Host country New Caledonia Runners-up Solomon Islands | Venue(s) 5 (in 4 host cities) | |
Dates 27 August – 9 September Teams 11 (from 2 confederations) Champions New Caledonia (6th title) | ||
The 2011 Pacific Games men's football tournament was the 13th edition of Pacific Games men's football tournament. The competition was held in New Caledonia from 27 August to 9 September 2011 with the final played at the Stade Numa-Daly in Nouméa.
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Twelve men's teams competed at the Games, with the top five teams advancing to the 2012 Pacific Cup with New Zealand national under-23 football team in February 2012.
The tournament had initially been planned as part of the qualification tournament for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup, and Oceania Football Confederation's (OFC) qualification tournament for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. However, FIFA announced a revised format for both tournaments in June 2011.
Format
The 11 teams were drawn or placed into 2 groups. The top 2 teams from the first stage advanced to the semifinal stage. The semifinalists were followed by matches for the Gold Medal (first place) and Bronze Medal (third place).