1994 Melanesia Cup

1994 Melanesia Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Solomon Islands
Dates	3–8 July
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Solomon Islands (1st title)
Runners-up	Fiji
Third place	Papua New Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	30 (3 per match)
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The 1994 Melanesia Cup was the fifth Melanesia-wide tournament ever held. It took place in Solomon Islands and five teams participated: Fiji, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu and server for the first time as OFC Nations Cup qualifier.

The teams played each other according to a round-robin format with Solomon Islands winning the tournament for the second time and qualifying to the 1996 OFC Nations Cup.

Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Solomon Islands (C, H)	4	4	0	0	10	1	+9	12	Qualify for 1996 OFC Nations Cup
2	Fiji	4	3	0	1	8	4	+4	9
3	Papua New Guinea	4	1	1	2	2	4	−2	4
4	New Caledonia	4	1	0	3	5	9	−4	3
5	Vanuatu	4	0	1	3	5	12	−7	1

Source: ^[1]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

3 July 1994

Papua New Guinea	1–0	New Caledonia

Solomon Islands

4 July 1994

Fiji	3–1	New Caledonia

Solomon Islands

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5 July 1994

New Caledonia	3–2	Vanuatu

Solomon Islands

5 July 1994

Solomon Islands	2–0	Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands

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6 July 1994

Solomon Islands	4–0	Vanuatu

Solomon Islands

6 July 1994

Fiji	1–0	Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands

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7 July 1994

Vanuatu	1–1	Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands

7 July 1994

Solomon Islands	1–0	Fiji

Solomon Islands

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8 July 1994

Fiji	4–2	Vanuatu

Solomon Islands

8 July 1994

Solomon Islands	3–1	New Caledonia

Solomon Islands

The Solomon Islands qualified for Oceania Nations Cup 1996.

References

1. Morrison, Neil (1 January 2004). "Melanesian Cup 1994 (Solomon Islands)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2024.