This article lists the squads for the 1996 AFC Asian Cup played in United Arab Emirates. 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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Kurnia Sandy	(1975-08-24)24 August 1975 (aged 21)			Pelita Jaya
2	2 DF	Agung Setyabudi	(1972-11-02)2 November 1972 (aged 24)			Arseto Solo
3	2 DF	Suwandi Siswoyo	(1972-03-10)10 March 1972 (aged 24)			Petrokimia Putra Gresik
4	2 DF	Yeyen Tumena	(1976-05-16)16 May 1976 (aged 20)			PSM Makassar
5	2 DF	Aples Gideon Tecuari	(1973-04-21)21 April 1973 (aged 23)			Persipura Jayapura
6	2 DF	Sudirman ( captain)	(1969-04-24)24 April 1969 (aged 27)			Bandung Raya
7	4 FW	Widodo Putro	(1970-11-08)8 November 1970 (aged 26)			Petrokimia Putra
8	4 FW	Ronny Wabia	(1970-06-23)23 June 1970 (aged 26)			Persipura Jayapura
9	2 DF	Budiman Yunus	(1972-08-05)5 August 1972 (aged 24)			Bandung Raya
10	4 FW	Indriyanto Nugroho	(1976-09-14)14 September 1976 (aged 20)			Pelita Jaya
11	3 MF	Bima Sakti	(1976-01-23)23 January 1976 (aged 20)			Pelita Jaya
12	3 MF	Chris Yarangga	(1973-02-21)21 February 1973 (aged 23)			Persipura Jayapura
14	4 FW	Ansar Razak	(1974-01-18)18 January 1974 (aged 22)			PSM Makassar
15	3 MF	Francis Wewengkang	(1971-01-10)10 January 1971 (aged 25)			Persma Manado
16	2 DF	Marzuki Badriawan	(1967-10-20)20 October 1967 (aged 29)			Mitra Surabaya
17	2 DF	Ritham Madubun	(1971-04-01)1 April 1971 (aged 25)			Persipura Jayapura
18	3 MF	Supriyono Paimin	(1975-08-08)8 August 1975 (aged 21)
20	1 GK	Hendro Kartiko	(1973-04-24)24 April 1973 (aged 23)			Mitra Surabaya

Kuwait

Head coach: Milan Macala

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Khaled Al-Fadhli	(1974-05-15)15 May 1974 (aged 22)			Al Kuwait
2	2 DF	Osama Hussain	(1970-08-11)11 August 1970 (aged 26)			Al Arabi
3	2 DF	Jamal Mubarak	(1974-03-21)21 March 1974 (aged 22)			Al Qadesiya
4	2 DF	Yousef Al-Dokhi	(1973-08-02)2 August 1973 (aged 23)			Kazma
5	2 DF	Mohamed Al-Kaledi ( captain)	(1971-02-13)13 February 1971 (aged 25)			Al Qadesiya
6	2 DF	Wael Sulaiman	(1964-08-08)8 August 1964 (aged 32)			Jahra
7	3 MF	Bader Haji	(1967-12-19)19 December 1967 (aged 28)			Kazma
9	4 FW	Bashar Abdullah	(1977-10-12)12 October 1977 (aged 19)			Salmiah
10	4 FW	Khaled Fairouz	(1966-11-25)25 November 1966 (aged 30)			Yarmook
11	3 MF	Abdullah Wabran	(1971-02-07)7 February 1971 (aged 25)			Al Arabi
12	3 MF	Fawaz Al-Ahmad	(1969-11-09)9 November 1969 (aged 27)			Kazma
14	3 MF	Ayman Al-Hussaini	(1967-11-22)22 November 1967 (aged 29)			Kazma
15	2 DF	Ali Abdulkareem				Al Kuwait
16	2 DF	Sami Al-Lanqawi				Al Arabi
17	3 MF	Esam Sakeen	(1971-06-02)2 June 1971 (aged 25)			Kazma
18	4 FW	Waleed Nassar	(1969-03-05)5 March 1969 (aged 27)			Al Kuwait
19	4 FW	Hani Al-Saqer	(1973-01-08)8 January 1973 (aged 23)			Al Qadesiya
20	4 FW	Jasem Al-Huwaidi	(1972-10-28)28 October 1972 (aged 24)			Salmiah
21	1 GK	Falah Al-Majidi	(1970-11-13)13 November 1970 (aged 26)			Jahra
22	1 GK	Hussain Al-Mekaimi				Yarmook

