1996 AFC Youth Championship
1996 AFC Youth Championship was held in South Korea from 17 to 31 October.
Results
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 12 |
 United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 |
 Thailand | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
 Iran | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
 Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 |
 Japan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Syria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
 India | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
 Qatar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 1 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||
| China | 0 | |||||
| China | 5 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Japan | 2(3) | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 2(4) | |||||