The 2009 Men's Hockey Asia Cup was the eighth edition of the Men's Hockey Asia Cup, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Asia organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was held from May 9 to May 16, 2009 in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
The tournament was originally awarded to Dubai, United Arab Emirates by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) in a 2008 meeting. However, it was swapped to Malaysia due to the hockey facility in Dubai Sports City not being completed on time. The tournament was sponsored by AirAsia with MYR 500,000. South Korea won their third title and qualified for the 2010 World Cup in New Delhi, India, after defeating Pakistan 1–0 in the final.
Teams Only eight teams were to compete in this tournament, divided by two pools. However, Sri Lanka withdrew from the tournament few days before the commencement, having replaced Oman before the withdrawal. Although the tournament is reduced to seven teams, the format of the competition remains unchanged.
DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)Host131 August – 9 September 20072007 Asia CupChennai, India514–22 June 20082008 AHF CupSingapore1Total7
Results All times are local, MYT (UTC+8).
Preliminary round Pool A
Pool B
Fifth to seventh place classification
Seventh place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Winners
Statistics Final standings
Awards TopscorerBest PlayerBest GoalkeeperMan of the match (final) Kim Byung-hoon You Hyo-sik Kumar Subramaniam Hong Eun-seung
References