Amicale FC

Amicale finished the 2012 OFC Champions League campaign on a high after a 1-0 win over defending champions Auckland City FC thanks to a Kensi Tangis goal after 60 minutes. That was the high water mark for a campaign that failed to reach the heights of 2011 when Amicale became the first club side from Vanuatu to reach the final.

Although Amicale has featured in the past 2 seasons of the OFC Champions League, it is Tafea FC with the best domestic record having been crowned champions 15 times.

AMICALE F.C.

2013 CLUB CHAMPION OF VANUATU

Vanuatu is an island archipelago consisting of approximately 82 islands. The four mainstays of the economy are agriculture, tourism, offshore financial services, and raising cattle. There is substantial fishing activity, although this industry does not bring in much foreign exchange.

Exports include copra, kava, beef, cocoa, and timber, and imports include machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, and fuels. In contrast, mining activity is unsubstantial. While manganese mining halted in 1978, there was an agreement in 2006 to export manganese already mined but not yet exported. Tourism brings in much-needed foreign exchange. Vanuatu is widely recognized as one of the premier vacation destinations for scuba divers wishing to explore coral reefs of the South Pacific region.

Vanuatu Premier Division is the top division of the Port Vila Football League. Since the Vanuatu Football Federation does not run a national league as such but on occasions runs invitational tournaments involving clubs from the various affiliate associations, the Port Vila Football League is considered the major football competition in Vanuatu. Tafea FC has won 15 titles between 1994 and 2009, with Amicale ending that 15-in-a-row sequence with back-to-back title triumphs in 2010 and 2011.

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