South Korea

Head coach: Park Jong-Hwan

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Kim Byung-ji	(1970-04-08)8 April 1970 (aged 26)	14	0	Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
2	2 DF	Kim Pan-keun	(1966-03-05)5 March 1966 (aged 30)	49	3	Anyang LG Cheetahs
3	2 DF	Park Kwang-hyun	(1967-07-24)24 July 1967 (aged 29)	2	0	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
4	2 DF	Kang Chul	(1971-11-02)2 November 1971 (aged 25)	32	1	Sangmu FC
5	2 DF	Huh Ki-tae	(1967-07-13)13 July 1967 (aged 29)	12	0	Bucheon Yukong
6	2 DF	Shin Hong-gi	(1968-05-04)4 May 1968 (aged 28)	44	3	Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
7	3 MF	Shin Tae-yong	(1970-05-11)11 May 1970 (aged 26)	18	2	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
8	4 FW	Roh Sang-rae	(1970-12-15)15 December 1970 (aged 25)	15	5	Jeonnam Dragons
9	4 FW	Kim Do-hoon	(1970-07-21)21 July 1970 (aged 26)	18	8	Jeonbuk Hyundai Dinos
11	3 MF	Ko Jeong-woon	(1966-06-27)27 June 1966 (aged 30)	61	9	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
12	2 DF	Lee Ki-hyung	(1974-09-28)28 September 1974 (aged 22)	8	4	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
13	3 MF	Park Nam-yeol	(1970-05-04)4 May 1970 (aged 26)	15	1	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
17	2 DF	Ha Seok-ju	(1968-02-20)20 February 1968 (aged 28)	55	17	Busan Daewoo Royals
18	4 FW	Hwang Sun-hong	(1968-07-14)14 July 1968 (aged 28)	67	39	Pohang Atoms
19	4 FW	Seo Jung-won	(1970-12-17)17 December 1970 (aged 25)	52	12	Anyang LG Cheetahs
20	2 DF	Hong Myung-bo	(1969-02-14)14 February 1969 (aged 27)	73	9	Pohang Atoms
21	1 GK	Kim Bong-soo	(1970-12-04)4 December 1970 (aged 26)	8	0	Anyang LG Cheetahs
22	3 MF	Lee Young-jin	(1972-03-27)27 March 1972 (aged 24)	5	1	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
23	2 DF	Yoo Sang-chul	(1971-10-18)18 October 1971 (aged 25)	21	2	Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
24	3 MF	Kim Joo-sung	(1966-01-17)17 January 1966 (aged 30)	73	13	Busan Daewoo Royals

United Arab Emirates

Head coach: Tomislav Ivic

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Juma Rashed	(1972-12-12)12 December 1972 (aged 23)			Al-Shabab
2	2 DF	Abdulrahman Ibrahim				Al-Shaab Club
3	3 MF	Munther Abdullah	(1975-01-12)12 January 1975 (aged 21)			Al-Wasl
4	2 DF	Abdulrahman Al-Haddad	(1966-11-10)10 November 1966 (aged 30)			Al-Sharjah
5	2 DF	Yousuf Hussain	(1965-07-08)8 July 1965 (aged 31)			Al-Sharjah
6	2 DF	Ismail Rashid Ismail	(1972-10-27)27 October 1972 (aged 24)			Al-Wasl
7	3 MF	Bakheet Saad Mubarak	(1970-10-15)15 October 1970 (aged 26)			Al-Shabab
10	4 FW	Adnan Al-Talyani	(1964-03-04)4 March 1964 (aged 32)			Al-Shaab Club
11	4 FW	Zuhair Bakhit	(1967-07-13)13 July 1967 (aged 29)			Al-Wasl
12	2 DF	Hassan Mubarak	(1968-04-13)13 April 1968 (aged 28)			Al-Nasr
13	3 MF	Abdul Aziz Mohamed	(1977-09-16)16 September 1977 (aged 19)			Al-Sharjah
14	4 FW	Khamees Saad Mubarak	(1970-10-04)4 October 1970 (aged 26)			Al-Shabab
15	3 MF	Mohamed Ali	(1965-12-12)12 December 1965 (aged 30)			Al Nasr
16	3 MF	Hassan Saeed				Al-Ittihad Kalba
17	1 GK	Muhsin Musabah	(1964-10-01)1 October 1964 (aged 32)			Al-Sharjah
18	3 MF	Ahmed Ibrahim Ali	(1974-11-05)5 November 1974 (aged 22)			Al-Sharjah
19	4 FW	Kazem Ali	(1978-09-03)3 September 1978 (aged 18)			Al Nasr
20	4 FW	Sultan Al Kabbani				Al Wasl FC
21	3 MF	Mohamed Omar	(1976-11-11)11 November 1976 (aged 20)			Al Wasl FC
23	4 FW	Adel Mohamed	(1974-11-05)5 November 1974 (aged 22)			Al-Ittihad Kalba

