July 2008 first Wantok Cup
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The inaugural edition of the Wantok Cup
was held during Independence Day celebrations in Honiara
, Solomon Islands
, from 3 to 7 July 2008.
The hosts were represented by two teams, while Papua New Guinea
and Vanuatu
were initially scheduled to enter one team each. Papua New Guinea withdrew at the last moment, citing "financial problems".
The Solomon Islands U23 became the first Wantok Cup champions, on home ground.
The second Wantok Cup was scheduled to be held later the same month, during Independence Day celebrations in Vanuatu. The event was cancelled for financial reasons, and the second edition of the Wantok Cup was rescheduled to be held in Vanuatu in July 2010. There is no record of it having been held, making the inaugural edition the only competition to date.
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Wantok Cup
The Wantok Cup was a short-lived international football competition between the national teams of three Melanesian countries: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The Cup was to be a thrice-a-year competition, to be held in July and September , as part of independence commemoration...
was held during Independence Day celebrations in Honiara
Honiara
Honiara, population 49,107 , 78,190 , is the capital of the Solomon Islands and of Guadalcanal Province, although it is a separately administered town...
, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
, from 3 to 7 July 2008.
The hosts were represented by two teams, while Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
and Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
were initially scheduled to enter one team each. Papua New Guinea withdrew at the last moment, citing "financial problems".
The Solomon Islands U23 became the first Wantok Cup champions, on home ground.
The second Wantok Cup was scheduled to be held later the same month, during Independence Day celebrations in Vanuatu. The event was cancelled for financial reasons, and the second edition of the Wantok Cup was rescheduled to be held in Vanuatu in July 2010. There is no record of it having been held, making the inaugural edition the only competition to date.
Schedule and results
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Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | ||||||||
| (withdrawn) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
External links
- "Vanuatu at full strength for Wantok Cup", Oceania Football ConfederationOceania Football ConfederationThe Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...
, 1 July 2008 - "Final match to decide Wantok Cup winner", Oceania Football Confederation, 7 July 2008