1996 AFC Asian Cup final explained

1996 AFC Asian Cup Final
Event:1996 AFC Asian Cup
Team1:United Arab Emirates
Team1score:0
Team2:Saudi Arabia
Team2score:0
Details:After extra time
Saudi Arabia won 4–2 on penalties
Stadium:Shiekh Zayed Stadium
City:Abu Dhabi
Referee:Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)
Attendance:60,000
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.[1] [2] [3]

Venue

See main article: Zayed Sports City Stadium. 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 EmiratesRoundSaudi Arabia
OpponentsResultGroup stageOpponentsResult
1–1Match 16–0
3–2Match 21–0
2–0Match 30–3
Group A WinnersFinal standingsGroup B Runners-up
OpponentsResultKnockout stageOpponentsResult
1–0 Quarter-finals4–3
1–0 Semi-finals0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 pen.)

Match

Summary

The game ended goalless, the UAE ended up losing on penalties.[4]

Details

GK17Muhsin Musabah
RB6Ismail Rashid Ismail
CB5Yousef Saleh
CB12Hassan Mubarak
LB3Munther Abdullah
CM15Mohamed Ali
CM16
CM18
RF7
CF10Adnan Al Talyani (c)
LF23
Substitutions:
MF 13
FW 11
FW 14
Manager:
Tomislav Ivić
GK1Mohamed Al-Deayea
RB2Mohammed Al-Jahani
CB3
CB4Abdullah Zubromawi
LB13
DM16Khamis Al-Owairan
RM10
CM8Khalid Al-Temawi
CM14Khaled Al-Muwallid
LM15Yousuf Al-Thunayan (c)
CF9
Substitutions:
CF 25
MF 12
FW 20
Manager:
Nelo Vingada

Notes and References

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