2003 Men's Hockey Asia Cup

The 2003 Men's Hockey Asia Cup was an international field hockey tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 21 to 28 September 2003. It was the sixth time that the Men's Hockey Asia Cup was held since its inception back in 1982. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Germany.

2003 Men's Hockey Asia Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Bukit Jalil National Stadium
Final positions
Champions	India (1st title)
Runner-up	Pakistan
Third place	South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	121 (6.05 per match)
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Eight teams competed in the tournament with seven of them booking a spot via the host nation spot or by finishing in the top six of the previous tournament with the remaining spot being played between seven teams (which was won by Hong Kong). These eight teams were separated into two groups of four teams with the top two of each group qualifying through to the semi-finals while the bottom two competed for fifth place. After competing in the same group, India and Pakistan competed in the final with India taking out their first title with a 4–2 win.^[1] South Korea claimed the bronze medal after defeating Japan 4–2.^[2]

Results

All Pool Stage times are (UTC+8). All Knock Out matches are (IST).

Pools

Advanced to semifinals

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	3	2	1	0	14	2	+12	7
Japan	3	2	0	1	10	11	−1	6
Malaysia	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
Hong Kong	3	0	0	3	5	16	−11	0

21 September 2003 15:30 Japan  7–3  Hong Kong Takahashi  12' Katayama  40', 56' Tobita  50' Furusato  61', 68' Ozawa  64' Report Chima  20' Akbar  51' Ali  69'

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21 September 2003 17:30 Malaysia  1–1  South Korea Chua Boon Huat  32' Report Lee Jung-seon  3'

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22 September 2003 15:30 Japan  3–2  Malaysia Tobita  6', 33' Yamabori  62' Report Shanmuganathan  54' Tajol  67'

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23 September 2003 15:30 South Korea  7–1  Hong Kong Lee Gye-sung  2' Lim Jong-chun  19' You Hyo-sik  27' Seo Jong-ho  54' Kim Jung-chul  56', 58' Jang Jong-hyun  67' Report Akbar  17'

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24 September 2003 15:00 Hong Kong  1–2  Malaysia Ali  20' Report Tajol  33' Shanmuganathan  63'

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24 September 2003 17:00 South Korea  6–0  Japan

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Pakistan	3	3	0	0	19	3	+16	9
India	3	2	0	1	17	5	+12	6
China	3	1	0	2	10	12	−2	3
Bangladesh	3	0	0	3	0	26	−26	0

21 September 2003 15:00 Pakistan  8–0  Bangladesh Ali  9' Javed  21', 46', 61' Abbas  26', 62' Nadeem  36' Butt  64' Report

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21 September 2003 17:00 China  1–5  India Song Yi  47' Report Tirkey  5', 36' Gagan Ajit Singh  20' Prabhjot Singh  41', 60'

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22 September 2003 17:30 Pakistan  7–1  China Khalid  18' Nadeem  ?', ?' Abbas  ?', ?' Javed  ?', ?' Report Lu Peng  34'

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23 September 2003 17:30 India  10–0  Bangladesh Tirkey  7', 55' Thakur  11' V. Pillay  25' D. Pillay  32' Michael  34' Gagan Ajit Singh  36', 50' Prabhjot Singh  47' Dhillon  53' Report

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24 September 2003 15:30 Bangladesh  0–8  China Report Song Yi  4', 13', 19', 36', 42', 56', 69' Yo Haiao  17'

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24 September 2003 17:30 India  2–4  Pakistan Thakur  25' Michael  35' Report Javed  11' Abbasi  21' Ahmed  60' Abbas  68'

Fifth to eighth place classification

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	26 September
	Malaysia	5
					27 September
	Bangladesh	0
					Malaysia	3
	26 September
					China	2
	China	2
	Hong Kong	0
					Seventh place
					27 September
					Bangladesh	3
					Hong Kong	4

5–8th place semi-finals

26 September 2003 14:30 Malaysia  5–0  Bangladesh

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26 September 2003 17:00 China  2–0  Hong Kong

Seventh and eighth place

27 September 2003 15:00 Bangladesh  3–4  Hong Kong Prince  3' Mia  50', 55' Report Farooq  14' Ali  21', 67' Cordero  54'

Fifth and sixth place

27 September 2003 17:30 Malaysia  3–2  China Silveraja  22' Tajol  29' Shanmuganathan  70' Report Song Yi  48' Ya Yang  52'

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	26 September
	South Korea	2
					28 September
	India	4
					India	4
	26 September
					Pakistan	2
	Pakistan	3
	Japan	1
					Third place
					28 September
					South Korea	4
					Japan	2

Semi-finals

26 September 2003 15:00 South Korea  2–4  India You Hyo-sik  38' Lee Jung-seon  69' Report Michael  58' Prabhjot Singh  67' Gagan Ajit Singh  68' Thakur  70'

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26 September 2003 17:30 Pakistan  3–1  Japan Hussain  27' Ali  41' Nadeem  57' Report Furusato  39'

Third and fourth place

28 September 2003 15:00 South Korea  4–2  Japan You Hyo-sik  17' Lee Jung-seon  23', 52', 69' Report Yamabori  29' Katayama  58'

Final

28 September 2003 17:30 India  4–2  Pakistan Kanwalpreet Singh  7' Gagan Ajit Singh  17' Tirkey  69' Prabhjot Singh  70' Report Abbas  7', 14'

Winners

2003 Men's Hockey Asia Cup winners
India First title

Final standings

1.  India
2.  Pakistan
3.  South Korea
4.  Japan
5.  Malaysia
6.  China
7.  Hong Kong
8.  Bangladesh

References

1. "India win Asia Cup". Retrieved 12 February 2017.
2. "India overwhelm Pakistan to book world cup spot". Retrieved 8 October 2022.

External links

• "6th Men's Asia Cup, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia".