1996 OFC Nations Cup
Tournament details
Dates10 November 1995 – 1 November 1996
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runners-up Tahiti
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored18 (3 per match)
Attendance46,858 (7,810 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Kris Trajanovski (7 goals)
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The 1996 OFC Nations Cup was not held as a cohesive tournament, but consisted of semi-finals and a final played on a two-legged basis, stretched out between November 1995 and November 1996.

The four participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right, Solomon Islands who qualified as Melanesia Cup holders, and Tahiti who qualified as Polynesia Cup holders.

The semifinals between Australia and New Zealand was also valid for the 1995 Trans-Tasman Cup.

Qualification

Melanesia Cup 1994

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Solomon Islands (C, H) 4 4 0 0 10 1 +9 12 Advance to 1996 OFC Nations Cup
2  Fiji 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 9
3  Papua New Guinea 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 4
4  New Caledonia 4 1 0 3 5 9 −4 3
5  Vanuatu 4 0 1 3 5 12 −7 1
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Solomon Islands qualified.

Polynesia Cup 1994

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tahiti (C) 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Advance to 1996 OFC Nations Cup
2  Tonga 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Western Samoa (H) 3 1 1 1 5 10 −5 4
4  American Samoa 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Source: [2]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Tahiti qualified.

Final tournament

Semifinals

New Zealand 0–0 Australia
Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Barry Tasker (New Zealand)
Australia 3–0 New Zealand
Damian Mori 33'
Paul Wade 45' (pen.)
Joe Spiteri 51'
Breakers Stadium, Newcastle
Attendance: 8,858
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

Australia won 3–0 on aggregate.

Solomon Islands 0–1 Tahiti
Jean-Loup Rousseau 72'
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
Tahiti 2–1 Solomon Islands
Jean-Loup Rousseau 46'
Macha Gatien 88'		 Robert Seni 81'
Stade Pater, Papeete
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)

Tahiti won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 1996 OFC Nations Cup Final
Tahiti 0–6 Australia
Ernie Tapai 5'
Paul Trimboli 20'
Kris Trajanovski 25', 28', 44', 89'
Olympic Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Barry Tasker (New Zealand)
Australia 5–0 Tahiti
Robbie Hooker 11'
Kris Trajanovski 21', 36', 54'
Rupena Raumati 31' (o.g.)
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 9,421
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)

Australia won 11–0 on aggregate.

Goalscorers

7 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

  1. ^ Morrison, Neil (1 January 2004). "Melanesian Cup 1994 (Solomon Islands)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ Morrison, Neil. "Polynesian Cup 1994". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
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