1998 Melanesia Cup

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1998 Melanesia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryVanuatu
Dates5–12 September
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji (4th title)
Runners-upFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Third placeFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored31 (3.1 per match)
1994
2000

The Melanesia Cup 1998 was the sixth Melanesia-wide football tournament ever held. It took place in Santo, Vanuatu and five teams participated: Fiji, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu and served for the second time as Oceania Nations Cup qualifier.

The teams played each other according to a round-robin format with Fiji winning the tournament for the third time and qualifying to the Oceania Nations Cup 1998 along with Vanuatu.

Results

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji (C)431082+610Advanced to 1998 OFC Nations Cup
2Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu (H)421186+27
3Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 421187+17
4Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 41123634
5Flag of France.svg  New Caledonia 400441060
Source: [ citation needed ]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg3–0Flag of France.svg  New Caledonia
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg1–3Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands

Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg2–1Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg1–0Flag of France.svg  New Caledonia

Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg1–1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg3–2Flag of France.svg  New Caledonia

Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg3–1Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg2–0Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea

New Caledonia  Flag of France.svg2–3Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg1–1Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands

Fiji and Vanuatu qualified for Oceania Nations Cup 1998

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