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) Australia 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

Team P W D L GF GA Pts
1 Solomon Islands440010112
2 Fiji4301849
3 Papua New Guinea4112244
4 New Caledonia4103593
5 Vanuatu40135121

Solomon Islands qualified.

Polynesia Cup 1994

Team P W D L GF GA Pts
1 Tahiti33001019
2 Tonga3111444
3 Samoa31115104
4 American Samoa3003370

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

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
  • French Polynesia Jean-Loup Rousseau
1 goal
Own goal
  • French Polynesia Rupena Raumati (playing against Australia)

References

  • RSSF Accessed 21 February 2010.
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