2025 Men's Hockey Asia Cup

For the women's edition, see 2025 Women's Hockey Asia Cup.
2025 Men's Hockey Asia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
CityRajgir
Dates29 August – 7 September
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
VenueBihar Sports University Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions India (4th title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored164 (6.83 per match)
Top scorer Akhimullah Anuar (12 goals)
Best player Abhishek Nain
Best young player Andywalfian Jeffrynus
Best goalkeeper Kim Jae-hyeon
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The 2025 Men's Hockey Asia Cup was the 12th 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 at the Bihar Sports University Hockey Stadium in Rajgir Sports Complex, India from 29 August to 7 September 2025.[1][2] The tournament returned to its usual four-year cycle after the previous tournament was delayed to 2022 due to the COVID-19.

South Korea, the defending champions, finished as runners-up after losing to India in the final.[3] The winning team, India qualified for the 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.[4][5]

Pakistan withdrew, citing security concerns, and was replaced by Bangladesh.[6] Oman also pulled out due to financial issues and was replaced by Kazakhstan.[7]

Qualification

Qualified teams

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
N/a FIH Men's World Ranking N/a 5  China
 India (host)
 Japan
 Malaysia
 Pakistan[a]
 South Korea
17–27 April 2025 2025 AHF Cup[8] Jakarta, Indonesia 3  Bangladesh[a]
 Chinese Taipei
 Kazakhstan[a]
 Oman[a]
Total 8

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+5:30).[9]

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India (H) 3 3 0 0 22 5 +17 9 Super4s
2  China 3 1 1 1 18 7 +11 4
3  Japan 3 1 1 1 11 5 +6 4
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 1 35 −34 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
(H) Hosts
29 August 2025
13:00
Japan  7–0  Kazakhstan
Kawabe  1'
Kimura  5'
Yamasaki  13', 36'
Nagayoshi  48'
Yamada  50'
Shinohara  54' 		Report
Umpires:
Khamis Al-Balushi (OMA)
Salim Lucky (BAN)
29 August 2025
15:00
India  4–3  China
Jugraj  18'
Harmanpreet  20', 33', 47' 		Report Du  12'
Chen B.  35'
Gao  41'
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
31 August 2025
13:00
China  13–1  Kazakhstan
Du  10', 53'
Chen Q.  13'
Lin  15', 39'
Chen B.  29', 56'
Lu  31', 42', 44'
Gao  33'
Guo  41', 58' 		Report Duisengazy  2'
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Balaji Kumar (IND)
31 August 2025
15:00
Japan  2–3  India
Kawabe  38', 59' Report Mandeep  4'
Harmanpreet  5', 46'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
1 September 2025
17:30
China  2–2  Japan
Lin  7'
Zhang  25' 		Report Matsumoto  28', 51'
Umpires:
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
1 September 2025
19:30
India  15–0  Kazakhstan
Abhishek  5', 8', 20', 59'
Sukhjeet  15', 32', 38'
Jugraj  24', 31', 47'
Harmanpreet  26'
Amit  29'
Rajinder  32'
Sanjay  54'
Dilpreet  55' 		Report
Umpires:
Zhou Fuyi (CHN)
Khamis Al-Balushi (OMA)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Malaysia 3 3 0 0 23 2 +21 9 Super4s
2  South Korea 3 2 0 1 13 5 +8 6
3  Bangladesh 3 1 0 2 10 12 −2 3
4  Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 3 30 −27 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
29 August 2025
09:00
Malaysia  4–1  Bangladesh
Hamsani  25'
Anuar  36'
Abdu Rauf  48'
Cholan  54' 		Report Islam  16'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)
29 August 2025
11:00
South Korea  7–0  Chinese Taipei
Son  17', 29', 58'
Yang  27', 50'
Oh  53'
Kong  54'
 Report
Umpires:
Balaji Kumar (IND)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
30 August 2025
13:00
Bangladesh  8–3  Chinese Taipei
Abdullah  4', 26'
Sobuj  36'
Hasan  42', 42'
Islam  45', 58'
Babu  56' 		Report Hsieh  10', 18'
Shih  60'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Zhou Fuyi (CHN)
30 August 2025
15:00
South Korea  1–4  Malaysia
Jin  2' Report Anuar  29', 34', 38'
Hamsani  33'
Umpires:
Anand Dangi (IND)
Michiel Otten (NED)
1 September 2025
13:30
Bangladesh  1–5  South Korea
Sobuj  22' Report Son  9', 11'
Lee Seung-w.  16'
Oh  22'
Yang  60+'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Anand Dangi (IND)
1 September 2025
15:30
Malaysia  15–0  Chinese Taipei
Hamsani  8', 15', 32', 54'
Anuar  10', 20', 29', 45', 56'
Sumantri  20', 40', 60'
Azrai  22'
Jeffrynus  24'
Rozemi  32' 		Report
Umpires:
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)

