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
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>
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 Day 1, June 30,
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’>Â Â Â Â Â Â
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’>Â Â Â vs
class=GramE>Â
class=GramE>Kiribati
lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â (Pl 1)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 9.00
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>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 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’>Â 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 Â vs
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â FSMÂ Â Â Â
(Pl 2)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 11.00
font-family:Arial’>Kiribati
lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>
5.00
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â Â Â Â PNGÂ Â Â Â Â
vs 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 1.00
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â PNGÂ Â
class=SpellE>vs
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â
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’>Â 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 Â Â vs
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â 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’> (Pl 1)
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Day 2, July 1, 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 Day 3, July
2, National Stadium
1.00
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FSMÂ Â Â
vs  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 4.00
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 Â vs
class=GramE>Â
class=GramE>Vanuatu
lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>
3.00
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â 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 Â vs
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â
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’>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 6.00
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’> vs
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>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’>
5.00
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â PNGÂ Â Â
vs   Â
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’>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 8.00
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>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 Â Â vs
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â PNG
7.00
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Solomon Is 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’> (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 Day 5, July
4,
style=’mso-bidi-font-wei
ght: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’>Â Â Â Â Â Solomon Is
class=GramE>vsÂ
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’>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 11.00
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â PNGÂ Â Â
vsÂ
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’>Â Â Â Â Â
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’>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â vs
class=GramE>Â
class=GramE>Vanuatu
lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’> (Pl 1)
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 1.00
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â 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 vs
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â
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’>Â Â 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 Â Â Â Â Â Â vs
class=GramE>Â
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’>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3.00
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 Â vs
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Tahiti
lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>
7.00
    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 Â Â Â Â Â Â vs
class=GramE>Â PNG (Pl2)
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Day 6,
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â July 5,
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 (Pl 2)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 9.00
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 vs
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’>
normal’>
style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>
font-family:Arial’>, Lautoka
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’>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’>
class=GramE>vsÂ
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’>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 9.00
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 vs
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â
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’>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 vs
class=GramE>Â
class=GramE>Tonga
lang=EN-NZ style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â (Pl 2)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 11.00
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â PNGÂ Â Â
class=SpellE>vs Â
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’>Â Â Â Â PNGÂ Â Â
vs  FSM
(Pl 2)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 1.00
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>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 Â Â vs
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>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’>
7.00
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 Â vs
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Solomon Is (Pl 1)Â Â Â
Medal Ceremony
style=’font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial’>Day 9, July 9,
style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>
normal’>
style=’mso-bidi-font-weight:normal’>
font-family:Arial’>, Lautoka
5.00
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â Â First
Semi Final
7.00
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â Â Second
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 Â Bronze
Play Off
7.00
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â Â Gold/
Silver Play off
9.30
style=’mso-spacerun:yes’>Â Â Â Â Medal
Ceremony
