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.
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.
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:
The 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).
^. 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.
^(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.
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Not to be confused with VFF National Super League 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 Port Vila Football LeagueFounded1994 30 years ago 1994 CountryVanuatuConfederationOFCNumber of teams27Level on pyramid3 in Port Vila Domestic cup s Port Vila ShieldPort Vila FA CupCurrent championsIfira Black Bird 2021 22 Most championshipsTafea 16 titles Top goalscorerKensi Tangis 68 goals Websitevanuafoot vuCurrent 2022 23 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 The league is not fully professional 1 2 Contents 1 Members 2 List of champions 2 1 Port Vila Premier League 2 2 Port Vila First Division 2 3 Port Vila Second Division 3 Performances 4 Domestic Cups 4 1 Port Vila Independence Cup 4 2 Port Vila Shield 4 3 Port Vila FA Cup 5 Top Four Super League 6 See also 7 ReferencesMembers editPort Vila Premier League Port Vila First Division Port Vila Second Division Former teams Level on pyramid 1 Level on pyramid 2 Level on pyramid 3 Level on pyramid none Erakor Golden Star Ifira Black Bird ABM Galaxy Mauwia Sia Raga Tafea Yatel Tupuji Imere Shepherds United Mauriki United Malampa Easton AS Ambassadors North Efate United Pango Green Bird Seveners United Kings United Van Warriors Melakel Black Diamond Narak Tegapu Redal Teouma Academy Varona Torba United Spirit 08 Amicale All teams and leagues are for the 2019 20 seasonList of champions editPort Vila Premier League edit The list with Port Villa Champions 3 4 Season Winner Runner up Topscorer Goals 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 16 goals 2020 21 Galaxy Tafea Kensi Tangis 19 goals 2021 22 Ifira Black Bird Mauriki Kensi Tangis 2022 23 Ifira Black Bird Galaxy Kensi Tangis 22 goals Port Vila First Division edit Season Winner Runner up 2007 Seveners United 2008 09 Spirit 08 Teouma Academy 2009 10 Shepherds United Ifira Black Bird 2010 11 Seveners United 2011 12 Erakor Golden Star 2012 13 Yatel 2013 14 Narak Tegapu 2014 15 Mauriki Sia Raga 2016 Mauwia Seveners United 2017 2018 19 Sia Raga Mauwia Port Vila Second Division edit Season Winner Runner up 2014 15 ABM Galaxy 2016 Black Diamond 2017Performances editClub Winners Runners up Tafea 16 3 Amicale 6 2 Ifira Black Bird 3 Erakor Golden Star 1 5 Tupuji Imere 1 1 Galaxy 1 Domestic Cups editPort Vila Independence Cup edit The 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 2019 Tupuji Imere FC 3 1 Tafea 5 Port Vila Shield edit 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 2013 Tafea FC 2014 Tafea FC 1 0 Amicale FC 6 2015 Amicale FC 1 0 Erakor Golden Star 7 Port Vila FA Cup edit 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 2014 Tafea 3 0 Ifira Black Bird 2016 Tupuji Imere 1 0 Erakor Golden Star 2018 Amicale 4 1 Galaxy 2019 Tafea 1 0 Galaxy 8 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 2016 Erakor Golden Star 2017 Erakor Golden Star 9 2017 18 Erakor Golden Star 2018 19 GalaxySee also editVFF National Super LeagueReferences 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 Federation 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 July 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Port Vila Football League amp oldid 1213890379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
