| 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) |
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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.
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.
| 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 |
Solomon Islands qualified.
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| 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 |
Tahiti qualified.
| 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 | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 0–0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Barry Tasker (New Zealand)
| Australia | 3–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
Damian Mori  33' Paul Wade 45' (pen.) Joe Spiteri 51' |
Attendance: 8,858
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
Australia won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Solomon Islands | 0–1 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Loup Rousseau 72' |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
| Tahiti | 2–1 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Loup Rousseau 46' Macha Gatien 88' |
Robert Seni 81' |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)
Tahiti won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Tahiti | 0–6 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Ernie Tapai 5' Paul Trimboli 20' Kris Trajanovski 25', 28', 44', 89' |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Barry Tasker (New Zealand)
| Australia | 5–0 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Robbie Hooker 11' Kris Trajanovski 21', 36', 54' Rupena Raumati 31' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 9,421
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
Australia won 11–0 on aggregate.
Jean-Loup Rousseau Ernie Tapai Joe Spiteri Paul Trimboli Paul Wade Robbie Hooker Robert Seni Macha Gatien Rupena Raumati (playing against Australia)
