Trans-Tasman Cup

The Trans-Tasman Cup was an association football competition played between Australia and New Zealand. Six editions were played between 1983 and 1995 after the OFC Nations Cup was discontinued. It was considered the most important Oceanian tournament during the absence of the OFC Nations Cup. The tournament was won four times by Australia and twice by New Zealand. The 1995 edition doubled as a semifinal for the 1996 OFC Nations Cup.

Format

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The Cup was played over two legs, one in Australia and one in New Zealand.

Summary

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  1. 1983: AUS 1-4 NZL
  2. 1986: AUS 3-2 NZL
  3. 1987: AUS 1-2 NZL
  4. 1988: AUS 4-1 NZL
  5. 1991: AUS 3-1 NZL
  6. 1995: AUS 3-0 NZL

Total: AUS 15-10 NZL

AUS 6 Win, 3 Draw, NZL 3 Win

Past tournaments/winners

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1983

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New Zealand  4–1  Australia 2–1 2–0
New Zealand 2–1 Australia
Cresswell 47'
Ratcliffe 69' (o.g.)
Report Kosmina 36'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: William Munro (New Zealand)

Australia 0-2 New Zealand
Report Cole 66'
Adam 73'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Jack Johnston (Australia)

1986

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New Zealand  2–3  Australia 1–1 1–2
New Zealand 1–1 Australia
Report
Attendance: 3,156
Referee: Garry Fleet (New Zealand)

Australia 2–1 New Zealand
Report
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Gary Power (Australia)

1987

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia  1–2  New Zealand 1–1 0–1
Australia 1–1 New Zealand
Zinni 68' Report Ironside 82'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)

New Zealand 1–0 Australia
de Jong 18' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Garry Fleet (New Zealand)

1988

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New Zealand  1–4  Australia 1–2 0–2
New Zealand 1–2 Australia
Ironside 77' Report Crino 60'
Ollerenshaw 74'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lennox Sharp (New Zealand)

Australia 2–0 New Zealand
Lund 49' (o.g.)
Spink 68'
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)

1991

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New Zealand  1–3  Australia 0–1 1–2
New Zealand 0–1 Australia
Report Milosevic 44'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Gary Fleet (New Zealand)

Australia 2–1 New Zealand
Petersen 46'
A Vidmar 50'
Report Roberts 75'
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Bill Monteverde (Australia)

1995

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New Zealand  0–3  Australia 0–0 0–3
New Zealand 0–0 Australia
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Barry Tasker (New Zealand)

Australia 3–0 New Zealand
Mori 33'
Wade 45' (pen.)
Spiteri 51'
Report
Attendance: 8,858
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

See also

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