Skip to content
Surf Wiki
Save to docs
sports

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship


FieldValue
year1996
other_titlesCampeonato Mundial de Fútbol Sala de la FIFA 1996
image1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship.svg
countrySpain
dates24 November – 8 December
num_teams16
confederations6
venues4
cities4
champion_other
count3
second_other
third_other
fourth_other
matches40
goals290
attendance116400
top_scorerManoel Tobias (14 goals)
playerManoel Tobias
prevseason1992
nextseason2000

The 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship was the third FIFA Futsal World Championship, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was held between 24 November and 8 December 1996, in Spain.

Brazil won the tournament for the third consecutive time.

Qualifying criteria

Main article: 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship qualification

Qualified nations

CompetitionDateVenueBerthsQualifiedTOTAL16Field is Finalized
Host Nation1
AFC Preliminary Competition27 March – 17 August 1996
3
1996 African Futsal Championship16–21 April 19961
1996 CONCACAF Futsal Championship20–29 July 19962
1996 South American Futsal Championship16–20 April 19963
1996 Oceanian Futsal Championship3–8 August 19961
UEFA Preliminary Competition5

Venues

MurciaSegoviaCastellón de la PlanaBarcelona
Palacio de Deportes de MurciaPabellon Pedro Delgado RobledoPabellon de CastellonPalau Sant Jordi
Capacity: 7,500Capacity: 2,050Capacity: 4,357Capacity: 15,000
[[File:Elpozo_Murcia_calentando.jpg150pxcenter]][[File:Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona Catalonia 2.jpg150pxcenter]]
{{location map+float=centerSpainwidth=450caption=places=label= Segovia}}label= Castellón de la Plana}}label= Barcelona}}

Draw

The 16 teams were divided in four groups, each group with four teams.

First round

Group A



Group B



Group C



Group D



Second round

Group E



Group F



Third Round

|6 December 1996||6||2 |6 December 1996||4||1 |8 December 1996||6||4 |8 December 1996||3||2

Semifinals


Third place match


Final

(HT: 3–1) Choco
Marcio
Vander
Manoel Tobias

Vicentin

Champions

12–man Roster , Marcio, Waginho, Manoel Tobias, Fininho, Sandrinho, Danilo, Choco, Vander, Bage, Clovis, Djacir Head coach

Tournament ranking

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
187105516+3922Champions
287013412+2221Runners-up
384222917+1214Third place
483233625+1111Fourth place
563122113+810Eliminated in Second round
663121717010
762222220+28
862041722–56
9311179–24Eliminated in First round
103102127+53
1131021214–23
1231021319–63
133003318–150
143003424–200
153003426–220
163003431–270
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report