1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification

The qualification for the Asian Cup 1996 in the United Arab Emirates was held between January and August 1996. After the withdrawal of two teams remaining 33 teams playing in 10 qualification groups. The group winners qualified for the final tournament. The host United Arab Emirates and defending champion Japan were directly qualified for the final round.

• Japan Japan ( defending champion )
• United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates ( host )

• 2.1 Group 5
• 2.2 Group 6
• 2.3 Group 7
• 2.4 Group 8
• 2.5 Group 9
• 2.6 Group 10

East Asia

Group 1

Tournament in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Group 2

Group 3

Tournaments in Bangkok and Singapore

Group 4

Tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

West Asia

Group 5

Tournaments in Tehran and Muscat

Group 6

Tournament in Amman

Group 7

Group 8

Group 9

Tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Group 10

1956 Hong Kong | South Korea 1960 | Israel 1964 | Iran 1968 | Thailand 1972 | Iran 1976 | Kuwait 1980 | Singapore 1984 | Qatar 1988 | Japan 1992 | United Arab Emirates 1996 | Lebanon 2000 | China 2004 | Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 | Qatar 2011 | Australia 2015

• Asian Cup
• Football in 1996