1998 Melanesia Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Vanuatu |
| Dates | 5–12 September |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Fiji (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Vanuatu |
| Third place |  Solomon Islands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 31 (3.1 per match) |
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The Melanesia Cup 1998[1] was the sixth Melanesia-wide football tournament ever held. It took place in Santo, Vanuatu and five teams participated: Fiji, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu and served for the second time as OFC Nations Cup qualifier.
The teams played each other according to a round-robin format with Fiji winning the tournament for the third time and qualifying to the 1998 OFC Nations Cup along with Vanuatu.
Results
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji (C) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | Qualify for 1998 OFC Nations Cup |
| 2 | Vanuatu (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 |  New Caledonia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
Fiji and Vanuatu qualified for Oceania Nations Cup 1998
References
- ^ "MELANESIA CUP VANUATU 1998". worldfootballrecord.com. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
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