1996 AFC Asian Cup
1996 AFC Asian Cup was held in the United Arab Emirates from 4 to 21 December.
Asian Cup U.A.E. 1996 كأس آسيا 1996 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | United Arab Emirates |
Dates | 4 – 21 December |
Teams | 12 |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Saudi Arabia (3rd title) |
Runner-up | United Arab Emirates |
Third place | Iran |
Fourth place | Kuwait |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 26 |
Goals scored | 80 (3.08 per match) |
Attendance | 448,000 (17,231 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ali Daei (8 goals) |
Best player | Khodadad Azizi |
← 1992 2000 → |
Results
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
Korea Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 1 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iran | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 0 |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
China PR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Syria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
United Arab Emirates | 1 | |||||||||
Iraq | 0 | |||||||||
United Arab Emirates | 1 | |||||||||
Kuwait | 0 | |||||||||
Kuwait | 2 | |||||||||
Japan | 0 | |||||||||
United Arab Emirates | 0 (2) | |||||||||
Saudi Arabia | 0 (4) | |||||||||
Korea Republic | 2 | |||||||||
Iran | 6 | |||||||||
Iran | 0 (3) | Third place | ||||||||
Saudi Arabia | 0 (4) | |||||||||
Saudi Arabia | 4 | Kuwait | 1 (2) | |||||||
China PR | 3 | Iran | 1 (3) | |||||||