The 13th Arabian Gulf Cup () was held in Oman, in October 1996. Kuwait won the tournament for the record-extending 8th time.
Iraq continued to be banned from the tournament over its invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
Tournament
The teams played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner.
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Result
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