2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryOman
CityMuscat
Dates26 November – 4 December
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Hockey Oman Stadium
Final positions
Champions India (5th title)
Runner-up Pakistan
Third place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored203 (7 per match)
Top scorer(s)Pakistan Sufyan Khan (12 goals)
Best playerIndia Araijeet Singh Hundal
Best young playerJapan Yamato Kawahara
Best goalkeeperMalaysia Rafaizul Saini
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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, Bangladesh, China and Thailand secured the six qualifying spots. Bangladesh, China and Thailand will 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]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
23 May – 1 June 2023 2023 Junior Asia Cup Salalah, Oman 5  India
 Japan
 Malaysia
 Pakistan
 South Korea
14–23 June 2024 2024 Junior AHF Cup Singapore 5  Bangladesh
 China
 Chinese Taipei
 Oman
 Thailand
Total 10

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+4).

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 4 4 0 0 38 3 +35 12 Semi-finals and
2025 Junior World Cup
2  Japan 4 3 0 1 24 4 +20 9
3  South Korea 4 2 0 2 16 18 −2 6
4  Thailand 4 1 0 3 4 26 −22 3
5  Chinese Taipei 4 0 0 4 6 37 −31 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.[11]
26 November 2024
12:15
South Korea  6–2  Thailand
Lee G. field hockey ball 14'
Choi Y. field hockey ball 18'
Lim J. field hockey ball 23'
Hong D. field hockey ball 38', 49'
Park J. field hockey ball 43' 		Report Chaimanee field hockey ball 8'
Phumee field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)
Jin Nan (CHN)
26 November 2024
14:30
Japan  11–0  Chinese Taipei
Yamada field hockey ball 8', 10'
Sasaki field hockey ball 21'
T. Tanaka field hockey ball 21', 24', 55'
Shinohara field hockey ball 26', 40'
Fujiwara field hockey ball 36', 41'
Sato field hockey ball 53' 		Report
Umpires:
Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA)
Rashed Hasan Rony (BAN)
27 November 2024
12:15
South Korea  9–6  Chinese Taipei
Hong D. field hockey ball 4'
Noh W. field hockey ball 4'
Kim D. field hockey ball 27'
Lee G. field hockey ball 35', 49'
Choi S. field hockey ball 36', 51'
Park J. field hockey ball 54', 58' 		Report Wei C. field hockey ball 19', 34', 59'
Wang Y. field hockey ball 26'
Wang T. field hockey ball 32'
Chang C. field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Hashim Al-Shatri (OMA)
Thanakrit Boon-art (THA)
27 November 2024
16:45
India  11–0  Thailand
Araijeet field hockey ball 2', 24'
Arshdeep field hockey ball 8'
Sharda field hockey ball 10'
Gurjot field hockey ball 18', 45'
Sourabh field hockey ball 19', 52'
Dilraj field hockey ball 21'
Rohit field hockey ball 29'
Mukesh field hockey ball 59' 		Report
Umpires:
Chor Ming Yeung (HKG)
Chung Teng-wei (TPE)
28 November 2024
19:00
Japan  2–3  India
Sato field hockey ball 15', 38' Report Thokchom field hockey ball 12'
Rohit field hockey ball 36'
Araijeet field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA)
29 November 2024
16:45
Chinese Taipei  0–1  Thailand
Report Samarng field hockey ball 12'
Umpires:
Rashed Hasan Rony (BAN)
Hashim Al Shatri (OMA)
30 November 2024
12:15
Japan  2–0  South Korea
Yamanaka field hockey ball 6'
Kimura field hockey ball 45' 		Report
Umpires:
Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA)
Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)
30 November 2024
16:45
India  16–0  Chinese Taipei
Yogember field hockey ball 7'
Dilraj field hockey ball 17', 40', 45', 57'
Sourabh field hockey ball 20', 28', 58'
Rosan field hockey ball 23', 32', 42'
Priyobarta field hockey ball 31'
Arshdeep field hockey ball 37', 44'
Sharda field hockey ball 39'
Araijeet field hockey ball 54' 		Report
Umpires:
Mazhar Waseem (PAK)
Jin Nan (CHN)
1 December 2024
12:15
Thailand  1–9  Japan
Chueamkaew field hockey ball 18' Report Watanabe field hockey ball 5'
Kimura field hockey ball 15'
T. Tanaka field hockey ball 15', 24'
Higuchi field hockey ball 16', 36'
Nakajima field hockey ball 21'
Fujiwara field hockey ball 34'
Shinohara field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Rashed Hasan Rony (BAN)
Hashim Al-Shatri (OMA)
1 December 2024
19:00
South Korea  1–8  India
Kim T. field hockey ball 18' Report Araijeet field hockey ball 3', 37'
Arshdeep field hockey ball 9', 44', 60'
Gurjot field hockey ball 11'
Rosan field hockey ball 27'
Rohit field hockey ball 30'

