1992 Arab Nations Cup

1992 Arab Nations Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Syria
Dates	8–17 September
Teams	6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Egypt (1st title)
Runners-up	Saudi Arabia
Third place	Kuwait
Fourth place	Syria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	23 (2.3 per match)

The 1992 Arab Nations Cup is the sixth edition of the Arab Nations Cup hosted by Syria, in 2 Provinces Aleppo and Damascus. Egypt won their first title with the Olympic team.

Part of the Pan Arab Games

The 1992 edition organized as part of the Pan Arab Games, but counted for the Arab Nations Cup.

Iraq absent

The most successful team and holder of the Arab Nations Cup with four titles, Iraq the defending champions banned for playing in the Arab Nations Cup due to Gulf War.

Group A: Aleppo

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Egypt	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	3
Kuwait	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	2
Jordan	2	0	1	1	2	5	-3	1

Egypt  v  Jordan

8 September 1992

Egypt	1 - 1	Jordan

Aleppo, Syria

Kuwait  v  Jordan

10 September 1992

Kuwait	4 - 1	Jordan

Aleppo, Syria

Egypt  v  Kuwait

12 September 1992

Egypt	1 - 0	Kuwait

Aleppo, Syria

Group B: Damascus

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Saudi Arabia	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	3
Syria	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
Palestine	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1

Syria  v  Saudi Arabia

9 September 1992

Syria	1 - 1	Saudi Arabia

Damascus, Syria

Syria  v  Palestine

11 September 1992

Syria	0 - 0	Palestine

Damascus, Syria

Saudi Arabia  v  Palestine

13 September 1992

Saudi Arabia	2 - 1	Palestine

Damascus, Syria

Knock-out stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	15 September 1992 - Aleppo
	Egypt	0 (4)
	Syria	0 (3)
					17 September 1992 - Aleppo
					Egypt	3
					Saudi Arabia	2
					Third place
	15 September 1992 - Aleppo			17 September 1992 - Aleppo
	Saudi Arabia	2		Kuwait	2
	Kuwait	0			Syria	1

Semi-finals

Egypt  v  Syria

15 September 1992

Egypt	0 - 0	Syria
	Penalties
	4 - 3

Aleppo, Syria

Saudi Arabia  v  Kuwait

15 September 1992

Saudi Arabia	2 - 0	Kuwait

Aleppo, Syria

Third place play-off

Kuwait  v  Syria

17 September 1992

Kuwait	2 - 1	Syria

Aleppo, Syria

Final

Egypt  v  Saudi Arabia

17 September 1992

Egypt	3 - 2	Saudi Arabia
		Al-Roomi  –' Al-Owairan  –'

Aleppo, Syria

Result

1992 Arab Nations Cup Winners
Egypt First title

External links

• Details in RSSSF

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