| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tahiti |
| Dates | 1–5 September |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Caledonia (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  New Hebrides |
| Third place |  Tahiti |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 103 (9.36 per match) |
← 1969 1975 → | |
The 1971 South Pacific Games was the 4th such event in which football was included, and was held in Tahiti during September 1971. [1]
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahiti | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 | +30 |
 Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 |
 Cook Islands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 46 | –45 |
| Tahiti | 30–0 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Caledonia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| New Hebrides | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
 Fiji | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | –6 |
| New Caledonia | 5–1 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 4–6 | New Hebrides |
|---|---|---|
| Tahiti | 1–2 | New Hebrides |
|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 15–1 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| New Caledonia | 7–1 | New Hebrides |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 South Pacific Games winners |
|---|
 New Caledonia Third title |
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