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Pakistan 4 4 0 0 24 3 +21 12 Semi-finals and
2025 Junior World Cup
2  Malaysia 4 2 1 1 17 9 +8 7
3  Bangladesh 4 1 2 1 6 10 −4 5
4  China 4 1 1 2 12 15 −3 4
5  Oman (H) 4 0 0 4 4 26 −22 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.[11]
(H) Hosts
26 November 2024
16:45
Malaysia  5–2  China
Che field hockey ball 17'
Jamlus field hockey ball 34'
Norizam field hockey ball 43'
Naaveennash field hockey ball 44'
Danial field hockey ball 59' 		Report Wang Y. field hockey ball 5'
Zhang J. field hockey ball 46'
Umpires:
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
Suraj Dubey (IND)
26 November 2024
19:00
Bangladesh  3–1  Oman
Hassan field hockey ball 7'
Hasan field hockey ball 37', 38' 		Report Al Wahaibi field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Chor Ming Yeung (HKG)
Kim Ji-yong (KOR)
27 November 2024
14:30
Pakistan  7–2  China
Fayyaz field hockey ball 17', 23'
Khan field hockey ball 22', 50'
Ammad field hockey ball 43'
Rana field hockey ball 46'
Muhammad field hockey ball 51' 		Report Di Y. field hockey ball 24'
Wang Y. field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)
Mazhar Waseem (PAK)
27 November 2024
19:00
Malaysia  9–1  Oman
Osman field hockey ball 1', 11', 31', 40'
Naaveennash field hockey ball 6', 12'
Handzalah field hockey ball 24'
Aiman field hockey ball 35'
Che field hockey ball 54' 		Report Qasmi field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Kim Ji-yong (KOR)
Kenta Uziie (JPN)
28 November 2024
16:45
Bangladesh  0–6  Pakistan
Report Khan field hockey ball 23', 32', 43'
Ammad field hockey ball 23'
Rana field hockey ball 51'
Hayat field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Kenta Uziie (JPN)
Suraj Dubey (IND)
29 November 2024
19:00
Oman  2–7  China
Al Hasni field hockey ball 15'
Bait field hockey ball 21' 		Report Tan R. field hockey ball 3'
Wang Y. field hockey ball 7', 24', 52', 59'
Ning D. field hockey ball 30'
Sun J. field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Chor Ming Yeung (HKG)
Thanakrit Boon-art (THA)
30 November 2024
14:30
Bangladesh  2–2  Malaysia
Islam field hockey ball 27'
Hasan field hockey ball 36' 		Report Danial field hockey ball 2'
Norizam field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Kim Ji-yong (KOR)
Chung Teng-wei (TPE)
30 November 2024
19:00
Pakistan  7–0  Oman
Shahid field hockey ball 2'
Rana field hockey ball 14', 34'
Abdul field hockey ball 26'
Ali field hockey ball 33'
Nadeem field hockey ball 49'
Khan field hockey ball 57' 		Report
Umpires:
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
Suraj Dubey (IND)
1 December 2024
14:30
China  1–1  Bangladesh
Wang Y. field hockey ball 45' Report Ali field hockey ball 41'
Umpires:
Kim Ji-yong (KOR)
Chung Teng-wei (TPE)
1 December 2024
16:45
Malaysia  1–4  Pakistan
Ashraf field hockey ball 23' Report Khan field hockey ball 3', 35', 58'
Abdul field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
Kenta Uziie (JPN)

