| Year: | 1988 |
| Country: | Solomon Islands |
| Dates: | 21–26 October |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Champion: | FIJ |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | SOL |
| Third: | VAN |
| Matches: | 8 |
| Goals: | 30 |
| Nextseason: | 1989 |
The 1988 Melanesia Cup was the first Melanesia Cup football tournament held. It took place in the Solomon Islands and four teams participated in the tournament: Fiji, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu.
The teams played each other according to a round-robin format, and the top two teams (Fiji and Solomon Islands) played off in a final to determine the winner. New Caledonia and Vanuatu also played each other, on the same day as the final, to determine third place.
Fiji won the tournament with a 3–1 victory in the final, while Vanuatu retained third place by defeating New Caledonia 1–0.
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