1996 OFC Nations Cup

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.

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) Kris Trajanovski (7 goals)

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:
(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:
(C) Champion; (H) Host.

Tahiti qualified.

Final tournament

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

Australia won 3–0 on aggregate.

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

Tahiti won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 1996 OFC Nations Cup Final
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)
Australia 5–0 Tahiti
Robbie Hooker  11'
Kris Trajanovski  21', 36', 54'
Rupena Raumati  31' (o.g.)
Attendance: 9,421
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)

Australia won 11–0 on aggregate.

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

References
  • RSSSF Accessed 21 February 2010.
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