Group B

Iran

Head coach: Mohammad Mayeli Kohan

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (c)	(1966-05-25)25 May 1966 (aged 30)			Persepolis F.C.
2	2 DF	Naeem Saadavi	(1969-06-16)16 June 1969 (aged 27)			Persepolis F.C.
3	2 DF	Ali Akbar Ostad-Asadi	(1965-09-17)17 September 1965 (aged 31)			Zob Ahan SC
4	3 MF	Karim Bagheri	(1974-02-24)24 February 1974 (aged 22)			Persepolis F.C.
5	2 DF	Afshin Peyrovani	(1970-02-06)6 February 1970 (aged 26)			Persepolis F.C.
6	3 MF	Sirous Dinmohammadi	(1970-07-02)2 July 1970 (aged 26)			Tractor S.C.
7	3 MF	Ali Reza Mansourian	(1971-12-12)12 December 1971 (aged 24)			Balestier Khalsa FC
8	3 MF	Mojtaba Moharrami	(1965-04-16)16 April 1965 (aged 31)			Persepolis F.C.
9	3 MF	Hamid Reza Estili	(1967-01-04)4 January 1967 (aged 29)			Geylang International FC
10	4 FW	Ali Daei	(1969-03-21)21 March 1969 (aged 27)			Al Sadd SC
11	4 FW	Khodadad Azizi	(1971-06-22)22 June 1971 (aged 25)			Bahman F.C.
12	3 MF	Mehdi Mahdavikia	(1977-07-24)24 July 1977 (aged 19)			Persepolis F.C.
14	2 DF	Mohammad Khakpour	(1969-02-20)20 February 1969 (aged 27)			Vanspor FK
18	2 DF	Farshad Falahatzadeh	(1967-03-21)21 March 1967 (aged 29)			Bargh Shiraz F.C.
19	3 MF	Ali Akbar Yousefi	(1969-09-12)12 September 1969 (aged 27)			Pas F.C.
20	3 MF	Dariush Yazdani	(1977-06-06)6 June 1977 (aged 19)			Payam Mashhad F.C.
21	4 FW	Ali Mousavi	(1974-04-22)22 April 1974 (aged 22)			Pas F.C.
22	1 GK	Nima Nakisa	(1975-05-01)1 May 1975 (aged 21)			Persepolis F.C.
24	4 FW	Alimirza Ostovari	(1973-06-01)1 June 1973 (aged 23)			Bargh Shiraz F.C.
25	3 MF	Mehrdad Minavand	(1975-11-30)30 November 1975 (aged 21)			Persepolis F.C.

