1996 OFC Nations Cup

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 scorerAustralia 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

Qualified teams

Team Qualified as
 AustraliaAutomatically qualified
 New ZealandAutomatically qualified
 Solomon Islands1994 Melanesia Cup winner
 Tahiti1994 Polynesia Cup winner

Final tournament

Squads

For a list of participating players for the entirety of the competition: 1996 OFC Nations Cup squads

Bracket

Semi-finalsFinal
 Solomon Islands011
 Tahiti123
 Tahiti000
1995 Trans-Tasman Cup
 Australia6511
 New Zealand000
 Australia033

Semi-finals

New Zealand 0–0 Australia
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Barry Tasker (New Zealand)
Australia 3–0 New Zealand
Mori 33'
Wade 45' (pen.)
Spiteri 51'		 Report
Attendance: 8,858
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

Australia won 3–0 on aggregate.

Solomon Islands 0–1 Tahiti
Report Rousseau 72'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
Tahiti 2–1 Solomon Islands
Rousseau 46'
Gatien 88'		 Report Seni 81'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)

Tahiti won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

Tahiti 0–6 Australia
Report Tapai 5'
Trimboli 20'
Trajanovski 25', 28', 44', 89'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Barry Tasker (New Zealand)
Australia 5–0 Tahiti
Hooker 11'
Trajanovski 21', 36', 54'
Raumati red-colored football 31' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 9,421
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)

Australia won 11–0 on aggregate.

Goalscorers

7 goals
2 goals
  • French Polynesia Jean-Loup Rousseau
1 goal
Own goal
  • French Polynesia Rupena Raumati (playing against Australia)

References

  • RSSSF Accessed 21 February 2010.
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