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 Hockey 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)India Harmanpreet Singh (14 goals)
Best playerMalaysia Shahril Saabah
2012 (previous) (next) 2021 (cancelled)

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

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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

Preliminary round

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

Pool A

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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) Hosts
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

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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   Pakistan
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)

Medal round

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Bracket

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finals

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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

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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

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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

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

Final standings

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Pos Team Qualification
    India 2016 Junior World Cup
    Pakistan
    South Korea
4   Japan
5   Malaysia (H)
6   Bangladesh
7   China
8   Oman
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Awards

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Award Player/Team
Top Goalscorer   Harmanpreet Singh
Player of the Tournament   Shahril Saabah
Goalkeeper of the Tournament   Vikas Dahiya
Fair Play Award   Japan

See also

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References

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