The 1992 Arab Cup is the sixth edition of the Arab Cup and also counted as the seventh edition of the 1992 Arab Games football tournament, hosted by Syria, in 2 Provinces Aleppo and Damascus. Egypt won their first title of the Arab Cup and their third gold medal of the Arab Games by beating Saudi Arabia in the final.[1]
| 1992 Arab Cup / 1992 Arab Games football tournament | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Syria |
| Dates | 8–17 September |
| Teams | 6 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Egypt(1st title Arab Cup) (3rd title Arab Games) |
| Runners-up |  Saudi Arabia |
| Third place |  Kuwait |
| Fourth place |  Syria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 23 (2.3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ayman Mansour Saeed Al-Owairan Waleed Al-Felaij (2 goals each) |
Part of the Arab Games
editThe 1992 edition organized as part of the 1992 Arab Games football tournament was also counted as a part of the Arab Cup.[2]
Participated teams
editIraq absent
editThe most successful team and holder of the Arab Cup with four titles and the gold medalist holder in the Arab Games football tournament, Iraq the defending champions banned for playing in the Arab Cup due to Gulf War.[3]
Teams of the tournament
editEgypt participated with the olympic team. The 6 participated teams are:
| Participants | |
|---|---|
| Zone | Team |
| Hosts | Syria
|
| Holders | None |
| Zone 1 (Gulf Area) | Kuwait
|
| Zone 2 (Red Sea) | Egypt
|
| Saudi Arabia
| |
| Zone 3 (North Africa) | None |
| Zone 4 (East Region) |  Jordan
|
 Palestine
| |
Venues
edit| Aleppo | |
|---|---|
| Al-Hamadaniah Stadium | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | |
|
Squads
editGroup stage
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Kuwait
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 |
| Jordan
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| Egypt | 1–1 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
Mansour  68' |
Tadrus 6' |
Referee: Omar Al-Shaqeer (Saudi Arabia)
| Kuwait | 4–1 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Soliman Al Saleh 54', ?'? |
Muhammad Al-Ashhab |
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| Syria
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Palestine
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Bishi 54' Al-Owairan 57' |
|
Knock-out stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 September 1992 – Aleppo | ||||||
| Egypt (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||
| 17 September 1992 – Aleppo | ||||||
| Syria | 0 (3) | |||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||
| 15 September 1992 – Aleppo | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | |||||
| Kuwait | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 September 1992 – Aleppo | ||||||
| Kuwait | 2 | |||||
| Syria | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Muwallid 38' Al-Jaber 87' |
Third place play-off
editFinal
edit| Egypt | 3–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| El-Sheshini 4' (pen.) El-Kass 26'H. Hassan 85' |
Al-Roomi 9' Al-Owairan 73' |
Referee: Nizar Watti (Syria)
Final ranking
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Egypt
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Gold Medal & Arab Cup champions |
|
Saudi Arabia
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Silver Medal |
|
Kuwait
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Syria (H)
|
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Palestine
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Jordan
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "في مثل هذا اليوم.. منتخب مصر بطلاً لكأس العرب 1992". Akhbar El-Yom. Omar Al-Banobi. 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Arab Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "تاريخ دورة الألعاب العربية". BBC Arabic. Ibrahim Al-Jarhi. 26 September 2004.