Inter-District Championship (Fiji)

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The Inter-District Championship (IDC) is the most important event in the Fiji Football Association calendar. Teams representing various football playing districts of Fiji have taken part in this annual event every year, except 1987 due to disruptions caused by military coups, since the formation of the Association in 1938. Teams compete for the coveted Lloyd Farebrother Trophy, donated by the first President of the Fiji Football Association, A.S. Farebrother and Lloyd and Company.

Only five teams (Suva, Rewa, Ba, Levuka and Lautoka), took part in the first IDC held in Suva in 1938. From 1938 to 1975, the competition was initially held on a knock out format but in 1976 pool play was introduced. From 1985, the competition was held in two divisions with the introduction of a second level tournament known as the Premier Division. In 1999 there was a short lived third level division.

1 Nature of tournament
2 Inter-District Competition Roll of Champions
3 Most successful teams
4 Second Division Roll of Champions
5 External links

[edit] Nature of tournament

The tournament is divided into two divisions. The first division is made up of the top 10 district teams. At present these teams are Ba, Labasa, Lautoka, Nadi, Nadroga, Nasinu, Navua, Rewa, Suva and Tavua. The teams are divided into two pools of five and each team plays all the other teams once, over four days. A win is worth 3 points, a draw 2 points and a loss 0 points. The top two teams in each pool qualify for the semi-finals, with the winner of each pool playing the runner-up of the other pool. The semi-finals and the final are played on the same day.

The second division is made up of 12 teams. At present these teams are Bua, Dreketi, Lami, Nadogo, Nalawa, Rakiraki, Savusavu, Seaqaqa, Tailevu/Naitasiri, Tailevu North, Taveuni and Vatukoula. The teams are divided into three pools of four and each team plays all the other teams once, over four days. A win is worth 3 points, a draw 1 points and a loss 0 points. The top team in each pool plus the best runner-up qualify for the semi-finals. The semi-finals and the final are played on the same day.

[edit] Inter-District Competition Roll of Champions

Year	Venue	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1938	Suva	Rewa	Ba	3 - 2
1939	Lautoka	Rewa	Suva	3 - 2
1940	Rewa	Suva	Rewa	2 - 1
1941	Ba	Lautoka	Ba	2 - 1
1942	Nadi	Lautoka	Suva	3 - 0
1943	Levuka	Rewa	Suva	4 - 2
1944	Rakiraki	Rewa	Suva	2 - 1
1945	Lautoka	Suva	Lautoka	3 - 1
1946	Rewa	Suva	Ba	1 - 0
1947	Ba	Rewa	Ba	4 - 1
1948	Rewa	Suva	Rewa	4 - 2
1949	Lautoka	Lautoka	Rewa	4 - 2
1950	Rewa	Lautoka	Nadi	3 - 1
1951	Ba	Suva	Rakiraki	2 - 0
1952	Suva	Suva	Nadi	2 - 1
1953	Lautoka	Lautoka	Nadi	2 - 1
1954	Rewa	Suva	Nadi	1 - 0
1955	Ba	Rewa	Lautoka	3 - 2
1956	Suva	Suva	Nadi	3 - 2
1957	Lautoka	Lautoka	Suva	7 - 1
1958	Suva	Lautoka	Suva	2 - 1
1959	Ba	Lautoka	Ba	6 - 0
1960	Rewa	Suva	Nadi	2 - 1
1961	Nadi	Ba	Nadi	2 - 1
1962	Lautoka	Lautoka	Ba	7 - 0
1963	Suva	Ba	Suva	2 - 0
1964	Ba	Lautoka	Ba	6 - 1
1965	Nadi	Lautoka	Suva	2 - 1
1966	Suva	Ba	Suva	5 - 0
1967	Lautoka	Ba	Lautoka	1 - 0
1968	Ba	Ba	Lautoka	3 - 2
1969	Labasa	Nadi	Suva	1 - 0
1970	Rewa	Ba	Suva	2 - 1
1971	Nadi	Nadi	Suva	5 - 4
1972	Suva	Rewa	Labasa	10 - 9
1973	Lautoka	Lautoka	Labasa	1 - 0
1974	Nadi	Nadi	T/Naitasiri	1 - 0
1975	Labasa	Ba	Suva	1 - 0
1976	Ba	Ba	Rewa	2 - 0
1977	Suva	Ba	Nadi	1 - 0
1978	Lautoka	Ba	Labasa	7 - 6
1979	T/Naitasiri	Ba	Nadl	2 - 1
1980	Ba	Ba	Nadi	1 - 0
1981	Suva	Suva	Ba	2 - 1
1982	Nadi	Ba	Nadi	default
1983	Suva	Suva	Ba	1 - 0
1984	Lautoka	Lautoka	Ba	2 - 0
1985	Ba	Lautoka	Rewa	2 - 1
1986	Rewa	Ba	Nadroga	1 - 0
1987	Not Contested
1988	Suva	Nadroga	Nasinu	1 - 0
1989	Lautoka	Nadroga	Lautoka	1 - 0
1990	Suva/Rewa	Nasinu	Suva	1 - 0
1991	Nadi	Ba	Nadroga	1 - 0
1992	Rewa	Labasa	Nadroga	2 - 0
1993	Ba	Nadroga	Nasinu	1 - 0
1994	Suva	Labasa	Suva	1 - 0
1995	Lautoka	Tavua	Nadi	2 - 0
1996	Suva	Ba	Nasinu	3 - 1
1997	Ba	Ba	Nadi	2 - 0
1998	Suva	Nadi	Lautoka	2 - 1
1999	Nadi	Nadi	Ba	1 - 0
2000	Ba	Ba	Nadi	1 - 0
2001	Suva	Rewa	Ba	1 - 0
2002	Ba	Nadi	Rewa	1 - 1
2003	Ba	Ba	Rewa	1 - 0
2004	Suva	Ba	Rewa	3 - 0
2005	Lautoka	Lautoka	Ba	2 - 0
2006	Ba	Ba	Suva	3 - 0

[edit] Most successful teams

Team	Number of Wins	Number of times runner-up
Ba	22	15
Lautoka	16	7
Suva	11	16
Nadi	6	15
Nadroga	3	3
Labasa	2	3
Nasinu	1	3
Tavua	1	0
Tailevu/Naitasiri	0	1
Rakiraki	0	1

[edit] Second Division Roll of Champions

Year	Venue	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Notes
1985	Ba	Lami	Vatukoula	3 - 2	Extra time
1986	Rewa	-	-	-	Not available
1987	-	-	-	-	No competition
1988	Suva	-	-	-	Not available
1989	Lautoka	-	-	-	Not available
1990	Suva/Rewa	-	-	-	Not available
1991	Nadi	-	-	-	Not available
1992	Rewa	-	-	-	Not available
1993	Ba	-	-	-	Not available
1994	Suva	-	-	-	Not available
1995	Lautoka	-	-	-	Not available
1996	Suva	-	-	-	Not available
1997	Ba	-	-	-	Not available
1998	Suva	-	-	-	Not available
1999	Nadi	Nadroga	Rewa	2 - 1	-
2000	Ba	Vatukoula	Tailevu North	1 - 0	-
2001	Suva	-	-	-	Not available
2002	Ba	Savusavu	Tailevu-Naitasiri	1 - 0	-
2003	Ba	Rakiraki	Tailevu-Naitasiri	2 - 1	-
2004	Suva	Rakiraki	-	-	-
2005	Lautoka	Tailevu-Naitasiri	Seaqaqa	2 - 1	-
2006	Ba	Rakiraki	Tailevu-Naitasiri	1 - 0	-