1992 Asian Cup
第10回アジアカップ1992
Logo of the 1992 Asian Cup
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

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]

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

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

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
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

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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