title: 2019 Fiji Battle of the Giants
text: # 2019 Fiji Battle of the Giants
  
  The 2019 Battle of the Giants is the 41st season of Battle of the Giants a football competition held every year, under the auspices of the Fiji Football Association in which the top district teams take part.
  
  The competition, which started in 1978, was due to the foresight of J.D. Maharaj, who saw it as a way of earning money for cash starved football associations in Fiji. This was the first time that a football competition in Fiji was sponsored by businesses. The competition has been held every year except 1987, when restrictions placed by the military government on organised competitions on Sunday led to all soccer competitions in Fiji being abandoned.
  
  ## Teams
  
  The 8 teams from 2019 Fiji Premier League play the Battle of The Giants.
  
  | Team | Location |
  | - | - |
  | Ba | Ba |
  | Labasa | Labasa |
  | Lautoka | Lautoka |
  | Nadi | Nadi |
  | Nasinu | Nasinu |
  | Rewa | Nausori |
  | Suva | Suva |
  | Tavua | Tavua |
  
  ## Group stage
  
  The 8 teams were split in two groups with four teams each. The top two advanced to semifinal.
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Labasa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
  | 2 | Suva | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 5 |
  | 3 | Ba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
  | 4 | Tavua | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
  
  **Results**
  
  | Home \ Away | BAF | TAV | SUV | LAB |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ba | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
  | Navua | | — | 1–8 | 0–2 |
  | Suva | | | — | 0–0 |
  | Labasa | | | | — |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lautoka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
  | 2 | Nasinu | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 |
  | 3 | Nadi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
  | 4 | Rewa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 |
  
  **Results**
  
  | Home \ Away | NAS | REW | NAD | LAU |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nasinu | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 |
  | Rewa | | — | 0–4 | 1–1 |
  | Nadi | | | — | 0–2 |
  | Lautoka | | | | — |
  
  ## Top scorers
  
      As of match 1 September 2019
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sairusi Nalaubu | Suva | 6 |
  | 2 | Gagame Feni | Suva | 3 |
  | 2 | Ratu Apenisa | Suva | 3 |
  | 2 | Ilisoni Lolaivalu | Labasa | 3 |
  