2019 Fiji Battle of the Giants

The 2019 Battle of the Giants is the 41st season of Battle of the Giants a football competition held every year, under the auspices of the Fiji Football Association in which the top district teams take part.

2019 Battle of The Giants
Season2019
ChampionsLabasa
Matches played16
Goals scored44 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorerSairusi Nalaubu (Suva)
(6 goals)
Highest scoringSuva 8-1 Tavua
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The competition, which started in 1978, was due to the foresight of J.D. Maharaj, who saw it as a way of earning money for cash starved football 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 restrictions placed by the military government on organised competitions on Sunday led to all soccer competitions in Fiji being abandoned.

Teams

The 8 teams from 2019 Fiji Premier League play the Battle of The Giants.

Team Location
Ba Ba
Labasa Labasa
Lautoka Lautoka
Nadi Nadi
Nasinu Nasinu
Rewa Nausori
Suva Suva
Tavua Tavua

Group stage

The 8 teams were split in two groups with four teams each. The top two advanced to semifinal.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Labasa 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
2 Suva 3 1 2 0 8 1 +7 5
3 Ba 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
4 Tavua 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2019. Source:

Results
Home \ Away BAF TAV SUV LAB
Ba — 1–0 0–0 0–2
Navua — 1–8 0–2
Suva — 0–0
Labasa —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2019. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Lautoka 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
2 Nasinu 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
3 Nadi 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3
4 Rewa 3 0 2 1 2 6 −4 2
Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2019. Source:

Results
Home \ Away NAS REW NAD LAU
Nasinu — 0–1 1–0 0–4
Rewa — 0–4 1–1
Nadi — 0–2
Lautoka —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2019. Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Semi-finals
Nasinu0-3[3]Labasa
Report
  • Ilisoni Lolaivalu 8', 15'
  • Dennis Ifunaoa 15'
Attendance: 5000
Referee: Avinesh Narayan
Lautoka4-1[4]Suva
 Report
Referee: Ravitesh Behari

3rd-place match
Nasinu2-4[5]Suva
  • Iskieli Ratucava 11'
  • Jone Naraba 42'
 Report
  • Sairusi Nalaubu 21', 31'
  • Ratu Apenisa 25', 59'
Referee: Adriu Naisiroki

Final
Labasa1-0[6]Lautoka
  • Siotame Kubu 80'
 Report
Referee: Ravitesh Behari

Top scorers

[7]

As of match 1 September 2019
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Fiji Sairusi NalaubuSuva 6
2 Solomon Islands Gagame FeniSuva 3
Fiji Ratu ApenisaSuva
Fiji Ilisoni LolaivaluLabasa

See also

References
  1. "Competition".
  2. "Competition".
  3. "Competition".
  4. "Competition".
  5. "Competition".
  6. "Match".
  7. "Competition".
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