The Men's Hockey Asia Cup is a men's international field hockey tournament organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and qualifies for the FIH Hockey World Cup.[1]
| Most recent season or competition: 2022 Men's Hockey Asia Cup | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982 |
| First season | 1982 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Confederation | AHF (Asia) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  South Korea (5th title) (2022) |
| Most titles | South Korea (5 titles) |
| Qualification | AHF Cup |
South Korea are the defending champions winning the 2022 edition.[2] South Korea have won the most titles with five. India and Pakistan have both won the tournament three times.
The hosts together with six highest-ranked teams from the previous edition are qualified directly for the tournament, they are joined by the top team from the Men's AHF Cup or the top two teams if the host is already qualified.
Results edit
| Year | Host | Final | Third place game | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 1982 Details |
Karachi, Pakistan |  Pakistan |
Round-robin |  India |
 China |
Round-robin |  Malaysia |
7 | |||
| 1985 Details |
Dhaka, Bangladesh | Pakistan |
3–2 | India |
 South Korea |
2–0 |  Japan |
10 | |||
| 1989 Details |
New Delhi, India | Pakistan |
2–0 | India |
South Korea |
1–0 | Japan |
7 | |||
| 1994 Details |
Hiroshima, Japan | South Korea |
1–0 | India |
Pakistan |
5–2 | Malaysia |
9 | |||
| 1999 Details |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  South Korea |
5–4 | Pakistan |
India |
4–2 | Malaysia |
9 | |||
| 2003 Details |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | India |
4–2 | Pakistan |
South Korea |
4–2 |  Japan |
8 | |||
| 2007 Details |
Chennai, India | India |
7–2 | South Korea |
Malaysia |
5–3 | Japan |
11 | |||
| 2009 Details |
Kuantan, Malaysia | South Korea |
1–0 | Pakistan |
China |
3–3 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p.s.) |
Malaysia |
7 | |||
| 2013 Details |
Ipoh, Malaysia | South Korea |
4–3 | India |
Pakistan |
3–1 | Malaysia |
8 | |||
| 2017 Details |
Dhaka, Bangladesh | India |
2–1 | Malaysia |
Pakistan |
6–3 | South Korea |
8 | |||
| 2022 Details |
Jakarta, Indonesia | South Korea |
2–1 | Malaysia |
India |
1–0 | Japan |
8 | |||
Summary edit
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea
|
5 (1994, 1999, 2009, 2013, 2022) | 1 (2007) | 3 (1985, 1989, 2003) | 1 (2017) |
 India
|
3 (2003, 2007*, 2017) | 5 (1982, 1985, 1989*, 1994, 2013) | 2 (1999, 2022) | |
 Pakistan
|
3 (1982*, 1985, 1989) | 3 (1999, 2003, 2009) | 3 (1994, 2013, 2017) | |
 Malaysia
|
2 (2017, 2022) | 1 (2007) | 5 (1982, 1994, 1999*, 2009*, 2013*) | |
 China
|
2 (1982, 2009) | |||
 Japan
|
5 (1985, 1989, 2003, 2007, 2022) |
- * = hosts
Team appearances edit
| Team | 1982 |
 1985 |
1989 |
 1993 |
1999 |
2003 |
2007 |
2009 |
2013 |
2017 |
 2022 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh
|
5th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 11 |
| China
|
3rd | 7th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 3rd | – | 7th | – | 9 |
 Chinese Taipei
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 1 |
 Hong Kong
|
– | – | – | – | 8th | 7th | 8th | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| India
|
2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 11 |
| Indonesia
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 1 |
 Iran
|
– | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Japan
|
– | 4th | 4th | 9th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 10 |
 Kazakhstan
|
part of  Soviet Union |
5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| Malaysia
|
4th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 11 |
 Oman
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 8th | 7th | 3 |
| Pakistan
|
1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 11 |
 Singapore
|
6th | 9th | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| South Korea
|
– | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | 10 |
 Sri Lanka
|
7th | 8th | – | – | 9th | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | 4 |
 Thailand
|
– | – | – | 8th | – | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Total | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Debut of teams edit
| Year | Debutants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka
|
7 |
| 1985 | Iran, Japan, South Korea
|
3 |
| 1989 | 0 | |
| 1994 | Kazakhstan, Thailand
|
2 |
| 1999 | Hong Kong
|
1 |
| 2003 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Chinese Taipei, Oman
|
2 |
| 2017 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Indonesia
|
1 |
| Total | 16 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Asian Championships". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "India edge Malaysia to claim men's Hero Asia Cup 2017". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2020.