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.[1]

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

AFC Asian Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup
AFC Asian Cup

Group 1

All matches in Doha, Qatar

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Qatar 4220082+6
 Syria 2210134−1
 Oman 0200205−5
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 4220063+3
 Kuwait 2210143+1
 Bahrain 0200215−4
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 42200100+10
 India 2210123−1
 Pakistan 0200209−9
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 5321080+8
 Macau 33111440
 Hong Kong 33030220
 Chinese Taipei 1301208−8
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 PR 6330070+7
 Indonesia 3311134−1
 Malaysia 2302126−4
 Singapore 1301224−2
Singapore 1–1 Malaysia
Indonesia 0–2 China PR
Singapore 1–2 Indonesia
China PR 4–0 Malaysia
Malaysia 1–1 Indonesia
Singapore 0–1 China PR

Group 6

All matches in Bangkok, Thailand

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Thailand 4220031+2
 South Korea 2210172+5
 Bangladesh 0200207−7
South Korea 6–0 Bangladesh
Thailand 2–1 South Korea
Thailand 1–0 Bangladesh

Qualified teams
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance
 JapanHosts1 (1988)
 Saudi Arabia1988 AFC Asian Cup champions18 December 19882 (1984, 1988)
 QatarGroup 1 winners31 May 19923 (1980), (1984, 1988)
 United Arab EmiratesGroup 2 winners30 May 19923 (1980), 1984, 1988)
 IranGroup 3 winners15 May 19926 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980), 1984, 1988)
 North KoreaGroup 4 winners7 June 19920 (debut)
 China PRGroup 5 winners26 April 19924 (1976, 1980), 1984, 1988
 ThailandGroup 6 winners23 June 19921 (1972)

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