MSG Prime Minister's Cup

(Redirected from Melanesia Cup)

The MSG Prime Minister's Cup, formerly known as Melanesia Cup, is an association football competition played between the Melanesian countries, it was used (along with the Polynesia Cup) for qualification to the Oceania Nations Cup. The original tournament used a round-robin format involving every team playing each other once at the tournaments location.

In 2008, the Wantok Cup was established as a competition between Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. It was described by the Oceania Football Confederation as "a tournament reminiscent of the now defunct Melanesian Cup".[1]

In 2022 the tournament was revived under the current name, the MSG Prime Minister's Cup, after more than twenty years.[2] It is organised by the Melanesian Spearhead Group.[3]

Participants

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Total wins

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5   Fiji 1988, 1989, 1992, 1998, 2000
2   Solomon Islands 1994, 2023
1   Vanuatu 1990
1   Papua New Guinea 2022

Results

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Year Host Winner Runner-up 3rd Place 4th Place
Melanesia Cup
1988
Details
Solomon Islands  
Fiji
 
Solomon Islands
 
Vanuatu
 
New Caledonia
1989
Details
Fiji  
Fiji
 
New Caledonia
 
Solomon Islands
 
Papua New Guinea
1990
Details
Vanuatu  
Vanuatu
 
New Caledonia
 
Fiji
 
Solomon Islands
1992
Details
Vanuatu  
Fiji
 
New Caledonia
 
Solomon Islands
 
Vanuatu
1994
Details
Solomon Islands  
Solomon Islands
 
Fiji
 
Papua New Guinea
 
New Caledonia
1998
Details
Vanuatu  
Fiji
 
Vanuatu
 
Solomon Islands
 
Papua New Guinea
2000
Details
Fiji  
Fiji
 
Solomon Islands
 
Vanuatu
 
New Caledonia
MSG Prime Minister's Cup
2022
Details
Vanuatu  
Papua New Guinea
 
Vanuatu
(Development Team)
 
Fiji
 
Solomon Islands
2023
Details
New Caledonia  
Solomon Islands
 
New Caledonia
 
Vanuatu
 
Papua New Guinea

Source: RSSSF

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wantok Cup Honiara 2008 – Solomon Islands name 64-man squad". Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. Oceania Football Confederation. June 19, 2008.
  2. ^ Ewart, Richard (September 2022). "FIFA back revival of the Melanesian Cup, but insist on a new competition name". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Sports Development – Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat". Retrieved 2024-04-16.