Fiji 1998

Super Premier League (First Level)

Final Table: [Sep 21]

 1.Nadi         16  12  2  2  32-10  38  Champions
 2.Ba           16  11  1  4  29- 8  34
 3.Tavua        16   8  2  6  17-14  26
 4.Navua        16   7  2  7  25-25  23
 5.Suva         16   7  0  9  19-19  21
 6.Labasa       16   5  2  9  16-21  17
 7.Lautoka      16   5  4  7  16-27  17  
 8.Olympians    16   5  1 10  13-31  16  [U-21 team, to play Olympic qualification]
 9.Rewa         16   4  2 10  20-32  15  Relegated

Round 1 [Feb 14]
Olympians       1-0   Suva
Tavua           3-0   Rewa
Ba              0-1   Navua
Lautoka         0-3   Nadi
Labasa          bye

Round 2 [Feb 21]
Suva            2-3   Navua
Labasa          1-3   Tavua
Olympians       1-2   Nadi
Lautoka         0-5   Ba
Rewa            bye

Round 3 [Mar 7]
Olympians       1-2   Ba
Navua           3-1   Rewa
Labasa          1-2   Nadi
Lautoka         3-1   Suva
Tavua           bye

Round 4 [Mar 21]
Rewa            2-0   Suva
Labasa          2-0   Navua
Tavua           1-0   Ba
Lautoka         1-2   Olympians
Nadi            bye

Round 5 [Mar 28]
Nadi            2-0   Suva
Labasa          1-0   Olympians
Ba               -    Rewa
Tavua           2-1   Navua
Lautoka         bye

Round 6 [Apr 4]
Olympians       1-0   Navua
Labasa          3-0   Rewa
Ba              3-0   Nadi
Lautoka         0-0   Tavua
Suva            bye

Round ? [Jun 13]  
Ba              1-0   Lautoka

Round ? [Jun 20]
Tavua           4-2   Labasa
Suva            5-0   Lautoka
Ba              1-0   Olympians

Round ? [Jul 3-5]
Rewa            bt.  Suva
Tavua           -    Ba
Lautoka         -    Olympians
Navua           -    Labasa
Nadi            bye

Round ? [Aug 12]
Nadi            -    Ba           [Ba dns because of coach accident]
Suva           2-0   Olympians

Round [Sep 4]
Tavua           -   Nadi
Ba              -   Suva
Olympians       -   Labasa
Lautoka         -   Navua
Labasa         bye

Round Sep 20
Labasa         0-0  Ba
Rewa           awd  Lautoka       [abandoned due to a crowd invasion, awarded 0-0]


Final Table: [Sep 21]

 1.Nadi         16  12  2  2  32-10  38  Champions
 2.Ba           16  11  1  4  29- 8  34
 3.Tavua        16   8  2  6  17-14  26
 4.Navua        16   7  2  7  25-25  23
 5.Suva         16   7  0  9  19-19  21
 6.Labasa       16   5  2  9  16-21  17
 7.Lautoka      16   5  4  7  16-27  17  
 8.Olympians    16   5  1 10  13-31  16  [U-21 team, to play Olympic qualification]
 9.Rewa         16   4  2 10  20-32  15  Relegated


Fiji Cups 1998


Fiji Bitter Fiji FACT Tournament 1998

Final [Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori]
Ba              3-0   Nadi
  [Lorima Batirerega, Manoa Masi, Keni Doidoi]


Third Fintel Fiji Games [Apr 29-May 2]

1.Ba
2.Navua
3.Lautoka


Battle of the Giants 1998

Semifinals
Ba              4-3   Suva    [on pen]
Nadi            1-0   Lautoka

Final
Ba              1-0   Nadi


Girmit Soccer Tournament 1998
winners: Labasa


Champions of Champions 1998 (Supercup) [played 1999]
Ba              3-0   Nadi
Nadi            2-1   Ba

Ba's sixth win of this title.


Inter-District Championship 1998

At Suva

Semifinals
Nadi            1-0   Ba
Lautoka         bt    Labasa

Final
Nadi            2-1   Lautoka

(first win by Nadi for 24 years)


National Club Championship
Raymonds (Rewa) 1-1   Fiji Sugar Corporation     [Raymonds win on pens]

NB: participants national playoff also included Barbarians (Nasinu)


Premier League (Second Level)

Table [Sep 21]:

1.Nasinu        25  Promoted
2.Savusavu      21
3.Nadroga       17
4.Levuka        11
5.Rakiraki       9
6.Seaqaqa        0


Regional Leagues (Third Level?)

Viti Levu West/Southern Division 

Table [Sep 3]:

1.Vatukoula     19
2.T/Naitisiri   17
3.T/North       11
4.Lami           8
5.Nalawa         1

Vanua Levu Division 

Table [Sep 3]:

1.Bua           10
2.Nadogo        10
3.Dreketi        9
4.Taveuni        2


1997

1999

list of champions

list of cup winners


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