2024 MSG Prime Minister's Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Solomon Islands |
| City | Honiara |
| Dates | 9–21 December |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Papua New Guinea (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Fiji |
| Third place | Solomon Islands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 31 (3.1 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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The 2024 MSG Prime Minister's Cup is being held from 9–21 December.[1] The Solomon Islands are hosting the competition,[1] with matches being played in Honiara[2] at the Lawson Tama Stadium[3] and at the National Stadium.[4]
The Solomon Islands is the defending champion after winning the 2023 edition of the tournament.[5] Usual participants New Caledonia withdrew from the competition.
Papua New Guinea won the competition for its second-ever title.
Format
The five competing teams faced each other once in a round-robin style tournament the winner of the group wins the 2024 MSG Prime Minister's Cup.[3] A total of 10 matches will be played on five matchdays.[citation needed]
Matches
All times are local, (UTC+11).
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Papua New Guinea (C)
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | Champion |
| 2 | Fiji
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 | |
| 3 | Solomon Islands (H)
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Vanuatu
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | |
| 5 | Solomon Islands "B"
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| Solomon Islands | 4–1 | Vanuatu |
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| Papua New Guinea | 1–1 | Fiji |
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| Vanuatu | 3–1 | Solomon Islands "B" |
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| Vanuatu | 1–2 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Fiji | 3–1 | Solomon Islands |
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Goalscorers
There were 31 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
- ^ a b Chand, Simran (4 December 2024). "No overseas players for Prime Ministers Cup". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation News. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Solomon Islands signs agreement to host third MSG Prime Minister's Cup". Pacific Islands News Association. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Honiara confident of hosting a successful MSG Prime Minister's Cup". Solomon Islands Government. 1 December 2024.
- ^ "All remaining MSG PM's Cup matches at main stadium". Solomon Star. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ Mamu, Moffat (12 November 2024). "Preparations to host MSG cup underway". Solomon Star News. Retrieved 3 December 2024.