The Inter-District Championship (IDC) is the most important event in 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...

 calendar. Teams representing various football playing districts of 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...

 have taken part in this annual event every year, except 1987 due to disruptions caused by military coups, since the formation of the Association in 1938. Teams compete for the coveted Lloyd Farebrother Trophy, donated by the first President of the Fiji Football Association, A.S. Farebrother and Lloyd and Company.

Only five teams (Suva

Suva

Suva features a tropical rainforest climate under the Koppen climate classification. The city sees a copious amount of precipitation during the course of the year. Suva averages 3,000 mm of precipitation annually with its driest month, July averaging 125 mm of rain per year. In fact,...

, Rewa

Rewa Province

Rewa is a province of Fiji. With a land area of 272 square kilometers , it includes the capital city of Suva and is in two parts - one including part of Suva's hinterland to the west, and a noncontiguous area to the east, separated from the rest of Rewa by Naitasiri Province...

, Ba

Ba Province

Ba is a province of Fiji, occupying the north-western sector of Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island. It is one of fourteen Provinces in the nation of Fiji, and one of eight based in Viti Levu. It is Fiji's most populous Province, with a population of 231,760 - more than a quarter of the nation's...

, Levuka

Levuka

Levuka is a town on the eastern coast of the Fijian island of Ovalau, in Lomaiviti Province, in the Eastern Division of Fiji. It was formerly the Capital of Fiji. At the census in 2007, the last to date, Levuka town had a population of 1,131 , about half of Ovalau's 8,360 inhabitants...

 and Lautoka

Lautoka

Lautoka is the second largest city of Fiji and the second largest in the South Pacific. It is in the west of the island of Viti Levu, 24 kilometres north of Nadi, and is the second port of entry in Fiji, after Suva. Lying in the heart of Fiji's sugar cane growing region, it is known as the Sugar...

), took part in the first IDC held in Suva in 1938. From 1938 to 1975, the competition was initially held on a knock out format but in 1976 pool play was introduced. From 1985, the competition was held in two divisions with the introduction of a second level tournament known as the Premier Division. In 1999 there was a short lived third level division.

With Navua registering its first ever win of the IDC tournament in 2009, all the current (as of January 2010) Super Premium Division teams have now won the Lloyd Farebrother Trophy one or more time(s).

Nature of tournament

The tournament is divided into two divisions. The first division is made up of the top 10 district teams. At present these teams are Ba

Ba F.C.

Ba F.C. is a Fijian association football team playing in the premier division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Ba. They are nicknamed Men in Black. Their home stadium is Govind Park...

, Labasa

Labasa F.C.

Labasa F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the first division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Labasa, which is the largest town on the second largest island, Vanua Levu, in the Fiji group. Their home stadium is Subrail Park...

, Lautoka

Lautoka F.C.

Lautoka FC is a Fijian football team playing at the top level. It is based in Lautoka. Their home stadium is Churchill Park. The Lautoka team is currently known as the Baby Blues-History:...

, Nadi, Nadroga

Nadroga F.C.

Nadroga F.C. is a football team from Fiji based in Lawaqa Park. Their uniform includes gold and blue shirt, blue shorts and gold socks.- History :...

, Navua

Navua F.C.

Navua F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the first division of the Fiji Football Association competitions.They are based in Navua, which is situated on the southern side of the main island of Viti Levu, between the town of Sigatoka and the city of Suva. Their home stadium is Thomson Park....

, Rewa

Rewa F.C.

Rewa FC is a Fijian football team playing at the top level. It is based in Nausori. Their home stadium is Vodafone Ratu Cakobau Park.- History :...

, Suva

Suva F.C.

Suva F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the premier division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Suva. Their home stadium is National Stadium. Their uniform is white shirt, black shorts and black and white socks....

, Savusavu

Savusavu F.C.

Savusavu F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the second division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Savusavu, which is a situated on the southern side of the island of Vanua Levu....

 and Tavua

Tavua F.C.

Tavua F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the first division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Tavua, which is situated on the western side of the main island of Viti Levu, between the town of Rakiraki and the town of Ba. Their home stadium is Garvey Park...

. The teams are divided into two pools of five and each team plays all the other teams once, usually over four days. A win is worth 3 points, a draw 1 point and a loss 0 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.

The second division is made up of 12 teams. At present these teams are Bua

Bua F.C.

Bua F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the second division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Bua, which is a province on the western end of the island of Vanua Levu.Their uniform includes orange shirt.- Bibliography :...

, Dreketi

Dreketi F.C.

Dreketi F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the second division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Dreketi, which is a situated on the island of Vanua Levu.Their uniform includes black and white striped shirt.- History :...

, Lami

Lami F.C.

Lami F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the second division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Lami, which is a town situated some 10 kilometers from Suva on the island of Viti Levu.Their uniform includes gold shirt....

, Nadogo

Nadogo F.C.

