The 1979 South Pacific Games was the sixth edition where football was introduced and was held in Suva, Fiji, during August and September 1979.

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It has been suggested that the fifth-place match was never played.

There were 148 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 7.4 goals per match.

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