2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | New Caledonia |
| City | Nouméa & Koné |
| Dates | 8–15 October |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Solomon Islands (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  New Caledonia |
| Third place |  Vanuatu |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 15 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Raphael Lea'i (4 goals) |
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The 2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup was held from 8–15 October 2023. New Caledonia hosted the competition with matches being played at the Stade Numa-Daly Magenta in Nouméa and the Stade Yoshida in Koné.[1][2]
Papua New Guinea were defending champions after winning the 2022 edition of the tournament. Regular competitor Fiji did not enter the tournament in order to focus on the 2023 Pacific Games.[3]
The Solomon Islands won the competition for its second-ever title.
The four competing teams faced each other once in a round-robin style tournament.[4] Each team played three matches.[5]
Squads
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solomon Islands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | New Caledonia (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Vanuatu |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 |
| 4 |  Papua New Guinea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Matches
| Papua New Guinea | 1–3 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
Gunemba  51' |
Report | Lea'i 80', 86', 90+3' |
| Solomon Islands | 1–0 | Vanuatu |
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Report |
| Papua New Guinea | 1–3 | New Caledonia |
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