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. Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of December 31 in the year before the tournament is held. The most recent edition was held in China and was won by India.
The tournament has been won by four different teams: India has the most titles with six and Pakistan follows with three. Malaysia and South Korea have both won the tournament once. The 2021 edition, to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results #YearHostFinalThird place matchTeamsWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place11988DetailsKarachi, PakistanRound-robinRound-robin721992DetailsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia3–02–2 (a.e.t.)1031996DetailsSingapore2–2 (a.e.t.)1–1 (a.e.t.)1042000DetailsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia3–22–11152004DetailsKarachi, Pakistan5–22–11062008DetailsHyderabad, India3–27–2872012DetailsMalacca, Malaysia2–12–1 882015DetailsKuantan, Malaysia6–22–18 -2021DetailsDhaka, BangladeshCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Cancelled1092023DetailsSalalah, Oman2–12–110102024DetailsMuscat, Oman5–32–110112026DetailsMoqi, China4–14–210
Performance by nations TeamWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place6 (2004, 2008*, 2015, 2023, 2024, 2026)2 (1996, 2000)2 (1987, 2012)1 (1992)3 (1987*, 1992, 1996)5 (2004*, 2012, 2015, 2023, 2024)2 (2008, 2026)1 (2000)3 (1987, 2008, 2026)4 (1992, 2004, 2015, 2023)2 (1996, 2012)1 (2012*)1 (1992*)1 (2000*)5 (1987, 2004, 2023, 2024, 2026)2 (1996, 2024)3 (2000, 2008, 2015) * = host nation
Team appearances Team19881992199620002004200820122015202320242026Total–5th6th7th6th6thW6th6th5th7th95th6th7th6th7th–6th7th – 6th6th9–––8th9th––– 10th 10th8th53rd4th2nd2nd1st1st3rd1st1st1st1st11––––––––––9th1—––11th––7th– – ––26th7th3rd4th5th4th5th4th5th3rd5th11––––––––––10th17th––––––– - ––14th2nd5th3rd4th5th1st5th 4th 4th4th11–8th–––7th–8th7th9th–51st1st1st5th2nd3rd2nd2nd2nd 2nd3rd11–10th9th10th8th8th–– – ––52nd3rd4th1st3rd2nd4th3rd3rd 8th2nd11–9th8th–10th–8th– –––4––10th–––––8th7th–3–––9th––––9th––2Total (17)710101110888101010
See also Men's Hockey Asia Cup Men's Junior AHF Cup Men's Hockey U18 Asia Cup Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
References
External links Asian Hockey Federation todor66.com archive