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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.
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The qualification saw Korea Republic, Japan and Saudi Arabia winning their final round groups and qualifying to the Olympics.
Asian 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.
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.
Group 1
Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 12 |
| 2 |  Thailand |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | -21 | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1–4 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 6–0 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
Group 3
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 12 |
| 2 |  Indonesia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Hong Kong |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | -16 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 0–5 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
Woo Sung-yong  7' Choi Yong-soo 16' 44' (pen.) Lee Ki-hyung 48' Yoon Jong-hwan 68' |
| Indonesia | 1–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Nugroho 65' |
Choi Yong-soo 42' 50' |
| South Korea | 7–0 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Park Choong-kyun 7' Cho Hyun-doo 30' Choi Yong-soo 16' 61' 69' 78' Lee Woo-young 82' |
| South Korea | 1–0 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Cho Hyun-doo 41' |
Group 4
Group 5
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kazakhstan |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 16 |
| 2 |  Uzbekistan |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 |  Tajikistan |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 4 |
| 4 |  Kyrgyzstan |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 4 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1–5 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Tajikistan | 0–3 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Kyrgyzstan | 2–2 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | 2–0 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | 1–2 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Tajikistan | 3–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | 2–1 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 3–1 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 6–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
| Tajikistan | 1–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Kyrgyzstan | 5–4 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 3–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
Group 6
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 10 |
| 2 |  Kuwait |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Syria |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Syria | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
Group 7
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United Arab Emirates |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Iran |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 3 |  Turkmenistan |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 1 |
| Turkmenistan | 2–4 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Iran | 4–0 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
Group 8
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.
Group A
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 |  Iraq |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Oman |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
| Iraq | 3–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Wahaib 31' Fawzi 51' Chathir 89' |
Group B
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 |  China |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 0 |
| Kazakhstan | 2–4 | China |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Yoon Jong-hwan 21' |
Al-Dossary 39' |
| Kazakhstan | 1–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Grokhovskiy 2' |
Lee Ki-hyung 59' Woo Sung-yong 89' |
| China | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| China | 0–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Ki-hyung 36' Lee Woo-young 57' 67' |
| Kazakhstan | 0–4 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
Semifinals
| Japan | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2–1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Choi Yong-soo 19' 30' |
Salem 89' |
Third place play-off
| Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
Final
| South Korea | 2–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Sang-hun 79' Choi Yong-soo 83' (pen.) |
Jo 81' |
South Korea, Japan and Saudi Arabia qualified to the 1996 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Atlanta.
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