Men's Hockey Asia Cup

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Men's Hockey Asia Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Field hockey current event.svg 2025 Men's Hockey Asia Cup
Sport Field hockey
Founded1982;43 years ago (1982)
First season 1982
No. of teams8
Confederation AHF (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (5th title)
(2022)
Most titlesFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (5 titles)
Qualification AHF 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]

Contents

South Korea are the defending champions, having won the 2022 edition. [2] The next edition is scheduled to take place in August-September 2025. South Korea have won the most titles with five. India and Pakistan have both won the tournament three times. [3]

The hosts together with the six highest-ranked teams from the previous edition directly qualify 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 matchNumber of teams
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1982
Details
Karachi, PakistanFlag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
Round-robin Flag of India.svg
India
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Round-robin Flag of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia
7
1985
Details
Dhaka, BangladeshFlag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
3–2Flag of India.svg
India
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg
South Korea
2–0Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Japan
10
1989
Details
New Delhi, IndiaFlag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
2–0Flag of India.svg
India
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg
South Korea
1–0Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Japan
7
1994
Details
Hiroshima, JapanFlag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg
South Korea
1–0Flag of India.svg
India
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
5–2Flag of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia
9
1999
Details
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFlag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
5–4Flag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
Flag of India.svg
India
4–2Flag of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia
9
2003
Details
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFlag of India.svg
India
4–2Flag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
4–2Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
8
2007
Details
Chennai, IndiaFlag of India.svg
India
7–2Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
Flag of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia
5–3Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
11
2009
Details
Kuantan, MalaysiaFlag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
1–0Flag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
3–3 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p.s.)
Flag of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia
7
2013
Details
Ipoh, MalaysiaFlag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
4–3Flag of India.svg
India
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
3–1Flag of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia
8
2017
Details
Dhaka, BangladeshFlag of India.svg
India
2–1Flag of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
6–3Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
8
2022
Details
Jakarta, IndonesiaFlag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
2–1Flag of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia
Flag of India.svg
India
1–0Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
8
2025
Details
Rajgir, India8

Summary

TeamWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5 (1994, 1999, 2009, 2013, 2022)1 (2007)3 (1985, 1989, 2003)1 (2017)
Flag of India.svg  India 3 (2003, 2007*, 2017)5 (1982, 1985, 1989*, 1994, 2013)2 (1999, 2022)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3 (1982*, 1985, 1989)3 (1999, 2003, 2009)3 (1994, 2013, 2017)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2 (2017, 2022)1 (2007)5 (1982, 1994, 1999*, 2009*, 2013*)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2 (1982, 2009)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5 (1985, 1989, 2003, 2007, 2022)
* = hosts

Team appearances

Team Flag of Pakistan.svg
1982
Flag of Bangladesh.svg
1985
Flag of India.svg
1989
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
1993
Flag of Malaysia.svg
1999
Flag of Malaysia.svg
2003
Flag of India.svg
2007
Flag of Malaysia.svg
2009
Flag of Malaysia.svg
2013
Flag of Bangladesh.svg
2017
Flag of Indonesia.svg
2022
Flag of India.svg
2025
Total
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 5th6th7th6th6th8th7th7th7th6th6thQ12
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3rd7th5th7th7th6th5th3rd7thQ10
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 8thQ2
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 8th7th8th3
Flag of India.svg  India 2nd2nd2nd2nd3rd1st1st5th2nd1st3rdQ12
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 8th1
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 10th1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4th4th9th5th4th4th6th5th5th4thQ11
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan part of the Soviet Union 5thQ2
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 4th5th6th4th4th5th3rd4th4th2nd2ndQ12
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 6th8th7thWD3
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1st1st1st3rd2nd2nd6th2nd3rd3rd5thWD11
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 6th9th10th3
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3rd3rd1st1st3rd2nd1st1st4th1stQ11
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 7th8th9th9th4
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 8th11th2
Total71079981178888

Debut of teams

YearDebutantsTotal
1982 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh, Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China, Flag of India.svg  India, Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia, Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan, Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore, Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 7
1985 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan, Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3
1989 0
1994 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan, Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2
1999 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1
2003 0
2007 0
2009 0
2013 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei, Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 2
2017 0
2022 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1
2025 0
Total16

See also

References

  1. "Asian Championships". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. "India edge Malaysia to claim men's Hero Asia Cup 2017". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. "Men's Asia Cup hockey: Complete list of champions". olympics.com. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2025.