1996 OFC Nations Cup
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 10 November 1995 – 1 November 1996 |
Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Tahiti |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 18 (3 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Kris Trajanovski (7 goals) |
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 |
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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
(C) Champion; (H) Host
Solomon Islands qualified.
Polynesia Cup 1994[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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
(C) Champion; (H) Host
Tahiti qualified.
Final tournament[]
Semifinals[]
New Zealand | 0–0 | Australia |
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Australia | 3–0 | New Zealand |
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Damian Mori 33' Paul Wade 45' (pen.) Joe Spiteri 51' |
Australia won 3–0 on aggregate.
Solomon Islands | 0–1 | Tahiti |
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72' |
Tahiti | 2–1 | Solomon Islands |
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46' 88' |
81' |
Tahiti won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final[]
Tahiti | 0–6 | Australia |
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Ernie Tapai 5' Paul Trimboli 20' Kris Trajanovski 25', 28', 44', 89' |
Australia | 5–0 | Tahiti |
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Robbie Hooker 11' Kris Trajanovski 21', 36', 54' 31' (o.g.) |
Australia won 11–0 on aggregate.
Goalscorers[]
- 7 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Damian Mori
- Ernie Tapai
- Joe Spiteri
- Paul Trimboli
- Paul Wade
- Robbie Hooker
- Robert Seni
- Macha Gatien
- Own goal
References[]
- RSSSF Accessed 21 February 2010.
Categories:
- 1996 OFC Nations Cup
- 1994–95 in OFC football
- 1995–96 in OFC football
- OFC Nations Cup tournaments
- International association football competitions hosted by New Zealand
- International association football competitions hosted by Australia
- 1996 in New Zealand association football
- 1996 in Australian soccer