1996 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament

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. Host nation Morocco, Croatia, Nigeria and Czech Republic participated in the tournament, and all matches took place at the Stade Mohamed V, home of Moroccan clubs Raja Casablanca and Wydad Casablanca. The tournament was played in a cup format, with only 4 games played (two semifinals, a final and a third place match).

Participating teams

•  Morocco (host)
•  Croatia
•  Nigeria
•  Czech Republic

Results

	Semi-finals				Final
	11 December
	Morocco	2 (6)
	Croatia (pen)	2 (7)
					12 December
					Croatia (pen)	1 (4)
					Czech Republic	1 (1)
					Third place
	11 December			12 December
	Czech Republic	2		Morocco	2
	Nigeria	1			Nigeria	0

Semifinals

Morocco  v  Croatia

11 December 1996

Morocco	2 – 2 ( 6 – 7 PSO )	Croatia
Bassir  22' Bahja  72'		Vlaović  14'  15'

Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Attendance: 80,000

Czech Republic  v  Nigeria

11 December 1996

Czech Republic	2–1	Nigeria
Drulák  9' Hašek  79'		Oparaku  87' (pen.)

Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Abdelhammid Redwan (Egypt)

Third place match

Morocco  v  Nigeria

12 December 1996

Morocco	2–0	Nigeria
Bassir  49' Jrindou  90'

Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

Final

Croatia  v  Czech Republic

12 December 1996

Croatia	1 – 1 (4 – 1 PSO)	Czech Republic
Pralija  29'		Drulák  4'

Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

1996 King Hassan II Tournament
Croatia First title

Top scorers

2 goals

• Salaheddine Bassir
• Radek Drulák
• Goran Vlaović

External links

• 1996 King Hassan II Tournament at rsssf