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- ↑ "Tag: Solomon Cup". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "Solomon Islands - List of Champions". RSSSF . Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "Solomon Cup | Raw Sports Newspaper" . Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ↑ "Youth Solomon Cup comes to a close". Oceania Football Confederation. 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2019-04-21.