| Tourney Name: | AFF Championship |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Other Titles: | 1996 東盟足球錦標賽 1996 Kejohanan Bola Sepak ASEAN 1996 ஏசியான் கால்ப கோப்பை |
| Size: | 150px |
| Country: | Singapore |
| Dates: | 1–15 September |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Venues: | National Stadium Jurong Stadium |
| Champion: | Thailand |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | Malaysia |
| Third: | Vietnam |
| Fourth: | Indonesia |
| Matches: | 24 |
| Goals: | 93 |
| Attendance: | 245500 |
| Top Scorer: |  Netipong Srithong-in (7 goals) |
| Player: | Zainal Abidin Hassan |
| Nextseason: | 1998 |
The 1996 AFF Championship, sponsored by Asia Pacific Breweries and officially known as the 1996 Tiger Cup, was the inaugural edition of the AFF Championship. It was hosted by Singapore from 1 to 15 September 1996 with all 10 nations of Southeast Asia taking part, four of which were invitees.
All six founding members of the ASEAN Football Federation are participants, with remain Southeast Asian nations joining as invitees as they were not yet members of the AFF at this time.[1]
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| Kallang | Jurong |
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| National Stadium | Jurong Stadium |
| Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 6,000 |
See main article: 1996 AFF Championship squads.
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| width=175 | Team | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | GD | width=20 | Pts |
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| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 8 | ||||||||||
| (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | |||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |
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Two Singaporeans and one Malaysian were arrested for attempting to fix a group stage game between Singapore and the Philippines. The three reportedly tried to bribe Filipino defender Judy Saluria for his side to concede seven goals so that Singapore can advance to the next round.[2]
Saysana Savatdy Chalana Luang-Amath Keolakhone Channiphone Bounlap Khenkitisack Phonesavanh PhimmaseanThis table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.
| Team | |||||||||
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| Finals | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | ||
| Semifinals | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | ||
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | –1 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | –5 | ||
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | –14 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | –11 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | –16 | ||
Philippines - Vintage Television and IBC-13[3]
Singapore - Singapore Television Twelve (STV12): Prime 12 and Premiere 12 (Host broadcaster & Media partner)