Fifth to tenth place classification

Bracket

 
5–8 placeFifth place
 
      
 
3 December
 
 
 Bangladesh7
 
4 December
 
 Thailand2
 
 Bangladesh6
 
3 December
 
 China3
 
 South Korea3
 
 
 China4
 
Seventh place
 
 
4 December
 
 
 Thailand (s.o.)2 (3)
 
 
 South Korea2 (2)

Ninth and tenth place

3 December 2024
09:00
Chinese Taipei  1–1  Oman
Wang T. field hockey ball 3' Report Al Balushi field hockey ball 15'
Penalties
Wei C. Penalty shoot-out scored
Chiu T. Penalty shoot-out scored
Huang L. Penalty shoot-out missed
Li C. Penalty shoot-out missed
Chang C. Penalty shoot-out missed 		2–3 Penalty shoot-out scored Madit
Penalty shoot-out scored Bait
Penalty shoot-out scored Al Wahaibi
Penalty shoot-out missed Al Noufali
Umpires:
Rashed Hasan Rony (BAN)
Jin Nan (CHN)

5–8th place semi-finals

3 December 2024
11:30
Bangladesh  7–2  Thailand
Joy field hockey ball 3', 39'
Islam field hockey ball 6'
Abdullah field hockey ball 16', 49'
Hasan field hockey ball 34'
Khan field hockey ball 36' 		Report Chueamkaew field hockey ball 30+'
Phumee field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Kenta Uziie (JPN)
Mazhar Waseem (PAK)
3 December 2024
14:00
South Korea  3–4  China
Cho G. field hockey ball 14'
Lee G. field hockey ball 41'
Choi S. field hockey ball 52' 		Report Wang Y. field hockey ball 8', 20'
Luo J. field hockey ball 38'
Li K. field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Chor Ming Yeung (HKG)
Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)

Seventh and eighth place

4 December 2024
11:30
Thailand  2–2  South Korea
Chaimanee field hockey ball 33'
Phumee field hockey ball 53' 		Report Lee G. field hockey ball 38'
Park J. field hockey ball 43'
Penalties
Thawichat Penalty shoot-out scored
Phokphun Penalty shoot-out missed
Phumee Penalty shoot-out missed
Chueamkaew Penalty shoot-out scored
Chaimanee Penalty shoot-out missed
Chaimanee Penalty shoot-out scored
Sae-aew Penalty shoot-out missed 		3–2 Penalty shoot-out missed Jin G.
Penalty shoot-out scored Song J.
Penalty shoot-out scored Choi S.
Penalty shoot-out missed Kim D.
Penalty shoot-out missed Park H.
Penalty shoot-out missed Song J.
Umpires:
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)

Fifth and sixth place

4 December 2024
14:00
Bangladesh  6–3  China
Hasan field hockey ball 1', 52', 60'
Islam field hockey ball 21', 26', 30+' 		Report Chen Z. field hockey ball 11'
Zhang J. field hockey ball 19', 42'
Umpires:
Suraj Dubey (IND)
Thanakrit Boon-art (THA)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 December
 
 
 Pakistan4
 
4 December
 
 Japan2
 
 Pakistan3
 
3 December
 
 India5
 
 India3
 
 
 Malaysia1
 
Third place
 
 
4 December
 
 
 Japan2
 
 
 Malaysia1

Semi-finals

3 December 2024
16:30
Pakistan  4–2  Japan
Shahid field hockey ball 27', 48'
Ali field hockey ball 38'
Khan field hockey ball 52' 		Report T. Tanaka field hockey ball 30'
R. Yamanaka field hockey ball 41'
Umpires:
Suraj Dubey (IND)
Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
3 December 2024
19:00
India  3–1  Malaysia
Dilraj field hockey ball 10'
Rohit field hockey ball 45'
Sharda field hockey ball 52' 		Report Kamaruddin field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA)
Kim Ji-yong (KOR)

Third and fourth place

4 December 2024
16:30
Japan  2–1  Malaysia
T. Tanaka field hockey ball 7'
Fujiwara field hockey ball 9' 		Report Osman field hockey ball 23'
Umpires:
Kim Ji-yong (KOR)
Mazhar Waseem (PAK)

