1992 AFC Asian Cup Final
# 1992 AFC Asian Cup Final

The 1992 AFC Asian Cup Final was a football match which determined the winner of the 1992 AFC Asian Cup, the 10th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of the Asian Football Confederation.

## Venue

Hiroshima Big Arch also known as Edion Stadium Hiroshima, located in Hiroshima, Japan, hosted the 1992 AFC Asian Cup Final. The 36,894-seat stadium was built in 1992. It was the main stadium used to host the 1992 Asian Cup; eight matches were played in this stadium including the final.

## Route to the final

| Japan | Japan | Round | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponents | Result | Group stage | Opponents | Result |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–0 | Match 1 | China | 1–1 |
| North Korea | 1–1 | Match 2 | Qatar | 1–1 |
| Iran | 1–0 | Match 3 | Thailand | 4–0 |
| Group A Winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Japan (H) 3 4 2  United Arab Emirates 3 4 3  Iran 3 3 4  North Korea 3 1 Source: WorldFootball.net (H) Host | Group A Winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Japan (H) 3 4 2  United Arab Emirates 3 4 3  Iran 3 3 4  North Korea 3 1 Source: WorldFootball.net (H) Host | Final standings | Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Saudi Arabia 3 4 2  China 3 4 3  Qatar 3 2 4  Thailand 3 2 Source: WorldFootball.net | Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Saudi Arabia 3 4 2  China 3 4 3  Qatar 3 2 4  Thailand 3 2 Source: WorldFootball.net |
| Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result |
| China | 3–2 | Semi-finals | United Arab Emirates | 2–0 |

## Match

### Final

| GK | 19 | Kazuya Maekawa |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 4 | Takumi Horiike | 45' |
| CB | 5 | Tetsuji Hashiratani (c) |
| CB | 7 | Masami Ihara |
| LB | 6 | Satoshi Tsunami |
| DM | 15 | Mitsunori Yoshida | | 86' |
| RM | 14 | Tsuyoshi Kitazawa |
| LM | 10 | Ruy Ramos | 69' |
| AM | 8 | Masahiro Fukuda |
| CF | 20 | Takuya Takagi |
| CF | 11 | Kazuyoshi Miura | 75' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 3 | Toshinobu Katsuya | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Hans Ooft ||
| GK | 21 | Shaker Al-Shujaa |
| CB | 2 | Abdullah Al-Dosari | 88' |
| CB | 4 | Abdul Rahman Al-Roomi |
| CB | 5 | Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi |
| RM | 3 | Salem Al-Alawi |
| CM | 6 | Fuad Anwar Amin (c) |
| CM | 8 | Fahad Al-Bishi | 70' |
| LM | 14 | Khaled Al-Muwallid |
| RF | 7 | Saeed Al-Owairan |
| CF | 9 | Hamzah Idris | | 66' |
| LF | 15 | Yousuf Al-Thunayan |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Fahad Al-Mehallel | | 66' |
| Manager: ||
| Nelsinho Rosa ||

* Assistant referees:
* Noh Byung-Il (South Korea)
* Choi Hae-Il (North Korea)
