1996 OFC Nations Cup Dates 10 November 1995 – 1 November 1996 Teams 4 (from 1 confederation) Champions Australia (2nd title) Runners-up Tahiti Matches played 6 Goals scored 18 (3 per match) Attendance 46,858 (7,810 per match) Top scorer(s) Kris Trajanovski (7 goals)
International football competition
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
Source:
[ 1] (C) Champions;
(H) Hosts
Solomon Islands qualified.
Source:
[ 2] (C) Champions;
(H) Hosts
Tahiti qualified.
Final tournament
Bracket
Semi-finals
Australia won 3–0 on aggregate.
Tahiti won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final
Australia won 11–0 on aggregate.
Goalscorers
7 goals
2 goals
Jean-Loup Rousseau
1 goal
Own goal
Rupena Raumati (playing against Australia)
References
RSSSF Accessed 21 February 2010.
Tournaments Qualifying Squads Finals Records and lists