1996 OFC Nations Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Australia (2nd title) |
Runner-up  |
 Tahiti |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 18 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kris Trajanovski (7) |
The Oceania Nations Cup 1996 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.
The results were:
[edit] Semifinals
| 1995-11-10 | New Zealand  |
0 – 0 | Australia |
Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Barry Tasker (NZL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-11-15 | Australia |
3 – 0 | New Zealand |
Breakers Stadium, Newcastle Attendance: 8,858 Referee: Simon Micallef (AUS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Mori 33' Paul Wade 45' pen Joe Spiteri 51' |
| 1995-11-17 | Solomon Islands  |
0 – 1 | Tahiti |
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Intaz Shah (FIJ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Loup Rousseau 72' |
| 1996-06-11 | Tahiti |
2 – 1 | Solomon Islands |
Pater Stadium, Papeete Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Derek Rugg (NZL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Loup Rousseau 46' Macha Gatien 88' |
Robert Seni 81' |
[edit] Final
| 1996-10-27 | Tahiti |
0 – 6 | Australia |
Olympic Stadium, Papeete Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Barry Tasker (NZL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Tapai 5' Paul Trimboli 20' Kris Trajanovski 25', 28', 44', 89' |
| 1996-11-01 | Australia |
5 – 0 | Tahiti |
Bruce Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 9,421 Referee: Intaz Shah (FIJ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Hooker 11' Kris Trajanovski 21', 36', 54' Rupena Raumati 31' (og) |
[edit] Tournament Bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| November 10, 1995 & November 15, 1995 | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Australia |
3 | 0 | ||||||||
| October 7, 1996 & November 1, 1996 | ||||||||||
| Australia |
6 | 5 | ||||||||
| Tahiti |
0 | 0 | ||||||||
| November 17, 1995 & May 11, 1996 | ||||||||||
| Solomon Islands |
0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Tahiti |
1 | 2 | ||||||||
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