Football at the 2011 Belau Games

The 2011 edition of the Belau Games was the first in which football was played. The tournament ran from 17 to 18 July 2011 and featured four teams from Palau. The teams that entered were not actual football clubs from Palau, but were instead teams representing four of the sixteen states of Palau.

Palau 2011 Belau Games - Football
Tournament details
Host countryPalau
Dates17–18 July 2011
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsNgeremlengui (1st title)
Runners-upAirai
Third placeNgardmau
Fourth placeKoror
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored63 (6.3 per match)

The tournament featured a group stage which would determine which teams played each other in the semi-finals.

Ngeremlengui were the eventual winners, beating Airai 6-0 in the Gold-medal match.

Entered Teams
The states that entered the tournament (all in red)

Teams representing the following four states entered the tournament:

Group stage

The group stage matches were played from 17–18 July. The matches would determine whether each team would be in semi-final 1 or 2.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ngeremlengui 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 6 Qualified for Semifinal 1
2 Ngardmau 3 2 0 1 9 8 +1 6 Qualified for Semifinal 2
3 Airai 3 1 1 1 7 10 −3 4
4 Koror 3 0 1 2 7 13 −6 1 Qualified for Semifinal 1
Source: Results of 8th Belau Games from Palau FA website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Koror3-3Airai
Unknown Source Unknown
Ngeremlengui4-0Ngardmau
Unknown Source Unknown
Koror2-7Ngeremlengui
Unknown Source Unknown
Ngardmau6-2Airai
Unknown Source Unknown
Ngeremlengui1-2Airai
Unknown Source Unknown
Koror2-3Ngardmau
Unknown Source Unknown

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Ngeremlengui8
 
 
 
Koror1
 
Ngeremlengui6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
 
 
 
Airai0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
 
Ngardmau2
 
 
Airai3
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Ngardmau6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
 
 
Koror3
  • note 1: The third place play-off is the Bronze-medal match.
  • note 2: The final is the Gold-medal match.

Semi finals

All four teams qualified from the group stage, which was played simply to decide which teams would be in which semi-final. The semis both took place on 18 July.

Ngeremlengui8-1Koror
Unknown Source Unknown
Ngardmau2-3Airai
Unknown Source Unknown

Bronze-medal match

The Bronze-medal match (third place play-off) was played between the two losing semi-finalists on 18 July.

Ngardmau6-3Koror
Unknown Source Unknown

Gold-medal match

The Gold-medal match (the final) was played between the two semi final winners on 18 July. This would decide which team would win Gold, and which would win Silver.

Ngeremlengui6-0Airai
Unknown Source Unknown

Final ranking
Medal/Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ngeremlengui
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Airai
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ngardmau
4 Koror

See also
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