1976 Little League World Series

The 1976 Little League World Series took place between August 24 and August 28 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Chofu Little League of Tokyo, Japan, defeated the Campbell Little League of Campbell, California, in the championship game of the 30th Little League World Series.

1976 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 24–August 28
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsJapan Chofu Little League
Tokyo, Japan
Runners-upUnited StatesCalifornia Campbell Little League
Campbell, California

This was the first LLWS to place the International and U.S. teams on different sides of the bracket.

Teams

United States International
Iowa Des Moines, Iowa
Central Region
Windsor Little League
British Columbia Trail, British Columbia
Canada Canada Region
Trail Little League
Connecticut Bristol, Connecticut
East Region
Forestville Little League
Germany Kaiserslautern, Germany
Europe Region
Kaiserslautern Little League
Virginia Richmond, Virginia
South Region
Tuckahoe National Little League
Japan Tokyo, Japan
Far East Region
Chofu Little League
California Campbell, California
West Region
Campbell Little League
Puerto Rico Puerto Nuevo, Puerto Rico
Latin America Region
Canales Little League

Winners bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 24
 
 
Canada Canada4
 
August 26
 
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico9
 
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico0
 
August 25
 
Japan Japan4
 
Japan Japan 25
 
August 28
 
Germany Germany0
 
Japan Japan10
 
August 24
 
California California3
 
Connecticut Connecticut0
 
August 26
 
California California7
 
California California3
 
August 25
 
Virginia Virginia0
 
Iowa Iowa3
 
 
Virginia Virginia4
 
  • The consolation game between Puerto Nuevo, Puerto Rico, and Richmond, Virginia, was cancelled due to inclement weather; both teams shared third place.

Consolation Bracket

 
Games A & BGame D
 
      
 
August 24
 
 
Canada Canada2
 
August 26
 
Connecticut Connecticut3
 
Connecticut Connecticut4
 
August 25
 
Germany Germany1
 
Germany Germany10
 
 
Iowa Iowa0
 
Game C
 
 
August 26
 
 
Canada Canada7
 
 
Iowa Iowa5
1976 Little League World Series Champions

Chofu Little League
Tokyo, Japan

Notable players

  • Ray Ferraro of the Trail, British Columbia, team went on to play in the NHL as a center from 1984 to 2002.
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