1992 AFC Asian Cup

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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
1988
1996

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
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Qualification

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  •  Japan qualified automatically as host
  •  Saudi Arabia qualified automatically as defending champions

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

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First round

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 5 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1
 United Arab Emirates 5 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1
 Iran 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1
 North Korea 1 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3

1992-10-30
17:00
North Korea  0 – 2  Iran
Report Pious Goal 30'
Ghayeghran Goal 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 Goal 80' Report Kim Gwang-Min Goal 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 Goal 81'
Bakhit Goal 85'
Report Kim Gwang-Min Goal 69'
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

1992-11-03
14:00
Japan  1 – 0  Iran
Miura Goal 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 5 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4
 China PR 5 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1
 Qatar 2 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1
 Thailand 2 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4

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

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

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

1992-10-31
15:00
China PR  0 – 0  Thailand
Report

1992-11-02
17:00
Saudi Arabia  4 – 0  Thailand
Al-Owairan Goal 4'
Al-Bishi Goal 19'72'
Al-Thunayan Goal 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 Goal 20' Report Peng Weiguo Goal 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 Goal 48'
Kitazawa Goal 57'
Nakayama Goal 84'
Report Xie Yuxin Goal 1'
Li Xiao Goal 70'
Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hossein Khoshkhan (Iran)

Third place play-off

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

Final

1992-11-08
14:35
Japan  1 – 0  Saudi Arabia
Takagi Goal 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.

Top scoring teams

Final positions

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Eff
1  Japan 5 3 2 0 6 3 +3 8 80.0%
2  Saudi Arabia 5 2 2 1 8 3 +5 6 60.0%
3  China PR 5 1 3 1 6 6 0 5 50.0%
4  United Arab Emirates 5 1 3 1 3 4 −1 5 50.0%
Eliminated in the First Stage
5  Iran 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 3 50.0%
6  Qatar 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2 33.3%
7  Thailand 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2 33.3%
8  North Korea 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1 16.7%

References

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