Men's Hockey Asia Cup
Current season, competition or edition: 2025 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 |
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]
South Korea are the defending champions, having won the 2022 edition.[2] The next edition is scheduled to take place in August-September 2025. South Korea have won the most titles with five. India and Pakistan have both won the tournament three times.[3]
The hosts together with the six highest-ranked teams from the previous edition directly qualify 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 match | 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 | |||
| 2025 Details |
Rajgir, India | 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 |
2025 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh
|
5th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 11 | |
| China
|
3rd | 7th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 3rd | – | 7th | – | Q | 10 |
 Chinese Taipei
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 1 | |
 Hong Kong
|
– | – | – | – | 8th | 7th | 8th | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| India
|
2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | Q | 12 |
| Indonesia
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 1 | |
 Iran
|
– | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Japan
|
– | 4th | 4th | 9th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 4th | Q | 11 |
 Kazakhstan
|
part of  Soviet Union |
5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Malaysia
|
4th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | Q | 12 |
 Oman
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 8th | 7th | 3 | |
| Pakistan
|
1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | Q | 12 |
 Singapore
|
6th | 9th | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| South Korea
|
– | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | Q | 11 |
 Sri Lanka
|
7th | 8th | – | – | 9th | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
 Thailand
|
– | – | – | 8th | – | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Total | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 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]- Field hockey at the Asian Games
- Men's AHF Cup
- Men's Asian Champions Trophy
- Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
- Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup
- Women's Hockey Asia Cup
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.
- ^ "Men's Asia Cup hockey: Complete list of champions". olympics.com. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
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