2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

The 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup will be the 11th edition of the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, the men's international under-21 field hockey championship of Asia, organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It will be held alongside the women's tournament from 26 November to 4 December 2024 in Muscat, Oman.[1][2][3]

2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryOman
CityMuscat
Dates26 November – 4 December
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
2023 (previous) (next) 2026

The tournament will serve as the Asian qualifier for the 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, with the six highest-ranked teams, not already qualified, qualifying.[4] India are the two-time defending champions.[5]

Qualification

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The five highest-ranked teams from the 2023 Junior Asia Cup qualified directly for this edition. The other teams participated in the 2024 Men's Junior AHF Cup, where the top five qualified for the 2024 Junior Asia Cup.[6]

Qualified teams

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The following ten teams will participated in the 2024 Junior Asia Cup.[7]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
23 May – 1 June 2023 2023 Junior Asia Cup Salalah, Oman 5   India
  Japan
  Malaysia
  Pakistan
  South Korea
14–23 June 2024 2024 Junior AHF Cup Singapore 5   Bangladesh
  China
  Chinese Taipei
  Oman
  Thailand
Total 10

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+4).

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi Finals
2   Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5   Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 26 November 2024. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[8]
26 November 2024
12:15
South Korea   v   Thailand
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26 November 2024
14:30
Japan   v   Chinese Taipei
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27 November 2024
12:15
South Korea   v   Chinese Taipei
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27 November 2024
16:45
India   v   Thailand
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28 November 2024
19:00
Japan   v   India
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29 November 2024
16:45
Chinese Taipei   v   Thailand
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30 November 2024
12:15
Japan   v   South Korea
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30 November 2024
16:45
India   v   Chinese Taipei
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1 December 2024
12:15
Thailand   v   Japan
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1 December 2024
19:00
South Korea   v   India
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Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi Finals
2   China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Oman (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5   Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 26 November 2024. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[8]
(H) Hosts
26 November 2024
16:45
Malaysia   v   China
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26 November 2024
19:00
Bangladesh   v   Oman
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27 November 2024
14:30
Pakistan   v   China
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27 November 2024
19:00
Malaysia   v   Oman
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28 November 2024
16:45
Bangladesh   v   Pakistan
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29 November 2024
19:00
Oman   v   China
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30 November 2024
14:30
Bangladesh   v   Malaysia
Report
30 November 2024
19:00
Pakistan   v   Oman
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1 December 2024
14:30
China   v   Bangladesh
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1 December 2024
16:45
Malaysia   v   Pakistan
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Classification round

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Ninth and tenth place

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3 December 2024
09:00
5th Pool A M21 5th Pool B
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Fifth to eighth place classification

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Bracket

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5–8 placeFifth place
 
      
 
3 December
 
 
3rd Pool B
 
4 December
 
4th Pool A
 
 
 
3 December
 
 
 
3rd Pool A
 
 
4th Pool B
 
Seventh place
 
 
4 December
 
 
 
 
 
 


5–8th place semi-finals

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3 December 2024
11:30
3rd Pool B M22 4th Pool A
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3 December 2024
14:00
3rd Pool A M23 4th Pool B
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Seventh and eighth place

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4 December 2024
11:30
Loser M22 M26 Loser M23
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Fifth and sixth place

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4 December 2024
14:00
Winner M22 M27 Winner M23
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Final round

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 December
 
 
1st Pool B
 
4 December
 
2nd Pool A
 
 
 
3 December
 
 
 
1st Pool A
 
 
2nd Pool B
 
Third place
 
 
December
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semi–Final

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3 December 2024
16:30
1st Pool B M24 2nd Pool A
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3 December 2024
19:00
1st Pool A M25 2nd Pool B
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Third and fourth place

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4 December 2024
16:30
Loser M24 M28 Loser M25
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Final

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4 December 2024
19:00
Winner M24 M29 Winner M25
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References

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  1. ^ "Hockey Junior Asia Cup 2024". sportscursos.live. Sports Cursor. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Asia: Men`s and Women's Junior Asia Cup 2024 to take place in Muscat". hockeywrldnews.com. Hockey World News. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  3. ^ "The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) has officially unveiled the much-anticipated match schedule for the upcoming Men's Junior Asia Cup Muscat Oman 2024". Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  4. ^ "Qualification System for 2025 FIH Junior World Cups" (PDF). fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Junior Asia Cup 2023: India outclass arch-rivals Pakistan to clinch record title". firstpost.com. Firstpost. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Asia: Official Match Schedule Revealed for the Men's and Women's Junior AHF Cup Singapore 2024". hockeywrldnws.com. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Men`s and Women's Junior Asia Cup 2024 to take place in Muscat". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b "FIH General Tournament Regulations" (PDF). February 2024.