Field hockey was introduced to the South Asian Games as a men's competition at the 1995 Games in Madras, India, with five teams, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal, taking part. A women's competition was introduced in 2016.
| Most recent season or competition: Field hockey at the 2016 South Asian Games | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | M: 5 W: 3 |
| Most recent champion(s) | M:  Pakistan (3rd title)W:  India (1st title) |
| Most titles | M: Pakistan (3 titles) W: India (1 title) |
Results
editMen's
edit| Year | Host city | Teams | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | 4th place | |||
| 1995 |  Madras |
5 |  India |
No playoffs |  Pakistan |
 Bangladesh |
No playoffs |  Sri Lanka |
| 1999 |  Kathmandu |
No hockey tournament | ||||||
| 2004 |  Islamabad | |||||||
| 2006 |  Colombo |
4 | Pakistan |
3–2 | India |
Sri Lanka |
2–0 | Bangladesh |
| 2010 |  Dhaka |
5 | Pakistan |
1–1 (aet) 4–3 (pen.) |
India |
Bangladesh |
2–1 | Sri Lanka |
| 2016 | Guwahati & Shillong |
5 | Pakistan |
1–0 | India |
Bangladesh |
4–1 | Sri Lanka |
Women's
edit| Year | Host city | Teams | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | 4th place | |||
| 2016 | Guwahati & Shillong |
3 | India
|
10–0 | Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
Last placed team in Round-robin table | N/A |
Medal table
editMen's
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  India (IND) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Bangladesh (BAN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Women's
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Nepal (NEP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |