1996 OFC Nations Cup

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)
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
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

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

Tahiti qualified.

Final tournament

Semifinals

10 November 1995

New Zealand	0–0	Australia

Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Barry Tasker (New Zealand)

15 November 1995

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.

17 November 1995

Solomon Islands	0–1	Tahiti
		Jean-Loup Rousseau 72'

Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)

11 May 1996

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

27 October 1996

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)

1 November 1996

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

• Kris Trajanovski

2 goals

1 goal

Own goal

• Rupena Raumati (playing against Australia)

References

• RSSSF Accessed 21 February 2010.