XIth ASIAN CUP
PRELIMINARY COMPETITION


Bahrain
Bangladesh
China PR
Chinese Taipei
Guam
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Korea Rep.
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Macao
Malaysia
Maldives
Myanmar
Nepal
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Tadjikistan
Thailand
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
PARTICIPATING TEAMS:


The following group winners progress to the 12-team final championship in the United Arab Emirates on 4-20 December 1996. Hosts U.A.E., and defending champion Japan, automatically qualify.

U.A.E. (host)
Japan (defending champion)
China PR
Indonesia
Iran
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Uzbekistan
Thailand
Korea Republic
Syria
Iraq
TEAMS THAT HAVE QUALIFIED:

FINAL DRAW: September 16, 1996, 4pm, Dubai.


GROUP 1
TEAM P W D L GOALS PTS.
x-Korea Republic 3 3 0 0 17:0 9
Vietnam 3 2 0 1 13:5 6
Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 10:10 3
Guam 3 0 0 3 2:27 0

RESULTS GROUP 1:
(KOR-TPE-VNM-GUM)

04.08.96 Ho Chih Minh City     Vietnam SR vs. Chinese Taipei   4:1 (1:1)  PIROMYA (THA)
05.08.96 Ho Chih Minh City     Korea Rep. vs. Guam             9:0 (6:0)  U KYAW KYAW (MMR) 
07.08.96 Ho Chih Minh City     Vietnam SR vs. Guam             9:0 (3:0)  HUANG (CHN)
08.08.96 Ho Chih Minh City     Korea Rep. vs. Chinese Taipei   4:0 (2:0)  KHAN (IND)
10.08.96 Ho Chih Minh City     Guam vs. Chinese Taipei         2:9 (1:4)  U KYAW KYAW (MMR)
11.08.96 Ho Chih Minh City     Vietnam SR vs. Korea Republic   0:4 (0:3)  PIROMYA (THA)
x-advances to final championship in the U.A.E.


GROUP 2
TEAM P W D L GOALS PTS.
x-China PR 3 3 0 0 16:1 9
Hong Kong 3 2 0 1 12:3 6
Macao 3 1 0 2 7:12 3
Philippines 3 0 0 3 1:20 0

RESULTS GROUP 2:
(HKG-PHI-CHN-MAC)

30.01.96  Hong Kong     Hong Kong vs Philippines          8:0
30.01.96  Hong Kong     China PR vs Macao                 7:1
01.02.96  Hong Kong     Philippines vs China PR           0:7
01.02.96  Hong Kong     Hong Kong vs Macao                4:1
04.02.96  Hong Kong     Macao vs Philippines              5:1
04.02.96  Hong Kong     Hong Kong vs China PR             0:2
x-advances to final championship in the U.A.E.

Matches will be a single round-robin league format, to be held in Hong Kong.


GROUP 3
TEAM P W D L GOALS PTS.
x-Thailand 6 4 2 0 31:5 14
Singapore 6 3 3 0 16:7 12
Myanmar 6 2 1 3 11:20 7
Maldives 6 0 0 6 4:30 0

RESULTS GROUP 3:
(THA-SIN-MDV-MMR)

27.06.96 Bangkok      Myanmar vs. Singapore       0:4 (0:0) ABDULLAH (MYS)
27.06.96 Bangkok      Thailand vs. Maldives       8:0 (2:0) KIM (KOR)
29.06.96 Bangkok      Thailand vs. Myanmar        5:1 (1:0) ABDULLAH (MYS)
29.06.96 Bangkok      Maldives  vs. Singapore     0:2 (0:1) OKADA (JPN)
01.07.96 Bangkok      Myanmar vs. Maldives        3:1 (3:0) KIM (KOR)
01.07.96 Bangkok      Thailand vs. Singapore      1:1 (1:0) OKADA (JPN)
04.07.96 Singapore    Singapore vs. Myanmar       2:2 (1:2) LU (CHN)
04.07.96 Singapore    Maldives vs. Thailand       0:8 (0:5) NUGROHO (IDN)
07.07.96 Singapore    Myanmar vs. Thailand        1:7 (0:4) LEE (KOR)
07.07.96 Singapore    Singapore vs. Maldives      5:2 (2:1) NG (HKG)
09.07.96 Singapore    Singapore vs. Thailand      2:2 (0:0) LU (CHN)
09.07.96 Singapore    Maldives vs. Myanmar        1:4 (1:1) NUGROHO (IDN)
x-advances to final championship in the U.A.E.


GROUP 4
TEAM P W D L GOALS PTS.
x-Indonesia 2 1 1 0 7:1 4
Malaysia 2 1 1 0 5:2 4
India 2 0 0 2 3:12 0

RESULTS GROUP 4:
(MYS-IDN-IND)

02.03.96  KUALA LUMPUR     Malaysia vs. Indonesia     0:0        AN (KOR)
04.03.96  KUALA LUMPUR     Indonesia vs. India        7:1 (3:1)  HANLUMYAUNG (THA)
06.03.96  KUALA LUMPUR     India vs. Malaysia         2:5 (0:2)  AN (KOR)
x-advances to final championship in the U.A.E.


