The 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was the tenth edition of the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, the men's international under-21 field hockey championship of Asia, organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was held from 26 November to 4 December 2024 at the Hockey Oman Stadium in Muscat, Oman.
India were the two-time defending champions. They defended their title by defeating Pakistan 5–3 in the final to clinch their fifth title. Japan won the bronze medal by defeating Malaysia 2–1.
The tournament served as the Asian qualifier for the 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, with the six highest-ranked teams, besides the 2025 Junior World Cup hosts India, qualifying. Pakistan, Japan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, China and Thailand secured the six qualifying spots. Bangladesh, China and Thailand will debut at the Junior World Cup.
Qualification The five highest-ranked teams from the 2023 Junior Asia Cup qualified directly for this edition. The other teams participated in the 2024 Men's Junior AHF Cup, where the top five qualified for the 2024 Junior Asia Cup.
Qualified teams The following ten teams participated in the 2024 Junior Asia Cup. DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifiers23 May – 1 June 20232023 Junior Asia CupSalalah, Oman514–23 June 20242024 Junior AHF CupSingapore5Total10
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+4). Pool A
Pool B
Fifth to tenth place classification Bracket
Ninth and tenth place
5–8th place semi-finals
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification Bracket
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Statistics Final standings
Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
Player of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the TournamentLeading GoalscorerRising Player of the Tournament Araijeet Singh Hundal Rafaizul Saini Sufyan Khan Yamato Kawahara
Goalscorers
See also 2024 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
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