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 roundedit
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.
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.
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics Men s Asian Qualifiers news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 QualifiersTournament detailsDates20 May 1995 27 March 1996Teams25 from 1 confederation 19922000 The qualification saw Korea Republic Japan and Saudi Arabia winning their final round groups and qualifying to the Olympics Contents 1 Format 2 First round 2 1 Group 1 2 2 Group 2 2 3 Group 3 2 4 Group 4 2 5 Group 5 2 6 Group 6 2 7 Group 7 2 8 Group 8 3 Second round 3 1 Group A 3 2 Group B 4 Third round 4 1 Semifinals 4 2 Third place play off 4 3 FinalFormat editAsian 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 editThe 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 Pts1 nbsp China 4 4 0 0 11 2 9 122 nbsp Singapore 4 1 1 2 3 7 4 43 nbsp Malaysia 4 0 1 3 1 6 5 124 June 1995Singapore nbsp 2 0 nbsp Malaysia 2 July 1995China nbsp 4 0 nbsp Singapore 9 July 1995China nbsp 2 1 nbsp Malaysia 16 July 1995Malaysia nbsp 0 0 nbsp Singapore 23 July 1995Malaysia nbsp 0 2 nbsp China 29 July 1995Singapore nbsp 1 3 nbsp China Group 2 edit Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts1 nbsp Japan 4 4 0 0 16 1 15 122 nbsp Thailand 4 2 0 2 12 6 6 63 nbsp Chinese Taipei 4 0 0 4 1 22 21 026 May 1995Thailand nbsp 0 5 nbsp Japan 28 May 1995Chinese Taipei nbsp 1 4 nbsp Japan 30 May 1995Thailand nbsp 7 0 nbsp Chinese Taipei 8 June 1995Chinese Taipei nbsp 0 5 nbsp Thailand 11 June 1995Japan nbsp 6 0 nbsp Chinese Taipei 14 June 1995Japan nbsp 1 0 nbsp Thailand Group 3 edit Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts1 nbsp South Korea 4 4 0 0 15 1 14 122 nbsp Indonesia 4 2 0 2 6 4 2 63 nbsp Hong Kong 4 0 0 4 1 17 16 021 May 1995Hong Kong nbsp 0 5 nbsp South Korea 25 May 1995Indonesia nbsp 1 2 nbsp South Korea 30 May 1995Indonesia nbsp 1 0 nbsp Hong Kong 19 August 1995South Korea nbsp 7 0 nbsp Hong Kong 22 August 1995South Korea nbsp 1 0 nbsp Indonesia 26 August 1995Hong Kong nbsp 1 4 nbsp Indonesia Group 4 edit Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts1 nbsp Oman 4 4 0 0 13 3 10 122 nbsp India 4 2 0 2 8 7 1 63 nbsp Pakistan 4 0 0 4 2 13 11 07 October 1995Pakistan nbsp 0 2 nbsp Oman 11 October 1995Pakistan nbsp 1 2 nbsp India 18 October 1995Oman nbsp 3 2 nbsp India 22 October 1995India nbsp 3 1 nbsp Pakistan 25 October 1995Oman nbsp 6 0 nbsp Pakistan 29 October 1995India nbsp 1 2 nbsp Oman Group 5 edit Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts1 nbsp Kazakhstan 6 5 1 0 19 5 14 162 nbsp Uzbekistan 6 3 1 2 12 8 4 103 nbsp Tajikistan 6 1 1 4 9 14 5 44 nbsp Kyrgyzstan 6 1 1 4 9 22 13 420 May 1995Kyrgyzstan nbsp 1 5 nbsp Uzbekistan 20 May 1995Tajikistan nbsp 0 3 nbsp Kazakhstan 10 June 1995Kyrgyzstan nbsp 2 2 nbsp Kazakhstan 10 June 1995Uzbekistan nbsp 2 0 nbsp Tajikistan 24 June 1995Uzbekistan nbsp 1 2 nbsp Kazakhstan 24 June 1995Tajikistan nbsp 3 0 nbsp Kyrgyzstan 12 August 1995Uzbekistan nbsp 2 1 nbsp Kyrgyzstan 12 August 1995Kazakhstan nbsp 3 1 nbsp Tajikistan 2 September 1995Kazakhstan nbsp 6 0 nbsp Kyrgyzstan 2 September 1995Tajikistan nbsp 1 1 nbsp Uzbekistan 7 October 1995Kyrgyzstan