The 2026 Men's Asian Champions Trophy (officially known as Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2026 for sponsorship reasons) is scheduled to be the 9th edition of the Men's Asian Champions Trophy, an international field hockey tournament organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. The tournament will be held from 27 October to 5 November 2026 across two cities in Punjab, India.
This marks the first time that the state of Punjab is hosting the competition. India are the defending champions, having won back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024.
Background and organisation On 14 September 2026, the Chief Minister of Punjab, Bhagwant Mann, officially launched the tournament logo alongside members of Hockey India and the Asian Hockey Federation at the Municipal Corporation building in Mohali.
The Government of Punjab approved a total budget of , including for infrastructure development and upgrading facilities across both venues. The state government also announced that spectator admission to all tournament matches would be entirely free of cost.
Pakistan participation Despite political tensions halting bilateral sports between India and Pakistan, the Government of India approved the participation of the Pakistan team in line with multilateral tournament guidelines and the Olympic Charter. The group match between India and Pakistan was scheduled for 1 November 2026 in Jalandhar, coinciding with Punjab Day.
Venues The tournament will be shared between two cities in Punjab. Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar will stage the opening ceremony and all round-robin league fixtures, while the Olympian Balbir Singh (Senior) International Hockey Stadium in Mohali will host the semi-finals, final, and closing ceremony.
Teams Six nations will participate in the main tournament, with two designated standby teams available in the event of withdrawals:
(Host)
Reserve teams
References
External links Asian Hockey Federation official website