1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Main article: 1996 AFC Asian Cup

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 – 11 August 1996
Teams33 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer Ali Daei (12 goals)
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2000 →

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9 1996 AFC Asian Cup
2  Vietnam (H) 3 2 0 1 13 5 +8 6
3  Taiwan 3 1 0 2 10 10 0 3
4  Guam 3 0 0 3 2 27 −25 0
Source:
(H) Hosts


Vietnam 4–1 Taiwan
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'
Referee: Kyaw U Kyaw (Myanmar)
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'
Attendance: 192
Referee: Kyaw U Kyaw (Myanmar)
South Korea 4–0 Taiwan
Hong Myung-bo 9'
Kim Do-hoon 19'
Park Tae-ha 48', 70'
Referee: Inayath Ulla Khan (India)
Guam 2–9 Taiwan
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'
Referee: Chalach Piromya (Thailand)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9 1996 AFC Asian Cup
2  Hong Kong (H) 3 2 0 1 12 3 +9 6
3  Macau 3 1 0 2 7 12 −5 3
4  Philippines 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0
Source:
(H) Hosts


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'
Referee: Anh Bong-ki (South Korea)
China 7–1 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 0–7 China
Hao Haidong 17', 58', 63'
Ma Mingyu 60'
Su Maozhen 77', 87'
Gao Feng 83'
Referee: Sophon Mhaboon (Thailand)
Hong Kong 4–1 Macau
Au Wai Lun 26'
Bredbury 72', 75' (pen.), 77'		 José Martins 70'
Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa (Japan)
Macau 5–1 Philippines
Paulo 2'
José Martins 63', 52'
Cho Chi-Man 64'
Pinto 82'		 Kalalang 63'
Referee: Anh Bong-ki (South Korea)
Hong Kong 0–2 China
Fan Zhiyi 51'
Wei Qun 89'
Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa (Japan)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand 6 4 2 0 31 5 +26 14 1996 AFC Asian Cup
2  Singapore 6 3 3 0 16 7 +9 12
3  Myanmar 6 2 1 3 11 20 −9 7
4  Maldives 6 0 0 6 4 30 −26 0
Source:


Thailand 8–0 Maldives
Myanmar 0–4 Singapore
Thailand 5–1 Myanmar
Maldives 0–2 Singapore
Thailand 1–1 Singapore
Myanmar 3–1 Maldives
Maldives 0–8 Thailand
Singapore 2–2 Myanmar
Myanmar 1–7 Thailand
Singapore 5–2 Maldives
Maldives 1–4 Myanmar
Singapore 2–2 Thailand

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia 2 1 1 0 7 1 +6 4 1996 AFC Asian Cup
2  Malaysia (H) 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4
3  India 2 0 0 2 3 12 −9 0
Source:
(H) Hosts


Malaysia 0–0 Indonesia
Indonesia 7–1 India
Indriyanto 12', 74'
Rochy 18', 52'
Ansyari 42', 49'
Peri 77'		 T. Kumar 11'
Malaysia 5–2 India
Zainal Abidin 12', 57'
Dollah Salleh 21' (pen.), 54'
Abu Bakar 71'		 Carlton Chapman 46'
Bhaichung Bhutia 78'

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 6 6 0 0 27 1 +26 18 1996 AFC Asian Cup
2  Oman 6 4 0 2 23 5 +18 12
3  Sri Lanka 6 2 0 4 5 25 −20 6
4    Nepal 6 0 0 6 2 26 −24 0
Source:


Oman 3–0 Sri Lanka
Iran 8–0   Nepal
Bagheri 10' (pen.), 60'
Daei 14', 36', 84', 87'
Garousi 51'
Hakimzadeh 73'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Dirar Al-Tamimi (Jordan)
Oman 7–0   Nepal
Iran 7–0 Sri Lanka
Daei 30', 64', 65', 70', 77'
Bagheri 62'
Garousi 69'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)
Sri Lanka 3–1   Nepal
Amanulla 20'
Roshan 33', 85'		 Shrestha 74'
Iran 2–0 Oman
Daei 5'
Estili 84'
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Dirar Al-Tamimi (Jordan)
Iran 4–0 Sri Lanka
Bagheri 17', 54', 68'
Mansourian 78'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abdul Al-Khamesy (Yemen)
Oman 2–1   Nepal
Iran 4–0   Nepal
Daei 27'
Bagheri 38', 44' (pen.)
Shahroudi 66'
Attendance: 2,000
Oman 10–0 Sri Lanka
Nepal   0–2 Sri Lanka
Wann 47'
Roshan 48'
Oman 1–2 Iran
Al-Habsi 60' (pen.) Daei 23'
Bagheri 88' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Russamee Jindamai (Thailand)

