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.

Qualifying tournaments

Melanesia Cup 1994

Results

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Solomon Islands	4	4	0	0	10	1	12
Fiji	4	3	0	1	8	4	9
Papua New Guinea	4	1	1	2	2	4	4
New Caledonia	4	1	0	3	5	9	3
Vanuatu	4	0	1	3	5	12	1

Solomon Islands qualified.

Polynesia Cup 1994

Results

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Tahiti	3	3	0	0	10	1	9
Tonga	3	1	1	1	4	4	4
Samoa	3	1	1	1	5	10	4
American Samoa	3	0	0	3	3	7	0

Tahiti qualified.

Final tournament

Semi-final

New Zealand v Australia

10 November 1995

New Zealand	0–0	Australia

Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Barry Tasker (NZL)

Australia v 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 (AUS)

Australia won 3–0 on aggregate

Solomon Islands v Tahiti

17 November 1995

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

Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Intaz Shah (FIJ)

Tahiti v Solomon Islands

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 (NZL)

Tahiti won 3–1 on aggregate

Final round

Main article: 1996 OFC Nations Cup Final

Tahiti v Australia

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 (NZL)

Australia v Tahiti

1 November 1996

Australia	5–0	Tahiti
Robbie Hooker 11' Kris Trajanovski 21', 36', 54' Rupena Raumati 31' (og)

Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 9,421
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)

Australia won 11–0 on aggregate

Goalscorers

7 goals

Kris Trajanovski

2 goals

Jean-Loup Rousseau

1 goal

Own goal

Rupena Raumati (playing against Australia)

References

RSSF. Accessed 21 February 2010.

OFC Nations Cup

Tournaments	New Zealand 1973 New Caledonia 1980 1996 (no fixed host) Australia 1998 Tahiti 2000 New Zealand 2002 Australia 2004 2008 (no fixed host) Solomon Islands 2012 Papua New Guinea 2016 TBA 2020

Qualifying	1973 1980 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2008 2012 2016

Squads	1973 1980 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2008 2012 2016

Finals	1973 1980 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2008 2012 2016

Others	Records and statistics

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

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