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Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers


The Asian Football Confederation's Pre-Olympic Tournament was held from 20 May 1995 to 27 March 1996. Twenty-five teams entered the qualification for the three allocated spots for the 1996 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Atlanta.

Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
Tournament details
Dates20 May 1995 – 27 March 1996
Teams25 (from 1 confederation)
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The qualification saw Korea Republic, Japan and Saudi Arabia winning their final round groups and qualifying to the Olympics.

Format edit

Asian berths for the final is 3.

First round
25 teams were grouped into 8 groups, where each group would consist of home and away round-robin tournament. The winners of each group would qualify to the second round. One group was consist of 4 teams, and the other 7 groups were each consist of 3 teams.
Second round
8 teams were grouped into 2 groups of 4 teams each, where each group would consist of round-robin tournament. The top two of each group would qualify to the third round.
Third round
This stage is a single-elimination tournament in which teams play each other in one-off matches, with extra time and penalty shootouts used to decide the winner if necessary. 2 semi-finals were played, Group A winner VS Group B runner-up and Group B winner VS Group A runner-up. This was followed by the third-place match (contested by the losing semi-finalists), and the final. The top three teams would qualify to the finals.

First round edit

The first round was played in eight groups held from 20 May 1995 to 29 October 1995. The winner of each group will be promoted to the final round.

Group 1 edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   China 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 12
2   Singapore 4 1 1 2 3 7 -4 4
3   Malaysia 4 0 1 3 1 6 -5 1
Singapore  2–0  Malaysia
China  4–0  Singapore
China  2–1  Malaysia
Malaysia  0–0  Singapore
Malaysia  0–2  China
Singapore  1–3  China

Group 2 edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Japan 4 4 0 0 16 1 +15 12
2   Thailand 4 2 0 2 12 6 +6 6
3   Chinese Taipei 4 0 0 4 1 22 -21 0
Thailand  0–5  Japan
Chinese Taipei  1–4  Japan
Thailand  7–0  Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei  0–5  Thailand
Japan  6–0  Chinese Taipei
Japan  1–0  Thailand

Group 3 edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   South Korea 4 4 0 0 15 1 +14 12
2   Indonesia 4 2 0 2 6 4 +2 6
3   Hong Kong 4 0 0 4 1 17 -16 0
Hong Kong  0–5  South Korea
Indonesia  1–2  South Korea
Indonesia  1–0  Hong Kong
South Korea  7–0  Hong Kong
South Korea  1–0  Indonesia
Hong Kong  1–4  Indonesia

Group 4 edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Oman 4 4 0 0 13 3 +10 12
2   India 4 2 0 2 8 7 +1 6
3   Pakistan 4 0 0 4 2 13 -11 0
Pakistan  0–2  Oman
Pakistan  1–2  India
Oman  3–2  India
India  3–1  Pakistan
Oman  6–0  Pakistan
India  1–2  Oman

Group 5 edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Kazakhstan 6 5 1 0 19 5 +14 16
2   Uzbekistan 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10
3   Tajikistan 6 1 1 4 9 14 -5 4
4   Kyrgyzstan 6 1 1 4 9 22 -13 4
Kyrgyzstan  1–5  Uzbekistan
Tajikistan  0–3  Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan  2–2  Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan  2–0  Tajikistan
Uzbekistan  1–2  Kazakhstan
Tajikistan  3–0  Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan  2–1  Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan  3–1  Tajikistan
Kazakhstan  6–0  Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan  1–1  Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan  5–4  Tajikistan
Kazakhstan  3–1  Uzbekistan

Group 6 edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Saudi Arabia 4 3 1 0 4 0 +4 10
2   Kuwait 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5
3   Syria 4 0 1 3 2 6 -4 1
Saudi Arabia  2–0  Syria
Kuwait  0–1  Saudi Arabia
Syria  0–1  Kuwait
Syria  0–1  Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia  0–0  Kuwait
Kuwait  2–2  Syria

Group 7 edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   United Arab Emirates 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8
2   Iran 4 2 1 1 9 4 +5 7
3   Turkmenistan 4 0 1 3 4 11 -7 1
Turkmenistan  2–4  Iran
United Arab Emirates  2–1  Turkmenistan
Iran  1–1  United Arab Emirates
Iran  4–0  Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan  1–1  United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates  1–0  Iran

Group 8 edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Iraq 4 2 2 0 8 3 +5 8
2   Qatar 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 7
3   Jordan 4 0 1 3 4 11 -7 1
Jordan  1–2  Qatar
Qatar  0–0  Iraq
Jordan  0–4  Iraq
Chathir  ,  
Fawzi  
Wahaib  
Qatar  4–2  Jordan
Iraq  3–2  Qatar
Chathir  ,  
Ali  
Iraq  1–1  Jordan
Ali  

Second round edit

The second round and the third round of the Olympic Qualifiers (U-23 teams) are being played in Malaysia from 16 to 27 March 1996. Three of the four semifinal entrants will qualify for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, USA.

Group A edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Japan 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
2   Iraq 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
3   Oman 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 3
4   United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 0
Iraq  1–1  Japan
Wahaib   58'
United Arab Emirates  1–3  Oman
Iraq  3–1  United Arab Emirates
Wahaib   31'
Fawzi   51'
Chathir   89'
Japan  4–1  Oman
Japan  1–0  United Arab Emirates
Iraq  1–0  Oman
Chathir   62'

Group B edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   South Korea 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
2   Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5
3   China 3 1 1 1 5 6 -1 4
4   Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 3 10 -7 0
Kazakhstan  2–4  China
South Korea  1–1  Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan  1–2  South Korea
China  1–1  Saudi Arabia
China  0–3  South Korea
Kazakhstan  0–4  Saudi Arabia

Third round edit

Semifinals edit

Japan  2–1  Saudi Arabia
South Korea  2–1  Iraq

Third place play-off edit

Saudi Arabia  1–0  Iraq

Final edit

South Korea  2–1  Japan

South Korea, Japan and Saudi Arabia qualified to the 1996 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Atlanta.

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