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) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 26 | ||
| Goals scored | 134 (5.15 per match) | ||
| |||
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 roundEdit
Group AEdit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pakistan
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 8 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Japan
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Bangladesh (H)
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  China
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Iran
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 33 | −31 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan
|
2–0 | Japan
|
| Bangladesh
|
2–2 | China
|
| Pakistan
|
16–0 | Iran
|
| Japan
|
1–1 | Bangladesh
|
| China
|
3–0 | Iran
|
| Pakistan
|
1–0 | Bangladesh
|
| Japan
|
11–1 | Iran
|
| Pakistan
|
2–0 | China
|
| Japan
|
1–0 | China
|
| Bangladesh
|
3–1 | Iran
|
Group BEdit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 8 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  South Korea
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Malaysia
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Sri Lanka
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Singapore
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0 |
Source: todor66.com
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| India
|
8–1 | South Korea
|
| India
|
3–2 | Malaysia
|
| India
|
6–0 | Sri Lanka
|
| India
|
5–0 | Singapore
|
| South Korea
|
0–0 | Malaysia
|
| South Korea
|
7–0 | Sri Lanka
|
| South Korea
|
9–2 | Singapore
|
| Malaysia
|
3–1 | Sri Lanka
|
| Malaysia
|
5–0 | Singapore
|
| Sri Lanka
|
5–1 | Singapore
|
Classification roundEdit
Fifth to eighth place classificationEdit
Seventh place gameEdit
|
Fifth place gameEdit
|
First to fourth place classificationEdit
| 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-finalsEdit
|
|
Third place gameEdit
|
FinalEdit
|
| 1985 Men's Hockey Asia Cup winners |
|---|
 Pakistan Second title |
Final standingsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "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.