1996 OFC Nations Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Attendance | 46,858 (7,810 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | 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
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Qualifield teams
| Team | Qualified as |
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| Australia | Automatically qualified |
| New Zealand | Automatically qualified |
| Solomon Islands | 1994 Melanesia Cup winner |
| Tahiti | 1994 Polynesia Cup winner |
Final tournament
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
| Solomon Islands | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Tahiti | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Tahiti | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Australia | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Australia | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
Semi-finals
| New Zealand | 0–0 | Australia |
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Australia won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Solomon Islands | 0–1 | Tahiti |
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| Rousseau 72' |
| Tahiti | 2–1 | Solomon Islands |
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| Rousseau 46' Gatien 88' |
Seni 81' |
Tahiti won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final
| Tahiti | 0–6 | Australia |
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| Tapai 5' Trimboli 20' Trajanovski 25', 28', 44', 89' |
| Australia | 5–0 | Tahiti |
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| Hooker 11' Trajanovski 21', 36', 54' Raumati 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.
- ^ Morrison, Neil (1 January 2004). "Melanesian Cup 1994 (Solomon Islands)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Morrison, Neil. "Polynesian Cup 1994". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 April 2020.