1996 AFC Asian Cup final

Association football match 1996 AFC Asian Cup final Abu Dhabi Zayed Sports City Stadium 1.jpg 200px The Sheikh Zayed Stadium (pictured in 2013), now known as the Zayed Sports City Stadium, hosted the final 1996 AFC Asian Cup United Arab Emirates UAE 30px 0 Saudi Arabia KSA 30px 0 After extra timeSaudi Arabia won 4–2 on penalties 1996 12 21 y Shiekh Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia) 60,000 1992 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.https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/the-1996-asian-cup-what-was-and-what-could-have-been-for-the-uae-1.121319 The 1996 Asian Cup: What was and what could have been for the UAE January 9, 2015 Thenationalnews.comhttps://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup/news/asian_classics_vingada_relives_saudi_arabias_1996_afc_asian_cup_triumph.html Asian Classics: Vingada relives Saudi Arabia's 1996 AFC Asian Cup triumph The-afc.comhttps://arab.news/bk9cr When Saudi Arabia’s footballers ruled Asia April 11, 2020 Arab News Venue 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 1996 AFC Asian Cup United Arab Emirates Round Saudi Arabia Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result KOR 1–1 Match 1 THA 6–0 KUW 3–2 Match 2 IRQ 1991 1–0 INA 2–0 Match 3 IRN 0–3 Group A Winners Group A UAE yes Final standings Group B Runners-up Group B KSA yes Opponents Result Knockout stage Opponents Result IRQ 1991 1–0 Quarter-finals CHN 4–3 KUW 1–0 Semi-finals IRN 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 pen.) Match Summary The game ended goalless, the UAE ended up losing on penalties.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 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 Details 21 December 1996 19:30 UAE 0–0 yes Report KSA Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 60,000 Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia) M. Ali Saleh K. Saad Saeed 2–4 Al-Thunayan Zubromawi Al-Harbi Al-Temawi Al-Muwallid GK17Muhsin MusabahRB6Ismail Rashid IsmailCB5Yousef SalehCB12Hassan MubarakLB3Munther AbdullahCM15Mohamed AliCM16Hassan Saeed 16CM18Ahmed Ibrahim Ali 53RF7Saad Bakheet Mubarak 46CF10Adnan Al Talyani (c) 91LF23Abdel Ahmed 46Substitutions:MF 13 Abdul Aziz Mohamed 46FW 11Zuhair Bakhit 46FW 14Khamees Saad Mubarak 91Manager:Croatia Tomislav Ivić GK1Mohamed Al-DeayeaRB2Mohammed Al-JahaniCB3Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi 77CB4Abdullah ZubromawiLB13Hussein Abdulghani 2 72 87DM16Khamis Al-OwairanRM10Fahad Al-Mehallel 80CM8Khalid Al-TemawiCM14Khaled Al-MuwallidLM15Yousuf Al-Thunayan (c)CF9Sami Al-Jaber 62Substitutions:CF 25 Abdullah Al-Dosari 62MF 12Ibrahim Al-Harbi 77FW 20Hamzah Idris 80Manager:Portugal Nelo Vingada References External links http://www.the-afc.com/asiancup/ Final Category:Saudi Arabia national football team matches Category:United Arab Emirates national football team matches Category:1996–97 in Emirati football 1996 Category:December 1996 sports events in Asia Category:Football matches in the United Arab Emirates Category:1996–97 in Saudi Arabian football 1996