The 1985 Men's Hockey Asia Cup was the second edition of the Men's Hockey Asia Cup, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Asia organized by the Asian Hockey Federation.[1] It was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 20 to 28 January 1985.[2]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Bangladesh | ||
| City | Dhaka | ||
| Dates | 20–28 January | ||
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Pakistan (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  India | ||
| Third place |  South Korea | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 26 | ||
| Goals scored | 134 (5.15 per match) | ||
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The defending champions Pakistan won its second Asian title by defeating India 3–2 in the final. South Korea won its first medal by defeating Japan 2–0 in the bronze medal match.[3]
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 8 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Japan
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Bangladesh (H)
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  China
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Iran
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 33 | −31 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan
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2–0 | Japan
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| Bangladesh
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2–2 | China
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| Pakistan
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16–0 | Iran
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| Japan
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1–1 | Bangladesh
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| China
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3–0 | Iran
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| Pakistan
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1–0 | Bangladesh
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| Japan
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11–1 | Iran
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| Pakistan
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2–0 | China
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| Japan
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1–0 | China
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| Bangladesh
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3–1 | Iran
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Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 8 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  South Korea
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Malaysia
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Sri Lanka
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Singapore
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0 |
Source: todor66.com
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| India
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8–1 | South Korea
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| India
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3–2 | Malaysia
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| India
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6–0 | Sri Lanka
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| India
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5–0 | Singapore
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| South Korea
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0–0 | Malaysia
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| South Korea
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7–0 | Sri Lanka
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| South Korea
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9–2 | Singapore
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| Malaysia
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3–1 | Sri Lanka
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| Malaysia
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5–0 | Singapore
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| Sri Lanka
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5–1 | Singapore
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Classification round edit
Fifth to eighth place classification edit
Seventh place game edit
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Fifth place game edit
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First to fourth place classification edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 January | ||||||
| Pakistan | 7 | |||||
| 28 January | ||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||
| Pakistan | 3 | |||||
| 27 January | ||||||
| India | 2 | |||||
| India | 9 | |||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 28 January | ||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
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Third place game edit
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Final edit
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Winners edit
| 1985 Men's Hockey Asia Cup winners |
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 Pakistan Second title |
Final standings edit
References edit
- ^ "Men Field Hockey IInd Asia Cup 1985 Dhaka (BAN) 20-28.01 - Winner Pakistan". todor66.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Field hockey - Men's Asia Cup - 1985 - Home". the-sports.org. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "2nd Men's Asia Cup, Dhaka, Bangladesh". rediff.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.