| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | New Caledonia |
| Dates | 12–17 December |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tahiti (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  New Caledonia |
| Third place |  New Hebrides |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 59 (5.9 per match) |
← 1963 1969 → | |
The 1966 South Pacific Games was the second games where football was played and was held in New Caledonia during December 1966. In the final, Tahiti upset all predictions by defeating New Caledonia by 2–0.[1][2]
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahiti
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
 Papua New Guinea
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2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
| Wallis and Futuna
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0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | –13 |
| Tahiti | 4–3 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Tahiti | 5–0 | Wallis and Futuna |
|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9–1 | Wallis and Futuna |
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| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Caledonia
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 |
| New Hebrides
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1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | –5 |
 Solomon Islands
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1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | –8 |
| New Caledonia | 8–0 | Solomon Islands |
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| New Caledonia | 5–0 | New Hebrides |
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| Solomon Islands | 4–4 | New Hebrides |
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| New Caledonia | 4–0 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Tahiti | 3–0 | New Hebrides |
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| New Hebrides | 5–2 | Papua New Guinea |
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| New Caledonia | 0–2 | Tahiti |
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| 1966 South Pacific Games winners |
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 Tahiti First title |
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