Tournament details | |
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Host country | Solomon Islands |
Dates | 3–8 July |
Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Solomon Islands (1st title) |
Runners-up | Fiji |
Third place | Papua New Guinea |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 30 (3 per match) |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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