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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 Asian Cup
第10回アジアカップ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
← 1988
1996 →

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

Stadiums

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

Qualification

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Main article: 1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
  Japan Hosts N/A 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 Group 5 winners 26 April 1992 4 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988)
  Thailand Group 6 winners 23 June 1992 1 (1972)

Squads

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Further information: 1992 AFC Asian Cup squads

First round

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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC 9)

Group A

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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: 9,000
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
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

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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
Thailand  1–1  Qatar
Thanis   42' Report Soufi   81'
Attendance: 21,000
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
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: 4,200

Knockout stage

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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

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Japan  3–2  China
Fukuda   48'
Kitazawa   57'
Nakayama   84'		 Report Xie Yuxin   1'
Li Xiao   70'
Attendance: 15,000
Saudi Arabia  2–0  United Arab Emirates
Al-Owairan   77'
Al-Bishi   80'		 Report
Attendance: 12,000

Third place play-off

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China  1–1 (a.e.t.)  United Arab Emirates
Hao Haidong   15' Report Ismail   10'
Penalties
Fan Zhiyi  
Cai Sheng  
Wu Qunli  
Peng Weiguo  
Fu Yubin  		 4–3   Al-Talyani
 
 
 
  Ismaïl
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

Final

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Main article: 1992 AFC Asian Cup final
Japan  1–0  Saudi Arabia
Takagi   36' Report
Attendance: 50,000

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

Winners

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 AFC Asian Cup 1992 winners 
 
Japan
First title

Awards

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MVP (Most Valuable Player)

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Top Scorer

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Statistics

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Goalscorers

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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

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8 goals
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

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  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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