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 1996 AFC Asian Cup
2  Jordan (H) 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3
3  Pakistan 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
4  Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: [1]
(H) Hosts
Jordan 4–0 Pakistan
Tadrus 35', 83'
Al-Sheyab 54'
Abdul-Munam 87'
Pakistan 0–3 Iraq
Abbas 42'
Fawzi 65'
Shenaishil 67'
Jordan 0–1 Iraq
Hashim 60'

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Syria 4 3 0 1 6 2 +4 9 1996 AFC Asian Cup
2  Qatar 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 6
3  Kazakhstan 4 1 0 3 1 6 −5 3
Source:


Kazakhstan 1–0 Qatar
Nizovtsev 7'
Attendance: 6,000
Syria 2–0 Kazakhstan
Taleb 21'
M. Sheikh-Dib 34'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Fahed Al-Damisi (Jordan)
Qatar 1–0 Syria
Al-Enazi 35'
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
Kazakhstan 0–1 Syria
Al Boushi 9'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nik Ahmad Yaakub (Malaysia)
Syria 3–1 Qatar
Helou 17'
M. Sheikh-Dib 48'
Khalifa 76' (pen.)		 Al-Enazi 58'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hossein Askari (Iran)

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3 1996 AFC Asian Cup
2  Tajikistan 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3
3  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source:
Tajikistan 4–0 Uzbekistan
Fuzaylov 3' (pen.)
Ashurmamadov 65', 67'
Avakov 87'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Aleksandr Koulakov (Kazakhstan)
Uzbekistan 5–0 (a.e.t.) Tajikistan
Kasymov 4' (pen.), 33' (pen.)
Andreyev 8'
Shkvyrin 72'
Musabayev 95'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Eldar Ramazanov (Turkmenistan)

Uzbekistan won 5–4 on aggregate.

Group 9

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia (H) 4 4 0 0 10 0 +10 12 1996 AFC Asian Cup
2  Kyrgyzstan 4 1 0 3 3 7 −4 3
3  Yemen 4 1 0 3 2 8 −6 3
Source:
(H) Hosts


Saudi Arabia 3–0 Kyrgyzstan
Al-Thunayan 7', 38'
Amin 57' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohammed Kekhia (Syria)
Yemen 1–0 Kyrgyzstan
Sharaf Mahfood 57'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jalal Moradi (Iran)
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Yemen
Al-Thunayan 42', 53'
Falatah 59'
Al-Hamdan 66'		 Report
Referee: Jundami Rosami (Thailand)
Kyrgyzstan 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Falatah 25'
Al-Thunayan 67'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jassim Al-Khori (Qatar)
Kyrgyzstan 3–1 Yemen
Kadyrov 43'
Rybakov 50'
Khaytbaev 75'		 Ben Rabah 21'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohammed Kekhia (Syria)
Yemen 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Hamdan 12'
Referee: Jalal Moradi (Iran)

Group 10

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kuwait 4 2 2 0 9 5 +4 8 1996 AFC Asian Cup
2  Lebanon 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7
3  Turkmenistan 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1
Source:


Turkmenistan 2–2 Kuwait
Urazow 3'
Plyushchenko 8'		 Haji 13'
Al-Dawod 89'
Kuwait 2–0 Turkmenistan
Sulaiman 18'
Bekheet 68'
Attendance: 10,000
Lebanon 3–1 Turkmenistan
Nahza 28'
Taha 68'
Karnib 90'		 Bondoyev 20'
Attendance: 10,000
Turkmenistan 0–1 Lebanon
Ghazarian 33'
Attendance: 10,000
Lebanon 3–5 Kuwait
Nazha 6'
Ghazarian 10', 46'		 Al-Otaybi 16'
Al-Shlimi 27'
Al-Hindi 30'
Haji 66'
Wabran 84'
Attendance: 22,000
Kuwait 0–0 Lebanon
Attendance: 25,000

Qualified teams

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)

References

  1. ^ "مباريات منتخب العراق 1990-1999".
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