1996 OFC Nations Cup

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1996 OFC Nations Cup
Tournament details
Dates10 November 1995 – 1 November 1996
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored18 (3 per match)
Attendance46,858 (7,810 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kris Trajanovski (7 goals)
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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.

Contents

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

1994 Melanesia Cup
PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands (C, H)412
2Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 49
3Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 44
4Flag of France.svg  New Caledonia 43
5Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 41
Source: [1]
(C) Champions;
(H) Hosts

1994 Polynesia Cup
PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti (C)39
2Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 34
3Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa (H)34
4Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 30
Source: [2]
(C) Champions;
(H) Hosts

Qualifield teams

TeamQualified as
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Automatically qualified
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Automatically qualified
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 1994 Melanesia Cup winner
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 1994 Polynesia Cup winner

    Final tournament

    Bracket

    Semi-finals Final
            
    Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 0 1 1
    Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 1 2 3
    Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 0 0 0
    Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6 5 11
    Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0 0 0
    Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0 3 3

    Semi-finals

    New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
    Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch
    Attendance: 8,000
    Referee: Barry Tasker (New Zealand)
    Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
    Mori Soccerball shade.svg33'
    Wade Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen.)
    Spiteri Soccerball shade.svg51'
    Breakers Stadium, Newcastle
    Attendance: 8,858
    Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

    Australia won 3–0 on aggregate.

    Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg0–1Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
    Rousseau Soccerball shade.svg72'
    Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
    Attendance: 15,000
    Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
    Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg2–1Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
    Rousseau Soccerball shade.svg46'
    Gatien Soccerball shade.svg88'    		 Seni Soccerball shade.svg81'
    Stade Pater, Papeete
    Attendance: 15,000
    Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)

    Tahiti won 3–1 on aggregate.

    Final

    Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg0–6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
    Tapai Soccerball shade.svg5'
    Trimboli Soccerball shade.svg20'
    Trajanovski Soccerball shade.svg25', 28', 44', 89'
    Olympic Stadium, Papeete
    Attendance: 5,000
    Referee: Barry Tasker (New Zealand)
    Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5–0Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
    Hooker Soccerball shade.svg11'
    Trajanovski Soccerball shade.svg21', 36', 54'
    Raumati Soccerball shade.svg31' (o.g.)
    Bruce Stadium, Canberra
    Attendance: 9,421
    Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)

    Australia won 11–0 on aggregate.

    Goalscorers

    7 goals
    2 goals
    1 goal
    Own goal

    References

    1. ↑ Morrison, Neil (1 January 2004). "Melanesian Cup 1994 (Solomon Islands)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
    2. ↑ Morrison, Neil. "Polynesian Cup 1994". RSSSF . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
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