The Pacifica Cup was an international cricket tournament contested in 2001 and 2002 by teams from the Pacific Islands.
| Year | Venue | Final | |||||
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| Winner | Runner-up | 3rd Place | 4th Place | ||||
| 2001 | Auckland, New Zealand |  Māori |  Fiji |  Papua New Guinea |  Tonga | ||
| 2002 | Apia, Samoa | Papua New Guinea | Tonga | Fiji |  Cook Islands | ||
| Nation |  2001 |  2002 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cook Islands | 5th | 4th | 2 |
 Fiji | 2nd | 3rd | 2 |
 New Zealand Māori | 1st | - | 1 |
 New Caledonia | 8th | 7th | 1 |
 Norfolk Island | 9th | - | 1 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3rd | 1st | 2 |
 Samoa | 6th | 5th | 2 |
 Tonga | 4th | 2nd | 1 |
 Vanuatu | 7th | 6th | 2 |
The 2001 tournament was played in Auckland, New Zealand.
New Zealand Māori won from Fiji. [1] [2]
Eighth ranked vs Ninth ranked.
4 January 2001 Scorecard |
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B Johnson 22 Eliaba 4/22 (6 overs) | T Kauvai 40 B.Cook 2/40 (7 overs) |
The eight participating teams were divided into two pools of four teams for the first round.
Fiji topped Pool A after winning all three of their matches, including a 362 run win against New Caledonia in their opening match. Tonga, who also beat New Caledonia by more than 300 runs, joined them in the semi-finals. Vanuatu finished third in the group ahead of the New Caledonians.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tonga | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vanuatu | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 New Caledonia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool B was topped by the New Zealand Māori, with Papua New Guinea joining them in the semi-finals. The Cook Islands were third in the group, with Samoa at the bottom of the table.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Māori | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cook Islands | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Samoa | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
7 February 2001 |
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7 February 2001 |
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Maunaloa Faivakimoana 43 (78) David Little 3/27 (9 overs) | R. Bird 49 (33) Maunaloa Faivakimoana 3/42 (10 overs) |
7 February 2001 |
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Teanini Koroa 85 (107) Takai Kopila 2/19 (3 overs) | Takai Kopila 10 (27) Tunatu Kauvai 4/37 (10 overs) |
8 February 2001 |
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Kalepo Folituu 17 (28) Richard Tatwin 3/17 (6 overs) | Richard Tatwin 66 (40) Nicky Passil 2/42 (6 overs) |
8 February 2001 |
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Tunatu Kauvai 27 (66) Iakopo Kuresa 2/18 (9 overs) | Geoff Clarke 9 (30) Joseph Joe 4/6 (7 overs) |
8 February 2001 |
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Sione Holi 62 (72) Ross Vagi 4/33 (8.5 overs) | Keimelo Vuivagi 30 (13) Kaufana Vasina 3/20 (6 overs) |
8 February 2001 |
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Tavo Sorovakatini 37 (68) G Waller 3/27 (8 overs) |
The 2002 tournament was played in Apia, Samoa, with all games taking place on various grounds of the Faleata Oval. Seven teams took part in the tournament, with the New Zealand Māori team not taking part this year. [3]
Papua New Guinea defeated Tonga in the final. [4] [5]
The seven teams were split into two pools, with Fiji and Papua New Guinea alone in Pool A, whilst Pool B consisted of the other five teams. [6]
Pool A was reduced to what was essentially a three-match series between Papua New Guinea and Fiji. All three matches were won by Papua New Guinea, who thus qualified for the final. [7]
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fiji | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool B was topped by Tonga, who reached the final after winning all four of their matches. As in 2001, New Caledonia were at the foot of the pool, losing all four of their matches, including a 314 run defeat at the hands of group runners-up the Cook Islands.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonga | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cook Islands | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Samoa | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Vanuatu | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| New Caledonia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
5 June 2002 |
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Iniasi Cakacaka 48 (104) Tuakana Marukore 3/24 (4.5 overs) | Tuakana Marukore 15 Taione Batina 4/17 (10 overs) |
5 June 2002 |
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Selusalema Vite 29 Noel Kariko 4/17 (8.3 overs) |
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