Football Asian Cup 1992 / qualification

The qualification for the Asian Cup in 1992 in Japan took place between April and June 1992. 20 teams played in 6 qualification groups. The group winners qualified for the final tournament. Host Japan and defending champions Saudi Arabia were set for the finals.

•  Saudi Arabia (defending champion)
•  Japan (hosts)

	West asia		East asia
1	Qatar	4th	North Korea
2	United Arab Emirates	5	People's Republic of China
3	Iran	6th	Thailand

West asia

Group 1

Tournament in Doha , Qatar

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	Qatar *	8: 2	4-0
2.	Syria	3: 4	2: 2
3.	Oman	0: 5	0: 4

May 25, 1992	Qatar	-	Syria	4: 2
May 31, 1992	Qatar	-	Oman	4-0
2nd June 1992	Syria	-	Oman	1-0

Group 2

Tournament in Al Ain , UAE

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	United Arab Emirates *	6: 3	4-0
2.	Kuwait	4: 3	2: 2
3.	Bahrain	1: 5	0: 4

May 24, 1992	Kuwait	-	Bahrain	2-0
May 27, 1992	UA Emirates	-	Kuwait	3: 2
May 31, 1992	UA Emirates	-	Bahrain	3: 1

Group 3

Tournament in Kolkata , India

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	Iran *	10-0	4-0
2.	India	2: 3	2: 2
3.	Pakistan	0: 9	0: 4

May 9, 1992	India	-	Pakistan	2-0
May 11, 1992	Pakistan	-	Iran	0: 7
May 15, 1992	India	-	Iran	0: 3

East asia

Group 4

Tournament in Pyongyang , North Korea

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	North Korea *	8-0	5: 1
2.	Macau	4: 4	3: 3
3.	Hong Kong	2: 2	3: 3
4th	Chinese Taipei	0: 8	1: 5

3rd June 1992	Hong Kong	-	Macau	2: 2
3rd June 1992	North Korea	-	Taiwan	6-0
5th June 1992	North Korea	-	Macau	2-0
5th June 1992	Taiwan	-	Hong Kong	0-0
June 7, 1992	Taiwan	-	Macau	0: 2
June 7, 1992	North Korea	-	Hong Kong	0-0

Group 5

Tournament in Singapore

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	People's Republic of China *	7-0	6-0
2.	Indonesia	3: 4	3: 3
3.	Malaysia	2: 6	2: 4
4th	Singapore	2: 4	1: 5

April 19, 1992	Singapore	-	Malaysia	1: 1
April 20, 1992	Indonesia	-	China	0: 2
April 22, 1992	Singapore	-	Indonesia	1: 2
April 23, 1992	China	-	Malaysia	4-0
April 24, 1992	Malaysia	-	Indonesia	1: 1
April 26, 1992	Singapore	-	China	0: 1

Group 6

Tournament in Bangkok , Thailand

rank	country	Gates	Points
1.	Thailand *	3: 1	4-0
2.	South Korea	7: 2	2: 2
3.	Bangladesh	0: 7	0: 4

June 19, 1992	South Korea	-	Bangladesh	6-0
June 21, 1992	Thailand	-	South Korea	2: 1
June 23, 1992	Thailand	-	Bangladesh	1-0