1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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The Japan (hosts) and Saudi Arabia (holders) qualified automatically for the 1992 AFC Asian Cup. Six other teams had to qualify for the event, scheduled from 29 October to 8 November. There were a total number of 20 participating teams in the qualifying tournament.[1]

1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates19 April 1992 – 23 June 1992
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
← 1988
1996 →

Qualification

Group 1

All matches in Doha, Qatar

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Qatar 4 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6
 Syria 2 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1
 Oman 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5
Qatar 4–2 Syria
Qatar 4–0 Oman
Syria 1–0 Oman

Group 2

All matches in Al Ain, UAE

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United Arab Emirates 4 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3
 Kuwait 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
 Bahrain 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4
Kuwait 2–0 Bahrain
United Arab Emirates 3–2 Kuwait
United Arab Emirates 3–1 Bahrain

Group 3

All matches in Kolkata, India
   Nepal and  Maldives withdrew

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Iran 4 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10
 India 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1
 Pakistan 0 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9
India 2–0 Pakistan
Pakistan 0–7 Iran
Attendance: 1,000
India 0–3 Iran
Attendance: 20,000

Group 4

All matches in Pyongyang, Korea DPR

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 North Korea 5 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8
 Macau 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 0
 Hong Kong 3 3 0 3 0 2 2 0
 Chinese Taipei 1 3 0 1 2 0 8 −8
Hong Kong 2–2 Macau
North Korea 6–0 Chinese Taipei
North Korea 2–0 Macau
Chinese Taipei 0–0 Hong Kong
Chinese Taipei 0–2 Macau
North Korea 0–0 Hong Kong

Group 5

All matches in Singapore

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China 6 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7
 Indonesia 3 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1
 Malaysia 2 3 0 2 1 2 6 −4
 Singapore 1 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2
Singapore 1–1 Malaysia
T. Pathmanathan 80' Lim Tong Hai 76' (o.g)
Attendance: 55.000
Referee: Ahmad Hakeem (UAE)
Indonesia 0–2 China
Wu Qunli 24'
Mai Chao 25'
Attendance: 15.000
Referee: U Tin Aung (Myanmar)
Singapore 1–2 Indonesia
Razali Saad 24' Fachri Husaini 8'
Singgih Pitono 85'
Attendance: 32.000
Referee: Moritsu Yotaru (Japan)
China 4–0 Malaysia
Wu Qunli 7'
Guo Yijun 40'
Peng Weiguo 52'
Gao Hongbo 85'
Attendance: 7.000
Referee: U Tin Aung (Myanmar)
Malaysia 1–1 Indonesia
Zainal Abidin Hassan 44' Fachri Husaini 56'
Attendance: 4.000
Referee: Tung Ping Yim (Hongkong)
Singapore 0–1 China
Xie Yuxin 28'
Attendance: 14.000
Referee: Muhammad Al-Majid (Bahrain)

Group 6

All matches in Bangkok, Thailand

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Thailand 4 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
 South Korea 2 2 1 0 1 7 2 +5
 Bangladesh 0 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7
South Korea 6–0 Bangladesh
Thailand 2–1 South Korea
Thailand 1–0 Bangladesh

Qualified teams

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)

References

  1. ^ "AFC Asian Cup qualifications 1992". International Football. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

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