| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tahiti |
| Dates | 1–5 September |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Caledonia (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  New Hebrides |
| Third place |  Tahiti |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 103 (9.36 per match) |
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The 1971 South Pacific Games was the 4th such event in which football was included, and was held in Tahiti during September 1971.[1]
- ^ "Vol. 42, No. 10 ( Oct. 1, 1971)". Trove. Retrieved 2022-12-19.