Iraq

Head coach: Yahya Alwan

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Emad Hashim	(1969-02-10)10 February 1969 (aged 27)			Al-Shorta
2	2 DF	Samir Kadhim	(1969-12-11)11 December 1969 (aged 26)			Al Wakrah
3	2 DF	Walid Khalid	(1970-01-01)1 January 1970 (aged 26)			Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
4	2 DF	Jabbar Hashim	(1970-01-01)1 January 1970 (aged 26)			Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
5	2 DF	Radhi Shenaishil (c)	(1969-08-11)11 August 1969 (aged 27)			Al-Ittihad
6	3 MF	Essam Hamad	(1973-10-22)22 October 1973 (aged 23)			Al-Tawun
7	3 MF	Khalid Mohammed Sabbar	(1972-02-23)23 February 1972 (aged 24)			Al-Zawraa
8	3 MF	Mohammed Jassim	(1971-01-01)1 January 1971 (aged 25)			Al-Zawraa
9	4 FW	Ali Wahaib	(1975-12-24)24 December 1975 (aged 20)			Al-Tawun
10	4 FW	Qahtan Chathir	(1973-07-20)20 July 1973 (aged 23)			Al-Talaba
11	4 FW	Sahib Abbas	(1972-01-01)1 January 1972 (aged 24)			Al-Zawraa
12	2 DF	Haidar Mahmoud	(1973-09-19)19 September 1973 (aged 23)			Al-Zawraa
14	3 MF	Adel Nima	(1970-02-26)26 February 1970 (aged 26)			Al-Talaba
15	4 FW	Hussam Fawzi	(1974-01-01)1 January 1974 (aged 22)			Al-Zawraa
16	2 DF	Haidar Abdul-Jabar	(1976-08-25)25 August 1976 (aged 20)			Al-Zawraa
17	4 FW	Laith Hussein	(1968-10-13)13 October 1968 (aged 28)			Al-Wakrah
18	2 DF	Hassan Matrud	(1976-01-01)1 January 1976 (aged 20)			Al-Shorta
19	3 MF	Ahmed Daham	(1967-10-12)12 October 1967 (aged 29)			Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
21	1 GK	Ahmed Ali	(1967-01-01)1 January 1967 (aged 29)			Al-Zawraa
22	1 GK	Jalil Zaidan	(1967-11-02)2 November 1967 (aged 29)			Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Saudi Arabia

Head coach: Nelo Vingada

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Mohammed Al Deayea	(1972-08-02)2 August 1972 (aged 24)		Al-Ta'ee
2	2 DF	Mohammed Al-Jahani	(1974-09-28)28 September 1974 (aged 22)		Al-Ahli
3	2 DF	Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi	(1971-09-01)1 September 1971 (aged 25)		Al-Ittihad
4	2 DF	Abdullah Sulaiman Zubromawi	(1973-11-15)15 November 1973 (aged 23)		Al-Ahli
5	2 DF	Ahmad Jamil Madani	(1970-01-06)6 January 1970 (aged 26)		Al-Ittihad
6	3 MF	Fuad Anwar	(1970-10-13)13 October 1970 (aged 26)		Al-Shabab
8	3 MF	Khalid Al-Temawi	(1969-04-19)19 April 1969 (aged 27)		Al-Hilal
9	4 FW	Sami Al-Jaber	(1972-12-11)11 December 1972 (aged 23)		Al-Hilal
10	4 FW	Fahad Al-Mehallel	(1970-11-11)11 November 1970 (aged 26)		Al-Shabab
12	3 MF	Ibrahim Al-Harbi	(1975-07-10)10 July 1975 (aged 21)		Al-Nasr
13	2 DF	Hussain Sulimani	(1977-01-21)21 January 1977 (aged 19)		Al-Ahli
14	3 MF	Khalid Al-Muwallid	(1971-11-23)23 November 1971 (aged 25)		Al-Ahli
15	4 FW	Youssif Al-Thunian	(1963-11-18)18 November 1963 (aged 33)		Al-Hilal
16	3 MF	Khamis Al-Owairan	(1973-09-08)8 September 1973 (aged 23)		Al-Hilal
17	3 MF	Abdullah Al-Garni	(1978-09-19)19 September 1978 (aged 18)		Al-Nasr
19	2 DF	Khalid Al-Rashaid	(1974-08-03)3 August 1974 (aged 22)		Al-Hilal
20	3 MF	Hamzah Falatah	(1972-10-08)8 October 1972 (aged 24)		Al-Ahli
21	1 GK	Hussein Al-Sadiq	(1973-10-15)15 October 1973 (aged 23)		Al-Qadisiya
22	1 GK	Tisir Al-Antaif	(1974-02-16)16 February 1974 (aged 22)		Ettifaq FC
24	3 MF	Khamis Al-Zahrani	(1976-08-03)3 August 1976 (aged 20)		Al-Ittihad
25	3 MF	Abdullah Al-Dossari	(1977-11-10)10 November 1977 (aged 19)		Al-Hilal

