Football at the 2015 Pacific Games

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Football at the XV Pacific Games
Host city Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Date(s) July 3–17, 2015
Level Senior
Participation 328 athletes from
11 nations
Events 2
2019


Football at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea was held on July 3–17, 2015. [1]

Association football Team field sport

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of eleven players. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal.

2015 Pacific Games

The 2015 Pacific Games, also known as Port Moresby 2015 or POM 2015, was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 4 to 18 July 2015. It was the fifteenth staging of the Pacific Games as well as the third to be hosted in Port Moresby.

Port Moresby Place in National Capital District, Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby, also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea and the largest city in the South Pacific outside of Australia and New Zealand. It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the south-western coast of the Papuan Peninsula of the island of New Guinea. The city emerged as a trade centre in the second half of the 19th century. During World War II it was a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43 as a staging point and air base to cut off Australia from Southeast Asia and the Americas.

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The Games were brought to international attention when Vanuatu defeated Micronesia 46–0 in the men's tournament. [2]

The Vanuatu national under-23 football team, also known as Vanuatu Cyclone, represents Vanuatu at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Vanuatu national football team. They are controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation. The team has gained notoriety for thrashing Micronesia's side 46–0 in the 2015 Pacific Games.

The Federated States of Micronesia national under-23 football team, nicknamed the Four Stars, is the national U-23 football team representing the Federated States of Micronesia and is controlled by the Federated States of Micronesia Football Association. The team is managed by Australian coach Stan Foster, with the assistant manager Curtis Graham.

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia 1102
2Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1012
3Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia 0101
4Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 0011
Totals (4 Nations)2226

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men
details
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Women
details
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands

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References

  1. "Football Schedule". Port Moresby 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. Why Vanuatu beat Micronesia 46-0. Business Insider. July 2015.