The 1996

OFC Nations Cup The OFC Nations Cup is an international association football tournament held among the OFC member nations. It was held every two years from 1996 to 2004; before 1996 there were two other tournaments held at irregular intervals, under the name ...

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

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and

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who qualified as of right,

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who qualified as

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holders, and

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who qualified as

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holders. The semifinals between Australia and New Zealand was also valid for the 1995

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Qualification

Melanesia Cup 1994

qualified.

Polynesia Cup 1994

qualified.

Final tournament

Semifinals

''Australia won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Tahiti won 3–1 on aggregate.''

Final

''Australia won 11–0 on aggregate.''

Goalscorers

;7 goals *

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;2 goals * Jean-Loup Rousseau ;1 goal *

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Paul Trimboli Paolo "Paul" Vincenzo Trimboli (born 25 February 1969) is a former Australian international football (soccer) player. Trimboli is of Italian ancestry and attended Xavier College, where he was a member of the First XI, and was captained by his ...

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* Robert Seni * Macha Gatien ;Own goal * Rupena Raumati (playing against Australia)

References

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