1992 Arab Cup
The 1992 Arab Cup (Arabic: كأس العرب لكرة القدم 1992) was the 6th Arab Cup tournament. Egypt won the tournament after defeating Saudi Arabia in the final.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | 22x20px Syria |
| Dates | 8–17 September |
| Teams | 6 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt (1st title) |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia |
| Third place |  Kuwait |
| Fourth place | 22x20px Syria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 23 (2.3 per match) |
← 1988 1998 → | |
The tournament was part of the 1992 Pan Arab Games, but also counted for the Arab Cup.
Iraq was banned from the tournament because of the Gulf War.
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 2 | Kuwait
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 |
| 3 |  Jordan
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 |
| 8 September 1992 | ||
| Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg | 1–1 | Jordan
|
| 10 September 1992 | ||
| Kuwait |
4–1 | Jordan
|
| 12 September 1992 | ||
| Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg | 1–0 | Kuwait
|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 2 | 22x20px Syria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 1 |
| 9 September 1992 | ||
| Syria 22x20px | 1–1 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia |
| 11 September 1992 | ||
| Syria 22x20px | 0–0 | File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine |
| 13 September 1992 | ||
| Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||
| 15 September — Aleppo | |||||||
| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt (pen) | 0 (4) | ||||||
| 22x20px Syria | 0 (3) | ||||||
| 17 September — Aleppo | |||||||
| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 3 | ||||||
| File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 2 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 15 September — Aleppo | 17 September — Aleppo | ||||||
| File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 2 | Kuwait
|
2 | ||||
| Kuwait
|
0 | 22x20px Syria | 1 | ||||
| 1992 Arab Cup Winners |
|---|
| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 1st title |
Statistics
Tournament rankings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | Kuwait
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | 22x20px Syria | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
| Eliminated in the Group stage | |||||||||
| 5 | File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 1 |
| 6 |
1992 Arab Cup Media
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 |
- Rankings are based on performance, not team skill. Also, these rankings are unofficial and are not based on head-to-head record.