Football at the 1963 South Pacific Games

Football at the 1963 South Pacific Games
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
Dates29 August – 7 September
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions New Caledonia (1st title)
Runners-up Fiji
Third place Tahiti
Fourth place Solomon Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored49 (8.17 per match)
1966

Football was contested as part of the programme for the 1963 South Pacific Games which was hosted in Suva, Fiji from 29 August to 8 September 1963. It was the first edition of the men's football tournament at the inaugural multi-sport event organised by the Pacific Games Council.

The football tournament began with the first round matches on 29 August 1963 and ended with the gold medal match on 7 September 1963. New Caledonia and hosts Fiji contested the final. Marc-Kanyan Case scored four goals as New Caledonia defeated Fiji 8–2 to win the gold medal. In the bronze medal match, Tahiti defeated the Solomon Islands 18–0.