# 1992 AFC Asian Cup > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1992_AFC_Asian_Cup > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1992_AFC_Asian_Cup.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_AFC_Asian_Cup > Source revision: 1354922964 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1992 Asian Cup 第10回アジアカップ1992 Tournament details Host country Japan Dates 29 October – 8 November Teams 8 Venues 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 played 16 Goals scored 31 (1.94 per match) Attendance 316,496 (19,781 per match) Top scorer Fahad Al-Bishi (3 goals) Best player Kazuyoshi Miura ← 1988 1996 → International football competition The **1992 AFC Asian Cup** was the 10th edition of the men's [AFC Asian Cup](/source/AFC_Asian_Cup), a quadrennial international [football](/source/Association_football) tournament organised by the [Asian Football Confederation](/source/Asian_Football_Confederation) (AFC). The finals were held in [Hiroshima Prefecture](/source/Hiroshima_Prefecture), [Japan](/source/Japan) between 29 October and 8 November 1992. The host nation, [Japan](/source/Japan_national_football_team), defeated the defending champion [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team) in the final in [Hiroshima](/source/Hiroshima).[1] This was the first Asian Cup [not to have any debuting countries](/source/AFC_Asian_Cup_records_and_statistics#Debut_of_teams).[2] ## Stadiums Hiroshima Hiroshima Big Arch Hiroshima Stadium Capacity: 50,000 Capacity: 13,800 Onomichi Hiroshima Big Arch Hiroshima Stadium Bingo Athletic Stadium Bingo Athletic Stadium Capacity: 9,245 ## Qualification Main article: [1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification](/source/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 Further information: [1992 AFC Asian Cup squads](/source/1992_AFC_Asian_Cup_squads) ## First round All times are [Japan Standard Time](/source/Japan_Standard_Time) ([UTC+9](/source/UTC%2B9)) ### 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](https://www.weltfussball.de/schedule/asian-cup-1992-in-japan-gruppe-1/0/) (H) Hosts 30 October 1992 17:00 North Korea 0–2 Iran Report Pious 30' Ghayeghran 80' [Bingo Sports Park](/source/Bingo_Sports_Park_Athletics_Stadium), [Onomichi](/source/Onomichi%2C_Hiroshima) Attendance: 8,000 Referee: [Omer Al-Mehannah](/source/Omer_Al-Mehannah) ([Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabian_Football_Federation)) 30 October 1992 19:00 Japan 0–0 United Arab Emirates Report [Bingo Sports Park](/source/Bingo_Sports_Park_Athletics_Stadium), [Onomichi](/source/Onomichi%2C_Hiroshima) Attendance: 9,000 Referee: [Wei Jihong](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wei_Jihong&action=edit&redlink=1) ([China](/source/Chinese_Football_Association)) 1 November 1992 12:00 Iran 0–0 United Arab Emirates Report [Hiroshima Big Arch](/source/Hiroshima_Big_Arch), [Hiroshima](/source/Hiroshima) Attendance: 25,000 Referee: [Jamal Al Sharif](/source/Jamal_Al_Sharif) ([Syria](/source/Syrian_Arab_Federation_for_Football)) 1 November 1992 14:00 Japan 1–1 North Korea Nakayama 80' Report Kim Kwang-min 29' (pen.) [Hiroshima Big Arch](/source/Hiroshima_Big_Arch), [Hiroshima](/source/Hiroshima) Attendance: 32,000 Referee: [Rasheed Al-Jassas](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rasheed_Al-Jassas&action=edit&redlink=1) ([Kuwait](/source/Kuwait_Football_Association)) 3 November 1992 12:00 United Arab Emirates 2–1 North Korea K. Mubarak 81' Bakhit 85' Report Kim Kwang-min 69' [Hiroshima Big Arch](/source/Hiroshima_Big_Arch), [Hiroshima](/source/Hiroshima) Attendance: 33,000 Referee: [Neji Jouini](/source/Neji_Jouini) ([Tunisia](/source/Tunisian_Football_Federation)) 3 November 1992 14:00 Japan 1–0 Iran Miura 87' Report [Hiroshima Big Arch](/source/Hiroshima_Big_Arch), [Hiroshima](/source/Hiroshima) Attendance: 37,000 Referee: [Jamal Al Sharif](/source/Jamal_Al_Sharif) ([Syria](/source/Syrian_Arab_Federation_for_Football)) ### 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 Source: [WorldFootball.net](https://www.weltfussball.de/schedule/asian-cup-1992-in-japan-gruppe-2/0/) 