1996_King_Hassan_II_International_Cup_Tournament

1996 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament

1996 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament

International football competition

The 1996 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament was the first edition of this international football competition. It took place on 11 and 12 December 1996 in Morocco. The host nation Morocco, Croatia, Nigeria and Czech Republic participated in the tournament, and all matches took place at the Stade Mohamed V, home of the Moroccan clubs Raja Casablanca and Wydad Casablanca. The tournament was played in a knock out cup format, with only four games played (two semifinals, a final and a third place match).

Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...

The inaugural tournament was won by Croatia after prevailing over the Czech Republic in the penalty shoot-out after a 1-1 draw.[1]

Participating teams

Results

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 December
 
 
 Morocco2 (6)
 
12 December
 
 Croatia (pen)2 (7)
 
 Croatia (pen)1 (4)
 
11 December
 
 Czech Republic1 (1)
 
 Czech Republic2
 
 
 Nigeria1
 
Third place
 
 
12 December
 
 
 Morocco2
 
 
 Nigeria0

Semifinals

More information Morocco, 2 – 2 ...
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Abdelhammid Redwan (Egypt)
More information Czech Republic, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Abdelhammid Redwan (Egypt)

Third place match

More information Morocco, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

Final

More information Croatia, 1 – 1 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
 1996 King Hassan II Tournament 

Croatia
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 11 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. [1]
    "King Hassan II Tournament 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 June 2022.


Preceded by
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 Hassan II Trophy
1996		 Succeeded by
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