1988 Melanesia Cup

1988 Melanesia Cup
Tournament details
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
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

Fiji v Solomon Islands

October 21, 1988

Fiji	1-1	Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

New Caledonia v Vanuatu

October 23, 1988

New Caledonia	6-1	Vanuatu

Solomon Islands

New Caledonia v Solomon Islands

October 24, 1988

New Caledonia	0-1	Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

Fiji v Vanuatu

October 24, 1988

Fiji	8-0	Vanuatu

Solomon Islands

Vanuatu v Solomon Islands

October 25, 1988

Vanuatu	0-5	Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

Fiji v New Caledonia

October 25, 1988

Fiji	2-0	New Caledonia

Solomon Islands

3rd/4th places

Vanuatu v New Caledonia

October 26, 1988

Vanuatu	1-0	New Caledonia

Solomon Islands

Final

Solomon Islands v Fiji

October 26, 1988

Solomon Islands	1-3	Fiji

Solomon Islands

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Achievements by nation Women's football

OFC Nations Cup

Tournaments	New Zealand 1973 New Caledonia 1980 1996 Australia 1998 Tahiti 2000 New Zealand 2002 Australia 2004 2008 Solomon Islands 2012 Papua New Guinea 2016

Qualifying	1973 1980 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2008 2012 2016

Squads	1973 1980 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2008 2012

Finals	1973 1980 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2008 2012

Melanesia Cup

Solomon Islands 1988 Fiji 1989 Vanuatu 1990 Vanuatu 1992 Solomon Islands 1994 Vanuatu 1998 Fiji 2000

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