Nadogo F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the second division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Wainikoro, which is a situated on the island of Vanua Levu.Their uniform includes olive green shirt.- History :...

, Nalawa

Nalawa F.C.

Nalawa F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the second division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Vunikavikaloa in Ra, which is a situated on the island of Viti Levu.Their uniform includes black shirt with white trim....

, Nasinu

Nasinu F.C.

Nasinu F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the second division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Nasinu, which is situated on the eastern side of the main island of Viti Levu, between the town of Nausori and the city of Suva. Their home stadium is Rishikul College...

, Rakiraki

Rakiraki F.C.

Rakiraki F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the first division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Rakiraki, which is situated on the northern side of the main island of Viti Levu. Their home stadium is the Ra Sports Grounds. Their uniform is maroon shirt, white...

, Seaqaqa

Seaqaqa F.C.

Seaqaqa F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the second division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Seaqaqa, which is a situated on the northern side of the island of Vanua Levu....

, Tailevu/Naitasiri

Tailevu/Naitasiri F.C.

Tailevu/Naitasiri F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the second division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Nausori, which is a town on the island of Viti Levu, and about 20 kilometers north of the capital, Suva. Their home stadium is Ratu Cakobau Park...

, Tailevu North, Taveuni and Vatukoula

Vatukoula F.C.

Vatukoula F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the second division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based on the island of Viti Levu.Their uniform includes orange shirt with white.- History :...

. The teams are divided into three pools of four and each team plays all the other teams once, over four days. A win is worth 3 points, a draw 1 points and a loss 0 points. The top team in each pool plus the best runner-up qualify for the semi-finals. The semi-finals and the final are played on the same day. (Edit by GWB - 12 Oct 2011)

Inter-District Competition Roll of Champions

Year	Venue	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1938	Suva	Rewa	Ba	3 - 2
1939	Lautoka	Rewa	Suva	3 - 2
1940	Rewa	Suva	Rewa	2 - 1
1941	Ba	Lautoka	Ba	2 - 1
1942	Nadi	Lautoka	Suva	3 - 0
1943	Levuka	Rewa	Suva	4 - 2
1944	Rakiraki	Rewa	Suva	2 - 1
1945	Lautoka	Suva	Lautoka	3 - 1
1946	Rewa	Suva	Ba	1 - 0
1947	Ba	Rewa	Ba	4 - 1
1948	Rewa	Suva	Rewa	4 - 2
1949	Lautoka	Lautoka	Rewa	4 - 2
1950	Rewa	Lautoka	Nadi	3 - 1
1951	Ba	Suva	Rakiraki	2 - 0
1952	Suva	Suva	Nadi	2 - 1
1953	Lautoka	Lautoka	Nadi	2 - 1
1954	Rewa	Suva	Nadi	1 - 0
1955	Ba	Rewa	Lautoka	3 - 2
1956	Suva	Suva	Lautoka	3 - 2
1957	Lautoka	Lautoka	Ba	7 - 1
1958	Suva	Lautoka	Suva	2 - 1
1959	Ba	Lautoka	Ba	6 - 0
1960	Rewa	Suva	Nadi	2 - 1
1961	Nadi	Ba	Nadi	2 - 1
1962	Lautoka	Lautoka	Ba	7 - 0
1963	Suva	Ba	Suva	2 - 0
1964	Ba	Lautoka	Ba	6 - 1
1965	Nadi	Lautoka	Suva	2 - 1
1966	Suva	Ba	Suva	5 - 0
1967	Lautoka	Ba	Lautoka	1 - 0
1968	Ba	Ba	Lautoka	3 - 2
1969	Labasa	Nadi	Suva	1 - 0
1970	Rewa	Ba	Suva	2 - 1
1971	Nadi	Nadi	Suva	5 - 4
1972	Suva	Rewa	Labasa	10 - 9
1973	Lautoka	Lautoka	Labasa	1 - 0
1974	Nadi	Nadi	T/Naitasiri	1 - 0
1975	Labasa	Ba	Suva	1 - 0
1976	Ba	Ba	Rewa	2 - 0
1977	Suva	Ba	Nadi	1 - 0
1978	Lautoka	Ba	Labasa	7 - 6
1979	T/Naitasiri	Ba	Nadl	2 - 1
1980	Ba	Ba	Nadi	1 - 0
1981	Suva	Suva	Ba	2 - 1
1982	Nadi	Ba	Nadi	default
1983	Suva	Suva	Ba	1 - 0
1984	Lautoka	Lautoka	Ba	2 - 0
1985	Ba	Lautoka	Rewa	2 - 1
1986	Rewa	Ba	Nadroga	1 - 0
1987	Not Contested
1988	Suva	Nadroga	Nasinu	1 - 0
1989	Lautoka	Nadroga	Lautoka	1 - 0
1990	Suva/Rewa	Nasinu	Suva	1 - 0
1991	Nadi	Ba	Nadroga	1 - 0
1992	Rewa	Labasa	Nadroga	2 - 0
1993	Ba	Nadroga	Nasinu	1 - 0
1994	Suva	Labasa	Suva	1 - 0
1995	Lautoka	Tavua	Nadi	2 - 0
1996	Suva	Ba	Nasinu	3 - 1
1997	Ba	Ba	Nadi	2 - 0
1998	Suva	Nadi	Lautoka	2 - 1
1999	Nadi	Nadi	Ba	1 - 0
2000	Ba	Ba	Nadi	1 - 0
2001	Suva	Rewa	Ba	1 - 0
2002	Ba	Nadi	Rewa	1 - 1
2003	Ba	Ba	Nadi	1 - 0
2004	Suva	Ba	Rewa	3 - 0 PK
2005	Lautoka	Lautoka	Ba	2 - 0
2006	Ba	Ba	Suva	3 - 0
2007	Suva	Ba	Nadi	2 - 1
2008	Ba	Lautoka	Ba	1 - 0
2009	Nadi	Navua	Lautoka	2 - 0
2010	Suva	Rewa	Lautoka	3 - 1
2011	Suva	Labasa	Ba	1 - 0

