11311t
3Samoa20020:507th

Advanced to the 9th-12th place play-offsReached = last round played (Group = out in the group stage)Goals = scored : conceded

Goals

100 in 22 matches · extra time included, shootouts not
Matches with a goal95.5% 21 of 22 · 1 goalless
Over 2.5 goals72.7% 16 of 22
Both teams scored31.8% 7 of 22
At least one clean sheet68.2% 15 of 22
Decided by one goal22.7% 5 of 22
Drawn matches9.1% 2 of 22 · shootouts included

Goals by roundbottom line = per match

  1. 18MD16.00
  2. 13MD23.25
  3. 26MD36.50
  4. 8PO4.00
  5. 6PO3.00
  6. 3SF1.50
  7. 811t8.00
  8. 59th5.00
  9. 25th2.00
  10. 63rd6.00
  11. 5Final5.00

Matches by total goals22 matches

  1. 104.5%
  2. 219.1%
  3. 3213.6%
  4. 3313.6%
  5. 3413.6%
  6. 3513.6%
  7. 76+31.8%
Two or three goals in 6 of 22 matches (27%).

Most common scorelineswinner first

  1. 4-0314%
  2. 1-029%
  3. 2-029%
  4. 2-129%
  5. 0-015%
  6. 1-115%
  7. 10-015%
  8. 11-015%

Biggest wins

  1. Solomon Islands 11-0 American Samoa23 Nov
  2. Fiji 10-0 Northern Mariana Islands18 Nov
  3. Cook Islands 0-8 New Caledonia24 Nov
  4. New Caledonia 7-0 Tonga18 Nov
Most goals in a match11 Solomon Islands 11-0 American Samoa23 Nov

Team rankings

12 teams · all rounds · a shootout counts as a draw

Goals scored per matchbest attacks

  1. New Caledonia4.7519 in 4
  2. Solomon Islands4.0016 in 4
  3. Fiji3.5014 in 4
  4. Tuvalu2.678 in 3
  5. Vanuatu2.259 in 4
  6. Papua New Guinea2.006 in 3

Goals conceded per matchbest defences

  1. Papua New Guinea0.331 in 3
  2. New Caledonia0.502 in 4
  3. Solomon Islands0.753 in 4
  4. Tahiti0.753 in 4
  5. Fiji1.004 in 4
  6. Vanuatu1.506 in 4
Most conceded: American Samoa, 5.25 per match (21 in 4).

Clean sheetsmatches without conceding

  1. Solomon Islands3in 4
  2. New Caledonia3in 4
  3. Papua New Guinea2in 3
  4. Fiji2in 4
  5. Tahiti2in 4
  6. Tuvalu1in 3

Longest unbeaten runsconsecutive matches

  1. New Caledonia4to the end
  2. Solomon Islands3
  3. Tahiti3
  4. Papua New Guinea3to the end
  5. Fiji2
  6. Tuvalu2to the end
A match decided on penalties counts as a draw.

Group stage matches

11 played · newest first · times UTC

Matchday 34 matches

  1. 23 Nov

    Vanuatu1-1Papua New Guinea

  2. 23 Nov

    Solomon Islands11-0American Samoa

  3. 24 Nov

    Cook Islands0-8New Caledonia

  4. 24 Nov

    Northern Mariana Islands0-5Tahiti

Matchday 24 matches

  1. 20 Nov

    Tuvalu0-6Vanuatu

  2. 20 Nov

    American Samoa4-0Samoa

  3. 21 Nov

    Tonga1-2Cook Islands

  4. 21 Nov

    Fiji0-0Tahiti

Matchday 13 matches

  1. 17 Nov

    Samoa0-1Solomon Islands

  2. 18 Nov

    New Caledonia7-0Tonga

  3. 18 Nov

    Fiji10-0Northern Mariana Islands

About Pacific Games

New Caledonia won the Pacific Games 2023, beating Solomon Islands 3-2 in the final.

Competition info

2023
Format
4 groups of 3, then 9th-12th place play-offs
Dates
17 Nov – 1 Dec 2023
Teams
12
Matches
22
Opening match
Samoa 0-1 Solomon Islands
Final venue
National Sports Stadium

Other competitions in Oceania

OFC Champions LeagueWC Qualification Oceania

Seasons

2 with data
20232019

Pacific Games 2023: 22 matches played, latest on 2023-12-01. Times are UTC.