1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship qualification (AFC)

The 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship qualification is the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship, the 3rd edition of the international men's futsal championship of FIFA. A total of 3 teams qualify to play in the World Championship. The qualification process will be divided to three zones.[1]

1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesShanghai, China (East)
Tehran, Iran (West)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (ASEAN)
DatesMarch 27 – August 17
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored181 (12.07 per match)

Draw
Teams
East Zone
Host:  China
West Zone
Host:  Iran
ASEAN Zone
Host:  Malaysia
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the FIFA World Championship.

East Zone
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 0 29 14 +15 9 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship
2  South Korea 3 2 0 1 14 11 +3 6
3  Japan 3 0 1 2 8 12 −4 1
4  Hong Kong 3 0 1 2 9 23 −14 1
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
China 13 – 5 Hong Kong
Japan 1 – 2 South Korea
China 9 – 5 South Korea
Japan 3 – 3 Hong Kong
China 7 – 4 Japan
Hong Kong 1 – 7 South Korea

West Zone
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 4 4 0 0 47 8 +39 12 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship
2  Kazakhstan 4 2 0 2 20 27 −7 6
3  Tajikistan 4 0 0 4 8 40 −32 0
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Iran 14 – 2 Kazakhstan
Tajikistan 3 – 10 Kazakhstan
Iran 15 – 1 Tajikistan
Tajikistan 3 – 4 Kazakhstan
Iran 7 – 4 Kazakhstan
Iran 11 – 1 Tajikistan

ASEAN Zone
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Malaysia 2 1 1 0 20 10 +10 4 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship
2  Brunei 2 0 2 0 15 15 0 2
3  Philippines 2 0 1 1 11 21 −10 1
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Brunei 8 – 8 Philippines
Malaysia 13 – 3 Philippines
Malaysia 7 – 7 Brunei

Qualified teams

The following 3 teams qualified for the FIFA Futsal World Championship.

Team Qualified as Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Championship1
 ChinaEast Zone1 (1992)
 IranWest Zone1 (1992)
 MalaysiaASEAN Zone0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

See also

References
  1. Technical Report 3rd FIFA Futsal (Indoor) World Championship Page 13
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