1992 AFC Asian Cup

The 1992 AFC Asian Cup was the 10th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between 29 October and 8 November 1992. The host nation, Japan, defeated the defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final in Hiroshima.[1]

1992 AFC Asian Cup
AFCアジアカップ1992
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
Dates29 October – 8 November
Teams8
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Japan (1st title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia
Third place China
Fourth place United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored31 (1.94 per match)
Attendance316,496 (19,781 per match)
Top scorer(s)Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Bishi (3 goals)
Best player(s)Japan Kazuyoshi Miura

This was the first Asian Cup not to have any debuting countries.[2]

Stadiums
Hiroshima
Hiroshima Big Arch Hiroshima Stadium
Capacity: 50,000 Capacity: 13,800
Onomichi
Bingo Athletic Stadium
Capacity: 9,245

Qualification
Main article: 1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 JapanHostsN/A1 (1988)
 Saudi Arabia1988 AFC Asian Cup champions18 December 19882 (1984, 1988)
 QatarGroup 1 winners31 May 19923 (1980, 1984, 1988)
 United Arab EmiratesGroup 2 winners30 May 19923 (1980, 1984, 1988)
 IranGroup 3 winners15 May 19926 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988)
 North KoreaGroup 4 winners7 June 19921 (1980)
 ChinaGroup 5 winners26 April 19924 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988)
 ThailandGroup 6 winners23 June 19921 (1972)

Squads
Further information: 1992 AFC Asian Cup squads

First round

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan (H) 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
3  Iran 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 3
4  North Korea 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: WorldFootball.net
(H) Hosts
North Korea 0–2 Iran
Report Pious 30'
Ghayeghran 80'
Attendance: 8,000
Japan 0–0 United Arab Emirates
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)
Iran 0–0 United Arab Emirates
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Japan 1–1 North Korea
Nakayama 80' Report Kim Kwang-min 29' (pen.)
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Rasheed Al-Jassas (Kuwait)
United Arab Emirates 2–1 North Korea
K. Mubarak 81'
Bakhit 85'		 Report Kim Kwang-min 69'
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Japan 1–0 Iran
Miura 87' Report
Attendance: 37,000

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  China 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
3  Qatar 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Thailand 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
Source: WorldFootball.net
Saudi Arabia 1–1 China
Al-Thunayan 17' Report Li Bing 41'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sinichoro Obata (Japan)
Thailand 1–1 Qatar
Thanis 42' Report Soufi 81'
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Hossein Khoshkhan (Iran)
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Qatar
Al-Muwallid 86' Report Mustafa 74'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
China 0–0 Thailand
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Noh Byung-Il (South Korea)
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Thailand
Al-Owairan 4'
Al-Bishi 19', 72'
Al-Thunayan 64'		 Report
Attendance: 4,000
Qatar 1–2 China
Al-Sulaiti 20' Report Peng Weiguo 44', 58'
Attendance: 4,500

Knockout stage

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 November – Hiroshima
 
 
 Japan3
 
8 November – Hiroshima
 
 China2
 
 Japan1
 
6 November – Hiroshima
 
 Saudi Arabia0
 
 Saudi Arabia2
 
 
 United Arab Emirates0
 
Third place
 
 
8 November – Hiroshima
 
 
 China (pen.)1 (4)
 
 
 United Arab Emirates1 (3)

Semi-finals
Japan 3–2 China
Fukuda 48'
Kitazawa 57'
Nakayama 84'		 Report Xie Yuxin 1'
Li Xiao 70'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hossein Khoshkhan (Iran)
Saudi Arabia 2–0 United Arab Emirates
Al-Owairan 77'
Al-Bishi 80'		 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Rasheed Al-Jassas (Kuwait)

Third place play-off
China 1–1 United Arab Emirates
Hao Haidong 15' Report Ismail 10'
Penalties
Fan Zhiyi soccer ball with red X
Cai Sheng soccer ball with check mark
Wu Qunli soccer ball with check mark
Peng Weiguo soccer ball with check mark
Fu Yubin soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with red X Al-Talyani
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X Ismaïl
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

Final
Main article: 1992 AFC Asian Cup Final
Japan 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Takagi 36' Report
Attendance: 60,000

Assistant referees:
Noh Byung-Il (South Korea)
Choi Hae-Il (North Korea)

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 PCT Result
1  Japan 5 3 2 0 6 3 +3 8 .800 1st
2  Saudi Arabia 5 2 2 1 8 3 +5 6 .600 2nd
3  China 5 1 3 1 6 6 0 5 .500 3rd
4  United Arab Emirates 5 1 3 1 3 4 −1 5 .500 4th
5  Iran 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 3 .500 Eliminated in the first stage
6  Qatar 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2 .333
7  Thailand 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2 .333
8  North Korea 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1 .167
Source: rsssf.com

References
  1. Williams, Aidan (4 January 2019). "How the 1992 Asian Cup awoke Japanese football, the continent's sleeping giant". Thesefootballtimes.co. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. "Asian Cup of Nations 1992". Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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