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1996 AFC Asian Cup Final

The Sheikh Zayed Stadium (pictured in 2013), now known as the Zayed Sports City Stadium, hosted the final
Event	1996 AFC Asian Cup
United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia 0 0
After extra time Saudi Arabia won 4–2 on penalties
Date	21 December 1996 (1996-12-21)
Venue	Shiekh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Referee	Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)
Attendance	60,000
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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		Round	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 Team v t e 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) Hosts		Final standings	Group B Runners-up Pos Team v t e 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

United Arab Emirates	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Saudi Arabia
	Report
Penalties
M. Ali Saleh K. Saad Saeed	2–4	Al-Thunayan Zubromawi Al-Harbi Al-Temawi Al-Muwallid

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  16' CM 18 Ahmed Ibrahim Ali  53' RF 7 Saad Bakheet Mubarak  46' CF 10 Adnan Al Talyani (c)  91' LF 23 Abdel Ahmed  46' Substitutions: MF 13 Abdul Aziz Mohamed  46' FW 11 Zuhair Bakhit  46' FW 14 Khamees Saad Mubarak  91' Manager: Tomislav Ivić

GK 1 Mohamed Al-Deayea RB 2 Mohammed Al-Jahani CB 3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi  77' CB 4 Abdullah Zubromawi LB 13 Hussein Abdulghani  72'  87' DM 16 Khamis Al-Owairan RM 10 Fahad Al-Mehallel  80' CM 8 Khalid Al-Temawi CM 14 Khaled Al-Muwallid LM 15 Yousuf Al-Thunayan (c) CF 9 Sami Al-Jaber  62' Substitutions: CF 25 Abdullah Al-Dosari  62' MF 12 Ibrahim Al-Harbi  77' FW 20 Hamzah Idris  80' Manager: Nelo Vingada

References

1. "The 1996 Asian Cup: What was and what could have been for the UAE". Thenationalnews.com. January 9, 2015.
2. "Asian Classics: Vingada relives Saudi Arabia's 1996 AFC Asian Cup triumph". The-afc.com.
3. "When Saudi Arabia's footballers ruled Asia". Arab News. April 11, 2020.
4. Luckings, Steve (January 2, 2019). "Asian Cup in the UAE: A look back on the last time the Emirates played host in 1996 - in pictures". The National.

External links

• Official website

• 1996 AFC Asian Cup
• Saudi Arabia national football team matches
• United Arab Emirates national football team matches
• 1996 in Emirati sport
• AFC Asian Cup finals
• December 1996 sports events in Asia
• Sports competitions in the United Arab Emirates
• Association football matches in the United Arab Emirates