Final

4 December 2024
19:00
Pakistan  3–5  India
Shahid field hockey ball 3'
Khan field hockey ball 30', 39' 		Report Araijeet field hockey ball 4', 18', 47', 54'
Dilraj field hockey ball 19'
Umpires:
Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA)
Chor Ming Yeung (HKG)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  India[a]
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Pakistan 2025 Junior World Cup
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Japan
4  Malaysia
5  Bangladesh
6  China
7  Thailand
8  South Korea
9  Oman (H)
10  Chinese Taipei
Source: FIH
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ India already qualified for the 2025 Junior World Cup as hosts.

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[12]

Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Leading Goalscorer Rising Player of the Tournament
India Araijeet Singh Hundal Malaysia Rafaizul Saini Pakistan Sufyan Khan Japan Yamato Kawahara

Goalscorers

There were 203 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 7 goals per match.

12 goals

10 goals

9 goals

  • China Wang Yubo

7 goals

5 goals

  • Bangladesh Amirul Islam
  • India Sourabh Anand Kushwaha
  • South Korea Lee Gyu-jin
  • Malaysia Harris Osman

4 goals

  • India Rosan Kujur
  • India Rohit
  • Japan Yuma Fujiwara
  • South Korea Park Jae-won
  • Pakistan Waleed Rana
  • Pakistan Hannan Shahid

3 goals

  • China Zhang Jialing
  • Chinese Taipei Wei Cheng-ze
  • India Gurjot Singh
  • India Sharda Nand Tiwari
  • Japan Neo Sato
  • Japan Ryosuke Shinohara
  • South Korea Hong Dae-cheon
  • South Korea Choi Seong-jin
  • Malaysia S Naaveennash
  • Thailand Kritsana Phumee

2 goals

  • Bangladesh Md Joy
  • Bangladesh Md Abdullah
  • Chinese Taipei Wang Teng-kuan
  • Japan Hyota Yamada
  • Japan Naru Kimura
  • Japan Yuto Higuchi
  • Malaysia Nur Aqilrullah Che
  • Malaysia Muhammad Danish Danial
  • Malaysia Muhammad Norizam
  • Pakistan Hamza Fayyaz
  • Pakistan Muhammad Ammad
  • Pakistan Qayyum Abdul
  • Pakistan Basharat Ali
  • Thailand Kritsada Chueamkaew
  • Thailand Pichet Chaimenee

1 goal

  • Bangladesh Md Hassan
  • Bangladesh Md Ali
  • Bangladesh Md Khan
  • China Di Yanwei
  • China Tan Rushi
  • China Ning Dongjun
  • China Sun Jingran
  • China Luo Jialong
  • China Li Kai
  • China Chen Zhenxin
  • Chinese Taipei Wang Yo-an
  • Chinese Taipei Chang Chun-yu
  • India Mukesh Toppo
  • India Thokchom Kingson Singh
  • India Yogember Rawat
  • India Priyobarta Talem
  • Japan Shogo Sasaki
  • Japan Atsuki Yamanaka
  • Japan Jun Watanabe
  • Japan Jota Nakajima
  • Japan Rakusei Yamanaka
  • South Korea Choi Yun-seong
  • South Korea Lim Jun-yeol
  • South Korea Noh Won-ho
  • South Korea Kim Dae-hyun
  • South Korea Kim Tae-hyeon
  • South Korea Cho Ghu-hyeong
  • Malaysia Muhammad Addy Jazmi Jamlus
  • Malaysia Muhammad Handzalah
  • Malaysia Muhammad Danish Aiman
  • Malaysia Adam Ashraf
  • Malaysia Azimuddin Kamaruddin
  • Oman Maitham Al Wahaibi
  • Oman Ahmad Al Qasmi
  • Oman Alhussin Al Balushi
  • Oman Talal Bait
  • Oman Hudhaufa Al Wahaibi
  • Pakistan Mughira Muhammad
  • Pakistan Zikriya Hayat
  • Pakistan Khan Nadeem
  • Thailand Nopphadon Samarng

Source: FIH

See also

References

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