Thailand

Head coach: Arjhan Srong-ngamsub

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Wacharapong Somcit	(1975-08-21)21 August 1975 (aged 21)			Bangkok Bank F.C.
2	2 DF	Kritsada Piandit	(1971-08-17)17 August 1971 (aged 25)			TOT S.C.
4	2 DF	Pattanapong Sripramote	(1974-02-03)3 February 1974 (aged 22)			Raj Pracha FC
5	2 DF	Jakarat Tonhongsa	(1973-09-29)29 September 1973 (aged 23)			Osotspa Saraburi F.C.
6	2 DF	Sanor Longsawang	(1971-12-02)2 December 1971 (aged 25)			Thai Farmers Bank
7	2 DF	Natee Thongsookkaew	(1966-12-09)9 December 1966 (aged 29)			Royal Thai Police FC
8	3 MF	Apichad Thaveechalermdit	(1965-01-10)10 January 1965 (aged 31)			Bangkok Bank F.C.
9	4 FW	Netipong Srithong-In	(1972-09-08)8 September 1972 (aged 24)			Thai Farmers Bank
11	4 FW	Yutthana Polsak	(1970-03-21)21 March 1970 (aged 26)			Raj Pracha
12	3 MF	Surachai Jaturapattanapong	(1969-11-20)20 November 1969 (aged 27)			Stock Exchange of Thailand
13	4 FW	Kiatisuk Senamuang	(1973-08-11)11 August 1973 (aged 23)			Raj Pracha FC
14	4 FW	Worrawoot Srimaka	(1971-12-08)8 December 1971 (aged 24)			BEC Tero Sasana
15	3 MF	Sunei Jaidee				Royal Thai Air Force
17	2 DF	Dusit Chalermsan	(1970-04-22)22 April 1970 (aged 26)			BEC Tero Sasana
18	1 GK	Nipon Malanont	(1966-11-10)10 November 1966 (aged 30)			Thai Farmers Bank
19	2 DF	Surachai Jirasirichote	(1970-10-13)13 October 1970 (aged 26)			Sinthana
20	3 MF	Phithaya Santawong				Stock Exchange of Thailand
21	3 MF	Satit Ubolkhoa	(1976-03-24)24 March 1976 (aged 20)			Krung Thai Bank
22	3 MF	Sing Totavee	(1969-08-27)27 August 1969 (aged 27)			Thai Farmers Bank
25	3 MF	Sujja Sirikeat				Thai Farmers Bank

Group C

China

Head coach: Qi Wusheng

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
3	2 DF	Wei Qun	(1971-02-10)10 February 1971 (aged 25)	6	1	Sichuan Quanxing
4	2 DF	Zhang Enhua	(1973-04-28)28 April 1973 (aged 23)	5	0	Dalian Wanda
5	2 DF	Xu Hong	(1968-05-14)14 May 1968 (aged 28)	29	3	Dalian Wanda
6	2 DF	Fan Zhiyi	(1969-11-06)6 November 1969 (aged 27)	34	1	Shanghai Shenhua
7	4 FW	Hao Haidong	(1970-05-09)9 May 1970 (aged 26)	32	10	Dalian Wanda
8	3 MF	Ma Mingyu	(1970-02-04)4 February 1970 (aged 26)	9	2	Sichuan Quanxing
9	3 MF	Cao Xiandong	(1968-08-19)19 August 1968 (aged 28)	10	2	Beijing Guo'an
10	3 MF	Li Bing	(1969-03-16)16 March 1969 (aged 27)	35	12	Sichuan Quanxing
11	3 MF	Peng Weiguo	(1971-10-03)3 October 1971 (aged 25)	31	8	Guangzhou Apollo
12	4 FW	Su Maozhen	(1971-10-23)23 October 1971 (aged 25)	10	3	Shandong Luneng
13	2 DF	Sun Jihai	(1977-09-30)30 September 1977 (aged 19)	1	0	Dalian Wanda
14	3 MF	Jiang Feng	(1970-02-27)27 February 1970 (aged 26)	11	0	Liaoning F.C.
15	3 MF	Han Jinming	(1969-02-28)28 February 1969 (aged 27)	3	0	Tianjin Samsung
16	3 MF	Li Ming	(1971-01-26)26 January 1971 (aged 25)	25	0	Dalian Wanda
17	4 FW	Gao Feng	(1971-04-22)22 April 1971 (aged 25)	17	4	Beijing Guo'an
19	2 DF	Wu Chengying	(1975-04-21)21 April 1975 (aged 21)	0	0	Shanghai Shenhua
20	1 GK	Ou Chuliang	(1968-08-26)26 August 1968 (aged 28)	31	0	Guangdong Hongyuan
21	2 DF	Liu Yue	(1975-07-12)12 July 1975 (aged 21)	7	0	Shandong Luneng
22	1 GK	Han Wenhai	(1971-01-28)28 January 1971 (aged 25)	0	0	Dalian Wanda
23	4 FW	Xie Hui	(1975-02-14)14 February 1975 (aged 21)	0	0	Shanghai Shenhua

