United Arab Emirates v Saudi Arabia, 21 December 1996
| Score | 0-0 :: penalties 4-2 to Saudi Arabia |
| Referee | Mohamed Nazri Abdullah |
| Competition | AFC Asian Cup Final |
| Venue | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Attendance | 60,000 |
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0 (2)
United Arab Emirates
Manager: T Ivic
Starting lineup:
Forward
Adnan Khami Al Talyani
Substitutions:
| Abdulaziz Mohamed for Bahkit Saad | 46 |
| Zuhair Bakhit for Adel Ahmed | 46 |
| Khamis Saad for | 91 |
0 (4)
Saudi Arabia
Manager: Eduardo Vingada
Starting lineup:
Mohammad Al-Deayea
Goalkeeper
Mohammed Al-Jahani
Defender
Hussein Sulaimani
Defender
Abdullah Zubromawi
Midfielder
Sami Al-Jaber
Forward
Substitutions:
| Abdullah Al Dosary for Sami Al-Jaber | 62 |
| Ibrahim Mater Al Harbi for Mohammed Al Khilaioui | 77 |
| Hamza Idriss Falatah for Fahad Mahalel | 80 |