| بطولة النخبة العربية للأندية 1996 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tunisia |
| Dates | 30 April – 4 May |
| Teams | 3 (fromUAFA confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (inTunis host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Espérance de Tunis (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Al-Riyadh |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 4 (1.33 per match) |
| Top scorer | Hassen Gabsi (2 goals) |
| Best player | Hassen Gabsi |
| Bestgoalkeeper | Chokri El Ouaer |
←1995 1997 → | |
The1996 Arab Super Cup was an international club competition played by the winners and runners up of theArab Club Champions Cup andArab Cup Winners' Cup. It was the third edition of the tournament to be played.Espérance de Tunis were crowned champions, with Saudi Arabian outfitAl-Riyadh runner up. Also represented wereAl-Hilal, also of Saudi Arabia. It is unclear whyAl-Riyadh took part in the competition as they weren't represented as either champions or runners up of theArab Club Champions Cup orArab Cup Winners' Cup.[1]
| Team | Qualification | Previous participation (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Hilal | Winners of the1995 Arab Club Champions Cup | 2 (1992,1995) |
| Espérance de Tunis | Runners-up of the1995 Arab Club Champions Cup | |
| Al-Riyadh | Semi-finalist of the1995 Arab Cup Winners' Cup |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espérance de Tunis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Al-Riyadh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Al-Hilal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
| Espérance de Tunis | 1–1 | Al-Riyadh |
|---|---|---|
| Ayadi Hamrouni | walid almadouh |
| Al-Hilal | 0–2 | Espérance de Tunis |
|---|---|---|
Gabsi 43'Thabet 83' |