2017 Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup

2017 Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Qatar
City	Doha
Dates	24–28 April
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Iran (7th title)
Runner-up	Kazakhstan
Third place	Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	197 (9.85 per match)
Top scorer	Hamid Noraniyan (16 goals)
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The 2017 Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup was the seventh edition of the Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup, the biennial international men's indoor hockey championship of Asia, organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was held in Doha, Qatar from 24 to 28 April 2017. ^[1]

Iran defeated Kazakhstan in the final to win the cup and secured a place in 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup.

Participating nations

The number of teams for this year’s cup has increased by three compared to the previous edition tournament where five teams competed. Tajikistan, who competed previously, did not join this year’s edition and were replaced by Malaysia, Oman and Thailand.

•   Qatar
•   Chinese Taipei
•   Iran
•   Kazakhstan
•   Malaysia
•   Oman
•   Thailand
•   Uzbekistan

Umpires

1. Adam Barry (AUS)
2. Andres Ortiz (ESP)
3. Hassan Abazari (IRI)
4. Ahmed Al Hassani (OMA)
5. Abdou Mostafa Mahmoud (QAT)
6. Ahmed Rahzani (IRI)
7. Sen Xu (CHN)
8. Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA)
9. Makhsudbek Urmanov (KAZ)
10. Mohd Zainal (MAS)

Results

All times are in Qatar Standard Time (UTC+03:00).

First round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	3	3	0	0	30	6	+24	9	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Qatar (H)	3	1	1	1	12	17	−5	4
3	Malaysia	3	1	0	2	13	18	−5	3	5–8th place classification
4	Oman	3	0	1	2	9	23	−14	1

Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2017. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

24 April 2017 18:45 Iran   11–0   Malaysia Report Umpires: Andres Ortiz (ESP) Makhsudbek Urmanov (KAZ)

24 April 2017 20:00 Qatar   4–4   Oman Report Umpires: Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA) Ahmed Rahzani (IRI)

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25 April 2017 18:45 Malaysia   9–2   Oman Report Umpires: Makhsudbek Urmanov (KAZ) Hassan Abazari (IRI)

25 April 2017 20:00 Qatar   3–9   Iran Report Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Sen Xu (CHN)

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26 April 2017 15:00 Iran   10–3   Oman Report Umpires: Sen Xu (CHN) Andres Ortiz (ESP)

26 April 2017 18:45 Malaysia   4–5   Qatar Report Umpires: Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA) Adam Barry (AUS)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kazakhstan	3	2	1	0	19	13	+6	7	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Uzbekistan	3	1	2	0	12	7	+5	5
3	Thailand	3	1	1	1	10	10	0	4	5–8th place classification
4	Chinese Taipei	3	0	0	3	6	17	−11	0

Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2017. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

24 April 2017 15:00 Kazakhstan   7–3   Chinese Taipei Report Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Abdou Mostafa Mahmoud (QAT)

24 April 2017 16:15 Uzbekistan   1–1   Thailand Report Umpires: Hassan Abazari (IRI) Ahmed Al Hassani (OMA)

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25 April 2017 13:45 Chinese Taipei   1–3   Thailand Report Umpires: Mohd Zainal (MAS) Ahmed Rahzani (IRI)

25 April 2017 15:00 Uzbekistan   4–4   Kazakhstan Report Umpires: Ahmed Al Hassani (OMA) Andres Ortiz (ESP)

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26 April 2017 12:30 Chinese Taipei   2–7   Uzbekistan Report Umpires: Ahmed Rahzani (IRI) Ahmed Al Hassani (OMA)

26 April 2017 13:45 Kazakhstan   8–6   Thailand Report Umpires: Hassan Abazari (IRI) Abdou Mostafa Mahmoud (QAT)

Second round

Bracket

Semi-finals

	Semi-finals				Final
	27 April
	Iran	12
					28 April
	Uzbekistan	2
					Iran	10
	27 April
					Kazakhstan	1
	Kazakhstan	5
	Qatar	4
					Third place
					28 April
					Uzbekistan	3
					Qatar	5

5–8th place bracket

	5–8th place semi-finals				Fifth place
	27 April
	Malaysia	9
					28 April
	Chinese Taipei	3
					Malaysia	7
	27 April
					Oman	5
	Thailand	3
	Oman	5
					Seventh place
					28 April
					Chinese Taipei	5
					Thailand	7

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

27 April 2017 12:30 Malaysia   9–3   Chinese Taipei Report Umpires: Makhsudbek Urmanov (KAZ) Ahmed Al Hassani (OMA)

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27 April 2017 14:00 Thailand   3–5   Oman Report Umpires: Mohd Zainal (MAS) Abdou Mostafa Mahmoud (QAT)

Seventh and eighth place

28 April 2017 09:30 Chinese Taipei   5–7   Thailand Report Umpires: Sen Xu (CHN) Ahmed Rahzani (IRI)

Fifth and sixth place

28 April 2017 12:30 Malaysia   7–5   Oman Report Umpires: Hassan Abazari (IRI) Abdou Mostafa Mahmoud (QAT)

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

27 April 2017 18:00 Iran   12–2   Uzbekistan Report Umpires: Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA) Adam Barry (AUS)

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27 April 2017 19:30 Kazakhstan   5–4   Qatar Report Umpires: Hassan Abazari (IRI) Andres Ortiz (ESP)

Third and fourth place

28 April 2017 15:30 Uzbekistan   3–5   Qatar Report Umpires: Andres Ortiz (ESP) Mohd Zainal (MAS)

Final

28 April 2017 18:30 Iran   10–1   Kazakhstan Report Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA)

Final standings

Qualified for 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup

Rank	Team
	Iran
	Kazakhstan
	Qatar
4	Uzbekistan
5	Malaysia
6	Oman
7	Thailand
8	Chinese Taipei

References

1. "Qatar set to host Indoor Asia Cup Hockey Championship".

External links

• Official website