1992 King Fahd Cup

1992 King Fahd Cup
كأس الملك فهد 1992
Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	15 October – 20 October
Teams	4 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (1st title)
Runners-up	Saudi Arabia
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Ivory Coast
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	18 (4.5 per match)
Attendance	196,500 (49,125 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gabriel Batistuta Bruce Murray (2 goals)
Best player	Fernando Redondo^[1]

The 1992 King Fahd Cup (Arabic: كأس الملك فهد‎), named after Fahd of Saudi Arabia, was the first association football tournament of the competition that would later be known as the FIFA Confederations Cup. It was hosted by Saudi Arabia in October 1992, and was won by Argentina, who beat Saudi Arabia 3–1 in the final. The 1992 tournament was the only one not to feature a group stage and only featured four nations.

Qualified teams

1992 King Fahd Cup participating teams

Team	Confederation	Qualification method	Participation no.
Saudi Arabia	AFC	Hosts and 1988 AFC Asian Cup winner	1st
United States	CONCACAF	1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup winner	1st
Argentina	CONMEBOL	1991 Copa América winner	1st
Ivory Coast	CAF	1992 African Cup of Nations winner	1st

Venue

All matches were played at the 67,000-capacity King Fahd II Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Match officials

Africa

Lim Kee Chong

Asia

Jamal Al Sharif

North, Central America and Caribbean

Rodrigo Badilla

South America

Ulisses Tavares da Silva

Tournament

Semi-finals			Final

15 October – Riyadh
Saudi Arabia	3
United States	0

			20 October – Riyadh
			Saudi Arabia	1
			Argentina	3


			Third place
16 October – Riyadh		19 October – Riyadh
Argentina	4	United States	5
Ivory Coast	0		Ivory Coast	2

Semi-finals

Saudi Arabia v United States

15 October 1992

Saudi Arabia	3–0	United States
Al Bishi 48' (pen.) Al-Thunayan 74' Al Muwallid 84'	Report

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Ulisses Tavares Da Silva (Brazil)

Argentina v Ivory Coast

16 October 1992

Argentina	4–0	Ivory Coast
Batistuta 2', 10' Altamirano 67' Acosta 81'	Report

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Third place play-off

United States v Ivory Coast

19 October 1992

United States	5–2	Ivory Coast
Balboa 12' Jones 31' Wynalda 56' Murray 67', 83'	Report	Traoré 16' Sié 76'

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)

Final

Main article: 1992 King Fahd Cup Final

Saudi Arabia v Argentina

20 October 1992

Saudi Arabia	1–3	Argentina
Al-Owairan 65'	Report	Rodríguez 18' Caniggia 24' Simeone 64'

King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Squads

Main article: 1992 King Fahd Cup squads

Goalscorers

With two goals, Gabriel Batistuta and Bruce Murray are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 18 goals were scored by 16 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

2 goals

1 goal

References

↑ ; at RSSSF

RSSSF

External links

Intercontinental Champions Cup Saudi Arabia 1992, FIFA.com

1992 King Fahd Cup finalists

Champions	Argentina

Runners-up	Saudi Arabia

Third place	United States

Fourth place	Ivory Coast

FIFA Confederations Cup

Tournaments	Saudi Arabia 1992 Saudi Arabia 1995 Saudi Arabia 1997 Mexico 1999 Korea / Japan 2001 France 2003 Germany 2005 South Africa 2009 Brazil 2013 Russia 2017 TBA 2021

Finals	1992 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2009 2013

Squads	1992 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2009 2013

Other articles	Finals Goalscorers Hat-tricks Records Red cards Team appearances

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Achievements by nation Women's football

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