Host country UAE Matches played 26 Teams 12 | Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities) Dates 4 Dec 1996 – 21 Dec 1996 | |
Similar 2000 AFC Asian Cup, 1992 AFC Asian Cup, 1988 AFC Asian Cup, 2004 AFC Asian Cup, 1984 AFC Asian Cup | ||
The Asian Football Confederation's 1996 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between 4 and 21 December. Saudi Arabia defeated host nation U.A.E. in the final match in Abu Dhabi As the Runners-up, U.A.E. represented the AFC in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup because Saudi Arabia qualified automatically as host.
Contents
- Qualification
- First round
- Third placed qualifiers
- Knockout stage
- MVP Most Valuable Player
- Top Scorer
- Best Goalkeeper
- Fair Play Award
- Goalscorers
- References
Qualification
33 teams participated in a preliminary tournament. It was divided into 10 groups and the first-placed team of each group thus qualified.
The other 10 qualifying teams were:
First round
All times are UAE time (UTC+4)
Third-placed qualifiers
At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third placed teams of each group. The two best third-placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.
Iraq (best third-place) and Korea Republic (second best third-place) qualified for the quarter-finals.
Knockout stage
All times are UAE time (UTC+4)
MVP (Most Valuable Player)
Top Scorer
Best Goalkeeper
Fair-Play Award
Goalscorers
With eight goals, Ali Daei is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 80 goals were scored by 47 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
