The VFF Champions League,[1] formerly known as the VFF National Super League[2] and the VFF Bred Cup, is the national league of Vanuatu.

VFF Champions League
Founded2005
RegionVanuatu
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)OFC Champions League
Current championsGalaxy (1st title)
(2020)
Most championshipsAmicale FC
Tafea FC
(4 titles each)
Websitehttp://www.vff.vu/
Current: 2020 VFF National Super League

The league is not fully professional.[3][4]

Format

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Since 2016, the PVFA, Port Vila Football Association does not take part in this competition anymore. Which means that the top teams from seven Vanuatu football associations compete in 3 groups and the top two from each advance to the final round. The winner of the final round qualifies for the OFC Champions League.

The 7 Associations are:

Association League Provinces
Tafea Football Association Tafea Football League Tafea Province
Shefa Football Association Shefa Football League Shefa Province
Luganville Football Association Luganville Football League Luganville
Torba Football Association Torba Football League Torba Province
Penama Football Association Penama Football League Penama Province
Sanma Football Association Sanma Football League Sanma Province
Malampa Football Association Malampa Football League Malampa Province

List of champions

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Season Winner Result Runner-up
VFF Bred Cup
2005 Tafea Draw. Won on penalties. Vaum United
2006 Unknown
2007 Unknown
2008 Port Vila Sharks 4–0 Tafea Hornets
2009 Tafea 4–1 Vaum United
VFF National Super League
2010 Amicale RR Tafea
2011 Amicale RR Tafea
2012 Amicale RR Tafea
2013 Tafea 1–0 Amicale
2014 Tafea 3–1 Amicale
2015 Amicale 3–0 Malampa Revivors
2016 Nalkutan RR Vaum United
2017 Not played
2018 Erakor Golden Star 1–1 (6–5 pen.) Malampa Revivors
2019 Malampa Revivors 2–1 Fenua Temanu Bakou
2020 Galaxy 5–0 Malampa Revivors F.C.

Performance by club

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The performance of various clubs is shown in the following table: [5]

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years
Tafea 4 3 2005, 2009, 2013, 2014
Amicale 4 2 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
Malampa Revivors 1 3 2019
Nalkutan 1 2016
Port Vila Sharks 1 2008
Vaum United 4
Erakor Golden Star 1 0 2018
Tafea Hornets 1
Galaxy 1 1 2020

Grand final

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Played between the champions of the VFF Champions League and the Port Vila Top Four Super League.

Season Winner Result Runner-up
2017 Nalkutan 1–0[6] Erakor Golden Star
2018 Erakor Golden Star (6–5 pen.) Malampa Revivors
2019 Malampa Revivors 3–1 Galaxy
2020 Galaxy 3–0 Malampa Revivors

See also

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Port Vila Football League

References

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  1. ^ "Official Draw of the 2021 VFF Champions League". 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 VFF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE". Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Global Club Football Report 2017" (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.
  5. ^ "Vanuatu - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  6. ^ "Nalkutan FC claim Vanuatu title". Oceania Football Confederation. 29 August 2017.