The 1996 Asian Super Cup was the 2nd Asian Super Cup, a football match played between the winners of the previous season's Asian Club Championship and Asian Cup Winners Cup competitions. The 1996 competition was contested by Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma of South Korea, who won the 1995 Asian Club Championship, and Bellmare Hiratsuka of Japan, the winners of the 1995–96 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
| Event | 1996 Asian Super Cup | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 31 July 1996 | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | 7 August 1996 | ||||||
| Venue | Mitsuzawa Stadium, Yokohama, Japan | ||||||
Route to the Super Cup
editCheonan Ilhwa Chunma
edit| Opponents | Round | Score1 | Ilhwa Chunma goalscorers |
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 GD Lam Pak |
First round | 8–02 | ? |
 Pahang FA |
Second round | 5–2 | ? |
 Thai Farmers Bank FC |
Quarterfinals | 1–1 | ? |
 Persib Bandung |
Quarterfinals | 5–2 | ? |
 Verdy Kawasaki |
Quarterfinals | 1–0 | ? |
 Saipa |
Semifinals | 1–0 (AET) | Lee Kwang-Hyun  104'
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 Al-Nasr |
Final | 1–0 (AET) | Lee Tae-Hong 110'
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1Ilhwa Chunma goals always recorded first.
2 GD Lam Pak withdrew after the 1st leg.
Bellmare Hiratsuka
edit| Opponents | Round | Score1 | Bellmare Hiratsuka goalscorers |
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| Sabah FA |
Second round | 7–1 | ? |
| Petrokimia Putra |
Quarterfinals | 7–0 | ? |
| Yokohama Flügels |
Semifinals | 4–3 (AET) | Evair 56', 89' (pen.), Mitsuoka 83'
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 Al Talaba |
Final | 2–1 | Narahashi 27', Nakata 81'
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1Bellmare Hiratsuka goals always recorded first.
Match summary
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 
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6–3 | Bellmare Hiratsuka
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5–3 | 1–0 |
First leg
edit| Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | 5–3 | Bellmare Hiratsuka |
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Second leg
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