The Inter-District Championship (IDC) is the amateur Fijian football cup. Only five teams (Suva, Rewa, Ba, Levuka and Lautoka) first 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 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
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
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]
2022 Premier Division HFC Bank Stadium, Suva Nasinu Seaqaqa 3 - 0
2022 Super Premier Division HFC Bank Stadium, Suva Navua Suva 4 - 0
2023 Premier Division HFC Bank Stadium, Suva Nadroga Tavua 4 - 1
2023 Super Premier Division HFC Bank Stadium, Suva Ba Lautoka 2 - 1

2018 Courts IDC

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Group
5/10/18 Rewa 0-2 Tavua Group B
Labasa 5-1 Nasinu Group A
Suva 1-2 Nadi Group B
Lautoka 2-0 Ba Group A
6/10/18 Nadi 5-1 Tavua Group B
Ba 4-0 Nasinu Group A
Lautoka 0-1 Labasa Group A
Suva 2-1 Rewa Group B
7/10/18 Lautoka 8-0 Nasinu Group A
Suva 2-0 Tavua Group B
Nadi 3-1 Rewa Group B
Ba 0-2 Labasa Group A
9/10/18 Nadi 1-3 Lautoka Semifinal 1
Labasa 0-4 Suva Semifinal 2
10/10/18 Suva 0-1 Lautoka Final

2019 Courts IDC

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Group
12/10/19 Nadi 0-5 Labasa Semifinal 1
Ba 0-1 Suva Semifinal 2
13/10/19 Navua 1-0 Nadroga Second Division Final
Labasa 1-0 Suva Grand Final

IDC Premier Division Awards

2020 Courts IDC

2020 Courts IDC - Premier Division

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Group
6/10/20 Suva 0-1 Nasinu Group A
Labasa 0-1 Navua Group B
Ba 2-2 Nadi Group B
Lautoka 1-1 Rewa Group A
7/10/20 Ba 2-0 Navua Group B
Lautoka 2-1 Nasinu Group A
Suva 4-2 Rewa Group A
Labasa 4-0 Nadi Group B
8/10/20 Rewa 5-1 Nasinu Group A
Nadi 2-1 Navua Group B
Suva 1-1 Lautoka Group A
Ba 1-2 Labasa Group B
10/10/20 Ba 1-2 Lautoka Semifinal 1
Labasa 1-0 Rewa Semifinal 2
11/10/20 Labasa 2-1 Lautoka Final

IDC Premier Division Awards

2020 Courts IDC - Second Division

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Group
6/10/20 Dreketi 0-0 Seaqaqa Group A
Tailevu Naitasiri 2-0 Rakiraki Group A
Nadroga 10-3 Nadogo Group B
Bua 2-1[2] Tavua Group B
7/10/20 Bua 6-2[3] Nadogo Group B
Nadroga 1-0 Tavua Group B
Tailevu Naitasiri 3-1 Dreketi Group A
Rakiraki 3-1 Seaqaqa Group A
8/10/20 Tailevu Naitasiri 4-1 Seaqaqa Group A
Dreketi 3-2 Rakiraki Group A
Nadogo 4-1 Tavua Group B
Nadroga 2-0 Bua Group B
10/10/20 Tailevu Naitasiri 1-1 (aet 2-4 pen) Bua Semifinal 1
Nadroga 3-1 Dreketi Semifinal 2
11/10/20 Nadroga 3-0[4][5] Bua Final

IDC Senior Division Awards

2022 Courts IDC

2022 Courts IDC - Super Premier Division

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Group
09/10/22 Suva 2-1 Rewa Semifinal 1
Navua 2-1 Ba Semifinal 2
10/10/22 Suva 4-0 Navua Final

IDC Super Premier Division Awards

2022 Courts IDC - Premier Division

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Group
09/10/22 Nasinu 3-1 Tavua Semifinal 1
Seaqaqa 1-1 (aet 5-4 pen) Nadogo Semifinal 2
10/10/22 Nasinu 3-0 Seaqaqa Final

2022 Courts IDC - Senior Division

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Group
09/10/22 Bua 1-0[6][7][8] Northland Tailevu Semifinal 1
Lami 3-2 Dreketi Semifinal 2
10/10/22 Bua 2-1[9][10] Lami Final

