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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 November 1995 – 1 November 1996 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 18 (3 per match) |
| Attendance | 46,858 (7,810 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
← 1980 1998 → | |
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
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 12 | Advance to 1996 OFC Nations Cup | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 1 |
Solomon Islands qualified.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Advance to 1996 OFC Nations Cup | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
Tahiti qualified.
Final tournament
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
edit| New Zealand | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Damian Mori Paul Wade Joe Spiteri |
Australia won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Solomon Islands | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Loup Rousseau |
| Tahiti | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Loup Rousseau Macha Gatien |
Robert Seni |
Tahiti won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final
edit| Tahiti | 0–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ernie Tapai Paul Trimboli Kris Trajanovski |
| Australia | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Robbie Hooker Kris Trajanovski Rupena Raumati |
Australia won 11–0 on aggregate.
Goalscorers
edit- 7 goals
- 2 goals
Jean-Loup Rousseau
- 1 goal
Damian Mori
Robert Seni
- Own goal
References
edit- RSSSF Accessed 21 February 2010.
- ^ Morrison, Neil (1 January 2004). "Melanesian Cup 1994 (Solomon Islands)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Morrison, Neil. "Polynesian Cup 1994". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 April 2020.