1992 AFC Asian Cup

1992 AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup Japan 1992
AFCアジアカップ1992
Tournament details
Host country  Japan
Dates 29 October – 8 November
Teams 8
Venue(s) 3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Japan (1st title)
Runners-up  Saudi Arabia
Third place  China PR
Fourth place  United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 31 (1.94 per match)
Attendance 316,496 (19,781 per match)
Top scorer(s) Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Bishi (3 goals)
Best player Japan Kazuyoshi Miura

The Asian Football Confederation's 1992 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between October 29 and November 8. The host nation, Japan, defeated the defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final in Hiroshima.

Stadiums

Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima Onomichi, Hiroshima Nishi-ku, Hiroshima
Hiroshima Big Arch Bingo Athletic Stadium Hiroshima Stadium
Capacity: 50,000 Capacity: 9,245 Capacity: 13,800

Qualification

20 teams participated in a preliminary tournament. It was divided into 6 groups and the first-placed team of each group thus qualified.

The other 6 qualifying teams were:

Squads

For more details on this topic, see 1992 AFC Asian Cup squads.

First round

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 5312021+1
 United Arab Emirates 5312021+1
 Iran 4311121+1
 North Korea 1301225−3

1992-10-30
17:00
North Korea  0 – 2  Iran
Report Pious  30'
Ghayeghran  80'

1992-10-30
19:00
Japan  0 – 0  United Arab Emirates
Report
Bingo Sports Park, Onomichi
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)

1992-11-01
12:00
Iran  0 – 0  United Arab Emirates
Report
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

1992-11-01
14:00
Japan  1 – 1  North Korea
Nakayama  80' Report Kim Gwang-Min  29' (pen.)
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Rasheed Al-Jassas (Kuwait)

1992-11-03
12:00
United Arab Emirates  2 – 1  North Korea
K. Saad  81'
Bakhit  85'
Report Kim Gwang-Min  69'
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

1992-11-03
14:00
Japan  1 – 0  Iran
Miura  87' Report
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Saudi Arabia 5312062+4
 China PR 5312032+1
 Qatar 2302134−1
 Thailand 2302115−4

1992-10-29
17:00
Saudi Arabia  1 – 1  China PR
Al-Thunayan  17' Report Li Bing  41'
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Shinichiro Obata (Japan)

1992-10-29
19:00
Thailand  1 – 1  Qatar
Areesngarkul  42' Report Soufi  81'
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Hossein Khoshkhan (Iran)

1992-10-31
13:00
Saudi Arabia  1 – 1  Qatar
Al-Muwallid  86' Report Mustafa  74'
Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

1992-10-31
15:00
China PR  0 – 0  Thailand
Report
Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Noh Byung-Il (Korea Republic)

1992-11-02
17:00
Saudi Arabia  4 – 0  Thailand
Al-Owairan  4'
Al-Bishi  19', 72'
Al-Thunayan  64'
Report
Bingo Sports Park, Onomichi
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

1992-11-02
19:00
Qatar  1 – 2  China PR
Al-Sulaiti  20' Report Peng Weiguo  44', 58'
Bingo Sports Park, Onomichi
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal)

Knockout stage

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Semi-finals Final
November 6 - Hiroshima
  Japan  3  
  China PR  2  
 
November 8 - Hiroshima
      Japan  1
    Saudi Arabia  0
Third place
November 6 - Hiroshima November 8 - Hiroshima
  Saudi Arabia  2   China PR (pen.)  1 (4)
  United Arab Emirates  0     United Arab Emirates  1 (3)

Semi-finals

1992-11-06
16:30
Japan  3 – 2  China PR
Fukuda  48'
Kitazawa  57'
Nakayama  84'
Report Xie Yuxin  1'
Li Xiao  70'
Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hossein Khoshkhan (Iran)

1992-11-06
19:00
Saudi Arabia  2 – 0  United Arab Emirates
Al-Owairan  77'
Al-Bishi  80'
Report
Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Rasheed Al-Jassas (Kuwait)

Third place play-off

1992-11-08
12:00
China PR  1 – 1  United Arab Emirates
Hao Haidong  15' Report Ismail  10'
  Penalties  
4 – 3
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

Final

1992-11-08
14:30
Japan  1 – 0  Saudi Arabia
Takagi  36' Report
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Winners

 AFC Asian Cup 1992 Winners 

Japan
First title

Awards

MVP (Most Valuable Player)

Top Scorer

Statistics

Goalscorers

With three goals, Fahad Al-Bishi is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 31 goals were scored by 24 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Top scoring teams

8 goals

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Final positions

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Eff
1 Japan 532063+3880.0%
2 Saudi Arabia 522183+5660.0%
3 China PR 5131660550.0%
4 United Arab Emirates 513134−1550.0%
Eliminated in the First Stage
5 Iran 311121+1350.0%
6 Qatar 302134−1233.3%
7 Thailand 302115−4233.3%
8 North Korea 301225−3116.7%

References

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