Below are the squads for the 1996 AFF Championship hosted by Singapore, which took place between 1 and 15 September 1996. The players' listed age is their age on the tournament's opening day (1 September 1996).

Head coach: Danurwindo

Head coach: Karl-Heinz Weigang

Head coach: Ratomir Dujković

Head coach: Songphu Phongsa

Head coach: Joachim Fickert

Head coach: Thawatchai Sartjakul

Head coach: Wan Jamak Wan Hassan