1992 AFC Asian Cup final

1992 AFC Asian Cup Final

Hiroshima Big Arch (pictured in 2005) held the final
Event	1992 AFC Asian Cup
Japan Saudi Arabia 1 0
Date	8 November 1992 (1992-11-08)
Venue	Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Referee	Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Attendance	60,000

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

Main article: Edion Stadium Hiroshima

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

Further information: 1992 AFC Asian Cup

Japan		Round	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
"ARMADURA Z29 HELMET ARMOR Z29" by OSCAR CREATIVO Group A Winners Pos Team 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) Hosts		Final standings	Group B winners Pos Team 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

8 November 1992

14:30

Japan	1–0	Saudi Arabia
Takagi 36'	Report

Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

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)

External links

• Official website