Japan

Head coach: Shu Kamo

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Nobuyuki Kojima	(1966-01-17)17 January 1966 (aged 30)			Bellmare Hiratsuka
2	2 DF	Hiroshige Yanagimoto	(1972-10-15)15 October 1972 (aged 24)			Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3	2 DF	Naoki Soma	(1971-07-19)19 July 1971 (aged 25)			Kashima Antlers
4	2 DF	Masami Ihara	(1967-09-18)18 September 1967 (aged 29)			Yokohama Marinos
5	2 DF	Norio Omura	(1969-09-06)6 September 1969 (aged 27)			Yokohama Marinos
6	3 MF	Motohiro Yamaguchi	(1969-01-29)29 January 1969 (aged 27)			Yokohama Flugels
7	3 MF	Yasuto Honda	(1969-06-25)25 June 1969 (aged 27)			Kashima Antlers
8	3 MF	Masakiyo Maezono	(1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 23)			Yokohama Flugels
9	4 FW	Takuya Takagi	(1967-11-12)12 November 1967 (aged 29)			Sanfrecce Hiroshima
10	3 MF	Hiroshi Nanami	(1972-11-28)28 November 1972 (aged 24)			Jubilo Iwata
11	4 FW	Kazuyoshi Miura	(1967-02-26)26 February 1967 (aged 29)			Verdy Kawasaki
12	2 DF	Ryuji Michiki	(1973-08-25)25 August 1973 (aged 23)			Sanfrecce Hiroshima
13	3 MF	Toshihiro Hattori	(1973-09-23)23 September 1973 (aged 23)			Jubilo Iwata
14	3 MF	Masayuki Okano	(1972-07-25)25 July 1972 (aged 24)			Urawa Reds
15	3 MF	Hiroaki Morishima	(1972-04-30)30 April 1972 (aged 24)			Cerezo Osaka
16	2 DF	Toshihide Saito	(1973-04-20)20 April 1973 (aged 23)			Shimizu S-Pulse
17	2 DF	Yutaka Akita	(1970-08-06)6 August 1970 (aged 26)			Kashima Antlers
18	4 FW	Shoji Jo	(1975-06-17)17 June 1975 (aged 21)			JEF United Ichihara
19	1 GK	Kenichi Shimokawa	(1970-05-14)14 May 1970 (aged 26)			JEF United Ichihara
20	1 GK	Seigo Narazaki	(1976-04-15)15 April 1976 (aged 20)			Yokohama Flugels

