The Asian Football Confederation's 1992 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between October 29 and November 8. The host nation, Japan, defeated the defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final in Hiroshima.
Stadiums
Qualification
Main article:1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification
 Japan qualified automatically as host Saudi Arabia qualified automatically as defending champions
20 teams participated in a preliminary tournament. It was divided into 6 groups and the first-placed team of each group thus qualified.
The other 6 qualifying teams were:
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1992 AFC Asian Cup squads
First round
All times local (GMT + 0900)
Notes:
- Abbreviations:
- Pld: games played
- W: won
- D: drawn
- L: lost
- GF: goals for
- GA: goals against
- Pts: points
Group A
Group A matches were held in Hiroshima.
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| October 30 |
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Iran |
2 – 0 |
D.P.R. Korea |
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Bingo Sports Park |
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(HT: 1 – 0) |
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Ref: Omar Al-Mehanna (KSA) |
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Pious 30' |
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Ghayeghran 80' |
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Japan |
0 – 0 |
U.A.E. |
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Bingo Sports Park (1900) |
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(HT: 0 – 0) |
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Ref: Wie Jihong (CHN) |
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| November 1 |
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Iran |
0 – 0 |
U.A.E. |
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Bingo Sports Park |
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(HT: 0 – 0) |
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Ref: Jamal Al-Sharif (SYR) |
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Japan |
1 – 1 |
D.P.R. Korea |
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Big Arch Stadium (1400) |
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(HT: 0 – 1) |
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Ref: Rasheed Al-Jassas (KUW) |
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Nakayama 80' |
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Kim Kwangmin 29' |
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| November 3 |
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U.A.E. |
2 – 1 |
D.P.R. Korea |
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Big Arch Stadium |
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(HT: 0 – 0) |
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Ref: Jouini Neji (TUN) |
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Mubarak 81' |
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Kim Kwangmin 69' |
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Bakhit Bilal 85' |
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Japan |
1 – 0 |
Iran |
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Big Arch Stadium (1400) |
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(HT: 0 – 0) |
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Ref: Jamal Al-Sharif (SYR) |
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Miura 85' |
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Group B
Group B matches were held in Hiroshima.
Semi-finals
Third Place Match
Final
Knockout Map
Winners
| AFC Asian Cup 1992 Winners |
Japan
First title |
Awards
Scoring players
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Top scoring teams
8 goals
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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