| 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) |
| Attendance | 46,858 (7,810 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kris Trajanovski (7 goals) |
| ← 1980 1998 → | |
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.
Qualification
Melanesia Cup 1994
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Solomon Islands qualified.
Polynesia Cup 1994
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tahiti (C)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Advance to 1996 OFC Nations Cup |
| 2 |  Tonga
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Western Samoa (H)
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | |
| 4 |  American Samoa
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Tahiti qualified.
Final tournament
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
| Solomon Islands
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Tahiti
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Tahiti
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Australia
| 6 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||
 New Zealand
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Australia
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
Semi-finals
| New Zealand | 0–0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
Damian Mori  33' Paul Wade 45' (pen.) Joe Spiteri 51' |
Australia won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Solomon Islands | 0–1 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Loup Rousseau 72' |
| Tahiti | 2–1 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Loup Rousseau 46' Macha Gatien 88' |
Robert Seni 81' |
Tahiti won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 1996 OFC Nations Cup Final| Tahiti | 0–6 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Ernie Tapai 5' Paul Trimboli 20' Kris Trajanovski 25', 28', 44', 89' |
| Australia | 5–0 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Robbie Hooker 11' Kris Trajanovski 21', 36', 54' Rupena Raumati 31' (o.g.) |
Australia won 11–0 on aggregate.
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 2 goals
- Jean-Loup Rousseau
- 1 goal
- Damian Mori
- Ernie Tapai
- Joe Spiteri
- Paul Trimboli
- Paul Wade
- Robbie Hooker
- Robert Seni
- Macha Gatien
- Own goal
- Rupena Raumati (playing against Australia)
References
- 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.
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