AFC Asian Cup-1996 (United Arab Emirates)
The 1996 AFC Asian Cup was held in United Arab Emirates with 12 teams. Saudi Arabia won the tournament, beating United Arab Emirates in the final 0:0 (4:2 on penalties). United Arab Emirates finished second, Iran third and Kuwait fourth. Below you will find the final order of the teams, the group tables, the knockout bracket and the rating points every team received.
| # | Group A | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United Arab Emirates 1 1 | AFC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 |  Kuwait ★ 1 1 | AFC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Korea Republic ★★ 4 4 | AFC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Indonesia | AFC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 1 |
| # | Group B | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran ★★★ 6 | AFC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 |  Saudi Arabia ★★★ 3 | AFC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 |  Iraq ★Iraq was the best of the three group runners-up in 3rd place and also advanced to the quarterfinals. | AFC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 |  Thailand 1 | AFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 0 |
| # | Group C | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan ★★★★ 1 | AFC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 |  China PR 2 2 | AFC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Syria | AFC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 |  UzbekistanUzbekistan's first appearance in the Asian Cup final tournament. | AFC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |