Tournament details | |
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Host country | Vanuatu |
Dates | 3–8 August 1996 |
Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 138 (11.5 per match) |
The 1996 Oceanian Futsal Championship (OFC) was the second edition of the main international futsal tournament of the Oceanian region. It took place from August 3 to August 8, 1996, and was hosted by Port Vila, Vanuatu.
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 8 | +61 | 18 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 10 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 7 |
![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 78 | -61 | 0 |
All time at UTC+11
3 August 1996 | Vanuatu ![]() | 10–2 | ![]() | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
18:00 |
4 August 1996 | Western Samoa ![]() | 1–23 | ![]() | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
18:00 |
5 August 1996 | Western Samoa ![]() | 2–11 | ![]() | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
18:00 |
6 August 1996 | Western Samoa ![]() | 4–5 | ![]() | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
18:00 |
7 August 1996 | Australia ![]() | 21–2 | ![]() | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
15:30 |
8 August 1996 | Fiji ![]() | 8–6 | ![]() | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
15:30 |
1996 Oceanian Futsal Championship winners |
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![]() Australia Second title |
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