1992 Gulf Cup of Nations
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The 11th Gulf Cup of Nations
was held in Qatar
, in November 1992.
The tournament was won by Qatar
for the first time
Iraq
were excluded from the tournament because of invasion of Kuwait
Gulf Cup of Nations
The Gulf Cup of Nations , also known as Khaleeji followed by the edition of the games , is a football tournament currently held every two years rotating the host city every edition...
was held in Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
, in November 1992.
The tournament was won by Qatar
Qatar national football team
The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but are hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also appeared in seven AFC Asian Cup tournaments and hosted the 2011 AFC Asian...
for the first time
Iraq
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
were excluded from the tournament because of invasion of Kuwait
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
Tournament
The teams played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner.| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||
| 4 | ||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 0 |