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
Dates	24 January 1996 – 11 August 1996
Teams	33 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Ali Daei (12 goals)
← 1992 2000 →

Qualification

Group 1

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: ^{[citation needed]}

• All matches played in Vietnam.

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

4 August 1996

Ho Chi Minh City

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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'

5 August 1996

17:00

Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

Referee: Kyaw U Kyaw (Myanmar)

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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'

7 August 1996

Ho Chi Minh City

Attendance: 192

Referee: Kyaw U Kyaw (Myanmar)

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South Korea	4–0	Chinese Taipei
Hong Myung-bo 9' Kim Do-hoon 19' Park Tae-ha 48', 70'

8 August 1996

17:00

Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

Referee: Inayath Ulla Khan (India)

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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'

10 August 1996

Ho Chi Minh City

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Vietnam	0–4	South Korea
		Shin Tae-yong 1' Roh Sang-rae 8' Park Tae-ha 17' Seo Hyo-won 83'

11 August 1996

17:00

Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

Referee: Chalach Piromya (Thailand)

Group 2

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: ^{[citation needed]}

• All matches played in Hong Kong.

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'

30 January 1996

Mong Kok Stadium, Kowloon

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'

30 January 1996

Mong Kok Stadium, Kowloon

Referee: Sophon Mhaboon (Thailand)

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Philippines	0–7	China
		Hao Haidong 17', 58', 63' Ma Mingyu 60' Su Maozhen 77', 87' Gao Feng 83'

1 February 1996

Mong Kok Stadium, Kowloon

Referee: Sophon Mhaboon (Thailand)

Hong Kong	4–1	Macau
Au Wai Lun 26' Bredbury 72', 75' (pen.), 77'		José Martins 70'

1 February 1996

Mong Kok Stadium, Kowloon

Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa (Japan)

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Macau	5–1	Philippines
Paulo 2' José Martins 63', 52' Cho Chi-Man 64' Pinto 82'		Kalalang 63'

4 February 1996

Mong Kok Stadium, Kowloon

Referee: Anh Bong-ki (South Korea)

Hong Kong	0–2	China
		Fan Zhiyi 51' Wei Qun 89'

4 February 1996

Mong Kok Stadium, Kowloon

Referee: Yoshimi Ogawa (Japan)

Group 3

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: ^{[citation needed]}

• All matches played in Singapore and Thailand in a double round-robin format.

Thailand	8–0	Maldives

27 June 1996

Bangkok

Myanmar	0–4	Singapore

27 June 1996

Bangkok

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Thailand	5–1	Myanmar

29 June 1996

Bangkok

Maldives	0–2	Singapore

29 June 1996

Bangkok

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Thailand	1–1	Singapore

1 July 1996

Bangkok

Myanmar	3–1	Maldives

1 July 1996

Bangkok

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Maldives	0–8	Thailand

4 July 1996

Singapore

Singapore	2–2	Myanmar

4 July 1996

Singapore

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Myanmar	1–7	Thailand

7 July 1996

Singapore

Singapore	5–2	Maldives

7 July 1996

Singapore

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Maldives	1–4	Myanmar

9 July 1996

Singapore

Singapore	2–2	Thailand

9 July 1996

Singapore

Group 4

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: ^{[citation needed]}

• All matches played in Malaysia

Malaysia	0–0	Indonesia

2 March 1996

Kuala Lumpur

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

4 March 1996

Kuala Lumpur

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

6 March 1996

Kuala Lumpur

Group 5

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: ^{[citation needed]}

• All matches played in Iran and Oman in a double round-robin format.

Oman	3–0	Sri Lanka

10 June 1996

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Iran	8–0	Nepal
Bagheri 10' (pen.), 60' Daei 14', 36', 84', 87' Garousi 51' Hakimzadeh 73'

10 June 1996

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Dirar Al-Tamimi (Jordan)

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Oman	7–0	Nepal

12 June 1996

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Iran	7–0	Sri Lanka
Daei 30', 64', 65', 70', 77' Bagheri 62' Garousi 69'

12 June 1996

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)

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Sri Lanka	3–1	Nepal
Amanulla 20' Roshan 33', 85'		Shrestha 74'

14 June 1996

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Iran	2–0	Oman
Daei 5' Estili 84'

14 June 1996

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 100,000

Referee: Dirar Al-Tamimi (Jordan)

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Iran	4–0	Sri Lanka
Bagheri 17', 54', 68' Mansourian 78'

17 June 1996

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Abdul Al-Khamesy (Yemen)

Oman	2–1	Nepal

17 June 1996

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

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

19 June 1996

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)

Oman	10–0	Sri Lanka

19 June 1996

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

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Nepal	0–2	Sri Lanka
		Wann 47' Roshan 48'

21 June 1996

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Oman	1–2	Iran
Al-Habsi 60' (pen.)		Daei 23' Bagheri 88' (pen.)

