2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup Explained

Tournament:2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
Country:Oman
City:Muscat
Dates:26 November – 4 December
Venues:Hockey Oman Stadium
Teams:10
Confederations:1
Count:5
Matches:29
Goals:203
Top Scorer: Sufyan Khan
Top Scorer Goals:12
Best Player: Araijeet Singh Hundal
Young Player: Yamato Kawahara
Goalkeeper: Rafaizul Saini
Previous Year:2023
Previous Tournament:2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
Next Year:2026
Next Tournament:2026 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

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.[1] [2] [3]

India were the two-time defending champions.[4] They defended their title by defeating Pakistan 5–3 in the final to clinch their fifth title.[5] Japan won the bronze medal by defeating Malaysia 2–1.[6]

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.[7] Pakistan, Japan, Malaysia, Bangaldesh, China and Thailand secured the six qualifying spots. Bangladesh, China and Thailand will be making their debut at the Junior World Cup.[8]

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.[9]

Qualified teams

The following ten teams participated in the 2024 Junior Asia Cup.[10]

DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifiers
23 May – 1 June 20232023 Junior Asia CupSalalah, Oman5



14–23 June 20242024 Junior AHF CupSingapore5



Total10

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+4).

Pool A

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Pool B

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Fifth to tenth place classification

5–8th place semi-finals

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Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hockey Junior Asia Cup 2024 . sportscursos.live . Sports Cursor . 24 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Asia: Men`s and Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2024 to take place in Muscat . hockeywrldnews.com . Hockey World News . 24 August 2024 . 4 August 2024.
  3. Web site: The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) has officially unveiled the much-anticipated match schedule for the upcoming Men’s Junior Asia Cup Muscat Oman 2024. . 2024-10-15 . Asian Hockey Federation . en-US.
  4. Web site: Junior Asia Cup 2023: India outclass arch-rivals Pakistan to clinch record title . firstpost.com . . 4 June 2023 . 2 June 2023.
  5. Web site: Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2024: India defeats Pakistan 5-3 in finals to win its fifth title . . 4 December 2024 . 4 December 2024.
  6. Web site: Singh . Aftar . Young Tigers denied podium finish by Japan in Junior Asia Cup . nst.com.my . . 4 December 2024 . 4 December 2024.
  7. Web site: Qualification System for 2025 FIH Junior World Cups . fih.hockey . . 20 June 2024.
  8. Web site: Bangladesh, China and Thailand book their place in the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup for the first time! . fih.hockey . . 4 December 2024 . 4 December 2024.
  9. Web site: Asia: Official Match Schedule Revealed for the Men’s and Women’s Junior AHF Cup Singapore 2024 . hockeywrldnws.com . 15 June 2024 . 20 May 2024.
  10. Web site: Men`s and Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2024 to take place in Muscat . asiahockey.org . . 24 August 2024.

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