Fifth to eighth place

Bracket

 
5–8th place semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
3 September
 
 
 Japan2
 
7 September
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
 Japan6
 
4 September
 
 Bangladesh1
 
 Bangladesh5
 
 
 Kazakhstan1
 
Seventh place
 
 
6 September
 
 
 Chinese Taipei4
 
 
 Kazakhstan6

5–8th place semi-finals

3 September 2025
14:30
Japan  2–0  Chinese Taipei
Shinohara  5', 11' Report
Umpires:
Balaji Kumar (IND)
Gurbaj Singh (IND)
4 September 2025
14:30
Bangladesh  5–1  Kazakhstan
Islam  10', 23'
Sarkar  28', 33'
Ali  34' 		Report Aitkaliyev  38'
Umpires:
Zhou Fuyi (CHN)
Anand Dangi (IND)

Seventh and eighth place

6 September 2025
14:30
Chinese Taipei  4–6  Kazakhstan
Chang Yu-c.  7'
Hsieh  13', 18', 31' 		Report Duisengazy  12', 23', 30', 36', 56'
Aitkaliyev  47'
Umpires:
Balaji Kumar (IND)
Zhou Fuyi (CHN)

Fifth and sixth place

7 September 2025
14:30
Japan  6–1  Bangladesh
Yamasaki  9'
Shinohara  15', 36', 56'
Nagayoshi  36'
Tanaka  50' 		Report Islam  55'
Umpires:
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
Khamis Al-Balushi (OMA)

First to fourth place

Super4s

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India (H) 3 2 1 0 13 3 +10 7 Final
2  South Korea 3 1 1 1 6 8 −2 4
3  Malaysia 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3 Third place match
4  China 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts
3 September 2025
17:00
Malaysia  2–0  China
Cholan  45'
Anuar  47' 		Report
Umpires:
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
3 September 2025
19:30
India  2–2  South Korea
Hardik  8'
Mandeep  53' 		Report Yang  12'
Kim Hyeon-h.  14'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Khamis Al-Balushi (OMA)
4 September 2025
17:00
South Korea  0–3  China
Report Chen B.  13', 43'
Gao  43'
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
4 September 2025
19:30
Malaysia  1–4  India
Hassan  2' Report Manpreet  17'
Sukhjeet  19'
Lakra  24'
Prasad  38'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
6 September 2025
17:00
South Korea  4–3  Malaysia
Kim Hyeon-h.  24', 51'
Oh  44'
Lee J.  50' 		Report Saari  9'
Rozemi  29'
Cholan  31'
Umpires:
Anand Dangi (IND)
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
6 September 2025
19:30
India  7–0  China
Lakra  4'
Dilpreet  7'
Mandeep  18'
Pal  37'
Sukhjeet  39'
Abhishek  46', 50' 		Report
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Tyler Klenk (CAN)

Third and fourth place

7 September 2025
17:00
Malaysia  4–1  China
Sumantri  8'
Anuar  36', 50'
Cholan  58' 		Report Gao  54'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)

Final

7 September 2025
19:30
India  4–1  South Korea
Sukhjeet  1'
Dilpreet  28', 45'
Amit  50' 		Report Son  51'
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Michiel Otten (NED)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
 India (H) 2026 World Cup
 South Korea 2026 World Cup Qualifiers
 Malaysia
4  China
5  Japan
6  Bangladesh 2025 Asia Play–Offs
7  Kazakhstan
8  Chinese Taipei
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 164 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 6.83 goals per match.

12 goals

  • Akhimullah Anuar

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[10]

Award Player
Player of the tournament Abhishek Nain
Goalkeeper of the tournament Kim Jae-hyeon
Young player of the tournament Andywalfian Jeffrynus
Promising goalkeeper of the tournament Wang Caiyu

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Pakistan and Oman withdrew and were replaced by Bangladesh and Kazakhstan.[7]

References

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  2. ^ Raj, Pritish (20 November 2024). "Rajgir set to host Men's Hockey Asia Cup 2025". thebridge.in. The Bridge. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Koreans wreck Malaysia's Asia Cup dream". nst.com.my. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Indian men qualify for FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026". fih.hockey. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Qualification System for 2026 FIH Hockey World Cups" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation.
  6. ^ "Pakistan not to travel to India for Asia Cup hockey: HI official". thehindu.com. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  7. ^ a b Singh, Aftar (19 August 2025). "Malaysia eye Super Four stage in Bihar". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Match Schedule: Men's & Women's AHF Cup 2025 Jakarta, Indonesia". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Hero Asia Cup Rajgir Bihar 2025 – Match Schedule Announced Rajgir, Bihar – 19 August 2025:". fih.hockey. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
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