Port Vila Football League (also known as the Digicel League, or simply Digicel Premier League) is the top division football league in Port Vila, Vanuatu. It consists of three competitions: Port Vila Premier League, Port Vila First Division and the Port Vila Second Division. The league's domestic cup is the Port Vila FA Cup, in which all 3 divisions compete in.
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| Founded | 1994 |
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| Country | Vanuatu |
| Confederation | OFC |
| Number of teams | 27 |
| Level on pyramid | 3 (in Port Vila) |
| Domestic cup(s) | Port Vila Shield Port Vila FA Cup |
| Current champions | Ifira Black Bird (2024) |
| Most championships | Tafea (16 titles) |
| Top goalscorer | Kensi Tangis (73 goals) |
| Website | vanuafoot.vu |
| Current: 2024 Port Vila Premier League | |
The Port Vila Premier League is considered to be the best football league in Vanuatu while the Port Vila Football Association is considered to be the main football association in Vanuatu. The top 4 of the Port Vila Premier League qualifies for the PVFA top four competition, and the winner of that competition is one of the two teams that takes part for Vanuatu in the OFC Champions League. The other team is the winner of the VFF National Super League which is a round-robin competition of the best teams of the islands of Vanuatu. The main island where Port Vila is, Efate is not included in this competition.
Members
edit| Port Vila Premier League | Port Vila First Division | Port Vila Second Division | Former teams |
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Level on pyramid – 1
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Level on pyramid – 2
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Level on pyramid – 3
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Level on pyramid - none
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All teams and leagues are for the 2019/20 season
List of champions
editPort Vila Premier League
editThe list with Port Villa Champions:[3][4]
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Topscorer | Goals |
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| 1994 | Tafea | |||
| 1995 | Tafea | |||
| 1996 | Tafea | |||
| 1997 | Tafea | |||
| 1998 | Tafea | |||
| 1999 | Tafea | |||
| 2000 | Tafea | |||
| 2001 | Tafea | |||
| 2002 | Tafea | Shepherds United | ||
| 2003 | Tafea | Shepherds United | ||
| 2004 | Tafea | |||
| 2005 | Tafea | |||
| 2006 | Tafea | |||
| 2007 | Tafea | Tupuji Imere | ||
| 2008–09 | Tafea | Amicale | ||
| 2009–10 | Amicale | Tafea | ||
| 2010–11 | Amicale | Tafea | ||
| 2011–12 | Amicale | Tafea | ||
| 2012–13 | Amicale | Erakor Golden Star | ||
| 2013–14 | Amicale | Erakor Golden Star | Bernard Daniel | 7 goals each. |
| Sanni Issa | ||||
| 2014–15 | Amicale | Erakor Golden Star | ||
| 2016 | Erakor Golden Star | Amicale | ||
| 2017 | Ifira Black Bird | Erakor Golden Star | ||
| 2017–18 | Tupuji Imere | Erakor Golden Star | ||
| 2018–19 | Tafea | Galaxy | ||
| 2019–20 | Ifira Black Bird | Galaxy | Kensi Tangis | 21 goals |
| 2020–21 | Galaxy | Tafea | Kensi Tangis | 19 goals |
| 2021–22 | Ifira Black Bird | Mauriki | Kensi Tangis | 9 goals |
| 2022–23 | Ifira Black Bird | Galaxy | Kensi Tangis | 22 goals |
| 2023–24 | Ifira Black Bird | Galaxy | Jodie Tasip |
Port Vila First Division
edit| Season | Winner | Runner-up |
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Port Vila Second Division
edit| Season | Winner | Runner-up |
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Performances
edit| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
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16
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3
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6
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2
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3
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1
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5
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1
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1
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1
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Domestic Cups
editPort Vila Independence Cup
editThe Port Vila Independence Cup is held in July. The final match is played on July 30, Vanuatu's independence day
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref |
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3–1
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The Port Vila Shield is the National Cup held in January each year since 2013.
Previous Winners of the Port Vila Shield are:
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref |
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1–0
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1–0
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The Port Vila FA Cup (PVFA Cup) was originally a tournament held as a warm-up for the 8 teams that play in the Digicel Premier League. As of 2016, the PVFA Cup became a tournament for all of the 27 teams of the first 3 divisions.
Previous winners of the PVFA Cup are:
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref |
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3–0
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1–0
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4–1
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1–0
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Top Four Super League
editThe Top Four Super League is a competition played between the top four teams of the Port Vila Football League to decide one of the two representatives of Vanuatu in the OFC Champions League (the other representative is from the VFF National Super League).
| Season | Winner |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kalo, the magician for surprise package Vanuatu". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
The No10 is a student and, like the other 20 members of the Vanuatu squad, he is not a professional footballer, but he is still the only player among his compatriots with experience of playing in the OFC Champions League. Centre-back Jason Thomas is the only other player to have represented his country – an island with fewer than 300,000 inhabitants – at senior level. Most of the population earn a living through horticulture, and some of the players also help out their families with the work.
- ^ "Global Club Football Report 2017" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
None of the top-tier domestic competitions in Oceania is fully professional.
- ^ "Vanuatu - List of Champions".
- ^ "Archive - Premia Divisen - Vanuatu - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ Vanuatu Football Brazil [@VanuatuB] (Jul 30, 2019). "Tweet" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Vanuafoot - Vanuatu Football Federation". Archived from the original on 2014-03-22.
- ^ OFC. "Oceania Football Confederation". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Vanuatu Sport on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30.[user-generated source]
- ^ "Erakor book Champions League return". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 July 2017.