Summary of Winners and Runners-Up teams

Team	Number of Wins	Number of times runner-up
Ba F.C. Ba F.C. Ba F.C. is a Fijian association football team playing in the premier division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Ba. They are nicknamed Men in Black. Their home stadium is Govind Park...	22	15
Lautoka F.C. Lautoka F.C. Lautoka FC is a Fijian football team playing at the top level. It is based in Lautoka. Their home stadium is Churchill Park. The Lautoka team is currently known as the Baby Blues-History:...	16	8
Suva F.C. Suva F.C. Suva F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the premier division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Suva. Their home stadium is National Stadium. Their uniform is white shirt, black shorts and black and white socks....	11	15
Rewa F.C. Rewa F.C. Rewa FC is a Fijian football team playing at the top level. It is based in Nausori. Their home stadium is Vodafone Ratu Cakobau Park.- History :...	9	7
Nadi F.C.	6	15
Nadroga F.C. Nadroga F.C. Nadroga F.C. is a football team from Fiji based in Lawaqa Park. Their uniform includes gold and blue shirt, blue shorts and gold socks.- History :...	3	3
Labasa F.C. Labasa F.C. Labasa F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the first division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Labasa, which is the largest town on the second largest island, Vanua Levu, in the Fiji group. Their home stadium is Subrail Park...	3	3
Nasinu F.C. Nasinu F.C. Nasinu F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the second division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Nasinu, which is situated on the eastern side of the main island of Viti Levu, between the town of Nausori and the city of Suva. Their home stadium is Rishikul College...	1	3
Tavua F.C. Tavua F.C. Tavua F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the first division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Tavua, which is situated on the western side of the main island of Viti Levu, between the town of Rakiraki and the town of Ba. Their home stadium is Garvey Park...	1	0
Navua F.C. Navua F.C. Navua F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the first division of the Fiji Football Association competitions.They are based in Navua, which is situated on the southern side of the main island of Viti Levu, between the town of Sigatoka and the city of Suva. Their home stadium is Thomson Park....	1	0
Tailevu/Naitasiri F.C. Tailevu/Naitasiri F.C. Tailevu/Naitasiri F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the second division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Nausori, which is a town on the island of Viti Levu, and about 20 kilometers north of the capital, Suva. Their home stadium is Ratu Cakobau Park...	0	1
Rakiraki F.C. Rakiraki F.C. Rakiraki F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the first division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Rakiraki, which is situated on the northern side of the main island of Viti Levu. Their home stadium is the Ra Sports Grounds. Their uniform is maroon shirt, white...	0	1

Second Division Roll of Champions

Year	Venue	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Notes
1985	Ba	Lami	Vatukoula	3 - 2	Extra time
1986	Rewa
Not available
1987
No competition
1988	Suva
Not available
1989	Lautoka
Not available
1990	Suva/Rewa
Not available
1991	Nadi
Not available
1992	Rewa
Not available
1993	Ba
Not available
1994	Suva
Not available
1995	Lautoka
Not available
1996	Suva
Not available
1997	Ba
Not available
1998	Suva
Not available
1999	Nadi	Nadroga	Rewa	2 - 1	-
2000	Ba	Vatukoula	Tailevu North	1 - 0	-
2001	Suva
Not available
2002	Ba	Savusavu	Tailevu-Naitasiri	1 - 0	-
2003	Ba	Rakiraki	Tailevu-Naitasiri	2 - 1	-
2004	Suva	Rakiraki
-
2005	Lautoka	Tailevu-Naitasiri	Seaqaqa	2 - 1	-
2006	Ba	Rakiraki	Tailevu-Naitasiri	1 - 0	-
2007	Ba	Rakiraki	Tailevu-Naitasiri	3 - 0	-

External links

• Fiji Live Football
• The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.