| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 19–August 24 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Fu-Hsing Little LeagueKaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Runners-up |   Cranston Western Little LeagueCranston, Rhode Island |
The 1996 Little League World Series took place between August 19 and August 24 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Fu-Hsing Little League of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, defeated Cranston Western Little League of Cranston, Rhode Island, in the championship game of the 50th Little League World Series.
| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Marshalltown, Iowa Central Region National Little League |  Surrey, British Columbia  Canada Region Kennedy-Surrey Little League |
| Cranston, Rhode Island East Region Cranston Western Little League |  Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Europe Region Arabian American Little League |
 Panama City, Florida South Region R.L. Turner Little League | Kaohsiung, Taiwan Far East Region Fu-Hsing Little League |
 Moorpark, California West Region Moorpark Little League |  San Isidro, Dominican Republic Latin America Region Ramón Matias Mella Little League |
| Rank | State | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 3–0 |
| 2 | Rhode Island | 1–2 |
| 3 | California | 1–2 |
| 4 | Iowa | 1–2 |
| Rank | Country | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan | 3–0 |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 2–1 |
| 3 | Canada | 1–2 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 0–3 |
| Pool | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 19 | |||||
| INT | Dominican Republic | 5 | Canada | 1 | |
| US | Iowa | 3 | Florida | 6 | |
| INT | Taiwan | 12 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | |
| US | Rhode Island | 5 | California | 1 | |
| August 20 | |||||
| INT | Canada | 3 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | |
| US | Iowa | 3 | California | 7 | |
| INT | Dominican Republic | 0 | Taiwan | 9 | |
| US | Florida | 8 | Rhode Island | 6 | |
| August 23 | |||||
| INT | Dominican Republic(F/5) | 13 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | |
| US | Rhode Island | 1 | Iowa | 6 | |
| INT | Canada | 2 | Taiwan(F/4) | 21 | |
| US | Florida | 10 | California | 2 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| August 22 | ||||||
| Rhode Island | 6 | |||||
| August 24 | ||||||
| Florida | 3 | |||||
| Rhode Island | 3 | |||||
| August 22 | ||||||
| Taiwan | 13 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 1 | |||||
| Taiwan | 7 | |||||
| 1996 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
 Fu-Shing Little League Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
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