1992_AFC_Asian_Cup

1992 AFC Asian Cup

1992 AFC Asian Cup

International football competition


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]

Quick Facts 第10回アジアカップ1992, Tournament details ...

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

Stadiums

More information Hiroshima, Onomichi ...

Qualification

More information Team, Qualified as ...

Squads

First round

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Group A

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: WorldFootball.net
(H) Hosts
More information North Korea, 0–2 ...
More information Japan, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)

More information Iran, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 25,000
More information Japan, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Rasheed Al-Jassas (Kuwait)

More information United Arab Emirates, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
More information Japan, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 37,000

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
More information Saudi Arabia, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sinichoro Obata (Japan)
More information Thailand, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Hossein Khoshkhan (Iran)

More information Saudi Arabia, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
More information China, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Noh Byung-Il (South Korea)

More information Saudi Arabia, 4–0 ...
More information Qatar, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 4,200

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

More information Japan, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hossein Khoshkhan (Iran)

More information Saudi Arabia, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Rasheed Al-Jassas (Kuwait)

Third place play-off

Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

Final

More information Japan, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 50,000

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

Winners

More information AFC Asian Cup 1992 winners ...

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

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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