The Melanesia Cup 1990 was the third Melanesia-wide tournament ever held. It took place in Vanuatu and five teams participated: Fiji, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.

1990 Melanesia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryVanuatu
Dates1–8 November
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Vanuatu (1st title)
Runners-up New Caledonia
Third place Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored15 (1.5 per match)
1989
1992

The teams played each other according to a round-robin format with Vanuatu winning the tournament for the first time.

Results edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Vanuatu 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 6
2   New Caledonia 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 5
3   Fiji 4 1 3 0 2 1 +1 5
4   Solomon Islands 4 1 2 1 3 4 −1 4
5   Papua New Guinea 4 0 0 4 1 5 −4 0
Source: [1]
Fiji  0–0  Solomon Islands
New Caledonia  0–1  Vanuatu

Solomon Islands  1–1  Vanuatu
Papua New Guinea  1–2  New Caledonia

New Caledonia  0–0  Fiji
Papua New Guinea  0–1  Vanuatu

Vanuatu  1–1  Fiji
Solomon Islands  1–0  Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea  0–1  Fiji
New Caledonia  3–1  Solomon Islands

References edit

  1. ^ Morrison, Neil (8 July 2022). "Melanesian Cup 1990 (Vanuatu)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2024.