Trans-Tasman Cup

For other tournaments with similar names, see Trans Tasman Cup.

The Trans-Tasman Cup was an association football tournament 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

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

Past tournaments/winners

1983

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
New Zealand	4–1	Australia	2–1	2–0

22 February 1983

New Zealand	2–1	Australia
Cresswell 47' Ratcliffe 69' (o.g.)	Report	Kosmina 36'

Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: William Munro (New Zealand)

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27 February 1983

Australia	0-2	New Zealand
	Report	Cole 66' Adam 73'

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 14,000

Referee: Jack Johnston (Australia)

1986

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
New Zealand	2–3	Australia	1–1	1–2

25 October 1986

New Zealand	1–1	Australia
Deeley 60'	Report	Arnold 55'

Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland

Attendance: 3,156

Referee: Garry Fleet (New Zealand)

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2 November 1986

Australia	2–1	New Zealand
Arnold 29' Zinni 74'	Report	Deeley 85'

Parramatta Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 4,800

Referee: Gary Power (Australia)

1987

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Australia	1–2	New Zealand	1–1	0–1

2 September 1987

Australia	1–1	New Zealand
Zinni 68'	Report	Ironside 82'

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)

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9 September 1987

New Zealand	1–0	Australia
de Jong 18'	Report

Hutt Recreation Ground, Lower Hutt

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Garry Fleet (New Zealand)

1988

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
New Zealand	1–4	Australia	1–2	0–2

12 October 1988

New Zealand	1–2	Australia
Ironside 77'	Report	Crino 60' Ollerenshaw 74'

Caledonian Ground, Dunedin

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Lennox Sharp (New Zealand)

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16 October 1988

Australia	2–0	New Zealand
Lund 49' (o.g.) Spink 68'	Report

Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)

1991

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
New Zealand	1–3	Australia	0–1	1–2

12 May 1991

New Zealand	0–1	Australia
	Report	Milosevic 44'

Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Gary Fleet (New Zealand)

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15 May 1991

Australia	2–1	New Zealand
Petersen 46' A Vidmar 50'	Report	Roberts 75'

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Attendance: 6,500

Referee: Bill Monteverde (Australia)

1995

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
New Zealand	0–3	Australia	0–0	0–3

10 November 1995

New Zealand	0–0	Australia
	Report

Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Barry Tasker (New Zealand)

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15 November 1995

Australia	3–0	New Zealand
Mori 33' Wade 45' (pen.) Spiteri 51'	Report

Breakers Stadium, Newcastle

Attendance: 8,858

Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

Summary

• 1983: Australia 1-4 New Zealand
• 1986: Australia 3-2 New Zealand
• 1987: Australia 1-2 New Zealand
• 1988: Australia 4-1 New Zealand
• 1991: Australia 3-1 New Zealand
• 1995: Australia 3-0 New Zealand

Performances

Soccer Ashes winners by teams

Team	Winners	Runners-up
Australia	4	2
New Zealand	2	4

See also

• Australia–New Zealand association football rivalry
• Soccer Ashes

External links

• Trans-Tasman Cup – RSSSF Archive