Football at the Micronesian Games

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Football competitions have were first held at the Micronesian Games for the 1998 edition of the tournament. The event is open to the ten member federations of the Micronesian Games Council, a sub-regional member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees. The football tournament has been held at two subsequent games since 1998, in 2014 and 2018. Although a similar football tournament called the Micronesian Cup was held in 1999 and 2001, they were separate events as no Micronesian Games were held in those years.[1][2]

Football at the Micronesian Games
Organising bodyMicronesian Games Council
(Oceania National Olympic Committees)
Current championsPohnpei (1st)
2023

Results by year

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Year Host city Final Third place match
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
1998  
Koror City
 
Northern Mariana Islands
3–0  
Guam
 
Palau
6–3  
Palau B
2001  
Gagil
 
Yap
0–0
1–0
 
Chuuk
 
Pohnpei
2014  
Palikir
 
Pohnpei
3–1  
Palau
 
Chuuk
3–1  
Yap
2018  
Gagil
 
Pohnpei
3–2  
Yap
 
Palau
2–0  
Chuuk

Matches

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1998

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Football was played at the Micronesia Games for the first time in 1998. However, it was designed as an exhibition event that did not issue medals or count in the tournament standings. Additionally, the event was for 9-a-side teams on a field that was below regulation size with the matches being eighty minutes in length. All matches were played at the Emmaus High School Field in Koror, Palau. The Northern Mariana Islands defeated Guam in the final to become inaugural champions. Guam forward Matt Naputi was the tournament's top goal scorer with thirteen tallies.[3]

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Guam 5 5 0 0 52 4 +48 15
2   Northern Mariana Islands 5 4 0 1 40 5 +35 12
3   Palau B 5 3 0 2 27 20 +7 9
4   Palau 5 2 0 3 20 37 −17 6
5   Yap 5 1 0 4 8 39 −31 3
6   Pohnpei 5 0 0 5 9 51 −42 0
27 July Round 1 Northern Mariana Islands   8–0   Palau "B"
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27 July Round 1 Palau   7–1   Yap
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27 July Round 1 Guam   16–1   Pohnpei
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28 July Round 2 Guam   4–0   Palau "B"
  • Toby Irish   22'
  • Danny Palomo   26'
  • Solo Siewart   29'
  • Matt Naputi   60'
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28 July Round 2 Northern Mariana Islands   8–0   Yap
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28 July Round 2 Palau   7–1   Pohnpei
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30 July Round 3 Guam   2–1   Northern Mariana Islands
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30 July Round 3 Palau "B"   8–3   Palau
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30 July Round 3 Yap   4–3   Pohnpei
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31 July Round 4 Guam   15–0   Yap
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31 July Round 4 Northern Mariana Islands   12–1   Palau
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31 July Round 4 Palau "B"   13–2   Pohnpei
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1 August Round 5 Guam   15–2   Palau
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1 August Round 5 Palau "B"   6–3   Yap
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1 August Round 5 Northern Mariana Islands   11–2   Pohnpei
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Finals

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3 August Fifth Place match Yap   v
(5–4 p)
  Pohnpei
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3 August Third Place match Palau   6–3   Palau "B"
  • Stephen Stefano  ,  ,  ,  ,  
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3 August Final Northern Mariana Islands   3–0   Guam
Charles Kewo   5'
Chris Leon Guerrero   15', ??'
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2014

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Four teams competed in the 2014 tournament. After initially intending to play, Kiribati withdrew from the tournament while Guam did not enter. The Northern Mariana Islands could not enter because of a schedule conflict with 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup qualification. All matches took place at PICS Field in Palikir, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia.[4]

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Pohnpei 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9
2   Palau 3 1 1 1 8 5 +3 4
3   Yap 3 1 1 1 5 8 −3 4
4   Chuuk 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
5   Kiribati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 July Round 1 Pohnpei   3–1   Palau
  • Percy Rasug  
  • Alex Panuelo  
  • Yafeth Konings  
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  • Charles Reklai Mitchell  
25 July Round 1 Chuuk   2–3   Yap
  • Curtis Graham  
  • Gilbert Kin  
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26 July Round 2 Palau   5–0   Chuuk
  • Robert Bishop  
  • Mohosin Miah  
  • Cristian Nicolescu  
  • Armando Canseco  
  •   (o.g.)
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26 July Round 2 Pohnpei   4–0   Yap
  • Yafeth Konings  ,  
  • Paul Cantero  
  • Bob Paul  
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28 July Round 3 Pohnpei   3–2   Chuuk
  • Percy Rasug  
  • Alex Panuelo  
  • Jair Konings  
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  • Iopy Rudolph  
  • Texter Rain  
28 July Round 3 Palau   2–2   Yap
  • Armando Canseco  
  • Charles Reklai Mitchell  
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  • Aaron Bayon  
  • Jacob Nam  

Finals

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29 July Third Place match Yap   1–3   Chuuk
  • Devon Figirman  
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  • Scott Rudolph  ,  
  • Iopy Rudolph  
29 July Championship match Pohnpei   3–1   Palau
  • Percy Rasug  
  • Roger Nakasone  
  • Alex Panuelo  
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  • Charles Reklai Mitchell  

2018

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Three states of the Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Yap) entered the tournament individually. Kosrae, Nauru, Kiribati, Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, and Guam did not enter the football tournament despite competing in other events at the games. All matches were played at the Yap Sports Complex in Gagil, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.[5]

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Yap 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7
2   Pohnpei 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3   Chuuk 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4   Palau 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
23 July Round 1 Pohnpei   2–1   Palau
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23 July Round 1 Yap   4–2   Chuuk
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24 July Round 2 Chuuk   1–0   Palau
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24 July Round 2 Pohnpei   2–2   Yap
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25 July Round 3 Chuuk   1–1   Pohnpei
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25 July Round 3 Yap   2–1   Palau
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Finals

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25 July Third Place match Palau   2–0   Chuuk
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27 July Championship match Yap   2–3   Pohnpei
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References

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  1. ^ Pratama, Naufaldi; Jovanovic, Bojan. "Micronesian Cup 1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ Pratama, Naufaldi; Schöggl, Hans. "Micronesia Games 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ Cruickshank, Mark; Morrison, Neil; Veroeveren, Piet. "Micronesian Games 1998". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  4. ^ Santos, Carlos. "Micronesia Games 2014". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  5. ^ Schöggl, Hans. "Micronesia Games 2018". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2022.