2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup
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| File:2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup Logo.png | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | New Caledonia |
| City | Nouméa & Koné |
| Dates | 8–15 October |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | File:New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg New Caledonia |
| Third place | File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 15 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Solomon Islands Raphael Lea'i (4 goals) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
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The 2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup was held from 8–15 October 2023. New Caledonia hosted the competition with matches being played at the Stade Numa-Daly Magenta in Nouméa and the Stade Yoshida in Koné.[1][2] Papua New Guinea were defending champions after winning the 2022 edition of the tournament. Regular competitor Fiji did not enter the tournament in order to focus on the 2023 Pacific Games.[3] The Solomon Islands won the competition for its second-ever title.
Format
The four competing teams faced each other once in a round-robin style tournament.[4] Each team played three matches.[5]
Squads
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | File:New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg New Caledonia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Matches
| Papua New Guinea File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg | 1–3 | File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Gunemba File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' | Report | Lea'i File:Soccerball shade.svg 80', 86', 90+3' |
| Papua New Guinea File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg | 1–3 | File:New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Solomon Islands File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg | 1–0 | File:New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 15 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.
4 goals
1 goal
- New Caledonia Pierre Bako
- New Caledonia Roberto Neoere
- New Caledonia Willy Read
- New Caledonia Gerard Waia
- New Caledonia Pierre Wawia
- New Caledonia Shene Wélépane
- New Caledonia Makalu Xowi
- Papua New Guinea Raymond Gunemba
- Papua New Guinea Tommy Semmy
- Solomon Islands Bobby Leslie
- Vanuatu Barry Mansale
References
- ↑ Molivakoro, Vourie. "Vanuatu to face New Caledonia in MSG PM Cup opener". Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ Deo, Rohit. "Fiji opts out | Yusuf, Mazey at odds over MSG Prime Minister's Cup funding". Fiji Times. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ↑ "PNG to Defend MSG Prime Minister's Cup". The National. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ "2nd MSG Prime Minister's Cup to be hosted in Noumea, New Caledonia from 8th-15th October 2023!!". Melanesian Spearhead Group. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ "En aucun cas la liste est définitive "-INTERVIEW avec le Sélectionneur NC - JOHANN SIDANER-Liste JEUX DU PACIFIQUE" (in French). New Caledonia Football Federation. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
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