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Main article: 1996 AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Qualifiers

The 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification involved 33 participating teams. The United Arab Emirates (hosts) and Japan (holders) qualified automatically for the: 1996 AFC Asian Cup.

1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates24 January 1996 โ€“ 11 August 1996
Teams33 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Iran Ali Daei (12 goals)
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International football competition

Qualificationโ€ป

Group 1โ€ป

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9
 Vietnam 3 2 0 1 13 5 +8 6
 Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 10 10 0 3
 Guam 3 0 0 3 2 27 −25 0
Source:


Vietnam 4โ€“1 Chinese Taipei
Le Huynh Duc 16', 56', 64'
Nguyen Hong Son 75'
Huang Che-ming 23'

South Korea 9โ€“0 Guam
Park Tae-ha 12', 14', 40'
Kim Hyun-seok 25', 36', 55'
Kim Do-hoon 19'
Seo Hyo-won 52'
Choi Moon-sik 85'

Vietnam 9โ€“0 Guam
Chu Van Mui 28', 44'
Dang Phuong Nam 32', 52', 77'
Nguyen Chi Bao 56', 65'
Nguyen Ni Cuong 60'
Le Huynh Duc 72'
Attendance: 192
Referee: Kyaw U Kyaw (Myanmar)


Guam 2โ€“9 Chinese Taipei
Edwin Cunliffe 73'
Marinos 83'
Chu Wai Fung 1', 13', 14'
Chen Fa Liang 16', 30'
Ka Fong Teng 57', 59'
Chai Ka Seng 81'
Tun Fang 90+1'

Group 2โ€ป

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9
 Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 12 3 +9 6
 Macau 3 1 0 2 7 12 −5 3
 Philippines 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0
Source:


Hong Kong 8โ€“0 Philippines
Chan Tsi-Kong 3', 80'
Bredbury 39', 42'
Lee Kin Wo 59'
Wai Kwai-Lung 82', 83'
Leslie Santos 90'
Referee: Anh Bong-ki (South Korea)
China 7โ€“1 Macau
Peng Weiguo 28' (pen.), 45'
Su Maozhen 44'
Li Bing 48', 66', 89'
Hao Haidong 76'
Ung Siu-Cheong 42'
Referee: Sophon Mhaboon (Thailand)

Philippines 0โ€“7 China
Hao Haidong 17', 58', 63'
Ma Mingyu 60'
Su Maozhen 77', 87'
Gao Feng 83'
Referee: Sophon Mhaboon (Thailand)
Hong Kong 4โ€“1 Macau
Au Wai Lun 26'
Bredbury 72', 75' (pen.), 77'
Josรฉ Martins 70'
Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa (Japan)

Macau 5โ€“1 Philippines
Paulo 2'
Josรฉ Martins 63', 52'
Cho Chi-Man 64'
Pinto 82'
Kalalang 63'
Referee: Anh Bong-ki (South Korea)
Hong Kong 0โ€“2 China
Fan Zhiyi 51'
Wei Qun 89'
Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa (Japan)

Group 3โ€ป

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Thailand 6 4 2 0 31 5 +26 14
 Singapore 6 3 3 0 16 7 +9 12
 Myanmar 6 2 1 3 11 20 −9 7
 Maldives 6 0 0 6 4 30 −26 0
Source:


Thailand 8โ€“0 Maldives
Myanmar 0โ€“4 Singapore

Thailand 5โ€“1 Myanmar
Maldives 0โ€“2 Singapore

Thailand 1โ€“1 Singapore
Myanmar 3โ€“1 Maldives

Maldives 0โ€“8 Thailand
Singapore 2โ€“2 Myanmar

Myanmar 1โ€“7 Thailand
Singapore 5โ€“2 Maldives

Maldives 1โ€“4 Myanmar
Singapore 2โ€“2 Thailand

Group 4โ€ป

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Indonesia 2 1 1 0 7 1 +6 4
 Malaysia 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4
 India 2 0 0 2 3 12 −9 0
Source:


Malaysia 0โ€“0 Indonesia

Indonesia 7โ€“1 India
Indriyanto 12', 74'
Rochy 18', 52'
Ansyari 42', 49'
Peri 77'
T. Kumar 11'

Malaysia 5โ€“2 India
Zainal Abidin 12', 57'
Dollah Salleh 21' (pen.), 54'
Abu Bakar 71'
Carlton Chapman 46'
Bhaichung Bhutia 78'

Group 5โ€ป

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 6 6 0 0 27 1 +26 18
 Oman 6 4 0 2 23 5 +18 12
 Sri Lanka 6 2 0 4 5 25 −20 6
   Nepal 6 0 0 6 2 26 −24 0
Source:


Oman 3โ€“0 Sri Lanka
Iran 8โ€“0   Nepal
Bagheri 10' (pen.), 60'
Daei 14', 36', 84', 87'
Garousi 51'
Hakimzadeh 73'
Attendance: 35,000

Oman 7โ€“0   Nepal
Iran 7โ€“0 Sri Lanka
Daei 30', 64', 65', 70', 77'
Bagheri 62'
Garousi 69'

Sri Lanka 3โ€“1   Nepal
Iran 2โ€“0 Oman
Daei 5'
Estili 84'
Attendance: 100,000

Iran 4โ€“0 Sri Lanka
Bagheri 17', 54', 68'
Mansourian 78'
Oman 2โ€“1   Nepal

Iran 4โ€“0   Nepal
Daei 27'
Bagheri 38', 44' (pen.)
Shahroudi 66'

Nepal   0โ€“2 Sri Lanka
Oman 1โ€“2 Iran
Al-Habsi 60' (pen.) Daei 23'
Bagheri 88' (pen.)

