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)

Qualification

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


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 6330070+7
 Indonesia 3311134−1
 Malaysia 2302126−4
 Singapore 1301224−2

Singapore 1–1 Malaysia
T. Pathmanathan 80' Lim Tong Hai 76' (o.g)
Attendance: 55.000
Referee: Ahmad Hakeem (UAE)

Indonesia 0–2 China
Wu Qunli 24'
Mai Chao 25'
Attendance: 15.000
Referee: U Tin Aung (Myanmar)

Singapore 1–2 Indonesia
Razali Saad 24' Fachri Husaini 8'
Singgih Pitono 85'
Attendance: 32.000
Referee: Moritsu Yotaru (Japan)

China 4–0 Malaysia
Wu Qunli 7'
Guo Yijun 40'
Peng Weiguo 52'
Gao Hongbo 85'
Attendance: 7.000
Referee: U Tin Aung (Myanmar)

Malaysia 1–1 Indonesia
Zainal Abidin Hassan 44' Fachri Husaini 56'
Attendance: 4.000
Referee: Tung Ping Yim (Hongkong)

Singapore 0–1 China
Xie Yuxin 28'
Attendance: 14.000
Referee: Muhammad Al-Majid (Bahrain)

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
 JapanHostsN/A1 (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 19921 (1980)
 ChinaGroup 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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