The 2024 MSG Prime Minister's Cup was held from 9–21 December. The

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...

hosted the competition, with matches played in

Honiara Honiara () is the capital and largest city of Solomon Islands, situated on the northwestern coast of Guadalcanal. , it had a population of 92,344 people. The city is served by Honiara International Airport and the seaport of Point Cruz, and lies ...

at the

Lawson Tama Stadium Lawson Tama Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Honiara, Solomon Islands. It is used mostly for association football, football matches. The stadium is unique as the stand is built into the hillside so there is no official capacity but no more ...

and at the

National Stadium Many countries have a national sport stadium, which typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams. The term is most often used in reference to an association football ...

. The

was the defending champion after winning the 2023 edition of the tournament. Usual participants New Caledonia withdrew from the competition.

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...

won the competition for its second-ever title.

Format

The five competing teams faced each other once in a round-robin style tournament the winner of the group wins the 2024 MSG Prime Minister's Cup. A total of 10 matches will be played on five matchdays.

Matches

''All times are local, ( UTC+11).''

Table

Goalscorers

References

{{reflist MSG Prime Minister's Cup International association football competitions hosted by the Solomon Islands December 2024 sports events in Oceania

MSG Prime Minister's Cup The MSG Prime Minister's Cup, formerly known as Melanesia Cup, is an association football competition played between the Melanesian countries. It was formerly used (along with the Polynesia Cup) for qualification to the OFC Nations Cup. The ori ...