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]
第10回アジアカップ1992 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Japan |
Dates | 29 October – 8 November |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 31 (1.94 per match) |
Attendance | 316,496 (19,781 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | |
Best player(s) | |
This was the first Asian Cup not to have any debuting countries.[2]
Stadiums
editHiroshima | |
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Hiroshima Big Arch | Hiroshima Stadium |
Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 13,800 |
Onomichi | |
Bingo Athletic Stadium | |
Capacity: 9,245 | |
Qualification
editTeam | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearance |
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Hosts | N/A | 1 (1988) | |
1988 AFC Asian Cup champions | 18 December 1988 | 2 (1984, 1988) | |
Group 1 winners | 31 May 1992 | 3 (1980, 1984, 1988) | |
Group 2 winners | 30 May 1992 | 3 (1980, 1984, 1988) | |
Group 3 winners | 15 May 1992 | 6 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988) | |
Group 4 winners | 7 June 1992 | 1 (1980) | |
Group 5 winners | 26 April 1992 | 4 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988) | |
Group 6 winners | 23 June 1992 | 1 (1972) |
Squads
editFirst round
editAll times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
North Korea | 0–2 | |
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Report | Pious Ghayeghran |
Japan | 1–1 | |
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Nakayama |
Report | Kim Kwang-min |
United Arab Emirates | 2–1 | |
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K. Mubarak Bakhit |
Report | Kim Kwang-min |
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | ||
3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 |
Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | |
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Al-Thunayan |
Report | Li Bing |
Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | |
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Al-Muwallid |
Report | Mustafa |
Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | |
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Al-Owairan Al-Bishi Al-Thunayan |
Report |
Qatar | 1–2 | |
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Al-Sulaiti |
Report | Peng Weiguo |
Knockout stage
editAll times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
6 November – Hiroshima | ||||||
3 | ||||||
8 November – Hiroshima | ||||||
2 | ||||||
1 | ||||||
6 November – Hiroshima | ||||||
0 | ||||||
2 | ||||||
0 | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
8 November – Hiroshima | ||||||
1 (4) | ||||||
1 (3) |
Semi-finals
editSaudi Arabia | 2–0 | |
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Al-Owairan Al-Bishi |
Report |
Third place play-off
editChina | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
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Hao Haidong |
Report | Ismail |
Penalties | ||
Fan Zhiyi Cai Sheng Wu Qunli Peng Weiguo Fu Yubin |
4–3 |
Final
editJapan | 1–0 | |
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Takagi |
Report |
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Assistant referees:
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Winners
editAFC Asian Cup 1992 winners |
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Japan First title |
Awards
editFahad Al-Bishi – 3 goals
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editWith 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
edit- 8 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Asian Cup of Nations 1992". Retrieved 12 May 2023.