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 Oceania Nations Cup qualifier.

1994 Melanesia Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySolomon Islands
Dates3–8 July
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Solomon Islands (1st title)
Runners-up Fiji
Third place Papua New Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored30 (3 per match)
1992
1998

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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Solomon Islands (C, H) 4 4 0 0 10 1 +9 12 Advance to 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
Fiji  3–1  New Caledonia

New Caledonia  3–2  Vanuatu

Solomon Islands  4–0  Vanuatu
Fiji  1–0  Papua New Guinea

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

Fiji  4–2  Vanuatu

The Solomon Islands qualified for Oceania Nations Cup 1996.

References

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