2015 Men's Junior Asia Cup Hockey

8th Men’s Junior Asia Cup
Tournament details
Host country Malaysia Malaysia
City Kuantan
Dates 14 (14)–22 November 2015 (2015-11-22)
Teams 8
Venue(s) Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium
Top three teams
Champions  India (3rd title)
Runner-up  Pakistan
Third place  South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played 24
Goals scored 133 (5.54 per match)
Top scorer(s) India Harmanpreet Singh (14 goals)
Best player Malaysia Shahril Saabah
Best goalkeeper India Vikas Dahiya
← 2012 (previous)

The 2015 Men's Junior Asia Cup Hockey was the 8th edition of Men's Junior Asia Cup Hockey. It was held from 14 to 22 November 2015 at the Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium in Kuantan, Malaysia.[1] 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 Delhi in December 2013, Malaysia won the tournament.

Participating Nations

Rank Country App. Qualification
1  India 8th 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup
2  Pakistan 8th
3  South Korea 8th
4  Japan 7th
5  Malaysia (Host) 8th  
6  Bangladesh 6th  
7  China 7th  
8  Oman 3rd  

Pool Matches

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 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]

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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]

Bracket

Fifth place Crossover Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                   
 19 Nov 2015 15:45
 22 Nov 2015 16:00  21 Nov 2015 15:45   India  9  21 Nov 2015 18:15  22 Nov 2015 20:30
  Oman  0
  Oman  2(2)   India  6
 19 Nov 2015 16:00
  Bangladesh  2(3)   Japan  1
  Bangladesh  0
  Japan  3
  Bangladesh  0   India  6
 19 Nov 2015 16:00
  Malaysia  8   Pakistan  2
  Malaysia  3(1)
 21 Nov 2015 16:00  21 Nov 2015 20:30
  South Korea  3(4)
Seventh place   Malaysia  5   South Korea  2(7) Third place
 19 Nov 2015 16:00
  China  1   Pakistan  2(8)
  Oman  2   Pakistan  4   Japan  1
  China  7   China  1   South Korea  2
 22 Nov 2015 15:45  22 Nov 2015 18:15

Quarter Finals

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

Match Team 1 Score Team 2
1  India [Rank 1: Pool A] 9 - 0 (6 - 0)  Oman [Rank 4: Pool B]
2  Bangladesh [Rank 2: Pool B] 0 - 3 (0 - 1)  Japan [Rank 3: Pool A]
3  Malaysia [Rank 2: Pool A] 3 - 3 (2 - 0) (1 - 4 SO)  South Korea [Rank 3: Pool B]
4  Pakistan [Rank 1: Pool B] 4 - 1 (2 - 1)  China [Rank 4: Pool B]

Semifinal

Semifinal matches were played on 21 November 2015.[1]

Match Team 1 Score Team 2
SF1  India 6 - 1 (4 - 0)[4]  Japan
SF2  South Korea 2 - 2 (1 - 0) (7 - 8 SO)[5]  Pakistan

Third Place Match

22 November 2015
18:15
Japan  1 - 2 (1 - 2)  South Korea
YAMADA Shota 14'
MIYAZAKI Shunya  34'
MATSU Kenta 62'		 Report  3' KIM SungYeob
 18' JI WooCheon
70' CHO SungMin
Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
Australia DE YOUNG Ben
Bangladesh ALI Shahbaz

Final

22 November 2015
20:30
India  6 - 2 (3 - 1)  Pakistan
Harmanpreet Singh  10', 15', 30', 53'
Armaan Qureshi  44'
Manpreet (Jnr) 50'		 Report 9'  28' Yaqoob Muhammad
39' Irshad Shan
59' Qasim Muhammad
 68' Dilber Muhammad
Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium
Umpires:
China Zhinan Tao
Malaysia Puvalagan Paskaran

Statistics

All statistics are correct as on 27 November 2015.[6]

Team Goal Scoring

Team FG PC PS Total
 India 18 13 1 32
 Malaysia 18 8 0 26
 Pakistan 11 10 0 21
 South Korea 4 8 0 12
 China 6 5 0 11
 Oman 7 4 0 11
 Bangladesh 8 1 1 10
 Japan 5 4 1 10
Total 77 53 3 133

End of Tournament awards

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "14 - 22 November 2015 8th Men’s Junior Asia Cup". www.asiahockey.org. 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. 1 2 Regulations
  4. ↑ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  5. ↑ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  6. ↑ "2015 Junior Asia Cup: Men". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2015-11-27.

External links

2015 Junior Asia Cup: Men

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