Tourney Name: | King Fahd Cup |
Year: | 1992 |
Other Titles: | Arabic: كَأْسُ الْمَلِك فَهْد 1992 |
Size: | 150px |
Country: | Saudi Arabia |
City: | Riyadh |
Dates: | 15–20 October |
Num Teams: | 4 |
Confederations: | 4 |
Venues: | 1 |
Cities: | 1 |
Champion: | ARG |
Count: | 1 |
Second: | KSA |
Third: | USA |
Fourth: | CIV |
Matches: | 4 |
Goals: | 18 |
Attendance: | 196500 |
Top Scorer: | Gabriel Batistuta Bruce Murray (2 goals each) |
Player: | Fernando Redondo[1] |
Nextseason: | 1995 |
The 1992 King Fahd Cup (Arabic: كَأْسُ الْمَلِك فَهْد), named after Fahd of Saudi Arabia, was the first association football tournament of the competition that would later be known as the FIFA Confederations Cup. It was hosted by Saudi Arabia in October 1992, and was won by Argentina, who beat the hosts Saudi Arabia 3–1 in the final. The 1992 tournament was the only one not to feature a group stage and only featured four nations.
Team | Confederation | Qualification method | Participation no. | |
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AFC | Hosts and 1988 AFC Asian Cup winners | 1st | ||
CONCACAF | 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners | 1st | ||
CONMEBOL | 1991 Copa América winners | 1st | ||
CAF | 1992 African Cup of Nations winners | 1st |
See main article: 1992 King Fahd Cup squads.
All matches were played at the 67,000-capacity King Fahd II Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
See main article: 1992 King Fahd Cup final tournament.
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See main article: 1992 King Fahd Cup Final.
With two goals, Gabriel Batistuta and Bruce Murray were the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 18 goals were scored by 16 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.