1996 OFC Nations Cup

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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)
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:[citation needed]
(C) Champion; (H) Host

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:[citation needed]
(C) Champion; (H) Host

Tahiti qualified.

Final tournament[]

Semifinals[]

New Zealand 0–0 Australia
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: (New Zealand)
Australia 3–0 New Zealand
Damian Mori Goal 33'
Paul Wade Goal 45' (pen.)
Joe Spiteri Goal 51'
Breakers Stadium, Newcastle
Attendance: 8,858
Referee: (Australia)

Australia won 3–0 on aggregate.

Solomon Islands 0–1 Tahiti
Goal 72'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: (Fiji)
Tahiti 2–1 Solomon Islands
Goal 46'
Goal 88'		 Goal 81'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: (New Zealand)

Tahiti won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final[]

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