2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup

The 2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup, also known as the Hero Men's Asia Cup 2017 due to sponsorship reasons, was the tenth edition of the Men's Hockey Asia Cup. It was held from 11 to 22 October 2017 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The winner of this tournament qualified for the 2018 World Cup in India.[1]

2017 Men's Hockey Asia cup
Hero Men's Asia Cup 2017
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
CityDhaka
Dates11–22 October
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions India (3rd title)
Runner-up Malaysia
Third place Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored126 (5.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Harmanpreet Singh
Malaysia Faizal Saari (7 goals)
2013 (previous) (next) 2022

India won their third title after defeating Malaysia 2–1 in the final, while Pakistan captured the bronze medal beating South Korea 6–3.[2]

Qualified teams edit

Sri Lanka withdrew and were replaced by China.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
24 August – 1 September 2013 2013 Asia Cup Ipoh, Malaysia 6   India
  Japan
  Malaysia
  Oman
  Pakistan
  South Korea
19–27 November 2016 2016 AHF Cup Hong Kong 1   Bangladesh
  Sri Lanka
Reallocation 1   China
Total 8

Results edit

All times are local (UTC+6).[3]

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   India 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 9 Super 4s
2   Pakistan 3 1 1 1 10 5 +5 4
3   Japan 3 1 1 1 6 8 −2 4 5–8th place semi-finals
4   Bangladesh (H) 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts
11 October 2017
15:00
India   5–1   Japan
Sunil   3'
Lalit   22'
Ramandeep   33'
Harmanpreet   35'48'
Report Kitazato   4'
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Yoon Dong-shin (KOR)
11 October 2017
17:30
Pakistan   7–0   Bangladesh
Mahmood   18'41'50'
Butt   33'47'
Qadir   33'60'
Report
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

13 October 2017
15:00
Japan   2–2   Pakistan
Ke. Tanaka   22'
Yoshihara   29'
Report Qadir   16'
Bhutta   50'
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA)
13 October 2017
17:30
India   7–0   Bangladesh
Gurjant   7'
Akashdeep   10'
Sunil   13'
Amit   20'
Harmanpreet   28'47'
Ramandeep   46'
Report
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Tao Zhinan (CHN)

15 October 2017
15:00
Japan   3–1   Bangladesh
Kitazato   22'
Ke. Tanaka   59'60'
Report Chayan   28'
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA)
15 October 2017
17:30
Pakistan   1–3   India
Shan   48' Report Chinglensana   17'
Ramandeep   44'
Harmanpreet   45'
Umpires:
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
Tao Zhinan (CHN)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Malaysia 3 3 0 0 16 3 +13 9 Super 4s
2   South Korea 3 2 0 1 12 5 +7 6
3   China 3 1 0 2 4 12 −8 3 5–8th place semi-finals
4   Oman 3 0 0 3 4 16 −12 0
Source: FIH
12 October 2017
15:00
Malaysia   7–1   China
Tengku   12'19'
Faizal   17'31'41'
Shahril   35'
Rosli   60'
Report E Wenhui   56'
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Deepak Joshi (IND)
12 October 2017
17:30
South Korea   7–2   Oman
Lee Moo-kyoung   22'
Cho Suk-hoon   35'
Seo In-woo   39'
Yang Ji-hun   41'60+'
Lee Nam-yong   47'
Jang Jong-hyun   48'
Report Bait   18'
Al-Qasmi   52'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Salim Lucky (BAN)

14 October 2017
15:00
China   2–1   Oman
Du Talake   7'
Guan Quyang   44'
Report Al-Fazari   8'
Umpires:
Haider Rasool (PAK)
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
14 October 2017
17:30
South Korea   1–2   Malaysia
Lee Seung-hoon   27' Report Faizal   17'
Azri   19'
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)

16 October 2017
15:00
Malaysia   7–1   Oman
Faizal   16'27'
Tengku   18'23'
Shahril   20'
Amirol   27'
Najmi   42'
Report Al-Nofali   25'
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Deepak Joshi (IND)
16 October 2017
17:30
China   1–4   South Korea
Du Talake   38' Report Jang Jong-hyun   10'43'
Kim Seong-kyu   47'
Yang Ji-hun   57'
Umpires:
Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)
Haider Rasool (PAK)

