The Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup is a men's international under-21 field hockey tournament organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1988 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup.[1] Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of December 31 in the year before the tournament is held.
| Most recent season or competition: 2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
| First season | 1988 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Confederation | AHF (Asia) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  India (4th title) (2023) |
| Most titles | India (4 titles) |
| Qualification | Junior AHF Cup |
The tournament has been won by four different teams: India has the most titles with four and Pakistan follows with three. Malaysia and South Korea have both won the tournament once. The most recent edition was held in Salalah, Oman and was won by India. The 2021 edition, to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results edit
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 1988 Details |
Karachi, Pakistan |  Pakistan |
Round-robin |  South Korea |
 India |
Round-robin |  Malaysia |
7 | |||
| 1992 Details |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Pakistan |
3–0 | Malaysia |
South Korea |
2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–1 (p.s.) |
India |
10 | |||
| 1996 Details |
Singapore | Pakistan |
2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p.s.) |
India |
 Japan |
1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p.s.) |
South Korea |
10 | |||
| 2000 Details |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | South Korea |
3–2 | India |
Malaysia |
2–1 | Japan |
11 | |||
| 2004 Details |
Karachi, Pakistan | India |
5–2 | Pakistan |
South Korea |
2–1 | Malaysia |
10 | |||
| 2008 Details |
Hyderabad, India | India |
3–2 | South Korea |
Pakistan |
7–2 | Japan |
8 | |||
| 2012 Details |
Malacca, Malaysia | Malaysia |
2–1 | Pakistan |
India |
2–1 | South Korea |
8 | |||
| 2015 Details |
Kuantan, Malaysia | India |
6–2 | Pakistan |
South Korea |
2–1 | Japan |
8 | |||
| 2021 Details |
Dhaka, Bangladesh | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] | Cancelled | 10 | |||||||
| 2023 Details |
Salalah, Oman | India |
2–1 | Pakistan |
South Korea |
2–1 | Malaysia |
10 | |||
Summary edit
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India
|
4 (2004, 2008*, 2015, 2023) | 2 (1996, 2000) | 2 (1987, 2012) | 1 (1992) |
 Pakistan
|
3 (1987*, 1992, 1996) | 4 (2004*, 2012, 2015, 2023) | 1 (2008) | |
 South Korea
|
1 (2000) | 2 (1987, 2008) | 4 (1992, 2004, 2015, 2023) | 2 (1996, 2012) |
 Malaysia
|
1 (2012*) | 1 (1992*) | 1 (2000*) | 3 (1987, 2004, 2023) |
 Japan
|
1 (1996) | 3 (2000, 2008, 2015) |
- * = host nation
Team appearances edit
| Team | 1988 |
1992 |
 1996 |
2000 |
2004 |
2008 |
2012 |
2015 |
 2023 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh
|
– | 5th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 6th | – | 6th | 6th | 7 |
 China
|
5th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 7th | – | 6th | 7th | – | 7 |
 Chinese Taipei
|
– | – | – | 8th | 9th | – | – | – | 10th | 3 |
| India
|
3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 9 |
 Iran
|
— | – | – | 11th | – | – | 7th | – | – | 2 |
| Japan
|
6th | 7th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 9 |
 Macau
|
7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | - | 1 |
| Malaysia
|
4th | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 1st | 5th | 4th | 9 |
| Oman
|
– | 8th | – | – | – | 7th | – | 8th | 7th | 4 |
| Pakistan
|
1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 9 |
| Singapore
|
– | 10th | 9th | 10th | 8th | 8th | – | – | – | 4 |
| South Korea
|
2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 9 |
 Sri Lanka
|
– | 9th | 8th | – | 10th | – | 8th | – | – | 4 |
 Thailand
|
– | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 2 |
 Uzbekistan
|
– | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | 9th | 2 |
| Total | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Virus opens JWC door for Malaysia". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.