Battle of the Giants (Fiji)
- Battle of the Giants (Fiji)
The Battle of the Giants is a football (soccer) competition held every year, under the auspices of the Fiji Football Association, in Fiji in which the top district teams take part.
The competition, which started in 1978, was due to the foresight of J.D. Maharaj, who saw the competition as a way of earning money for cash starved footaball associations in Fiji. This was the first time that a football competition in Fiji was sponsored by businesses. The competition has been held every year except 1987, when due to restrictions placed on organised competitions on Sunday, by the military government led to all soccer competitions in Fiji being abandoned
Nature of tournament
The top 10 district teams take part in the tournament. 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 three days. A win is worth three points, a draw two points and a loss no 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.
Champions
Most successful teams
External links
* [http://www.fijilive.com/soccer/show/bog/2003/bog_history.htm Battle Of Giants Roll of Honour]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/fijicuphist.html The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.]
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