2023 Courts IDC

2023 Courts IDC - Super Premier Division

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Group
15/10/23 Ba 2-1 Lautoka Final

IDC Super Premier Division Awards

2023 Courts IDC - Premier Division

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Group
15/10/23 Nadroga 4-1 Tavua Final

IDC Premier Division Awards

2023 Courts IDC - Senior Division

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Group
14/10/23 Bua 1-0 Nadogo Semifinal 1
Lami 2-2 (aet 3-5 pen) Northland Tailevu Semifinal 2
15/10/23 Bua 4-1[11] Northland Tailevu Final

IDC Senior Division Awards

Summary of Winners and Runners-Up teams

Team Number of Wins Number of times runner-up
Ba F.C. 25 19
Lautoka F.C. 18 11
Suva F.C. 14 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 1
Tailevu/Naitasiri F.C. 0 1
Rakiraki F.C. 0 1

Second Division Roll of Champions

Year Venue Winner Runner-up Score Notes
1973 Bua [12]
1977 Bua [13]
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 -
2008 ? Tailevu-Naitasiri Tailevu North 1 - 0 -
2009 ? Dreketi Nadogo 1 - 0 -
2010 ? Tailevu-Naitasiri Dreketi 1 - 0 -
2011 ? Lami Tailevu-Naitasiri 3 - 1 -
2012 ? Tailevu-Naitasiri Taveuni 2 - 0 -
2013 ? Taveuni Dreketi 1 - 0 -
2014 Suva Rakiraki Nasinu 2 - 1 -
2015 Govind Park, Ba Navua Rakiraki 1 - 0 -
2016 ANZ National Stadium, Suva Nasinu Navua 3 - 1 [aet]
2017 Churchill Park, Lautoka Nadroga Navua 2 - 1
2018 ANZ National Stadium, Suva Navua Nadroga 2 - 0 Goal Scored by Vineet Chand and Seveci Rokotakala
2019 Prince Charles Park, Nadi Navua Nadroga 1 - 0 Goal Scored by Alfred Ali
2020 ANZ National Stadium, Suva Nadroga Bua 3 - 0[14]
2022 Senior Division HFC Bank Stadium, Suva Bua Lami 2 - 1 Both Bua's Goal Scored by Josaia Salauca[15]
2023 Senior Division HFC Bank Stadium, Suva Bua Northland Tailevu 4 - 1 Ratu Simione Rage scored a hat trick while Prasheel Lal scored the fourth goal for the defending champions, Sanjeev Naicker netted the lone for the Northland Tailevu.[16]

See also

References

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  3. ^ Talei Matairakula (October 7, 2020). "Bua first team through to IDC semi-finals". FBC TV.
  4. ^ Filipe Naikaso (October 18, 2020). "Nadroga celebrates IDC senior division victory". FBC TV.
  5. ^ Shanil Singh (October 11, 2020). "Qalica scores twice as Nadroga win Senior Division IDC". Fiji Village.
  6. ^ Avikash (October 4, 2022). "Bua to open proceedings". Fiji Football Association.
  7. ^ Nitesh Raniga (October 9, 2022). "Bua through to Senior final in IDC". FBC TV.
  8. ^ Romeka Romena (October 9, 2022). "Raiole puts Bua into Senior final". Fiji Live.
  9. ^ Nitesh Raniga (October 10, 2022). "Salauca double seals IDC senior title for Bua". FBC TV.
  10. ^ ROHIT DEO (October 11, 2022). "Bua wins senior title". Fiji Times.
  11. ^ Indra Singh (October 15, 2023). "Bua retains title". FBC TV.
  12. ^ Karel Stokkermans (October 15, 2020). "Fiji - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.
  13. ^ Simione Haravanua (October 11, 2020). "Bua Close To Breaking 43-Year Jinx". Fiji Sun.
  14. ^ Avikash (October 11, 2020). "Courts I.D.C 2020 - Senior Division Final". Fiji Football Association.
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  16. ^ Indra Singh (October 15, 2023). "Bua retains title". FBC TV.

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