| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Fiji |
| Dates | 29 August – 7 September |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Caledonia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Fiji |
| Third place |  Tahiti |
| Fourth place |  Solomon Islands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 49 (8.17 per match) |
| 1966 → | |
The 1963 South Pacific Games was the first edition of the tournament and was held in Fiji from 29 August to 7 September.
Participants
Matches
First round
Fiji v 
Papua New Guinea
| 29 August 1963 | Fiji | 3–1 | Papua New Guinea | Suva, Fiji |
Zikar Ali  30', 33'Dutta |
Voelker 15' |
Stadium: Buckhurst Park |
v 
New Hebrides
| 30 August 1963 | Solomon Islands | 6–3 | New Hebrides | Suva, Fiji |
| Suamoni Beni Mabulou Famani |
Gedeon Tomoi Kalbeo |
Stadium: Buckhurst Park |
Semi-finals
Fiji v Solomon Islands
| 1 September 1963 | Fiji | 5–0 | Solomon Islands | Lautoka, Fiji |
| Zikar Ali Dutta |
Stadium: Churchill Park |
v Tahiti
| 1 September 1963 | New Caledonia | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Tahiti | Fiji |
| Case 44', 115' |
Nena 90' |
Third place play-off
Tahiti v Solomon Islands
| 6 September 1963 | Tahiti | 7–1 | Solomon Islands | Suva, Fiji |
| Stadium: Buckhurst Park |
Final
Fiji v New Caledonia
| 7 September 1963 | Fiji | 2–8 | New Caledonia | Suva, Fiji |
| Yee Gock Sue (pen.) D. Simmons |
Case Paula Bénébig |
Stadium: Buckhurst Park |
| 1963 South Pacific Games winners |
|---|
 New Caledonia First title |
Sources
| Football at the Pacific Games | |
|---|---|
| Pacific Games | |
| Pacific Mini Games | |
| Pacific Games male squads | |
| Pacific Games female squads | |
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