Syria

Head coach: Yuriy Kurnenin

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Maher Berakdar	(1968-03-26)26 March 1968 (aged 28)			Al-Karamah SC
2	2 DF	Yasser Sibai	(1972-02-06)6 February 1972 (aged 24)			Al-Safa' SC
3	2 DF	Bashar Srour	(1973-05-25)25 May 1973 (aged 23)			Tishreen SC
4	3 MF	Hassan Abbas	(1974-01-24)24 January 1974 (aged 22)			Al-Karamah SC
5	2 DF	Tarek Jabban	(1975-12-11)11 December 1975 (aged 20)			Al-Jaish SC
6	2 DF	Ammar Awad	(1972-10-10)10 October 1972 (aged 24)			Hutteen SC
7	3 MF	Abdel Kader Rifai	(1973-04-18)18 April 1973 (aged 23)			Al-Karamah SC
8	3 MF	Nihad Al Boushi	(1975-09-28)28 September 1975 (aged 21)			Krylia Sovetov
9	3 MF	Loay Taleb	(1975-08-09)9 August 1975 (aged 21)			Al-Wahda SC
10	3 MF	Mohammad Afash	(1966-10-31)31 October 1966 (aged 30)			Ionikos FC
12	3 MF	Ali Cheikh Dib	(1972-05-07)7 May 1972 (aged 24)			Al Hurriya SC
13	3 MF	Abdul Latif Helou	(1971-09-08)8 September 1971 (aged 25)			Al Hurriya SC
14	3 MF	Khaled Zaher	(1972-09-02)2 September 1972 (aged 24)			Al Hurriya SC
15	4 FW	Hatem Ghaeb	(1971-09-25)25 September 1971 (aged 25)			Al-Shorta
16	4 FW	Nader Joukhadar	(1977-10-19)19 October 1977 (aged 19)			Al-Wathba SC
17	3 MF	Ammar Rihawi	(1975-06-20)20 June 1975 (aged 21)			Al-Ittihad SC
18	4 FW	Ammar Shamali	(1970-01-01)1 January 1970 (aged 26)			Jableh SC
23	3 MF	Ahmed Kurdughli	(1975-09-25)25 September 1975 (aged 21)			Tishreen SC
24	1 GK	Salem Bitar	(1973-08-07)7 August 1973 (aged 23)			El-Maaden
25	1 GK	Abdul Fattah Kader	(1975-08-02)2 August 1975 (aged 21)

Uzbekistan

Head coach: Bokhodyr Ibragimov

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Pavel Bugalo	(1974-08-21)21 August 1974 (aged 22)			Pakhtakor Tashkent
2	2 DF	Fevzi Davletov	(1972-09-20)20 September 1972 (aged 24)			MHSK Tashkent
3	2 DF	Ulugbek Ruzimov	(1968-08-15)15 August 1968 (aged 28)			Pakhtakor Tashkent
4	2 DF	Farkhad Magametov ( captain)	(1962-01-11)11 January 1962 (aged 34)			Navbahor Namangan
5	2 DF	Eduard Momotov	(1970-01-22)22 January 1970 (aged 26)			Navbahor Namangan
6	2 DF	Ilkhom Sharipov	(1968-02-24)24 February 1968 (aged 28)			Navbahor Namangan
7	3 MF	Stepan Atayan	(1966-07-13)13 July 1966 (aged 30)			Proodeftiki
8	3 MF	Sergey Lebedev	(1969-01-31)31 January 1969 (aged 27)			FK Neftchy Farg'ona
9	4 FW	Ravshan Bozorov	(1968-05-10)10 May 1968 (aged 28)			FK Neftchy Farg'ona
10	4 FW	Igor Shkvyrin	(1963-04-29)29 April 1963 (aged 33)			Hapoel Tel Aviv
11	4 FW	Oleg Shatskikh	(1974-10-15)15 October 1974 (aged 22)			Navbahor Namangan
13	4 FW	Zafardyon Musabayev	(1975-10-15)15 October 1975 (aged 21)			Navbahor Namangan
14	2 DF	Nikolay Shirshov	(1974-06-22)22 June 1974 (aged 22)			Pakhtakor Tashkent
15	2 DF	Andrei Fyodorov	(1971-04-10)10 April 1971 (aged 25)			FK Neftchy Farg'ona
16	2 DF	Hienadz Dzyanisaw	(1960-08-20)20 August 1960 (aged 36)			Navbahor Namangan
17	4 FW	Numon Khasanov	(1971-02-10)10 February 1971 (aged 25)			MHSK Tashkent
19	4 FW	Azamat Abduraimov	(1966-04-27)27 April 1966 (aged 30)			Pakhtakor Tashkent
20	3 MF	Dilmurod Nazarov	(1976-04-12)12 April 1976 (aged 20)			Pakhtakor Tashkent
21	1 GK	Dmitriy Bashkevich	(1968-02-26)26 February 1968 (aged 28)			Navbahor Namangan
23	2 DF	Aleksey Semyonov	(1968-07-07)7 July 1968 (aged 28)			FK Neftchy Farg'ona

External links

• (in English) Complete results of 1996 Asian Cup at rsssf.com
• (in English) Complete results of 1996 Asian Cup at footballzz.co.uk
• (in English) Squad list at worldfootball.net