Melanesia Cup 1988
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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.
[edit] 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 |
| October 21, 1988 | Fiji |
1-1 | Solomon Islands |
Solomon Islands Attendance: Ref: |
| October 23, 1988 | New Caledonia |
6-1 | Vanuatu |
Solomon Islands Attendance: Ref: |
| October 24, 1988 | New Caledonia |
0-1 | Solomon Islands |
Solomon Islands Attendance: Ref: |
| October 24, 1988 | Fiji |
8-0 | Vanuatu |
Solomon Islands Attendance: Ref: |
| October 25, 1988 | Vanuatu |
0-5 | Solomon Islands |
Solomon Islands Attendance: Ref: |
| October 25, 1988 | Fiji |
2-0 | New Caledonia |
Solomon Islands Attendance: Ref: |
[edit] 3rd/4th places
| October 26, 1988 | Vanuatu |
1-0 | New Caledonia |
Solomon Islands Attendance: Ref: |
[edit] Final
| October 26, 1988 | Solomon Islands |
1-3 | Fiji |
Solomon Islands Attendance: Ref: |
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