Men's Hockey Asia Cup

The Men's Hockey Asia Cup is a men's international field hockey tournament organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and qualifies for the FIH Hockey World Cup.[1]

Men's Hockey Asia Cup
Most recent season or competition:
2022 Men's Hockey Asia Cup
SportField hockey
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982)
First season1982
No. of teams8
ConfederationAHF (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)
 South Korea (5th title)
(2022)
Most titles South Korea (5 titles)
QualificationAHF Cup

South Korea are the defending champions winning the 2022 edition.[2] South Korea have won the most titles with five. India and Pakistan have both won the tournament three times.

The hosts together with six highest-ranked teams from the previous edition are qualified directly for the tournament, they are joined by the top team from the Men's AHF Cup or the top two teams if the host is already qualified.

Results

YearHostFinalThird place gameNumber of teams
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1982
Details
Karachi, Pakistan
Pakistan
Round-robin
India

China
Round-robin
Malaysia
7
1985
Details
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Pakistan
3–2
India

South Korea
2–0
Japan
10
1989
Details
New Delhi, India
Pakistan
2–0
India

South Korea
1–0
Japan
7
1994
Details
Hiroshima, Japan
South Korea
1–0
India

Pakistan
5–2
Malaysia
9
1999
Details
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
South Korea
5–4
Pakistan

India
4–2
Malaysia
9
2003
Details
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
India
4–2
Pakistan

South Korea
4–2
Japan
8
2007
Details
Chennai, India
India
7–2
South Korea

Malaysia
5–3
Japan
11
2009
Details
Kuantan, Malaysia
South Korea
1–0
Pakistan

China
3–3 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p.s.)

Malaysia
7
2013
Details
Ipoh, Malaysia
South Korea
4–3
India

Pakistan
3–1
Malaysia
8
2017
Details
Dhaka, Bangladesh
India
2–1
Malaysia

Pakistan
6–3
South Korea
8
2022
Details
Jakarta, Indonesia
South Korea
2–1
Malaysia

India
1–0
Japan
8

Summary

TeamWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place
 South Korea5 (1994, 1999, 2009, 2013, 2022)1 (2007)3 (1985, 1989, 2003)1 (2017)
 India3 (2003, 2007*, 2017)5 (1982, 1985, 1989*, 1994, 2013)2 (1999, 2022)
 Pakistan3 (1982*, 1985, 1989)3 (1999, 2003, 2009)3 (1994, 2013, 2017)
 Malaysia2 (2017, 2022)1 (2007)5 (1982, 1994, 1999*, 2009*, 2013*)
 China2 (1982, 2009)
 Japan5 (1985, 1989, 2003, 2007, 2022)
* = hosts

Team appearances

Team
1982

1985

1989

1993

1999

2003

2007

2009

2013

2017

2022
Total
 Bangladesh5th6th7th6th6th8th7th7th7th6th6th11
 China3rd7th5th7th7th6th5th3rd7th9
 Chinese Taipei8th1
 Hong Kong8th7th8th3
 India2nd2nd2nd2nd3rd1st1st5th2nd1st3rd11
 Indonesia8th1
 Iran10th1
 Japan4th4th9th5th4th4th6th5th5th4th10
 Kazakhstanpart of  Soviet Union5th1
 Malaysia4th5th6th4th4th5th3rd4th4th2nd2nd11
 Oman6th8th7th3
 Pakistan1st1st1st3rd2nd2nd6th2nd3rd3rd5th11
 Singapore6th9th10th3
 South Korea3rd3rd1st1st3rd2nd1st1st4th1st10
 Sri Lanka7th8th9th9th4
 Thailand8th11th2
Total7107998117888

Debut of teams

YearDebutantsTotal
1982  Bangladesh,  China,  India,  Malaysia,  Pakistan,  Singapore,  Sri Lanka7
1985  Iran,  Japan,  South Korea3
19890
1994  Kazakhstan,  Thailand2
1999  Hong Kong1
20030
20070
20090
2013  Chinese Taipei,  Oman2
20170
2022  Indonesia1
Total16

See also

References