29 October 1992 17:00 Saudi Arabia 1–1 China Al-Thunayan 17' Report Li Bing 41' [Hiroshima Big Arch](/source/Hiroshima_Big_Arch), [Hiroshima](/source/Hiroshima) Attendance: 15,000 Referee: [Sinichoro Obata](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sinichoro_Obata&action=edit&redlink=1) ([Japan](/source/Japan_Football_Association)) 29 October 1992 19:00 Thailand 1–1 Qatar Thanis 42' Report Soufi 81' [Hiroshima Big Arch](/source/Hiroshima_Big_Arch), [Hiroshima](/source/Hiroshima) Attendance: 21,000 Referee: [Hossein Khoshkhan](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hossein_Khoshkhan&action=edit&redlink=1) ([Iran](/source/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Football_Federation)) 31 October 1992 13:00 Saudi Arabia 1–1 Qatar Al-Muwallid 86' Report Mustafa 74' [Hiroshima Stadium](/source/Hiroshima_Stadium), [Hiroshima](/source/Hiroshima) Attendance: 4,000 Referee: [Neji Jouini](/source/Neji_Jouini) ([Tunisia](/source/Tunisian_Football_Federation)) 31 October 1992 15:00 China 0–0 Thailand Report [Hiroshima Stadium](/source/Hiroshima_Stadium), [Hiroshima](/source/Hiroshima) Attendance: 5,000 Referee: [Noh Byung-Il](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Noh_Byung-Il&action=edit&redlink=1) ([South Korea](/source/Korea_Football_Association)) 2 November 1992 17:00 Saudi Arabia 4–0 Thailand Al-Owairan 4' Al-Bishi 19', 72' Al-Thunayan 64' Report [Bingo Sports Park](/source/Bingo_Sports_Park_Athletics_Stadium), [Onomichi](/source/Onomichi%2C_Hiroshima) Attendance: 4,000 Referee: [Ali Bujsaim](/source/Ali_Bujsaim) ([United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_Football_Association)) 2 November 1992 19:00 Qatar 1–2 China Al-Sulaiti 20' Report Peng Weiguo 44', 58' [Bingo Sports Park](/source/Bingo_Sports_Park_Athletics_Stadium), [Onomichi](/source/Onomichi%2C_Hiroshima) Attendance: 4,200 Referee: [Badara Sène](/source/Badara_S%C3%A8ne_(referee)) ([Senegal](/source/Senegalese_Football_Federation)) ## Knockout stage All times are [Japan Standard Time](/source/Japan_Standard_Time) ([UTC+9](/source/UTC%2B9)) Semi-finals Final 6 November – Hiroshima Japan 3 8 November – Hiroshima China 2 Japan 1 6 November – Hiroshima Saudi Arabia 0 Saudi Arabia 2 United Arab Emirates 0 Third place 8 November – Hiroshima China (pen.) 1 (4) United Arab Emirates 1 (3) ### Semi-finals 6 November 1992 16:30 Japan 3–2 China Fukuda 48' Kitazawa 57' Nakayama 84' Report Xie Yuxin 1' Li Xiao 70' [Hiroshima Stadium](/source/Hiroshima_Stadium), [Hiroshima](/source/Hiroshima) Attendance: 15,000 Referee: [Hossein Khoshkhan](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hossein_Khoshkhan&action=edit&redlink=1) ([Iran](/source/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran)) 6 November 1992 19:00 Saudi Arabia 2–0 United Arab Emirates Al-Owairan 77' Al-Bishi 80' Report [Hiroshima Stadium](/source/Hiroshima_Stadium), [Hiroshima](/source/Hiroshima) Attendance: 12,000 Referee: [Rasheed Al-Jassas](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rasheed_Al-Jassas&action=edit&redlink=1) ([Kuwait](/source/Kuwait_Football_Association)) ### Third place play-off 8 November 1992 12:00 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 [Hiroshima Big Arch](/source/Hiroshima_Big_Arch), [Hiroshima](/source/Hiroshima) Attendance: 40,000 Referee: [Neji Jouini](/source/Neji_Jouini) ([Tunisia](/source/Tunisian_Football_Federation)) ### Final Main article: [1992 AFC Asian Cup final](/source/1992_AFC_Asian_Cup_final) 8 November 1992 14:30 Japan 1–0 Saudi Arabia Takagi 36' Report [Hiroshima Big Arch](/source/Hiroshima_Big_Arch), [Hiroshima](/source/Hiroshima) Attendance: 60,000 Referee: [Jamal Al Sharif](/source/Jamal_Al_Sharif) ([Syria](/source/Syrian_Arab_Federation_for_Football)) ## Winners AFC Asian Cup 1992 winners Japan First title ## Awards ### [MVP (Most Valuable Player)](/source/AFC_Asian_Cup_awards#Most_Valuable_Player) - [Kazuyoshi Miura](/source/Kazuyoshi_Miura) ### [Top Scorer](/source/AFC_Asian_Cup_awards#Top_Goalscorer) - [Fahad Al-Bishi](/source/Fahad_Al-Bishi) – **3 