VFF Champions League

Not to be confused with Port Vila Football League.

VFF Champions League

Founded	2005
Region	Vanuatu
Number of clubs	18
Level on pyramid	1
International cup(s)	OFC Champions League
Current champions	Galaxy (1st title) (2020)
Most championships	Amicale FC Tafea FC (4 titles each)
Website	http://www.vff.vu/
Current: 2020 VFF National Super League

The VFF Champions League,[1] formerly known as the VFF National Super League[2] and the VFF Bred Cup, is the national league of Vanuatu.

The league is not fully professional.[3][4]

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	Erakor Golden Star	1–1 (6–5 pen.)	Malampa Revivors
2019	Malampa Revivors	2–1	Fenua Temanu Bakou
2020	Galaxy	5–0	Malampa Revivors F.C.

Performance by club

The performance of various clubs is shown in the following table: [5]

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning Years
Tafea	4	3	2005, 2009, 2013, 2014
Amicale	4	2	2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
Malampa Revivors	1	3	2019
Nalkutan	1	–	2016
Port Vila Sharks	1	–	2008
Vaum United	–	4	–
Erakor Golden Star	1	0	2018
Tafea Hornets	–	1	–
Galaxy	1	1	2020

Grand final

Played between the champions of the VFF Champions League and the Port Vila Top Four Super League.

Season	Winner	Result	Runner-up
2017	Nalkutan	1–0[6]	Erakor Golden Star
2018	Erakor Golden Star	(6–5 pen.)	Malampa Revivors
2019	Malampa Revivors	3–1	Galaxy
2020	Galaxy	3–0	Malampa Revivors

See also

Port Vila Football League

References

1. "Official Draw of the 2021 VFF Champions League". 31 May 2021.
2. "2021 VFF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE". Retrieved 25 January 2023.
3. "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.
4. "Global Club Football Report 2017" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018. None of the top-tier domestic competitions in Oceania is fully professional.
5. "Vanuatu - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
6. "Nalkutan FC claim Vanuatu title". Oceania Football Confederation. 29 August 2017.