Men's Hockey Asia Cup

See also: Women's Hockey Asia Cup

Men's Hockey Asia Cup

Most recent season or competition: 2025 Men's Hockey Asia Cup
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	1982 (1982)
First season	1982
No. of teams	8
Confederation	AHF (Asia)
Most recent champion	India (4th title) (2025)
Most titles	South Korea (5 titles)
Qualification	AHF Cup

The Men's Hockey Asia Cup is a men's international field hockey tournament organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and qualifies for the FIH Hockey World Cup.

India are the defending champions, having won the 2025 edition.

The next edition is scheduled to take place in 2029. South Korea have won the most titles with five. India are the next with four titles won and Pakistan have won the tournament three times.

The hosts together with the six highest-ranked teams from the previous edition directly qualify for the tournament. They are joined by the top team from the Men's AHF Cup or the top two teams, if the host is already qualified.

Results

Year	Host		Final				Third place match				Number of teams
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1982 Details	Karachi, Pakistan		Pakistan	Round-robin	India		China	Round-robin	Malaysia		7
1985 Details	Dhaka, Bangladesh		Pakistan	3–2	India		South Korea	2–0	Japan		10
1989 Details	New Delhi, India		Pakistan	2–0	India		South Korea	1–0	Japan		7
1994 Details	Hiroshima, Japan		South Korea	1–0	India		Pakistan	5–2	Malaysia		9
1999 Details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		South Korea	5–4	Pakistan		India	4–2	Malaysia		9
2003 Details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		India	4–2	Pakistan		South Korea	4–2	Japan		8
2007 Details	Chennai, India		India	7–2	South Korea		Malaysia	5–3	Japan		11
2009 Details	Kuantan, Malaysia		South Korea	1–0	Pakistan		China	3–3 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p.s.)	Malaysia		7
2013 Details	Ipoh, Malaysia		South Korea	4–3	India		Pakistan	3–1	Malaysia		8
2017 Details	Dhaka, Bangladesh		India	2–1	Malaysia		Pakistan	6–3	South Korea		8
2022 Details	Jakarta, Indonesia		South Korea	2–1	Malaysia		India	1–0	Japan		8
2025 Details	Rajgir, India		India	4–1	South Korea		Malaysia	4–1	China		8

Summary

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
South Korea	5 (1994, 1999, 2009, 2013, 2022)	2 (2007, 2025)	3 (1985, 1989, 2003)	1 (2017)
India	4 (2003, 2007*, 2017, 2025*)	5 (1982, 1985, 1989*, 1994, 2013)	2 (1999, 2022)
Pakistan	3 (1982*, 1985, 1989)	3 (1999, 2003, 2009)	3 (1994, 2013, 2017)
Malaysia		2 (2017, 2022)	2 (2007, 2025)	5 (1982, 1994, 1999*, 2009*, 2013*)
China			2 (1982, 2009)	1 (2025)
Japan				5 (1985, 1989, 2003, 2007, 2022)

* = hosts

Team appearances

Team	1982	1985	1989	1993	1999	2003	2007	2009	2013	2017	2022	2025	Total
Bangladesh	5th	6th	7th	6th	6th	8th	7th	7th	7th	6th	6th	6th	12
China	3rd	7th	5th	7th	7th	6th	5th	3rd	–	7th	–	4th	10
Chinese Taipei	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	8th	2
Hong Kong	–	–	–	–	8th	7th	8th	–	–	–	–	–	3
India	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	5th	2nd	1st	3rd	1st	12
Indonesia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	1
Iran	–	10th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Japan	–	4th	4th	9th	5th	4th	4th	6th	5th	5th	4th	5th	11
Kazakhstan	part of the Soviet Union			5th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	2
Malaysia	4th	5th	6th	4th	4th	5th	3rd	4th	4th	2nd	2nd	3rd	12
Oman	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	8th	7th	WD	3
Pakistan	1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	6th	2nd	3rd	3rd	5th	WD	11
Singapore	6th	9th	–	–	–	–	10th	–	–	–	–	–	3
South Korea	–	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	4th	1st	2nd	11
Sri Lanka	7th	8th	–	–	9th	–	9th	–	–	–	–	–	4
Thailand	–	–	–	8th	–	–	11th	–	–	–	–	–	2
Total (16)	7	10	7	9	9	8	11	7	8	8	8	8

Debut of teams

Year	Debutants	Total
1982	Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka	7
1985	Iran, Japan, South Korea	3
1989	—N/a	0
1994	Kazakhstan, Thailand	2
1999	Hong Kong	1
2003	—N/a	0
2007	—N/a	0
2009	—N/a	0
2013	Chinese Taipei, Oman	2
2017	—N/a	0
2022	Indonesia	1
2025	—N/a	0
Total		16

See also

• Field hockey at the Asian Games
• Men's AHF Cup
• Men's Asian Champions Trophy
• Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
• Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup
• Women's Hockey Asia Cup

External links

• Asian Hockey Federation
• todor66.com archive