1988 Melanesia Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Solomon Islands |
Dates | 21 October - 26 October |
Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Fiji (1st title) |
Runners-up | Solomon Islands |
Third place | Vanuatu |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 8 |
Goals scored | 30 (3.75 per match) |
The Melanesia Cup 1988 was the first Melanesia-wide football tournament ever held. It took place in Solomon Islands and four teams participated: Fiji, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and Vanuatu.
The teams played each other according to a round-robin format, and the top two teams (Fiji and Solomon Islands) played off in a final to determine the winner. New Caledonia and Vanuatu also played each other, on the same day as the final, to determine third place.
Fiji won the tournament with a 3-1 victory in the final, while Vanuatu retained third place by defeating New Caledonia 1-0.
First round
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Fiji | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 |
Solomon Islands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
New Caledonia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Vanuatu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
3rd/4th places
Final
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