1996 AFC Asian Cup final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 1996 AFC Asian Cup Final

| image = Abu Dhabi Zayed Sports City Stadium 1.jpg

| imagesize = 200px

| caption = The Sheikh Zayed Stadium (pictured in 2013), now known as the Zayed Sports City Stadium, hosted the final

| event = 1996 AFC Asian Cup

| team1 = United Arab Emirates

| team1association = {{flagicon|UAE|size=30px}}

| team1score = 0

| team2 = Saudi Arabia

| team2association = {{flagicon|KSA|size=30px}}

| team2score = 0

| details = After extra time
Saudi Arabia won 4–2 on penalties

| date = {{Start date|1996|12|21|df=y}}

| stadium = Shiekh Zayed Stadium

| city = Abu Dhabi

| man_of_the_match1a =

| referee = Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

| attendance = 60,000

| weather =

| previous = 1992

| next = 2000

}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/the-1996-asian-cup-what-was-and-what-could-have-been-for-the-uae-1.121319|title=The 1996 Asian Cup: What was and what could have been for the UAE|date=January 9, 2015|website=Thenationalnews.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup/news/asian_classics_vingada_relives_saudi_arabias_1996_afc_asian_cup_triumph.html|title=Asian Classics: Vingada relives Saudi Arabia's 1996 AFC Asian Cup triumph|website=The-afc.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://arab.news/bk9cr|title=When Saudi Arabia’s footballers ruled Asia|date=April 11, 2020|website=Arab News}}

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

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! colspan="2" | United Arab Emirates

! Round

! colspan="2" | Saudi Arabia

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| Opponents

| Result

| Group stage

| Opponents

| Result

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| 1–1

| style="background:#C1E0FF" | Match 1

| align="left" | {{fb|THA}}

| 6–0

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| 3–2

| style="background:#C1E0FF" | Match 2

| align="left" | {{fb|IRQ|1991}}

| 1–0

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| 2–0

| style="background:#C1E0FF" | Match 3

| align="left" | {{fb|IRN}}

| 0–3

colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | Group A Winners

{{:1996 AFC Asian Cup|transcludesection=Group A|showteam=UAE|only_pld_pts=yes}}

| style="background:#C1E0FF" | Final standings

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | Group B Runners-up

{{:1996 AFC Asian Cup|transcludesection=Group B|showteam=KSA|only_pld_pts=yes}}

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| Opponents

| Result

| Knockout stage

| Opponents

| Result

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| 1–0

| style="background:#C1E0FF" | Quarter-finals

| align="left" | {{fb|CHN}}

| 4–3

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| 1–0

| style="background:#C1E0FF" | Semi-finals

| align="left" | {{fb|IRN}}

| 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 pen.)

Match

=Summary=

The game ended goalless, the UAE ended up losing on penalties.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/asian-cup-in-the-uae-a-look-back-on-the-last-time-the-emirates-played-host-in-1996-in-pictures-1.808654|title=Asian Cup in the UAE: A look back on the last time the Emirates played host in 1996 - in pictures|first=Steve|last=Luckings|date=January 2, 2019|website=The National}}

=Details=

{{footballbox

|date = 21 December 1996

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|UAE}}

|score = 0–0

|aet = yes

|report = [http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/asian-cup-1996-in-den-va-emiraten-endspiel-saudi-arabien-va-emirate/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|KSA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

|attendance = 60,000

|referee = Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

|penalties1 = M. Ali {{pengoal}}
Saleh {{penmiss}}
K. Saad {{pengoal}}
Saeed {{penmiss}}

|penaltyscore = 2–4

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Al-Thunayan
{{pengoal}} Zubromawi
{{penmiss}} Al-Harbi
{{pengoal}} Al-Temawi
{{pengoal}} Al-Muwallid

}}

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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	{{yel\|16}}
CM	18	Ahmed Ibrahim Ali	{{yel\|53}}
RF	7	Saad Bakheet Mubarak		{{suboff\|46}}
CF	10	Adnan Al Talyani (c)		{{suboff\|91}}
LF	23	Abdel Ahmed		{{suboff\|46}}
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
MF	13	Abdul Aziz Mohamed		{{subon\|46}}
FW	11	Zuhair Bakhit		{{subon\|46}}
FW	14	Khamees Saad Mubarak		{{subon\|91}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|Croatia}} Tomislav Ivić

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GK	1	Mohamed Al-Deayea
RB	2	Mohammed Al-Jahani
CB	3	Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi		{{suboff\|77}}
CB	4	Abdullah Zubromawi
LB	13	Hussein Abdulghani	{{sent off\|2\|72\|87}}
DM	16	Khamis Al-Owairan
RM	10	Fahad Al-Mehallel		{{suboff\|80}}
CM	8	Khalid Al-Temawi
CM	14	Khaled Al-Muwallid
LM	15	Yousuf Al-Thunayan (c)
CF	9	Sami Al-Jaber		{{suboff\|62}}
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
CF	25	Abdullah Al-Dosari		{{subon\|62}}
MF	12	Ibrahim Al-Harbi		{{subon\|77}}
FW	20	Hamzah Idris		{{subon\|80}}
colspan=5\|Manager:
colspan=5\|{{flagicon\|Portugal}} Nelo Vingada

References

External links

{{Official website|http://www.the-afc.com/asiancup/}}

Final

Category:Saudi Arabia national football team matches

Category:United Arab Emirates national football team matches

Category:1996 in Emirati sport

1996

Category:December 1996 sports events in Asia

Category:Sports competitions in the United Arab Emirates

Category:Association football matches in the United Arab Emirates