2007 Oceania Handball Champions Cup

Last updated March 25, 2023

The 2007 Oceania Handball Champions Cup was held in Tahiti from the 22 October to 2 November 2007. With 6 teams from 4 countries competing in Tahiti for the second edition of the Men Oceania Champions Cup, the level of play was much higher than during the first edition.

Modus

All six team played a round robin. The best two teams played the final. All games expect the final were 2×20 min. The final was the regular 2×30.^[1]

Round robin stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	JS Mont Dore	5	4	1	0	91	70	+21	14	Qualification for the final
2	AS Dragon	5	4	0	1	90	81	+9	13	Qualification for the final
3	Canberra	5	2	1	2	83	84	−1	10	Qualification for the 3rd place game
4	AS Dumbea	5	2	1	2	82	93	−11	10	Qualification for the 3rd place game
5	Auckland	5	1	1	3	81	82	−1	8	Qualification for the 5th place game
6	A.S. Faa'a	5	0	0	5	75	92	−17	5	Qualification for the 5th place game

Source: fthandball

Day 1:^[2]

28 October 2007	AS Dumbea	18–17	A.S. Faa'a
		(7–6)

28 October 2007	AS Dragon	16–15	Canberra
		(10–8)

28 October 2007	JS Mont Dore	12–12	Auckland
		(6–4)

Day 2:^[3]

29 October 2007	AS Dragon	16–11	AS Dumbea
		(6–5)

29 October 2007	Auckland	15–11	A.S. Faa'a
		(6–7)

29 October 2007	JS Mont Dore	18–14	Canberra
		(9–7)

Day 3:^[4]

30 October 2007	Canberra	18–15	A.S. Faa'a
		(9–7)

30 October 2007	JS Mont Dore	18–15	AS Dragon
		(10–6)

30 October 2007	AS Dumbea	20–18	Auckland
		(9–10)

Day 4:^[5]

31 October 2007	AS Dragon	20–16	A.S. Faa'a
		(10–8)

31 October 2007	JS Mont Dore	22–13	AS Dumbea
		(9–6)

31 October 2007	Canberra	16–15	Auckland
		(9–6)

1 November 2007	AS Dragon	23–21	Auckland
		(10–10)

1 November 2007	JS Mont Dore	21–16	A.S. Faa'a
		(13–7)

1 November 2007	AS Dumbea	20–20	Canberra
		(11–8)

Placement games

5th place game

1 November 2007 15:00	Auckland	24–21	A.S. Faa'a
		(13–10)

3rd place game

1 November 2007 16:30	Canberra	19–15	AS Dumbea
		(9–7)

Final

1 November 2007 19:30	JS Mont Dore	27–22	AS Dragon
		(14–10)

Final standings

Classification
	JS Mont Dore
	AS Dragon
	Canberra
4	AS Dumbea
5	Auckland
6	A.S. Faa'a

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References

↑ "Le Mont-Dore veut conserver son titre". Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes (in French). 26 October 2007. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
↑ "Les Calédoniens débutent bien". Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes (in French). 31 October 2007. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
↑ "Dragon surclasse Dumbéa". Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes (in French). 1 November 2007. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
↑ "Le Mont-Dore et Dumbéa en force". Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes (in French). 2 November 2007. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
↑ "Un choc Dragon – Mont-Dore en finale". Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes (in French). 3 November 2007. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

Tournament results
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Photos of tournament

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[1] "Le Mont-Dore veut conserver son titre". Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes (in French). 26 October 2007. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[2] "Les Calédoniens débutent bien". Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes (in French). 31 October 2007. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[3] "Dragon surclasse Dumbéa". Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes (in French). 1 November 2007. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[4] "Le Mont-Dore et Dumbéa en force". Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes (in French). 2 November 2007. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[5] "Un choc Dragon – Mont-Dore en finale". Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes (in French). 3 November 2007. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

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