1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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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.

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 →

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

All matches played in Vietnam.

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

All matches played in Hong Kong.

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

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

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

All matches played in Malaysia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

All matched played in Saudi Arabia

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

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

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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