1989 Melanesia Cup

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 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.

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

Results

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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

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