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| Founded | 1994 |
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| Country | Vanuatu |
| Confederation | OFC |
| Number of teams | 27 |
| Level on pyramid | 3 (in Port Vila) |
| Domestic cup(s) | Port Vila Shield Port Vila FA Cup |
| Current champions | Ifira Black Bird (2021–22) |
| Most championships | Tafea (16 titles) |
| Top goalscorer | Kensi Tangis (73 goals) |
| Website | vanuafoot.vu |
| Current: 2024 Port Vila Premier League | |
Port Vila Football League (also known as the Digicel League, or simply Digicel Premier League) is the top division football league in Port Vila, Vanuatu. It consists of three competitions: Port Vila Premier League, Port Vila First Division and the Port Vila Second Division. The league's domestic cup is the Port Vila FA Cup, in which all 3 divisions compete in.
The Port Vila Premier League is considered to be the best football league in Vanuatu while the Port Vila Football Association is considered to be the main football association in Vanuatu. The top 4 of the Port Vila Premier League qualifies for the PVFA top four competition, and the winner of that competition is one of the two teams that takes part for Vanuatu in the OFC Champions League. The other team is the winner of the VFF National Super League which is a round-robin competition of the best teams of the islands of Vanuatu. The main island where Port Vila is, Efate is not included in this competition.
The league is not fully professional.[1][2]
- ^ "Kalo, the magician for surprise package Vanuatu". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
The No10 is a student and, like the other 20 members of the Vanuatu squad, he is not a professional footballer, but he is still the only player among his compatriots with experience of playing in the OFC Champions League. Centre-back Jason Thomas is the only other player to have represented his country – an island with fewer than 300,000 inhabitants – at senior level. Most of the population earn a living through horticulture, and some of the players also help out their families with the work.
- ^ "Global Club Football Report 2017" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 June 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
None of the top-tier domestic competitions in Oceania is fully professional.