Champions versus Champions (Fiji)
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Champion versus Champion (CVC) is a football
tournament organised in Fiji
by the Fiji Football Association
. This pair of home-and-away games are played as a season opener. In the old format the National Football League
winner played the Inter-district Championship
winner and in case these are the same team, the winner of the Battle of the Giants
played. However, beginning at the start of 2010 season, winners of all the major tournaments in the Super Premier League, take part in this championship. In 2010, Ba (2009 Battle of the Giants Champion), Lautoka (2009 National League Champion) and Navua (2009 IDC and Fiji FACT Champion) took part in this home-away round robin game series. The team registering the highest number of points, (and in case of a tie, the best goal difference) is the winner of the title.
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tournament organised in Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
by the Fiji Football Association
Fiji Football Association
The Fiji Football Association is the governing body of football in Fiji. It came into existence in 1961, replacing the ethnically based Fiji Indian Football Association...
. This pair of home-and-away games are played as a season opener. In the old format the National Football League
National Football League (Fiji)
National Football League is the top division of the Fiji Football Association in Fiji.- Sun/Weet-Bix National League - Played by Districts :*Ba FC*Fiji U-20*Labasa FC*Lautoka FC*Nadi FC*Nadroga FC*Navua FC*Rewa FC*Savusavu FC*Suva FC...
winner played the Inter-district Championship
Inter-District Championship (Fiji)
The Inter-District Championship 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...
winner and in case these are the same team, the winner of the Battle of the Giants
Battle of the Giants (Fiji)
The Battle of the Giants is a football competition held every year, under the auspices of the Fiji Football Association, in Fiji in which the top district teams take part....
played. However, beginning at the start of 2010 season, winners of all the major tournaments in the Super Premier League, take part in this championship. In 2010, Ba (2009 Battle of the Giants Champion), Lautoka (2009 National League Champion) and Navua (2009 IDC and Fiji FACT Champion) took part in this home-away round robin game series. The team registering the highest number of points, (and in case of a tie, the best goal difference) is the winner of the title.
Champion versus Champion Roll of Champions
| Year | National League Winner | Other Champion | Score 1 | Score 2 | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Ba | Labasa | 0 - 0 | 0 - 1 | Labasa | |
| 1993 | Nadroga | Ba | 1 - 0 | 0 - 2 | Ba | |
| 1994 | Ba | Labasa | 1 - 1 | 1 - 0 | Ba | |
| 1995 | Ba | Tavua | 4 - 1 | 0 - 0 | Ba | |
| 1996 | Suva | Ba | 1 - 3 | 0 - 2 | Ba | |
| 1997 | Suva | Ba | 0 - 5 | 1 - 2 | Ba | |
| 1998 | Ba | Nadi | 3 - 0 | 1 - 2 | Ba | |
| 1999 | Ba | Nadi | 2 - 1 | 0 - 1 | Ba | Ba won after protest |
| 2000 | Nadi | Ba | 0 - 3 | 1 - 0 | Ba | |
| 2001 | Ba | Rewa | 0 - 0 | 4 - 1 | Ba | |
| 2002 | Ba | Nadi | 3 - 0 | 4 - 1 | Ba | |
| 2003 | Ba | Rewa | 2 - 2 | 2 - 0 | Ba | |
| 2004 | Ba | Rewa | 2 - 1 | 1 - 1 | Ba | |
| 2005 | Ba | Lautoka | 1 - 0 | 1 - 1 | Ba | |
| 2006 | Ba | Suva | 1 - 1 | 6 - 2 | Ba | |
| 2007 | Ba | Labasa | 0 - 1 | 1 - 2 | |Labasa | |
| 2008 | Ba | Lautoka | 1 - 0 | 4 - 2 | |Ba | |
| 2009 | Navua Lautoka Ba |
Lautoka Ba Navua |
1-1 0-2 0-1 |
0-1 7-0 0-3 |
Lautoka | 2009 Champions: National League - Lautoka Battle of the Giants - Ba Fiji FACT & IDC - Navua |