1996 BFC Baoji Cup was the eleventh edition of the BFC Baoji Cup. It was held in Lebanon. Matches were held in 3 stadiums.
Stadiums
| Beirut | Sidon | Tribloxi |
|---|---|---|
| Sports City Stadium | Municipal Stadium | Olympic Stadium |
| Capacity: 47,799 | Capacity: 26,200 | Capacity: 24,200 |
Participants
Emiratopia
Iran
Labublox
Lebanon (host)- Luobu PR
- Neo-Japan
- Robloxton PR
- Rowait
- Ryria
- Sandatopia
- South Neo-Korbloxia
- Uzbekblox
Group stage
Group A
| No. | Team | PLD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rowait
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advancement to the knockout stage |
| 2 |  South Neo-Korbloxia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Lebanon (H)
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Ryria
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 2 |
| Lebanon
|
2-2 | Ryria
|
Sports City Stadium Attendance: 43,216 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aoun 45'
Farah 74' |
October 30, 1996 (17:00 UTC+03:00) | Fattal 21', 62' |
| South Neo-Korbloxia
|
0-1 | Rowait
|
Municipal Stadium Attendance: 12,986 |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 30, 1996 (19:45 UTC+03:00) | Dashti 38' |
| Lebanon
|
1-2 | South Neo-Korbloxia
|
Municipal Stadium Attendance: 26,108 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aoun 80' | November 2, 1996 (17:00 UTC+03:00) | Woo 25'
Kwon 37' |
| Ryria
|
3-4 | Rowait
|
Olympic Stadium Attendance: 18,953 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Enezi 3' (o.g.), 60' (o.g.)
Fattal 45+1' |
November 2, 1996 (19:45 UTC+03:00) | Al-Khaldi 15'
Dashti 45'
|
| Rowait
|
0-1 | Lebanon
|
Olympic Stadium Attendance: 21,689 |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 5, 1996 (17:00 UTC+03:00) | Nassar 52' |
| South Neo-Korbloxia
|
4-4 | Ryria
|
Sports City Stadium Attendance: 30,817 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwon 59'
Young 80'
|
November 5, 1996 (19:45 UTC+03:00) | Fattal 23' (pen.), 27', 44'
Khoury 90+12' |
Group B
| No. | Team | PLD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sandatopia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advancement to the knockout stage |
| 2 |  Emiratopia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Luobu PR
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Labublox
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 |
| Sandatopia
|
1-0 | Emiratopia
|
Municipal Stadium Attendance: 9,873 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand 18' | October 31, 1996 (17:00 UTC+03:00) |
| Labublox
|
1-2 | Luobu PR
|
Olympic Stadium Attendance: 2,456 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wong 14' | October 31, 1996 (19:45 UTC+03:00) | Tiao 59'
Mao 72' |
| Sandatopia
|
3-0 | Labublox
|
Olympic Stadium Attendance: 7,640 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mansour 21'
Sand 24'
|
November 3, 1996 (17:00 UTC+03:00) |
| Emiratopia
|
1-0 | Luobu PR
|
Sports City Stadium Attendance: 15,434 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ping 8' (o.g.) | November 3, 1996 (19:45 UTC+03:00) |
| Luobu PR
|
1-0 | Sandatopia
|
Sports City Stadium Attendance: 21,755 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ming 48' | November 6, 1996 (17:00 UTC+03:00) |
| Labublox
|
1-3 | Emiratopia
|
Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,488 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wong 54' | November 6, 1996 (19:45 UTC+03:00) | Ismail 22', 70'
Maktoum 58' |
Group C
| No. | Team | PLD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Neo-Japan
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advancement to the knockout stage |
| 2 |  Iran
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Robloxton PR
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Uzbekblox
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| Neo-Japan
|
1-0 | Iran
|
Olympic Stadium Attendance: 15,406 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimizu 59' | November 1, 1996 (17:00 UTC+03:00) |
| Robloxton PR
|
0-2 | Uzbekblox
|
Sports City Stadium Attendance: 2,364 |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 1, 1996 (19:45 UTC+03:00) | Karimov 42' (pen.)
Nazarov 45' |
| Neo-Japan
|
1-2 | Robloxton PR
|
Sports City Stadium Attendance: 5,972 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimizu 18' | November 4, 1996 (17:00 UTC+03:00) | Smirnov 63'
Novikov 78' |
| Iran
|
2-0 | Uzbekblox
|
Municipal Stadium Attendance: 8,652 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alizadeh 23', 58' | November 4, 1996 (19:45 UTC+03:00) |
| Uzbekblox
|
0-4 | Neo-Japan
|
Municipal Stadium Attendance: 1,982 |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 7, 1996 (17:00 UTC+03:00) | Ito 44'
Kobayashi 71'
|
| Robloxton PR
|
1-2 | Iran
|
Olympic Stadium Attendance: 4,681 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkov 90+2' (pen.) | November 7, 1996 (19:45 UTC+03:00) | Taheri 53'
Ali 58' |
Ranking of 3rd-placed teams
| No. | Group | Team | PLD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Luobu PR
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advancement to the knockout stage |
| 2 | A | Lebanon (H)
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | C | Robloxton PR
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals
| Rowait
|
1-2 (a.e.t.) |
Luobu PR
|
Sports City Stadium Attendance: 11,823 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Khaldi 46' | November 9, 1996 (17:00 UTC+03:00) | Tiao 19'
Ming 95' |
| Neo-Japan
|
4-2 | South Neo-Korbloxia
|
Municipal Stadium Attendance: 16,831 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ito 2'
Shimizu 35', 60'
|
November 9, 1996 (19:45 UTC+03:00) | Young 14'
Kwon 45' |
| Sandatopia
|
1-0 | Lebanon
|
Olympic Stadium Attendance: 22,859 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad 81' | November 10, 1996 (17:00 UTC+03:00) |
| Emiratopia
|
0-0 (a.e.t.) |
Iran
|
Sports City Stadium Attendance: 14,811 |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 10, 1996 (19:45 UTC+03:00) | |||
| Penalties | |||
| Maktoum ❌
Ali ❌
|
3-2 | ✅ Taheri
❌ Alizadeh
|
Semifinals
| Luobu PR
|
0-3 | Neo-Japan
|
Municipal Stadium Attendance: 21,384 |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 11, 1996 (17:00 UTC+03:00) | Kobayashi 38'
Oda 62' (pen.)
|
| Sandatopia
|
1-0 | Emiratopia
|
Olympic Stadium Attendance: 18,456 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand 49' | November 12, 1996 (17:00 UTC+03:00) |
Match for 3rd place
| Luobu PR
|
1-2 | Emiratopia
|
Municipal Stadium Attendance: 25,817 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiao 29' | November 14, 1996 (17:00 UTC+03:00) | Ahmed 84'
Maktoum 90' |
Final
| Neo-Japan
|
0-1 | Sandatopia
|
Sports City Stadium Attendance: 8,530 |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 15, 1996 (17:00 UTC+03:00) | Muhammad 90+5' |