2015 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

The 2015 Men's Junior Asia Cup was the 8th edition of Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup. It was held from 14 to 22 November 2015 at the Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium in Kuantan, Malaysia.[1]

2015 Men’s Junior Asia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityKuantan
Dates14 (14)–22 November 2015 (2015-11-22)
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions India (3rd title)
Runner-up Pakistan
Third place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored133 (5.54 per match)
Top scorer(s) Harmanpreet Singh (14 goals)
Best player Shahril Saabah
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India has won the event, beating Pakistan in the Final.[2]

This tournament is a key competition for Asian junior hockey teams, as it serves as a qualifier for the Men's Hockey Junior World Cup held in India in December 2016.[1]

In the last season, held in Ipoh in December 2013, Malaysia won the tournament.

Qualified teams
Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
3–13 May 2012 2012 Junior Asia Cup Malacca, Malaysia 6  China
 India
 Japan
 Malaysia
 Pakistan
 South Korea
30 November – 7 December 2014 2014 Junior AHF Cup Dhaka, Bangladesh 2  Bangladesh
 Oman
Total 8

Results

Preliminary round

Pool matches were played from 14 to 17 November 2015.[1]

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  India 3 3 0 0 11 6 +5 9
2  Malaysia (H) 3 1 1 1 10 7 +3 4
3  Japan 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  China 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: FIH
(H) Host.
14 November 2015
18:00
Malaysia  4–0  China
Najmi  14', 70'
Shahril  21'
Shamsul  43'		 Report
Umpires:
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)
Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND)
14 November 2015
20:15
India  2–1  Japan
Harmanpreet  28', 40' Report Ochiai  26'
Umpires:
Ben De Young (AUS)
Munir Ahmad (PAK)
15 November 2015
18:00
China  1–2  Japan
Su Lixing  12' Report Miyazaki  49'
Yamada  52'
Umpires:
Mahmood Al-Hasani (OMA)
Puvalagan Paskaran (MAS)
15 November 2015
20:15
Malaysia  4–5  India
Shahril  1', 20', 66'
Sufi Ismat  62'		 Report Mandeep  10', 61'
Gurjant  40'
Harmanpreet  46', 56'
Umpires:
Dave Dowdall (ENG)
Tao Zhinan (CHN)
17 November 2015
18:00
India  4–1  China
Harmanpreet  16'
Ajit  37'
Manpreet  52', 67'		 Report Guo Haifeng  43'
Umpires:
Kim Byung-hoon (KOR)
Mahmood Al-Hasani (OMA)
17 November 2015
20:15
Japan  2–2  Malaysia
Tanimitsu  49'
Yamada  69'		 Report Azwar  15'
Shamsul  66'
Umpires:
Ben De Young (AUS)
Dave Dowdall (ENG)

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Pakistan 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9
2  Bangladesh 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 6
3  South Korea 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4  Oman 3 0 0 3 7 17 −10 0
Source: FIH
14 November 2015
16:00
Pakistan  3–1  Bangladesh
Ali  29'
Qadir  39'
Riaz  70'		 Report Sabbir  32'
Umpires:
Dave Dowdall (ENG)
Puvalagan Paskaran (MAS)
14 November 2015
16:30
South Korea  5–2  Oman
Suk Yu-seong  10', 44'
Seo Wooh-yeong  12'
Kim Seong-jae  53'
Kim Sung-yeob  68'		 Report Al-Lawati  39'
Al-Nofali  62'
Umpires:
Tao Zhinan (CHN)
Shigeki Kodama (JPN)
15 November 2015
16:00
Pakistan  3–0  South Korea
Dilber  8', 42'
Mahmood  49'		 Report
Umpires:
Ben De Young (AUS)
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)
15 November 2015
16:30
Oman  4–5  Bangladesh
Al-Lawati  3', 20'
Al-Batashi  38'
Al-Shaaibi  56'		 Report Roman  4'
Ashraful  11', 38'
Arshad  16'
Deen  25'
Umpires:
Kim Byung-hoon (KOR)
Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND)
17 November 2015
16:00
Oman  1–7  Bangladesh
Al-Shatari  5' Report Dilber  3', 62', 65'
Mahmood  8', 34'
Qadir  15'
Atiq  34'
Umpires:
Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND)
Shigeki Kodama (JPN)
17 November 2015
16:30
South Korea  0–2  Bangladesh
Report Sarower  25'
Milon  46'
Umpires:
Munir Ahmad (PAK)
Tao Zhinan (CHN)

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
19 November
 
 
 India9
 
21 November
 
 Oman0
 
 India6
 
19 November
 
 Japan1
 
 Bangladesh0
 
22 November
 
 Japan3
 
 India6
 
19 November
 
 Pakistan2
 
 Malaysia3 (1)
 
21 November
 
 South Korea (s.o.)3 (4)
 
 South Korea2 (7)
 
19 November
 
 Pakistan (s.o.)2 (8) Third place
 
 Pakistan4
 
22 November
 
 China1
 
 Japan1
 
 
 South Korea2
 

Quarter-finals

All quarterfinal matches were played on 19 November 2015.[1]

