Inter-District Championship

The Inter-District Championship (IDC) 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 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, Rewa, Ba, Levuka and Lautoka), 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).

Lautoka holds the record for highest scores in the Idc finals thrashing Ba twice, 6 -0 and 7- 0 and also beat Suva in one of the finals 7 - 1.

Nature of tournament

The tournament is divided into two divisions. The Premier division (previously 10 teams) is currently made up of 8 district teams. At present these teams are Ba, Labasa, Lautoka, Nadi, Nadroga, Rewa, Suva, and Tailevu/Naitasiri. The teams are divided into two pools of four 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 First division is made up of 14 teams. At present these teams are Bua, Dreketi, Lami, Nadogo, Nalawa, Nasinu, Navua, Rakiraki, Seaqaqa, Savusavu, Tavua, Tailevu North, Taveuni and Vatukoula. 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 point 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.

Inter-District Competition Roll of Champions
Year Venue Winner Runner-up Score
1938SuvaRewaBa3 - 2
1939LautokaRewaSuva3 - 2
1940RewaSuvaRewa2 - 1
1941BaLautokaBa2 - 1
1942NadiLautokaSuva3 - 0
1943LevukaRewaSuva4 - 2
1944RakirakiRewaSuva2 - 1
1945LautokaSuvaLautoka3 - 1
1946RewaSuvaBa1 - 0
1947BaRewaBa4 - 1
1948RewaSuvaRewa4 - 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
1987Not 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
2012 Ba Suva Ba
2013 Lautoka Ba Nadi 2 - 1 (aet)
2014 Suva Suva Nadi 1 - 0 (aet)
2015 Ba Ba Nadi 2 - 0
2016 Suva Labasa Ba 2 - 1
2017 Lautoka Lautoka Ba 1 - 1 (aet; 5-4 pen)
2018 ANZ National Stadium, Suva Lautoka Suva 1 - 0 (Goal scored by Samuela Nabenia)
2019 Prince Charles Park, Nadi Labasa Suva 1 - 0 (Goal scored by Dennis Ifunaoa in Extra Time)
2020 ANZ National Stadium, Suva Labasa Lautoka 2 - 1 [1]

2018 Courts IDC
DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Group
5/10/18Rewa0-2TavuaGroup B
Labasa5-1NasinuGroup A
Suva1-2NadiGroup B
Lautoka2-0BaGroup A
6/10/18Nadi5-1TavuaGroup B
Ba4-0NasinuGroup A
Lautoka0-1LabasaGroup A
Suva2-1RewaGroup B
7/10/18Lautoka8-0NasinuGroup A
Suva2-0TavuaGroup B
Nadi3-1RewaGroup B
Ba0-2LabasaGroup A
9/10/18Nadi1-3LautokaSemifinal 1
Labasa0-4SuvaSemifinal 2
10/10/18Suva0-1LautokaFinal

2019 Courts IDC
DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Group
12/10/19Nadi0-5LabasaSemifinal 1
Ba0-1SuvaSemifinal 2
13/10/19Navua1-0NadrogaSecond Division Final
Labasa1-0SuvaGrand Final

IDC Premier Division Awards

2020 Courts IDC

2020 Courts IDC - Premier Division
DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Group
6/10/20Suva0-1NasinuGroup A
Labasa0-1NavuaGroup B
Ba2-2NadiGroup B
Lautoka1-1RewaGroup A
7/10/20Ba2-0NavuaGroup B
Lautoka2-1NasinuGroup A
Suva4-2RewaGroup A
Labasa4-0NadiGroup B
8/10/20Rewa5-1NasinuGroup A
Nadi2-1NavuaGroup B
Suva1-1LautokaGroup A
Ba1-2LabasaGroup B
10/10/20Ba1-2LautokaSemifinal 1
Labasa1-0RewaSemifinal 2
11/10/20Labasa2-1LautokaFinal

IDC Premier Division Awards

2020 Courts IDC - Second Division
DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Group
6/10/20Dreketi0-0SeaqaqaGroup A
Tailevu Naitasiri2-0RakirakiGroup A
Nadroga10-3NadogoGroup B
Bua2-1[2]TavuaGroup B
7/10/20Bua6-2[3]NadogoGroup B
Nadroga1-0TavuaGroup B
Tailevu Naitasiri3-1DreketiGroup A
Rakiraki3-1SeaqaqaGroup A
8/10/20Tailevu Naitasiri 4-1SeaqaqaGroup A
Dreketi3-2RakirakiGroup A
Nadogo4-1TavuaGroup B
Nadroga2-0BuaGroup B
10/10/20Tailevu Naitasiri1-1 (aet 2-4 pen) BuaSemifinal 1
Nadroga3-1DreketiSemifinal 2
11/10/20Nadroga3-0[4][5]BuaFinal

IDC Senior Division Awards

Summary of Winners and Runners-Up teams
Team Number of Wins Number of times runner-up
Ba F.C. 24 19
Lautoka F.C. 18 10
Suva F.C. 13 17
Rewa F.C. 9 7
Nadi F.C. 6 18
Labasa F.C. 6 3
Nadroga F.C. 3 3
Nasinu F.C. 1 3
Tavua F.C. 1 0
Navua F.C. 1 0
Tailevu/Naitasiri F.C. 0 1
Rakiraki F.C. 0 1

Second Division Roll of Champions
Year Venue Winner Runner-up Score Notes
1973Bua[6]
1977Bua[7]
1985BaLamiVatukoula3 - 2Extra time
1986Rewa---Not available
1987----No competition
1988Suva---Not available
1989Lautoka---Not available
1990Suva/Rewa---Not available
1991Nadi---Not available
1992Rewa---Not available
1993Ba---Not available
1994Suva---Not available
1995Lautoka---Not available
1996Suva---Not available
1997Ba---Not available
1998Suva---Not available
1999NadiNadrogaRewa2 - 1-
2000BaVatukoulaTailevu North1 - 0-
2001Suva---Not available
2002BaSavusavuTailevu-Naitasiri1 - 0-
2003BaRakirakiTailevu-Naitasiri2 - 1-
2004SuvaRakiraki---
2005LautokaTailevu-NaitasiriSeaqaqa2 - 1-
2006BaRakirakiTailevu-Naitasiri1 - 0-
2007BaRakirakiTailevu-Naitasiri3 - 0-
2008?Tailevu-NaitasiriTailevu North1 - 0-
2009?DreketiNadogo1 - 0-
2010?Tailevu-NaitasiriDreketi1 - 0-
2011?LamiTailevu-Naitasiri3 - 1-
2012?Tailevu-NaitasiriTaveuni2 - 0-
2013?TaveuniDreketi1 - 0-
2014SuvaRakirakiNasinu2 - 1-
2015Govind Park, BaNavuaRakiraki1 - 0-
2016ANZ National Stadium, SuvaNasinuNavua2 - 1[aet]
2017Churchill Park, LautokaNadrogaNavua2 - 1
2018ANZ National Stadium, SuvaNavuaNadroga2 - 0Goal Scored by Vineet Chand and Seveci Rokotakala
2019Prince Charles Park, NadiNavuaNadroga1 - 0Goal Scored by Alfred Ali
2020ANZ National Stadium, SuvaNadrogaBua3 - 0[8]

See also

References
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