Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
Most recent season or competition:; 2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	1988; 36 years ago
First season	1988
No. of teams	10
Confederation	AHF (Asia)
Most recent; champion(s)	India (4th title) ; (2023)
Most titles	India; (4 titles)
Qualification	Junior AHF Cup

The Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup is a men's international under-21 field hockey tournament organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1988 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup.^[1] Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of December 31 in the year before the tournament is held.

The tournament has been won by four different teams: India has the most titles with four and Pakistan follows with three. Malaysia and South Korea have both won the tournament once. The most recent edition was held in Salalah, Oman and was won by India. The 2021 edition, to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

Year	Host	Final			Third place match			Number of teams
Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	Number of teams
1988 Details	Karachi, Pakistan	Pakistan	Round-robin	South Korea	India	Round-robin	Malaysia	7
1992 Details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Pakistan	3–0	Malaysia	South Korea	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–1 (p.s.)	India	10
1996 Details	Singapore	Pakistan	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p.s.)	India	Japan	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p.s.)	South Korea	10
2000 Details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	South Korea	3–2	India	Malaysia	2–1	Japan	11
2004 Details	Karachi, Pakistan	India	5–2	Pakistan	South Korea	2–1	Malaysia	10
2008 Details	Hyderabad, India	India	3–2	South Korea	Pakistan	7–2	Japan	8
2012 Details	Malacca, Malaysia	Malaysia	2–1	Pakistan	India	2–1	South Korea	8
2015 Details	Kuantan, Malaysia	India	6–2	Pakistan	South Korea	2–1	Japan	8
2021 Details	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]			Cancelled			10
2023 Details	Salalah, Oman	India	2–1	Pakistan	South Korea	2–1	Malaysia	10
2024 Details								10

Summary

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
India	4 (2004, 2008*, 2015, 2023)	2 (1996, 2000)	2 (1987, 2012)	1 (1992)
Pakistan	3 (1987*, 1992, 1996)	4 (2004*, 2012, 2015, 2023)	1 (2008)
South Korea	1 (2000)	2 (1987, 2008)	4 (1992, 2004, 2015, 2023)	2 (1996, 2012)
Malaysia	1 (2012*)	1 (1992*)	1 (2000*)	3 (1987, 2004, 2023)
Japan			1 (1996)	3 (2000, 2008, 2015)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Team	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2015	2023	2024	Total
Bangladesh	–	5th	6th	7th	6th	6th	–	6th	6th	Q	8
China	5th	6th	7th	6th	7th	–	6th	7th	–	Q	8
Chinese Taipei	–	–	–	8th	9th	–	–	–	10th	Q	4
India	3rd	4th	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	Q	10
Iran	—	–	–	11th	–	–	7th	–	–	–	2
Japan	6th	7th	3rd	4th	5th	4th	5th	4th	5th	Q	10
Macau	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	-	–	1
Malaysia	4th	2nd	5th	3rd	4th	5th	1st	5th	4th	Q	10
Oman	–	8th	–	–	–	7th	–	8th	7th	Q	5
Pakistan	1st	1st	1st	5th	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	Q	10
Singapore	–	10th	9th	10th	8th	8th	–	–	–	–	4
South Korea	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	3rd	2nd	4th	3rd	3rd	Q	10
Sri Lanka	–	9th	8th	–	10th	–	8th	–	–	–	4
Thailand	–	–	10th	–	–	–	–	–	8th	Q	3
Uzbekistan	–	–	–	9th	–	–	–	–	9th	–	2
Total	7	10	10	11	10	8	8	8	10	10

References

^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
^ "Virus opens JWC door for Malaysia". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

External links

[1] "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

[2] "Virus opens JWC door for Malaysia". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

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