nbsp 5 4 nbsp Tajikistan 7 October 1995Kazakhstan nbsp 3 1 nbsp Uzbekistan Group 6 edit Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts1 nbsp Saudi Arabia 4 3 1 0 4 0 4 102 nbsp Kuwait 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 53 nbsp Syria 4 0 1 3 2 6 4 124 August 1995Saudi Arabia nbsp 2 0 nbsp Syria 31 August 1995Kuwait nbsp 0 1 nbsp Saudi Arabia 8 September 1995Syria nbsp 0 1 nbsp Kuwait 15 September 1995Syria nbsp 0 1 nbsp Saudi Arabia 21 September 1995Saudi Arabia nbsp 0 0 nbsp Kuwait 28 September 1995Kuwait nbsp 2 2 nbsp Syria Group 7 edit Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts1 nbsp United Arab Emirates 4 2 2 0 5 3 2 82 nbsp Iran 4 2 1 1 9 4 5 73 nbsp Turkmenistan 4 0 1 3 4 11 7 113 September 1995Turkmenistan nbsp 2 4 nbsp Iran 23 September 1995United Arab Emirates nbsp 2 1 nbsp Turkmenistan 29 September 1995Iran nbsp 1 1 nbsp United Arab Emirates 5 October 1995Iran nbsp 4 0 nbsp Turkmenistan 15 October 1995Turkmenistan nbsp 1 1 nbsp United Arab Emirates 22 October 1995United Arab Emirates nbsp 1 0 nbsp Iran Group 8 edit Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts1 nbsp Iraq 4 2 2 0 8 3 5 82 nbsp Qatar 4 2 1 1 8 6 2 73 nbsp Jordan 4 0 1 3 4 11 7 115 September 1995Jordan nbsp 1 2 nbsp Qatar 22 September 1995Qatar nbsp 0 0 nbsp Iraq 29 September 1995Jordan nbsp 0 4 nbsp IraqChathir nbsp nbsp Fawzi nbsp Wahaib nbsp 6 October 1995Qatar nbsp 4 2 nbsp Jordan 13 October 1995Iraq nbsp 3 2 nbsp QatarChathir nbsp nbsp Ali nbsp 20 October 1995Iraq nbsp 1 1 nbsp JordanAli nbsp Second round editThe 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 Pts1 nbsp Japan 3 2 1 0 6 2 4 72 nbsp Iraq 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 73 nbsp Oman 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 34 nbsp United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 3 2 7 5 016 March 1996Iraq nbsp 1 1 nbsp JapanWahaib nbsp 58 16 March 1996United Arab Emirates nbsp 1 3 nbsp Oman 18 March 1996Iraq nbsp 3 1 nbsp United Arab EmiratesWahaib nbsp 31 Fawzi nbsp 51 Chathir nbsp 89 18 March 1996Japan nbsp 4 1 nbsp Oman 20 March 1996Japan nbsp 1 0 nbsp United Arab Emirates 20 March 1996Iraq nbsp 1 0 nbsp OmanChathir nbsp 62 Group B edit Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts1 nbsp South Korea 3 2 1 0 6 2 4 72 nbsp Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 6 2 4 53 nbsp China 3 1 1 1 5 6 1 44 nbsp Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 3 10 7 017 March 1996Kazakhstan nbsp 2 4 nbsp China 17 March 1996South Korea nbsp 1 1 nbsp Saudi Arabia 19 March 1996Kazakhstan nbsp 1 2 nbsp South Korea 19 March 1996China nbsp 1 1 nbsp Saudi Arabia 21 March 1996China nbsp 0 3 nbsp South Korea 21 March 1996Kazakhstan nbsp 0 4 nbsp Saudi ArabiaThird round editSemifinals edit 24 March 1996Japan nbsp 2 1 nbsp Saudi Arabia 24 March 1996South Korea nbsp 2 1 nbsp Iraq Third place play off edit 27 March 1996Saudi Arabia nbsp 1 0 nbsp Iraq Final edit 27 March 1996South Korea nbsp 2 1 nbsp Japan South Korea Japan and Saudi Arabia qualified to the 1996 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Atlanta Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics Men 27s Asian Qualifiers amp oldid 1078863470, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
