The Melanesia Cup is an
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
championship played between the
Melanesian
Melanesian is the adjectival form of Melanesia. It may refer to:
* Melanesians
* Melanesian mythology
* Melanesian languages In linguistics, Melanesian is an obsolete term referring to the Austronesian languages of Melanesia: that is, the Oceani ...
football clubs. The first edition of the cup was held in 2014. The tournament used a round-robin format involving every team playing each other once at the tournaments location.
The 2015 edition was held in
Vanuatu
Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...
.
Winners
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2014
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(3 teams):
Solomon Warriors F.C.
Solomon Warriors FC is a Solomon Islands professional football club based in Honiara. The club plays in the Telekom S-League, the top-tier in Solomon Islands football. They play their matches at Lawson Tama Stadium, the biggest stadium in the So ...
(1)
*
2015
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(4 teams):
Solomon Warriors F.C.
Solomon Warriors FC is a Solomon Islands professional football club based in Honiara. The club plays in the Telekom S-League, the top-tier in Solomon Islands football. They play their matches at Lawson Tama Stadium, the biggest stadium in the So ...
(2)
Wins by country
All-time table (clubs)
* From 2014 to 2015.
All-time table (by countries)
* From 2014 to 2015.
See also
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Melanesia Cup
The MSG Prime Minister's Cup, formerly known as Melanesia Cup is an association football championship played between the Melanesian countries, it was used (along with the Polynesia Cup) for qualification to the Oceania Nations Cup. The original ...
References
International association football competitions in Oceania
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