2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup

The 2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup was held from 8–15 October 2023. New Caledonia hosted the competition with matches being played at the Stade Numa-Daly Magenta in Nouméa and the Stade Yoshida in Koné.^[1][2]

2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup

Tournament details
Host country	New Caledonia
City	Nouméa & Koné
Dates	8–15 October
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Solomon Islands (2nd title)
Runners-up	New Caledonia
Third place	Vanuatu
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	15 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Raphael Lea'i (4 goals)
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Papua New Guinea were defending champions after winning the 2022 edition of the tournament. Regular competitor Fiji did not enter the tournament in order to focus on the 2023 Pacific Games.^[3]

The Solomon Islands won the competition for its second-ever title.

Format

The four competing teams faced each other once in a round-robin style tournament.^[4] Each team played three matches.^[5]

Squads

Main article: 2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup squads

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Solomon Islands	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9
2	New Caledonia (H)	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6
3	Vanuatu	3	1	0	2	1	5	−4	3
4	Papua New Guinea	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Source: Global Sports Archive
(H) Hosts

Matches

8 October 2023

14:00 UTC+11:00

Papua New Guinea	1–3	Solomon Islands
Gunemba 51'	Report	Lea'i 80', 86', 90+3'

Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia

8 October 2023

17:00 UTC+11:00

New Caledonia	4–0	Vanuatu
Bako 37' Read 44' Waia 57' Wawia 85'	Report

Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia

11 October 2023

13:00 UTC+11:00

Solomon Islands	1–0	Vanuatu
Leslie 45+2'	Report

Stade Yoshida, Koné, New Caledonia

11 October 2023

16:00 UTC+11:00

Papua New Guinea	1–3	New Caledonia
Semmy 45+1'	Report	Neoere 40' Wélépane 51' Xowi 70'

Stade Yoshida, Koné, New Caledonia

14 October 2023

14:00 UTC+11:00

Papua New Guinea	0–1	Vanuatu
	Report	Mansale 45+1'

Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia

14 October 2023

17:00 UTC+11:00

Solomon Islands	1–0	New Caledonia
Lea'i 75'	Report

Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 15 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

4 goals

• Raphael Lea'i

1 goal

• Pierre Bako
• Roberto Neoere
• Willy Read
• Gerard Waia
• Pierre Wawia
• Shene Wélépane
• Makalu Xowi
• Raymond Gunemba
• Tommy Semmy
• Bobby Leslie
• Barry Mansale