1996 AFC Asian Cup final
# 1996 AFC Asian Cup final

The 1996 AFC Asian Cup Final was a football match which determined the winner of the 1996 AFC Asian Cup, the 11th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of the Asian Football Confederation.

## Venue

The Sheikh Zayed Stadium (now known as the Zayed Sports City Stadium) in Abu Dhabi hosted the final. The 43,206-seat stadium was built in 1980. It was the main stadium of the 1996 Asian Cup, hosting 12 matches including the final.

## Route to the final

| United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Round | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponents | Result | Group stage | Opponents | Result |
| South Korea | 1–1 | Match 1 | Thailand | 6–0 |
| Kuwait | 3–2 | Match 2 | Iraq | 1–0 |
| Indonesia | 2–0 | Match 3 | Iran | 0–3 |
| Group A Winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  United Arab Emirates (H) 3 7 2  Kuwait 3 4 3  South Korea 3 4 4  Indonesia 3 1 Source: RSSSF (H) Host | Group A Winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  United Arab Emirates (H) 3 7 2  Kuwait 3 4 3  South Korea 3 4 4  Indonesia 3 1 Source: RSSSF (H) Host | Final standings | Group B Runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Iran 3 6 2  Saudi Arabia 3 6 3  Iraq 3 6 4  Thailand 3 0 Source: RSSSF | Group B Runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Iran 3 6 2  Saudi Arabia 3 6 3  Iraq 3 6 4  Thailand 3 0 Source: RSSSF |
| Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result |
| Iraq | 1–0 | Quarter-finals | China | 4–3 |
| Kuwait | 1–0 | Semi-finals | Iran | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 pen.) |

## Match

### Summary

The game ended goalless, the UAE ended up losing on penalties.

### Details

| GK | 17 | Muhsin Musabah |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 6 | Ismail Rashid Ismail |
| CB | 5 | Yousef Saleh |
| CB | 12 | Hassan Mubarak |
| LB | 3 | Munther Abdullah |
| CM | 15 | Mohamed Ali |
| CM | 16 | Hassan Saeed |
| CM | 18 | Ahmed Ibrahim Ali |
| RF | 7 | Saad Bakheet Mubarak |
| CF | 10 | Adnan Al Talyani |
| LF | 23 | Abdel Ahmed |
| Manager: ||
| Tomislav Ivić ||
| GK | 1 | Mohamed Al-Deayea |
| RB | 2 | Mohammed Al-Jahani |
| CB | 3 | Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi |
| CB | 4 | Abdullah Zubromawi |
| LB | 13 | Hussein Abdulghani |
| DM | 16 | Khamis Al-Dosari |
| RM | 10 | Fahad Al-Mehallel |
| CM | 8 | Khalid Al-Temawi |
| CM | 14 | Khaled Al-Muwallid |
| LM | 15 | Yousuf Al-Thunayan |
| CF | 9 | Sami Al-Jaber |
| Manager: ||
| Nelo Vingada ||