goals** ## 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** - [Fahad Al-Bishi](/source/Fahad_Al-Bishi) **2 goals** - [Peng Weiguo](/source/Peng_Weiguo) - [Masashi Nakayama](/source/Masashi_Nakayama) - [Kim Kwang-min](/source/Kim_Kwang-min_(footballer%2C_born_1962)) - [Saeed Al-Owairan](/source/Saeed_Al-Owairan) - [Yousuf Al-Thunayan](/source/Yousuf_Al-Thunayan) **1 goal** - [Xie Yuxin](/source/Xie_Yuxin) - [Li Bing](/source/Li_Bing_(footballer)) - [Li Xiao](/source/Li_Xiao_(footballer)) - [Hao Haidong](/source/Hao_Haidong) - [Sirous Ghayeghran](/source/Sirous_Ghayeghran) - [Farshad Pious](/source/Farshad_Pious) - [Kazuyoshi Miura](/source/Kazuyoshi_Miura) - [Masahiro Fukuda](/source/Masahiro_Fukuda) - [Tsuyoshi Kitazawa](/source/Tsuyoshi_Kitazawa) - [Takuya Takagi](/source/Takuya_Takagi) - [Mubarak Mustafa](/source/Mubarak_Mustafa) - [Khalifa Al-Sulaiti](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Khalifa_Al-Sulaiti&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Mahmoud Soufi](/source/Mahmoud_Soufi) - [Khalid Al-Muwallid](/source/Khalid_Al-Muwallid) - [Thanis Areesngarkul](/source/Thanis_Areesngarkul) - [Khalid Ismail](/source/Khalid_Ismail) - [Khamees Saad Mubarak](/source/Khamees_Saad_Mubarak) - [Zuhair Bakhit](/source/Zuhair_Bakhit) ### Top scoring teams - **8 goals** - [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team) - **6 goals** - [China](/source/China_national_football_team) - [Japan](/source/Japan_national_football_team) - **3 goals** - [Qatar](/source/Qatar_national_football_team) - [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team) - **2 goals** - [Iran](/source/Iran_national_football_team) - [North Korea](/source/North_Korea_national_football_team) - **1 goal** - [Thailand](/source/Thailand_national_football_team) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Williams, Aidan (4 January 2019). ["How the 1992 Asian Cup awoke Japanese football, the continent's sleeping giant"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210504023945/https://thesefootballtimes.co/2019/01/04/how-the-1992-asian-cup-awoke-japanese-football-the-continents-sleeping-giant/). *Thesefootballtimes.co*. Archived from [the original](https://thesefootballtimes.co/2019/01/04/how-the-1992-asian-cup-awoke-japanese-football-the-continents-sleeping-giant/) on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Asian Cup of Nations 1992"](https://www.rsssf.org/tables/92asch.html). Retrieved 12 May 2023. ## External links - [RSSSF Details](https://www.rsssf.org/tables/92asch.html) v t e AFC Asian Cup Tournaments Hong Kong 1956 South Korea 1960 Israel 1964 Iran 1968 Thailand 1972 Iran 1976 Kuwait 1980 Singapore 1984 Qatar 1988 Japan 1992 United Arab Emirates 1996 Lebanon 2000 China 2004 Indonesia / Malaysia / Thailand / Vietnam 2007 Qatar 2011 Australia 2015 United Arab Emirates 2019 Qatar 2023 Saudi Arabia 2027 TBD 2031 Qualification 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 2027 Finals 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Squads 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Bids 2019 2023 2027 2031 2035 Records and lists Awards Records and statistics Hat-tricks Qualification Finals Miscellaneous Music Mascots Match balls v t e 1992 AFC Asian Cup finalists Champions Japan Runners-up Saudi Arabia Third place China Fourth place United Arab Emirates Group stage Iran North Korea Qatar Thailand v t e 1992 in Japanese football « 1991 1993 » League competitions Men Japan Soccer League Japan Football League Regional Leagues Women L.League Cup competitions Men Emperor's Cup (Final) J.League Cup (Final) Women Empress's Cup (Final) Related to national teams Men Summary AFC Asian Cup Club seasons J.League Cup Kashima Antlers Urawa Red Diamonds JEF United Ichihara Verdy Kawasaki Yokohama Marinos Yokohama Flügels Shimizu S-Pulse Nagoya Grampus Eight Gamba Osaka Sanfrecce Hiroshima Winter transfers Summer transfers This article about an association football competition within the area covered by the Asian Football Confederation is a stub. 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