| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Australia |
| City | Adelaide |
| Dates | 13–31 January 1996 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Australia |
| Runners-up |  New Zealand |
| Third place |  Fiji |
| Fourth place |  Solomon Islands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 89 (4.45 per match) |
← 1991 1999 → | |
The 1996 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament determined which Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) teams would qualify for playoff to compete at the 1996 Summer Olympics men's football tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (C, H) | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 4 | +44 | 18 | Advance to play-offs | — | 0–1 | 10–0 | 7–0 | 9–1 | |
| 2 | New Zealand | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 18 | 0–5 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Fiji | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 10 | 0–5 | 1–3 | — | 4–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Solomon Islands | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 8 | 2–0 [a] | 0–6 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 5 | Vanuatu | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 43 | −38 | 4 | 0–12 | 0–10 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
| Fiji | 4–0 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 2–1 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 1–2 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 2–0 [nb 1] | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | 0–10 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 2–0 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 0–5 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | 1–1 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 1–3 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 1–1 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 5–1 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 7–0 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 0–6 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 0–1 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|