The Polynesia Cup 1998 was the second Polynesia-wide tournament ever held. It took place in Cook Islands and five teams participated: Tahiti, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga and the hosts Cook Islands for the first time and served for the second time as Oceania Nations Cup qualifier.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Cook Islands |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tahiti (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Cook Islands |
| Third place |  Samoa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 51 (5.1 per match) |
The teams played each other according to a round-robin format with Tahiti national football winning the tournament for the second time and qualifying to the Oceania Nations Cup 1998 along with Cook Islands.
Results
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tahiti (C) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | +26 | 12 | Advanced to 1998 OFC Nations Cup |
| 2 | Cook Islands (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Samoa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Tonga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | |
| 5 |  American Samoa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 0 |
Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified for Oceania Nations Cup 1998