21 June 1996

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Russamee Jindamai (Thailand)

Group 6

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: ^[1]

•  Bangladesh withdrew
• All matches played in Jordan

Jordan	4–0	Pakistan
Al Fawzi 4', 17' Ebritadahadeh 67' Al Hallin 77'

9 August 1996

Amman

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Pakistan	0–3	Iraq
		Abbas 42' Fawzi 65' Shenaishil 67'

11 August 1996

Amman

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Jordan	0–1	Iraq
		Hashim 60'

13 August 1996

Amman

Group 7

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: ^{[citation needed]}

• All matches played on a home and away double round-robin format.

Kazakhstan	1–0	Qatar
Nizovtsev 7'

14 June 1996

Central Stadium, Almaty

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

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Syria	2–0	Kazakhstan
Taleb 21' M. Sheikh-Dib 34'

21 June 1996

Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Fahed Al-Damisi (Jordan)

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Qatar	1–0	Syria
Al-Enazi 35'

28 June 1996

Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

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Qatar	3–0	Kazakhstan
Al-Obaidly 5' Soufi 21' Al-Enazi 43'

5 July 1996

Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Referee: Omer Al-Mehannah (Saudi Arabia)

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Kazakhstan	0–1	Syria
		Al Boushi 9'

12 July 1996

Central Stadium, Almaty

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Nik Ahmad Yaakub (Malaysia)

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Syria	3–1	Qatar
Helou 17' M. Sheikh-Dib 48' Khalifa 76' (pen.)		Al-Enazi 58'

19 July 1996

Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Hossein Askari (Iran)

Group 8

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: ^{[citation needed]}

•  Bahrain withdrew

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

8 May 1996

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Aleksandr Koulakov (Kazakhstan)

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Uzbekistan	5–0 (a.e.t.)	Tajikistan
Kasymov 4' (pen.), 33' (pen.) Andreyev 8' Shkvyrin 72' Musabayev 95'

19 June 1996

Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Eldar Ramazanov (Turkmenistan)

Uzbekistan won 5–4 on aggregate.

Group 9

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: ^{[citation needed]}

• All matched played in Saudi Arabia

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

24 January 1996

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Mohammed Kekhia (Syria)

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Yemen	1–0	Kyrgyzstan
Sharaf Mahfood 57'

26 January 1996

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Jalal Moradi (Iran)

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Saudi Arabia	4–0	Yemen
Al-Thunayan 42', 53' Falatah 59' Al-Hamdan 66'	Report

28 January 1996

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Referee: Jundami Rosami (Thailand)

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Kyrgyzstan	0–2	Saudi Arabia
		Falatah 25' Al-Thunayan 67'

31 January 1996

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Jassim Al-Khori (Qatar)

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Kyrgyzstan	3–1	Yemen
Kadyrov 43' Rybakov 50' Khaytbaev 75'		Ben Rabah 21'

2 February 1996

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Mohammed Kekhia (Syria)

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Yemen	0–1	Saudi Arabia
	Report	Al-Hamdan 12'

4 February 1996

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Referee: Jalal Moradi (Iran)

Group 10

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: ^{[citation needed]}

• All matches played on a home and away double round-robin format.

Turkmenistan	2–2	Kuwait
Urazow 3' Plyushchenko 8'		Haji 13' Al-Dawod 89'

10 March 1996

Ashgabat

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Kuwait	2–0	Turkmenistan
Sulaiman 18' Bekheet 68'

22 March 1996

Kuwait City

Attendance: 10,000

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Lebanon	3–1	Turkmenistan
Nahza 28' Taha 68' Karnib 90'		Bondoyev 20'

12 May 1996

Beirut

Attendance: 10,000

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Turkmenistan	0–1	Lebanon
		Ghazarian 33'

26 May 1996

Ashgabat

Attendance: 10,000

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Lebanon	3–5	Kuwait
Nazha 6' Ghazarian 10', 46'		Al-Otaybi 16' Al-Shlimi 27' Al-Hindi 30' Haji 66' Wabran 84'

9 June 1996

Beirut

Attendance: 22,000

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Kuwait	0–0	Lebanon

20 June 1996

Kuwait City

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)