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1992 Arab Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySyria
Dates8–17 September
Teams6 (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 played10
Goals scored23 (2.3 per match)
1988
1998

The 1992 Arab Nations Cup is the sixth edition of the Arab Nations Cup hosted by Syria, in 2 Provinces Aleppo and Damascus. Egypt won their first title with the Olympic team.

Part of the Pan Arab Games

The 1992 edition organized as part of the Pan Arab Games, but counted for the Arab Nations Cup.

Participated teams

Iraq absent

The most successful team and holder of the Arab Nations Cup with four titles and the gold medalist holder in the Pan Arab Games football tournament, Iraq the defending champions banned for playing in the Arab Nations Cup due to Gulf War.

Teams of the tournament

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

Squads

Group stage

Group A

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 Al-Ashhab

Kuwait 4–1 Jordan
Soliman
Al Saleh 54', ?'
?
Tadrus

Egypt 1–0 Kuwait
Mansour 40'

Group B

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
Syria 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Kardaghli 78' Abdullah 58' (pen.)

Syria 0–0 Palestine

Knock-out stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 September 1992 – Aleppo
 
 
 Egypt0 (4)
 
17 September 1992 – Aleppo
 
 Syria0 (3)
 
 Egypt3
 
15 September 1992 – Aleppo
 
 Saudi Arabia2
 
 Saudi Arabia 2
 
 
 Kuwait0
 
Third place
 
 
17 September 1992 – Aleppo
 
 
 Kuwait2
 
 
 Syria 1

Semi-finals

Egypt 0–0 Syria
Penalties
4–3

Third place play-off

Kuwait 2–1 Syria
Al-Flayah 11', 51'

Final

Result

 1992 Arab Nations Cup Winners 

Egypt

First title