OFC RELEASE: The men’s and women’s match schedules for the 2003 South Pacific Games football tournament have been released by the host organisers in Fiji.
The men’s tournament runs from 30 June – 11 July with all matches rotated amongst four venues. The gold/silver and bronze medal playoff matches will be staged at the National Stadium in Suva. The teams have been divided into two pools; Pool 1 containing five teams including the hosts Fiji while Pool 2 has a five team line-up headed by 1995 South Pacific Games gold medallist Tahiti. The winner and runner up from each pool will advance to the semi-finals which will be hosted at Churchill Park in Lautoka.
The women’s tournament runs from 30 June – 9 July and will be contested by six teams in a round robin format over five match days spread amongst two venues.
The South Pacific Games is a multi-sport event held every four years (since 1963) and is contested between the Pacific Island nations affiliated to the SP Games Council. This year’s event will be hosted in Suva, Fiji and runs from 28 June to 12 July. Football was last included in the Games format in 1995 when it was hosted by Tahiti.
For general information on the South Pacific Games, visit the official website on www.spg2003.com
The website for the football tournament is currently under construction and will be operational soon. Results of all matches and other updates will be posted on this website for the duration of the tournament.
* Please find enclosed the full draw and match schedule for the 2003 South Pacific Games football tournament.
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style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>2003 SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES – FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Men’s Draw Pool 1 – 2 – 10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>, style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>New Caledonia lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>, lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Papua New Guinea lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>, lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tonga lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>, lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Federated States of Micronesia style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Women’s Draw style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Fiji lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>, lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tonga lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>, lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Vanuatu lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>, lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Papua New Guinea lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>, lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tahiti lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>, lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Kiribati lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’text-decoration:none’>Â style=’text-decoration:none’>Â
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Match Schedule
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style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>MENÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â WOMEN
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Day 1, June 30, National Stadium style=’mso-tab-count:3’>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â class=SpellE>
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Ratu style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>
font-family:Arial’>Cakobau style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>
normal’>Park style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>1.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>      lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tuvalu lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>   vs class=GramE> class=GramE>Kiribati lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’> (Pl 1)                                9.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>  lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Fiji lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>    vs lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tonga lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> 3.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>      style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tahiti lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>    vs style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>  FSM    (Pl 2)                               11.00 font-family:Arial’>Kiribati lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> 5.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>      vs  lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>New Caledonia lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> (Pl 2) style=’mso-tab-count:2’>                     1.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>  PNG  class=SpellE>vs style=’mso-spacerun:yes’> lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tahiti lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> 7.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>      lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Fiji lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>       vs style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>   lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Vanuatu lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> (Pl 1)
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Day 2, July 1, National Stadium style=’mso-tab-count:3’>                                  2, National Stadium 1.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>       vs   lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>New Caledonia lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> (Pl 2) style=’mso-tab-count:2’>                     4.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>   style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tahiti lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>   vs class=GramE> class=GramE>Vanuatu lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> 3.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>       lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Fiji lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>      vs style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>   lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tuvalu lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> (Pl 1) style=’mso-tab-count:3’>                                 6.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>   lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Kiribati lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> vs style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>  lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tonga lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> 5.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>       vs    lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tonga lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> (Pl 2) style=’mso-tab-count:3’>                                8.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>   lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Fiji lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>       vs style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>  PNG 7.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>       style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>  lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Vanuatu lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> (Pl 1)
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Day 4, July 3, National Stadium style=’mso-tab-count:3’>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4, style=’mso-bidi-font-wei font-family:Arial’>Cakobau style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>
normal’>Park style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>1.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>     class=GramE>vs lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Kiribati lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> (Pl 1) style=’mso-tab-count:3’>                              11.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>  PNG   vs lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Kiribati lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> 3.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>     lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tuvalu lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>       vs class=GramE> class=GramE>Vanuatu lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> (Pl 1) style=’mso-tab-count:3’>                            1.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>    lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tonga lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’> vs style=’mso-spacerun:yes’> lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Vanuatu lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> 5.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>     lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tonga lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>        vs class=GramE> class=GramE>New lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> Caledonia lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> (Pl2) style=’mso-tab-count:2’>                   3.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>     lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Fiji lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>      vs style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>  style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tahiti lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> 7.00      style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tahiti lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>         vs class=GramE> PNG (Pl2)
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Day 6, style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â class=SpellE>
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Ratu style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>
font-family:Arial’>Cakobau style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>
normal’>Park style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Day 7, July 7, style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>
normal’> class=SpellE>
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Cakobau style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>
normal’>Park style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>11.00 <
p>style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tonga lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â vs style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â FSM style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â Â lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Fiji lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â Â Â vs style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Vanuatu lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> 1.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â Â Â class=GramE>Tuvalu class=GramE> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Solomon Is (Pl 1)Â Â PNGÂ Â vs style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tonga lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> 3.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â Â Â style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tahiti lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â vs style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>New Caledonia lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> (Pl 2) style=’mso-tab-count:2’>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tahiti lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â vs style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Kiribati lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Day 6, July 5, class=SpellE>
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Subrail style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>
normal’>Park style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>1.30 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â Â Â lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Fiji lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â Â Â vs style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â Â lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Kiribati lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> (Pl 1)
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Day 7, July 7, style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>
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font-family:Arial’>, Lautoka
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font-family:Arial’>Cakobau style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>
normal’>Park style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>1.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>    lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Kiribati lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> class=GramE>vs lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Vanuatu lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> (Pl 1) style=’mso-tab-count:3’>                                   9.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>   lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tonga lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’> vs style=’mso-spacerun:yes’> style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tahiti lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> 3.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>    style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tahiti lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>  vs class=GramE> class=GramE>Tonga lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’> (Pl 2)                                      11.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’> PNG   class=SpellE>vs  lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Vanuatu lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> 5.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>    vs  FSM (Pl 2)                                       1.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>   lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Fiji lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>       vs style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>  lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Kiribati lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> 7.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>    lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Fiji lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>      vs style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>  Solomon Is (Pl 1)   Medal Ceremony
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Day 9, July 9, style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>
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font-family:Arial’>, Lautoka 5.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Semi Final 7.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Semi Final
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Day 11, July 11, National Stadium 5.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â Play Off 7.00 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â Silver Play off 9.30 style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â Ceremony
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