The 1996 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship (5th tournament) took place in Dubai from 21 August–30 August.

It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1997 Men's Junior World Handball Championship.

The top two finishers from each preliminary round group progressed to the next round.

Qatar South Korea Iran Kuwait Bahrain Japan China United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Oman United Arab Emirates,  Saudi Arabia and  Qatar won their Elimination matches and advanced to the final round.