VFF National Super League

The VFF National Super League, known as the VFF Bred Cup till 2009, is the national league of Vanuatu.

Not to be confused with Port Vila Football League.
VFF National Super League
Founded2005
RegionVanuatu
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)OFC Champions League
Current championsMalampa Revivors (1st title)
(2018)
Most championshipsAmicale FC
Tafea FC
(4 titles each)
Websitehttp://www.vanuafoot.vu/
2020 VFF National Super League

The league is not fully professional.[1][2]

Format

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
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
 Malampa Revivors
RR
 Vaum United
2019
 Malampa Revivors
2-1
 Fenua Temanu Bakou

Grand final

Played between VFF National Super League champions and Port Vila Top Four Super League champions.

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

Performance by club

The performance of various clubs is shown in the following table: [4]

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

See also

Port Vila Football League

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Global Club Football Report 2017" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 June 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018. None of the top-tier domestic competitions in Oceania is fully professional.
  3. "Nalkutan FC claim Vanuatu title". Oceania Football Confederation. 29 August 2017.
  4. "Vanuatu - List of Champions". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
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