1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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.

Group 1

All matches in Doha, Qatar

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

Qatar v Syria

1992-05-29

Qatar	4 - 2	Syria

Qatar v Oman

1992-05-31

Qatar	4 - 0	Oman

Syria v Oman

1992-06-02

Syria	1 - 0	Oman

Group 2

All matches in Al Ain, UAE

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

Kuwait v Bahrain

1992-05-24

Kuwait	2 - 0	Bahrain

United Arab Emirates v Kuwait

1992-05-27

United Arab Emirates	3 - 2	Kuwait

United Arab Emirates v Bahrain

1992-05-30

United Arab Emirates	3 - 1	Bahrain

Group 3

All matches in Kolkata, India
Nepal and Maldives withdrew

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Iran	4	2	2	0	10	0	+10
India	2	2	1	1	2	3	-1
Pakistan	0	2	0	2	0	9	-9

India v Pakistan

1992-05-09

India	2 - 0	Pakistan

Pakistan v Iran

1992-05-11

Pakistan	0 - 7	Iran

India v Iran

1992-05-15

India	0 - 3	Iran

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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 v Macau

1992-06-03

Hong Kong	2 - 2	Macau

North Korea v Chinese Taipei

1992-06-03

North Korea	6 - 0	Chinese Taipei

North Korea v Macau

1992-06-05

North Korea	2 - 0	Macau

Chinese Taipei v Hong Kong

1992-06-05

Chinese Taipei	0 - 0	Hong Kong

Chinese Taipei v Macau

1992-06-07

Chinese Taipei	0 - 2	Macau

North Korea v Hong Kong

1992-06-07

North Korea	0 - 0	Hong Kong

Group 5

All matches in Singapore

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
China PR	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 v Malaysia

1992-04-19

Singapore	1 - 1	Malaysia

Indonesia v China PR

1992-04-20

Indonesia	0 - 2	China PR

Singapore v Indonesia

1992-04-22

Singapore	1 - 2	Indonesia

China PR v Malaysia

1992-04-23

China PR	4 - 0	Malaysia

Malaysia v Indonesia

1992-04-24

Malaysia	1 - 1	Indonesia

Singapore v China PR

1992-04-26

Singapore	0 - 1	China PR

Group 6

All matches in Bangkok, Thailand

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

South Korea v Bangladesh

1992-06-19

South Korea	6 - 0	Bangladesh

Thailand v South Korea

1992-06-21

Thailand	2 - 1	South Korea

Thailand v Bangladesh

1992-06-23

Thailand	1 - 0	Bangladesh

Countries to participate in 1992 AFC Asian Cup

Saudi Arabia (1988 AFC Asian Cup Winner)
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Iran
North Korea
China PR
Thailand
Japan (host nation)

References

↑ "Times of India". Times of India. 19 March 1992.

External links

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Statistics	Records Team appearances Teams with no Appearances Droughts Mascots

1992 AFC Asian Cup finalists

Champions	Japan

Runners-Up	Saudi Arabia

Third Place	China PR

Fourth Place	United Arab Emirates

Eliminated in Group Stage	Iran North Korea Qatar Thailand