19 November 2015
15:45
India  9–0  Oman
Harmanpreet  7', 12', 50'
Armaan  10'
Gurjant  18'
Santa  22'
Mandeep  30'
Harjeet  45'
Umar  54'		 Report
Umpires:
Shigeki Kodama (JPN)
Kim Byung-hoon (KOR)
19 November 2015
16:00
Bangladesh  0–3  Japan
Report Ochiai  21'
Yamada  68', 68'
Umpires:
Dave Dowdall (ENG)
Puvalagan Paskaran (MAS)
19 November 2015
18:15
Malaysia  3–3  South Korea
Shahril  6'
Sufi Ismat  31'
Shamsul  63'		 Report Kim Sung-yeob  61'
Sim Jae-won  68'
Yoo Han-young  70'
Penalties
Shahril
Aiman
Azwar 		1–4 Kim Yong-bok
Kim Ki-hoon
Ji Woo-cheon
Yoo Han-young
Umpires:
Tao Zhinan (CHN)
Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND)
19 November 2015
20:30
Pakistan  4–1  China
Ali  26'
Irshad  27', 44'
Dilber  67'		 Report Meng Lei  17'
Umpires:
Ben De Young (AUS)
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)

Fifth to eighth place classification
 
Cross-oversFifth place
 
      
 
21 November
 
 
 Oman2 (2)
 
22 November
 
 Bangladesh (s.o.)2 (3)
 
 Bangladesh0
 
21 November
 
 Malaysia8
 
 Malaysia5
 
 
 China1
 
Seventh place
 
 
22 November
 
 
 Oman2
 
 
 China7
Cross-overs
21 November 2015
15:45
Oman  2–2  Bangladesh
Al-Nofali  64'
Al-Shatari  67'		 Report Roman  31'
Milon  70+'
Penalties
Al-Shatari
Al-Shaaibi
Al-Lawati
Al-Nofali
Al-Hasani 		2–3 Farhad
Roman
Sabbir
Ashraful
Fazla
Umpires:
Kim Byung-hoon (KOR)
Munir Ahmad (PAK)
21 November 2015
16:00
Malaysia  5–1  China
Shahril  41', 52', 64'
Aiman  56'
Syed  67'		 Report E Wenlong  53'
Umpires:
Mahmood Al-Hasani (OMA)
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)
Seventh and eighth place
22 November 2015
15:45
Oman  2–7  China
Al-Nofali  33'
Al-Lawati  57'		 Report Zhang Taozhu  20', 21'
Wang Yongze  28', 51'
Li Huixin  45'
Meng Wei  49'
Wang Yongze  51'
Meng Dihao  55'
Umpires:
Munir Ahmad (PAK)
Shigeki Kodama (JPN)
Fifth and sixth place
22 November 2015
16:00
Bangladesh  0–8  Malaysia
Report Sufi Ismat  2', 6', 30', 44'
Najmi  52', 58'
Azwar  56'
Shamsul  66'
Umpires:
Mahmood Al-Hasani (OMA)
Dave Dowdall (ENG)

Semi-finals
21 November 2015
18:15
India  6–1  Japan
Mandeep  12'
Manpreet  13'
Harmanpreet  23', 48'
Vikramjit  27'
Varun  64'		 Report Yamada  44'
Umpires:
Ben de Young (AUS)
Puvalagan Paskaran (MAS)
21 November 2015
20:30
South Korea  2–2  Pakistan
Kim Sung-yeob  18', 41' Report Butt  46', 70'
Penalties
Kim Yong-bok
Kim Ki-hoon
Ji Woo-cheon
Yoo Han-young
Geum Dong-hun
Kim Ki-hoon
Ji Woo-cheon
Kim Yong-bok
Yoo Han-young 		7–8 Qadir
Irshad
Dilber
Atiq
Butt
Dilber
Atiq
Butt
Irshad
Umpires:
Dave Dowdall (ENG)
Tao Zhinan (CHN)

Third and fourth place
22 November 2015
18:15
Japan  1–2  South Korea
Miyazaki  34' Report Kim Sung-yeob  3'
Ji Woo-cheon  18'
Umpires:
Ben De Young (AUS)
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)

Final
22 November 2015
20:30
India  6–2  Pakistan
Harmanpreet  10', 15', 30', 53'
Armaan  44'
Manpreet  50'		 Report Yaqoob  28'
Dilber  68'
Umpires:
Tao Zhinan (CHN)
Puvalagan Paskaran (MAS)

Statistics

All statistics are correct as on 27 November 2015.[3]

Team Goal Scoring

References
  1. "14 - 22 November 2015 8th Men's Junior Asia Cup". www.asiahockey.org. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  2. "India juniors thrash Pakistan 6-2 to lift Asia Cup hockey title". www.hindustantimes.com/. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. "2015 Junior Asia Cup: Men". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2015-11-27.

2015 Junior Asia Cup: Men

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