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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]

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

Stadiums

Qualification

Squads

First round

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Group A

Source: WorldFootball.net
(H) Hosts
Bingo Sports Park, Onomichi
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)

Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Rasheed Al-Jassas (Kuwait)

Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Group B

Source: WorldFootball.net
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sinichoro Obata (Japan)
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Hossein Khoshkhan (Iran)

Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Noh Byung-Il (South Korea)

Bingo Sports Park, Onomichi
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal)

Knockout stage

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Semi-finals

Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hossein Khoshkhan (Iran)

Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Rasheed Al-Jassas (Kuwait)

Third place play-off

Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

Final

Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

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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