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1989 Melanesia Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Fiji
Dates	28 October – 4 November
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Fiji (2nd title)
Runners-up	New Caledonia
Third place	Solomon Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	25 (2.5 per match)
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The Melanesia Cup 1989 was the second Melanesia-wide tournament ever held. It took place in Fiji and five teams participated: Fiji, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and for the first time Papua New Guinea.

The teams played each other according to a round-robin format with Fiji winning the tournament.

Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Fiji	4	3	1	0	7	2	+5	7
2	New Caledonia	4	3	0	1	9	5	+4	6
3	Solomon Islands	4	1	2	1	2	2	0	4
4	Papua New Guinea	4	1	1	2	5	4	+1	3
5	Vanuatu	4	0	0	4	2	12	−10	0

Vanuatu	0–2	Solomon Islands

Fiji	2–1	Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands	0–2	New Caledonia

Fiji	2–1	Vanuatu

New Caledonia	0–3	Fiji

Papua New Guinea	3–0	Vanuatu

Vanuatu	1-5	New Caledonia

Solomon Islands	0–0	Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands	0–0	Fiji

New Caledonia	2–1	Papua New Guinea

References

1. Morrison, Neil (8 July 2022). "Melanesian Cup 1989 (Fiji)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

• Melanesia Cup
• 1989 in OFC football
• International association football competitions hosted by Fiji
• 1989 in Fijian sport
• October 1989 sports events in Oceania
• November 1989 sports events in Oceania