The Oceania Nations Cup 1996 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. First International Tahiti 2 - 2 New Zealand (Papeete, Tahiti; September 21, 1952) Largest win Tahiti 30 - 0 Cook Islands (Papeete, Tahiti; September 2, 1971) Worst defeat New Zealand 10 - 0 Tahiti (Adelaide, Australia; June 4, 2004) World Cup Appearances none (First in -) Best result - OFC Nations Cup Appearances 7 (First...

The results were:

Semi-Finals

10-11-1995 New Zealand 0-0 Australia

15-11-1995 Australia 3-0 New Zealand

17-11-1995 Solomon Islands 0-1 Tahiti

11- 5-1996 Tahiti 2-1 Solomon Islands

Final

27-10-1996 Tahiti 0-6 Australia

01-11-1996 Australia 5-0 Tahiti