Crew of visiting naval ships also entertained themselves with friendly games of football with local teams.
The first Fijian Inter-District Tournament was played at Nasau Park, Levuka, during celebrations marking the golden jubilee of Cession in 1924.
A Friday and Saturday league was organised at the Veitari Grounds and teams that took part were Namoli, Vitogo, Vakabuli, Saru, Yalobi (from Waya), Kadavu, Vanua Levu and Topline.
A prominent member of the club was Ratu Meli Qoro, who also acted as an official and referee at tournaments.
In the northern division, football was played between the Wainikoro and Waibula District Fijian Schools in 1938.
Gradually other teams, like Morning Star, Nausori Central, Vuci and Wainibokasi, were established in Rewa and played at the Dilkusha Grounds.
The Nadi Soccer Association was formed in 1937 with four teams: Koronubu, Sabeto, Bhartiya and Vutualevu.
With this new status Fiji's football team participated in first South Pacific Games held in Suva in 1963.
Suva's multiracial population also provided early opportunity for people of other races to join the football competitions.
In 1968, the Fiji Football Association adopted a two tier system where Ba, Labasa, Lautoka, Nadi, Rakiraki, Rewa, Sigatoka and Suva were placed in division A and Levuka, Tailevu-Naitasiri, Tailevu North, Savusavu, Taveuni and Navua were placed in division B.
Division B competed for the Fiji Football Association Cup, won for the first time by Levuka.
In the 1970s, the association was able to convince town councils to build permanent seating structures and grounds for football and by the late nineties all A division teams, except two had such facilities.
1988 was the golden jubilee year for the association as football in Fiji learnt to perform under the new post-coup conditions.
Facilities for players have been greatly improved and the Fiji national side regularly takes part in international tournaments.