| Tourney Name: | Asian Junior Championship |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Size: | 150px |
| Country: | United Arab Emirates |
| Dates: | 21–30 August 1996 |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion: | UAE |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | KSA |
| Third: | QAT |
| Fourth: | KOR |
| Matches: | 24 |
| Previous: | 1994 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship |
| Next: | 1998 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship |
The 1996 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship (5th tournament) took place in Dubai from 21 August–30 August. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1997 Men's Junior World Handball Championship.
The top two finishers from each preliminary round group progressed to the next round.
| width=33% | Group A | width=33% | Group B | width=33% | Group C |
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, and won their Elimination matches and advanced to the final round.
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| Rank | width=180 | Team |
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| 10 |
| width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Team qualified for the 1997 Junior World Championship |