Venues
 Alofi |
|---|
| Niue High School |
| Capacity: Unknown |
| Tuapa |
| Tuapa Village Park |
| Capacity: Unknown |
The 1985 Niue League Championship was an edition of the Niue League Championship. The league consisted of two divisions, with a total of 19 participating teams from 16 clubs. [1]
| Alofi |
|---|
| Niue High School |
| Capacity: Unknown |
| Tuapa |
| Tuapa Village Park |
| Capacity: Unknown |
| Season | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Alofi |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Goals scored | 180 (4 per match) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alofi (C) | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 16 |
| 2 | Hakupu | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 8 | +23 | 16 |
| 3 | Tuapa | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 12 |
| 4 | Avatele | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 9 |
| 5 | Tomakakautoga | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 9 |
| 6 | Liku | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 8 |
| 7 | Mutalau | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 6 |
| 8 | Alofi B | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 6 |
| 9 | Makefu | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 5 |
| 10 | Lakepa | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 4 |
As Hakupu and Alofi finished the league with the same amount of points, the league committee determined that the two teams should play a single match to determine the championship. Hakupu protested the match, as they believed that the title should have been awarded to them due to the better goal difference. [2]
| Season | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hakupu B |
| Matches played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 192 (5.33 per match) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hakupu B | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | +33 | 16 |
| 2 | Combine Brothers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 12 |
| 3 | Tomakakautoga B | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 12 |
| 4 | Avatele B | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 8 |
| 5 | Cool and The Gang | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 8 |
| 6 | Talava | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 7 |
| 7 | Alofi C | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 6 |
| 8 | Tuapa B | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 47 | −36 | 3 |
| 9 | Mutalau B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 44 | −32 | 0 |
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