Girmit Soccer Tournament is a

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tournament organised in

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by the

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. The tournament was first held in 1979 to commemorate the centenary of the arrival of

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ns in Fiji, under the indenture system, known as ''

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'' by the Fiji Indians. The first tournament ended in controversy when Labasa was awarded the Girmit Cup when Ba defaulted the final game. The tournament was revived in 1999 when

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beat Ba in the final by one goal to nil.

External links

The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
Football competitions in Fiji

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