1998 Melanesia Cup|
Host country | Vanuatu |
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Dates | 5–12 September |
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Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
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Champions | Fiji (4th title) |
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Runners-up | Vanuatu |
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Third place | Solomon Islands |
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Matches played | 10 |
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Goals scored | 31 (3.1 per match) |
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International football competition
The Melanesia Cup 1998 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 Oceania 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 Oceania Nations Cup 1998 along with Vanuatu.