Group 6โ€ป

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
 Jordan 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3
 Pakistan 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
Source:
Jordan 4โ€“0 Pakistan
Al Fawzi 4', 17'
Ebritadahadeh 67'
Al Hallin 77'

Pakistan 0โ€“3 Iraq
Abbas 42'
Fawzi 65'
Shenaishil 67'

Jordan 0โ€“1 Iraq
Hashim 60'

Group 7โ€ป

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Syria 4 3 0 1 6 2 +4 9
 Qatar 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 6
 Kazakhstan 4 1 0 3 1 6 −5 3
Source:


Kazakhstan 1โ€“0 Qatar
Nizovtsev 7'
Attendance: 6,000

Syria 2โ€“0 Kazakhstan
Taleb 21'
M. Sheikh-Dib 34'
Attendance: 20,000

Qatar 1โ€“0 Syria
Al-Enazi 35'


Kazakhstan 0โ€“1 Syria
Al Boushi 9'
Attendance: 5,000

Syria 3โ€“1 Qatar
Helou 17'
M. Sheikh-Dib 48'
Khalifa 76' (pen.)
Al-Enazi 58'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hossein Askari (Iran)

Group 8โ€ป

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
 Tajikistan 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3
Source:


Tajikistan 4โ€“0 Uzbekistan
Fuzaylov 3' (pen.)
Ashurmamadov 65', 67'
Avakov 87'

Uzbekistan 5โ€“0 (a.e.t.) Tajikistan
Kasymov 4' (pen.), 33' (pen.)
Andreyev 8'
Shkvyrin 72'
Musabayev gold-colored soccer ball 95'

Uzbekistan won 5โ€“4 on aggregate.

Group 9โ€ป

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 4 4 0 0 10 0 +10 12
 Kyrgyzstan 4 1 0 3 3 7 −4 3
 Yemen 4 1 0 3 2 8 −6 3
Source:


Saudi Arabia 3โ€“0 Kyrgyzstan
Al-Thunayan 7', 38'
Amin 57' (pen.)

Yemen 1โ€“0 Kyrgyzstan
Sharaf Mahfood 57'

Saudi Arabia 4โ€“0 Yemen
Al-Thunayan 42', 53'
Falatah 59'
Al-Hamdan 66'
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Kyrgyzstan 0โ€“2 Saudi Arabia
Falatah 25'
Al-Thunayan 67'

Kyrgyzstan 3โ€“1 Yemen
Kadyrov 43'
Rybakov 50'
Khaytbaev 75'
Ben Rabah 21'

Group 10โ€ป

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 4 2 2 0 9 5 +4 8
 Lebanon 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7
 Turkmenistan 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1
Source:


Turkmenistan 2โ€“2 Kuwait
Urazow 3'
Plyushchenko 8'
Haji 13'
Al-Dawod 89'

Kuwait 2โ€“0 Turkmenistan
Sulaiman 18'
Bekheet 68'
Attendance: 10,000

Lebanon 3โ€“1 Turkmenistan
Nahza 28'
Taha 68'
Karnib 90'
Bondoyev 20'
Attendance: 10,000

Turkmenistan 0โ€“1 Lebanon
Ghazarian 33'
Attendance: 10,000

Lebanon 3โ€“5 Kuwait
Nazha 6'
Ghazarian 10', 46'
Al-Otaybi 16'
Al-Shlimi 27'
Al-Hindi 30'
Haji 66'
Wabran 84'
Attendance: 22,000

Kuwait 0โ€“0 Lebanon
Attendance: 25,000

Qualified teamsโ€ป

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 United Arab Emirates Hosts 29 April 1993 4 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992)
 Japan 1992 AFC Asian Cup champions 8 November 1992 2 (1988, 1992)
 South Korea Group 1 winners 11 August 1996 7 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988)
 China Group 2 winners 4 February 1996 5 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992)
 Thailand Group 3 winners 9 July 1996 2 (1972, 1992)
 Indonesia Group 4 winners 4 March 1996 0 (debut)
 Iran Group 5 winners 21 June 1996 7 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992)
 Iraq Group 6 winners 13 August 1996 2 (1972, 1976)
 Syria Group 7 winners 19 July 1996 3 (1980, 1984, 1988)
 Uzbekistan Group 8 winners 19 June 1996 0 (debut)
 Saudi Arabia Group 9 winners 2 February 1996 3 (1984, 1988, 1992)
 Kuwait Group 10 winners 20 June 1996 5 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988)

Referencesโ€ป

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