1989 Melanesia Cup

Summary

The Melanesia Cup 1989 was the second Melanesia-wide tournament ever held. It took place in Fiji and five teams participated: Fiji, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and for the first time Papua New Guinea.

1989 Melanesia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
Dates28 October – 4 November
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Fiji (2nd title)
Runners-up New Caledonia
Third place Solomon Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored25 (2.5 per match)
1988
1990

The teams played each other according to a round-robin format with Fiji winning the tournament.

Results edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Fiji 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 7
2   New Caledonia 4 3 0 1 9 5 +4 6
3   Solomon Islands 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 4
4   Papua New Guinea 4 1 1 2 5 4 +1 3
5   Vanuatu 4 0 0 4 2 12 −10 0
Source: [1]
Vanuatu  0–2  Solomon Islands
Fiji  2–1  Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands  0–2  New Caledonia
Fiji  2–1  Vanuatu

New Caledonia  0–3  Fiji
Papua New Guinea  3–0  Vanuatu

Vanuatu  1-5  New Caledonia
Solomon Islands  0–0  Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands  0–0  Fiji
New Caledonia  2–1  Papua New Guinea

References edit

  1. ^ Morrison, Neil (8 July 2022). "Melanesian Cup 1989 (Fiji)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2024.