This article lists the squads for the
1996 AFC Asian Cup
The 1996 AFC Asian Cup was the 11th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between 4 and 21 Decembe ...
played in
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...
. Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. Number of caps counts until the start of the tournament, including all pre-tournament friendlies. Player's age is their age on the opening day of the tournament, which was 4 December 1996.
Group A
Indonesia
Head coach:
Muhammad Danurwindo
Kuwait
Head coach:
Milan Macala
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
South Korea
Head coach:
Park Jong-Hwan
United Arab Emirates
Head coach:
Tomislav Ivić
Tomislav Ivić (; 30 June 1933 – 24 June 2011) was a Croatian professional football player and manager. Often described as a brilliant strategist, Ivić is credited with helping develop the modern style of the game. In April 2007, Italian spor ...
Group B
Iran
Head coach:
Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
Mohammad Mayeli Kohan (, born 5 June 1954) is an Iranian football coach and former player. He recently managed Malavan in Azadegan League.
Early life
He was born on 5 June 1954 in Bandar-e Anzali in Iran. His father was a farmer. He has two ...
Iraq
Head coach:
Yahya Alwan
Yahya Alwan Manhal (, (born 1 July 1956 in Baghdad, Iraq) is a former Iraq national and Olympic coach, who is currently coach of Al-Naft
Coaching career
He is an Iraqi football player and coach, born in 1956 in the capital of Iraq, the capital ...
Saudi Arabia
Head coach:
Nelo Vingada
Eduardo Manuel "Nelo" Martinho Bragança de Vingada (born 30 March 1953) is a Portuguese football manager and former footballer.
Managerial career
Early years
Vingada was born in Serpa. His first steps as a professional football manager were ...
Thailand
Head coach:
Arjhan Srong-ngamsub
Arjhan Srong-ngamsub () is a Thai football coach. He coached the Thailand national football team at the 1996 AFC Asian Cup. He is nicknamed "Kongbeng" (Zhuge Liang in Thai).
Honours
''Bangkok Bank''
:* Kor Royal Cup () Winner (3):1981, 1984, 19 ...
Group C
China
Head coach:
Qi Wusheng
Qi Wusheng (; ; born 20 May 1944, in Weihai) is a Chinese football coach and a former international player.
Playing career
Despite being born in Shandong, Qi would go on to play for teams within Liaoning before he would be selected for the ...
Japan
Head coach:
Shu Kamo
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed the Japan national team.
Playing career
Kamo was born in Ashiya on October 29, 1939. After graduation from Kwansei Gakuin University, he played for Yanmar Diesel from 1965 to 1967.
...
Syria
Head coach:
Yuriy Kurnenin
Yuri Anatolyevich Kurnenin (, ; 14 June 1954 – 30 July 2009) was a Belarusian professional football player and coach of Russian origin. As a player, he made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1973 for FC Dynamo Moscow.
To date ...
Uzbekistan
Head coach:
Bokhodyr Ibragimov
External links
Complete results of 1996 Asian Cup at rsssf.comComplete results of 1996 Asian Cup at footballzz.co.ukSquad list at worldfootball.net
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AFC Asian Cup squads