| AFC Asian Qualifiers |
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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.
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 24 January 1996 – 11 August 1996 |
| Teams | 33 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) |  Ali Daei (12 goals) |
| 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 |
| Vietnam | 4–1 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
Le Huynh Duc  16', 56', 64'Nguyen Hong Son 75' | Huang Che-ming 23' |
| South Korea | 9–0 | 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 | 9–0 | 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' |
| South Korea | 4–0 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Myung-bo 9' Kim Do-hoon 19'Park Tae-ha 48', 70' |
| Guam | 2–9 | 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' |
| Vietnam | 0–4 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Shin Tae-yong 1' Roh Sang-rae 8'Park Tae-ha 17'Seo Hyo-won 83' |
| 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 |
| Hong Kong | 8–0 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Chan Tsi-Kong 3', 80' Bredbury 39', 42'Lee Kin Wo 59'Wai Kwai-Lung 82', 83'Leslie Santos 90' |
| China | 7–1 | Macau |
|---|---|---|
| Peng Weiguo 28' (pen.), 45' Su Maozhen 44'Li Bing 48', 66', 89'Hao Haidong 76' | Ung Siu-Cheong 42' |
| Philippines | 0–7 | China |
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| Hao Haidong 17', 58', 63' Ma Mingyu 60'Su Maozhen 77', 87'Gao Feng 83' |
| Hong Kong | 4–1 | Macau |
|---|---|---|
| Au Wai Lun 26' Bredbury 72', 75' (pen.), 77' | José Martins 70' |
| Macau | 5–1 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Paulo 2' José Martins 63', 52'Cho Chi-Man 64'Pinto 82' | Kalalang 63' |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Malaysia | 5–2 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Zainal Abidin 12', 57' Dollah Salleh 21' (pen.), 54'Abu Bakar 71' | Carlton Chapman 46' Bhaichung Bhutia 78' |
| 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 |
| Iran | 4–0 | Sri Lanka |
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| Bagheri 17', 54', 68' Mansourian 78' |
| 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 |
Bangladesh withdrew| Jordan | 4–0 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Al Fawzi 4', 17' Ebritadahadeh 67'Al Hallin 77' |
| 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 |
| Kazakhstan | 1–0 | Qatar |
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| Nizovtsev 7' |
| Syria | 2–0 | Kazakhstan |
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| Taleb 21' M. Sheikh-Dib 34' |
| Qatar | 1–0 | Syria |
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| Al-Enazi 35' |
| Qatar | 3–0 | Kazakhstan |
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| Al-Obaidly 5' Soufi 21'Al-Enazi 43' |
| Kazakhstan | 0–1 | Syria |
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| Al Boushi 9' |
| 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 |
Bahrain withdrew| Tajikistan | 4–0 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Fuzaylov 3' (pen.) Ashurmamadov 65', 67'Avakov 87' |
| Uzbekistan | 5–0 (a.e.t.) | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| Kasymov 4' (pen.), 33' (pen.) Andreyev 8'Shkvyrin 72'Musabayev  95' |
Uzbekistan won 5-4 on aggregate.
| 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 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
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| Al-Thunayan 7', 38' Amin 57' (pen.) |
| Yemen | 1–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
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| Sharaf Mahfood 57' |
| Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | Yemen |
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| Al-Thunayan 42', 53' Falatah 59'Al-Hamdan 66' | Report |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Falatah 25' Al-Thunayan 67' |
| Yemen | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Report | Al-Hamdan 12' |
| 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 |
| Turkmenistan | 2–2 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Urazow 3' Plyushchenko 8' | Haji 13' Al-Dawod 89' |
| Kuwait | 2–0 | Turkmenistan |
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| Sulaiman 18' Bekheet 68' |
| Turkmenistan | 0–1 | Lebanon |
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| Ghazarian 33' |
| Lebanon | 3–5 | Kuwait |
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| Nazha 6' Ghazarian 10', 46' | Al-Otaybi 16' Al-Shlimi 27'Al-Hindi 30'Haji 66'Wabran 84' |
| 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) |
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1996 AFC Asian Cup finalists | |
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| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Quarter-finals | |
| Group stage | |