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 Dates 19 April 1992 – 23 June 1992 Teams 20 (from 1 confederation)
International football competition
Qualification [ edit ] Group 1 [ edit ] All matches in Doha , Qatar
Team Qatar 4 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 Syria 2 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 Oman 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5
Group 2 [ edit ] All matches in Al Ain , UAE
Group 3 [ edit ] All matches in Kolkata , India Nepal and Maldives withdrew
Group 4 [ edit ] All matches in Pyongyang , Korea DPR
Group 5 [ edit ] All matches in Singapore
Group 6 [ edit ] All matches in Bangkok , Thailand
Qualified teams [ edit ] Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearance Japan Hosts N/A 1 (1988 ) Saudi Arabia 1988 AFC Asian Cup champions 18 December 1988 2 (1984 , 1988 ) Qatar Group 1 winners 31 May 1992 3 (1980 , 1984 , 1988 ) United Arab Emirates Group 2 winners 30 May 1992 3 (1980 , 1984 , 1988 ) Iran Group 3 winners 15 May 1992 6 (1968 , 1972 , 1976 , 1980 , 1984 , 1988 ) North Korea Group 4 winners 7 June 1992 1 (1980 ) China Group 5 winners 26 April 1992 4 (1976 , 1980 , 1984 , 1988 ) Thailand Group 6 winners 23 June 1992 1 (1972 )
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Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Group stage