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

 
5–8th place semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
18 October
 
 
  Japan5
 
20 October
 
  Oman3
 
  Japan4
 
19 October
 
  Bangladesh0
 
  China3 (3)
 
 
  Bangladesh (p.s.o.)3 (4)
 
Seventh place
 
 
20 October
 
 
  Oman2
 
 
  China3

5–8th place semi-finals edit

18 October 2017
20:00
Japan   5–3   Oman
Yamada   9'
Yamasaki   21'
Kitazato   23'34'
Ke. Tanaka   29'
Report Al-Saadi   2'24'
Al-Fazari   50'
Umpires:
Yoon Dong-shin (KOR)
Deepak Joshi (IND)

19 October 2017
20:00
China   3–3   Bangladesh
Du Talake   17'19'28' Report Islam   25'
Hossain   53'
Rahman   54'
Penalties
Meng Dihao  
Guo Zixiang  
Ao Suozhu  
Ao Yang  
Guo Xiaoping  
3–4   Shetul
  Uddin
  Sobuj
  Mimo
  Mahmud
Umpires:
Haider Rasool (PAK)
Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA)

Seventh place game edit

20 October 2017
15:00
Oman   2–3   China
Al-Qasmi   16'
Rajab   56'
Report Su Lixing   11'
Du Chen   27'
Guo Xiaoping   52'
Umpires:
Yoon Dong-shin (KOR)
Salim Lucky (BAN)

Fifth place game edit

20 October 2017
17:30
Japan   4–0   Bangladesh
Yamada   17'
Kitazato   46'
Murata   49'
S. Tanaka   53'
Report
Umpires:
Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA)
Tao Zhinan (CHN)

First to fourth place classification edit

Super 4s edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   India 3 2 1 0 11 3 +8 7 Final
2   Malaysia 3 1 1 1 6 9 −3 4
3   South Korea 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3 Third place game
4   Pakistan 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: FIH
18 October 2017
15:00
Malaysia   3–2   Pakistan
Razie   10'
Shahril   25'
Fitri   34'
Report Bhutta   1'
Yaqoob   19'
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Tao Zhinan (CHN)
18 October 2017
17:30
India   1–1   South Korea
Gurjant   60' Report Lee Jung-jun   41'
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

19 October 2017
15:00
South Korea   1–1   Pakistan
Lee Nam-yong   48' Report Ahmad   15'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)
19 October 2017
17:30
Malaysia   2–6   India
Razie   50'
Rosli   59'
Report Akashdeep   14'
Harmanpreet   19'
Uthappa   24'
Gurjant   33'
Sunil   40'
Sardara   60'
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Salim Lucky (BAN)

21 October 2017
19:00
India   4–0   Pakistan
Satbir   39'
Harmanpreet   51'
Lalit   52'
Gurjant   57'
Report
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
21 October 2017
21:30
South Korea   1–1   Malaysia
Yang Ji-hun   24' Report Faizal   59'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

Third place game edit

22 October 2017
15:00
South Korea   3–6   Pakistan
Cho Suk-hoon   20'
Lee Nam-yong   43'
Seo In-woo   55'
Report Ajaz Ahmad   10'30'36'
Rashid   26'
Mahmood   32'
Yaqoob   56'
Umpires:
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)

Final edit

22 October 2017
17:30
India   2–1   Malaysia
Ramandeep   3'
Lalit   29'
Report Shahril   50'
Umpires:
Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

Winners edit

 2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup winners 
 
India
Third title

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

Rank Team
    India
    Malaysia
    Pakistan
4   South Korea
5   Japan
6   Bangladesh
7   China
8   Oman

  Qualified for the 2018 World Cup as hosts

Goalscorers edit

There were 126 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 5.25 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Qualification System for Hockey World Cup 2018" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. FIH.ch. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. ^ "India edge Malaysia to claim men's Hero Asia Cup 2017". FIH.ch. 22 October 2017. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ^ Schedule