GROUP 5
TEAM P W D L GOALS PTS.
x-Iran 6 6 0 0 27:1 18
Oman 6 4 0 2 23:5 12
Sri Lanka 6 1 0 5 5:25 3
Nepal 6 0 0 6 2:26 0

RESULTS GROUP 5:
(IRN-SRI-NPL-OMN)

10.06.96  17:00  Teheran  Oman vs. Sri Lanka   3:0 (2:0) Selearajen (MYS)
10.06.96  19:00  Teheran  Iran vs. Nepal       8:0 (3:0) Al-Tamimi (JOR)
12.06.96         Teheran  Iran vs. Sri Lanka   7:0 (1:0) SUBRAMANIAM (MYS)
12.06.96         Teheran  Nepal vs. Oman       0:7 (0:1) AL-HINDYANI (KUW)
14.06.96         Teheran  Iran vs. Oman        2:0 (1:0) AL-TAMIMI (JOR)
14.06.96         Teheran  Sri Lanka vs. Nepal  3:1 (2:0) AL-HINDYANI (KUW)
17.06.96         Muscat   Oman vs. Nepal       2:1 (1:0) SHAIKHO (SYR)
17.06.96         Muscat   Sri Lanka vs. Iran   0:4 (0:1) AL-KHAMESY (YEM)
19.06.96  19:15  Muscat   Iran vs. Nepal       4:0 (1:0)
19.06.96  21:15  Muscat   Oman vs. Sri Lanka  10:0 (5:0)
21.06.96  19:15  Muscat   Nepal vs. Sri Lanka  0:2 (0:0)
21.06.96  21:15  Muscat   Oman vs. Iran        1:2 (0:1)
x-advances to final championship in the U.A.E.


GROUP 6
TEAM P W D L GOALS PTS.
x-Iraq 2 2 0 0 4:0 6
Jordan 2 1 0 1 4:1 3
Pakistan 2 0 0 2 0:7 0

RESULTS GROUP 6:
(IRQ-PAK-JOR)

09.08.96  Amman    Jordan vs. Pakistan  4:0  (1:0)    HAMMAL (SYR)
11.08.96  Amman    Jordan vs. Iraq      0:1  (0:0)
13.08.96  Amman    Pakistan vs. Iraq    0:3  (0:1)    ALI HASSAN (LIB)
x-advances to final championship in the U.A.E.


GROUP 7
TEAM P W D L GOALS PTS.
x-Syria 4 3 0 1 6:2 9
Qatar 4 2 0 2 5:4 6
Kazakhstan 4 1 0 3 1:6 3

RESULTS GROUP 7:
(QAT-SYR-KAZ)

14.06.96  19:00  Almaty         Kazakhstan vs Qatar   1:0 (1:0) UN-PRASERT (THA)
21.06.96  19:30  Damascus       Syria vs Kazakhstan   2:0 (2:0)
28.06.96  19:00  Doha           Qatar vs. Syria       1:0 (1:0) BUJSAIM (UAE)
05.07.96  19:00  Doha           Qatar vs. Kazakhstan  3:0 (3:0) AL-MEHANNA (KSA)
12.07.96  19:00  Almaty         Kazakhstan vs. Syria  0:1 (0:1) HAJI YAAKUB (MYS)
19.07.96         Damascus       Syria vs. Qatar       3:1 (1:0) ASGARI IRN
x-advances to final championship in the U.A.E.


GROUP 8
TEAM P W D L GOALS PTS.
x-Uzbekistan 2 1 0 1 5:4 3
Tajikistan 2 1 0 1 4:5 3
Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0:0 0

RESULTS GROUP 8:
(UZB-BHR-TJK)

14.04.96  18:00  Tashkent    Uzbekistan vs *Bahrain
17.04.96  17:00  Dushanbe    Tajikistan vs *Bahrain
08.05.96  17:30  Dushanbe    Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan    4:0 (1:0)
26.05.96  18:00  Manama     *Bahrain vs Uzbekistan
31.05.96  18:00  Manama     *Bahrain vs Tajikistan
19.06.96  18:00  Tashkent    Uzbekistan vs Tajikistan    4:0 (2:0) RAMAZANOV (TKM)
                                                         5:0 a.e.t. (Golden Goal)
x-advances to final championship in the U.A.E.

(*) Bahrain withdrew from the Asian Cup. The winner of the play-off between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan qualified to the Finals.


GROUP 9
TEAM P W D L GOALS PTS.
x-Saudi Arabia 4 4 0 0 10:0 12
Kyrgyzstan 4 1 0 3 3:7 3
Yemen 4 1 0 3 2:8 3

RESULTS GROUP 9:
(KSA-YEM-KGZ)

24.01.96  22:15  Riyadh     Saudi Arabia vs Kyrgyzstan       3:0  (2:0)
26.01.96  22:15  Riyadh     Yemen vs Kyrgyzstan              1:0  (0:0)   
28.01.96  22:15  Riyadh     Saudi Arabia vs Yemen            4:0  (1:0) 
31.01.96  22:15  Riyadh     Kyrgyzstan vs Saudi Arabia       0:2  (0:1)  
02.02.96  22:15  Riyadh     Kyrgyzstan vs Yemen              3:1  (1:1) 
04.02.96  22:15  Riyadh     Yemen vs Saudi Arabia            0:1  (0:1)
x-advances to final championship in the U.A.E.


GROUP 10
TEAM P W D L GOALS PTS.
x-Kuwait 4 2 2 0 9:5 8
Lebanon 4 2 1 1 7:6 7
Turkmenistan 4 0 1 3 3:8 1

RESULTS GROUP 10:
(KUW-LIB-TKM)

10.03.96  17:00  Ashgabad    Turkmenistan vs Kuwait      2:2 (2:1) 
22.03.96  18:00  Kuwait City Kuwait vs Turkmenistan      2:0 (0:0)  AL-KAYALI (SYR)
12.05.96  17:00  Beirut      Lebanon vs Turkmenistan     3:1 (1:1)  AL-MAJID (BHR)
26.05.96  17:30  Ashgabad    Turkmenistan vs Lebanon     0:1 (0:1)  MORADI (IRN)
09.06.96  17:30  Beirut      Lebanon vs Kuwait           3:5 (2:3)
20.06.96  19:00  Kuwait      Kuwait vs Lebanon           0:0
x-advances to final championship in the U.A.E.


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