1992 Arab Cup
international football competition
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 | Syria |
| Dates | 8–17 September |
| Teams | 6 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Egypt (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Saudi Arabia |
| Third place |  Kuwait |
| Fourth place |  Syria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 23 (2.3 per match) |
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 change
Group A change
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
1–1 | Jordan
|
| 10 September 1992 | ||
| Kuwait |
4–1 | Jordan
|
| 12 September 1992 | ||
| Egypt |
1–0 | Kuwait
|
Group B change
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 2 | Syria
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Palestine
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 1 |
| 9 September 1992 | ||
| Syria |
1–1 | Saudi Arabia
|
| 11 September 1992 | ||
| Syria |
0–0 | Palestine
|
| 13 September 1992 | ||
| Saudi Arabia |
2–1 | Palestine
|
Knockout stage change
Bracket change
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 September — Aleppo | ||||||
| Egypt (pen) | 0 (4) | |||||
| 17 September — Aleppo | ||||||
| Syria | 0 (3) | |||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||
| 15 September — Aleppo | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | |||||
| Kuwait | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 September — Aleppo | ||||||
| Kuwait | 2 | |||||
| Syria | 1 | |||||
| 1992 Arab Cup Winners |
|---|
 Egypt 1st title |
Statistics change
Tournament rankings change
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | Kuwait
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Syria
|
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
| Eliminated in the Group stage | |||||||||
| 5 | Palestine
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 1 |
| 6 | Jordan
|
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.