2011 Wantok Cup Explained

Tourney Name:Wantok Cup
Year:2011 (first)
Country:Solomon Islands
Dates:7–9 July
Num Teams:2 (from 2 countries)
Venues:Honiara
Champion:Solomon Islands
Count:2
Second:Vanuatu
Matches:2
Goals:3
Top Scorer:Joe Luwi, Benjamin Totori and Daniel Michel
Tourney Name:Wantok Cup
Year:2011 (second)
Country:Vanuatu
Dates:27–30 July
Num Teams:2 (from 2 countries)
Venues:Port Vila
Champion:Vanuatu
Count:1
Second:Solomon Islands
Matches:2
Goals:2
Top Scorer:Yvong August & Kensi Tangis

In July 2011, the men's national football teams of Solomon Islands and Vanuatu met for four games, with two hosted by each country. The first two were held in the Solomons on and around its Independence Day (7 July). They were followed by two in Vanuatu on and around that country's Independence Day (30 July). Thus the competition(s) conformed to the spirit of the seemingly defunct Wantok Cup, although it is not certain whether that name was formally used for this event.

Vanuatu won 3–2 on aggregate over the span of the four games, though they should probably be considered two separate competitions (as the Wantok Cup was initially intended), in which case each country won its own Independence Day event.[1] [2]

1st: Solomon Islands Independence Day

Schedule and results

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Table

width=175 Teamwidth=20 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=20 abbr="Won" Wwidth=20 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=20 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=20 abbr="Goals for" GFwidth=20 abbr="Goals against" GAwidth=20 abbr="Goal difference" GDwidth=20 abbr="Points" Pts
211021+14
201112−11

2nd: Vanuatu Independence Day

Schedule and results

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Table

width=175 Teamwidth=20 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=20 abbr="Won" Wwidth=20 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=20 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=20 abbr="Goals for" GFwidth=20 abbr="Goals against" GAwidth=20 abbr="Goal difference" GDwidth=20 abbr="Points" Pts
211020+24
201102−21

Notes and References

  1. http://www.solomonstarnews.com/sports/national/11533-bonitos-fall-to-vanuatu "Bonitos fall to Vanuatu"
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20070915233705/http://fifa.com/associations/association=sol/fixturesresults/gender=m/index.html Solomon Islands men's football team fixtures and results, July to September 2011