1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification

The Japan (hosts) and Saudi Arabia (holders) qualified automatically for the 1992 AFC Asian Cup. Six other teams had to qualify for the event, scheduled from 29 October to 8 November. There were a total number of 20 participating teams in the qualifying tournament.

Group 1

All matches in Doha, Qatar

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Qatar	4	2	2	0	0	8	2	+6
Syria	2	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1
Oman	0	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5

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Qatar  v  Syria

29 May 1992

Qatar	4 - 2	Syria

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Qatar  v  Oman

31 May 1992

Qatar	4 - 0	Oman

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Syria  v  Oman

2 June 1992

Syria	1 - 0	Oman

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Group 2

All matches in Al Ain, UAE

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
United Arab Emirates	4	2	2	0	0	6	3	+3
Kuwait	2	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1
Bahrain	0	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4

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Kuwait  v  Bahrain

24 May 1992

Kuwait	2 - 0	Bahrain

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United Arab Emirates  v  Kuwait

27 May 1992

United Arab Emirates	3 - 2	Kuwait

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United Arab Emirates  v  Bahrain

30 May 1992

United Arab Emirates	3 - 1	Bahrain

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Group 3

All matches in Kolkata, India
   Nepal and  Maldives withdrew

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Iran	4	2	2	0	0	10	0	+10
India	2	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1
Pakistan	0	2	0	0	2	0	9	-9

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India  v  Pakistan

9 May 1992

India	2 - 0	Pakistan

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Pakistan  v  Iran

11 May 1992

Pakistan	0 - 7	Iran
		Pious  2' Moharrami  12' Marfavi  18', 82' Ghayeghran  27' Hassanzadeh  37' Abtahi  43'

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Shyam Shrestha (Nepal)

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India  v  Iran

15 May 1992

India	0 - 3	Iran
		Moharrami  35' Pious  40', 63'

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

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Group 4

All matches in Pyongyang, Korea DPR

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
North Korea	5	3	2	1	0	8	0	+8
Macau	3	3	1	1	1	4	4	0
Hong Kong	3	3	0	3	0	2	2	0
Chinese Taipei	1	3	0	1	2	0	8	-8

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Hong Kong  v  Macau

3 June 1992

Hong Kong	2 - 2	Macau

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North Korea  v  Chinese Taipei

3 June 1992

North Korea	6 - 0	Chinese Taipei

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North Korea  v  Macau

5 June 1992

North Korea	2 - 0	Macau

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Chinese Taipei  v  Hong Kong

5 June 1992

Chinese Taipei	0 - 0	Hong Kong

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Chinese Taipei  v  Macau

7 June 1992

Chinese Taipei	0 - 2	Macau

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North Korea  v  Hong Kong

7 June 1992

North Korea	0 - 0	Hong Kong

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Group 5

All matches in Singapore

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
China PR	6	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7
Indonesia	3	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1
Malaysia	2	3	0	2	1	2	6	-4
Singapore	1	3	0	1	2	2	4	-2

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Singapore  v  Malaysia

19 April 1992

Singapore	1 - 1	Malaysia

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Indonesia  v  China PR

20 April 1992

Indonesia	0 - 2	China PR

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Singapore  v  Indonesia

22 April 1992

Singapore	1 - 2	Indonesia

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China PR  v  Malaysia

23 April 1992

China PR	4 - 0	Malaysia

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Malaysia  v  Indonesia

24 April 1992

Malaysia	1 - 1	Indonesia

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Singapore  v  China PR

26 April 1992

Singapore	0 - 1	China PR

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Group 6

All matches in Bangkok, Thailand

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Thailand	4	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2
South Korea	2	2	1	0	1	7	2	+5
Bangladesh	0	2	0	0	2	0	7	-7

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South Korea  v  Bangladesh

19 June 1992

South Korea	6 - 0	Bangladesh

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Thailand  v  South Korea

21 June 1992

Thailand	2 - 1	South Korea

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Thailand  v  Bangladesh

23 June 1992

Thailand	1 - 0	Bangladesh

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Countries to participate in 1992 AFC Asian Cup

•  Saudi Arabia (1988 AFC Asian Cup Winner)
•  Qatar
•  United Arab Emirates
•  Iran
•  North Korea
•  China PR
•  Thailand
•  Japan (host nation)

References

External links

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