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)	Fahad Al-Bishi (3 goals)
Best player(s)	Kazuyoshi Miura
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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.

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

Stadiums[]

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

Qualification[]

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearance
Japan	Hosts		1 (1988)
Saudi Arabia	1988 AFC Asian Cup champions	18 December 1988	2 (1984, 1988)
Qatar	Group 1 winners	31 May 1992	3 (1980, 1984, 1988)
United Arab Emirates	Group 2 winners	30 May 1992	3 (1980, 1984, 1988)
Iran	Group 3 winners	15 May 1992	6 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988)
North Korea	Group 4 winners	7 June 1992	1 (1980)
China PR	Group 5 winners	26 April 1992	4 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988
Thailand	Group 6 winners	23 June 1992	1 (1972)

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

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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 PR	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

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Knockout stage[]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

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

Semi-finals[]

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Third place play-off[]

Final[]

Assistant referees: (South Korea) (North Korea)

Winners[]

AFC Asian Cup 1992 Winners
Japan First title

Awards[]

MVP (Most Valuable Player)[]

• Kazuyoshi Miura

Top Scorer[]

• Fahad Al-Bishi – 3 goals

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

• Fahad Al-Bishi

2 goals

1 goal

Top scoring teams[]

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 PR	5	1	3	1	6	6	0	5	.500	3rd
4	United Arab Emirates	5	1	3	1	3	4	−1	5	.500
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

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