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1990 Melanesia Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Vanuatu
Dates	1–8 November
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Vanuatu (1st title)
Runners-up	New Caledonia
Third place	Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	15 (1.5 per match)
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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.

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

Results

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

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

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

• Melanesia Cup
• 1990 in OFC football
• International association football competitions hosted by Vanuatu
• 1990 in Vanuatuan sport
• November 1990 sports events in Oceania