2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup

The 2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup, also known as the Hero Men's Asia Cup 2017 due to sponsorship reasons, was the tenth edition of the Men's Hockey Asia Cup. It was held from 11 to 22 October 2017 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The winner of this tournament qualified for the 2018 World Cup in India.^[1]

2017 Men's Hockey Asia cup

Hero Men's Asia Cup 2017
Tournament details
Host country	Bangladesh
City	Dhaka
Dates	11–22 October
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	India (3rd title)
Runner-up	Malaysia
Third place	Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	126 (5.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Harmanpreet Singh Faizal Saari (7 goals)
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India won their third title after defeating Malaysia 2–1 in the final, while Pakistan captured the bronze medal beating South Korea 6–3.^[2]

Qualified teams

Sri Lanka withdrew and were replaced by China.

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
24 August – 1 September 2013	2013 Asia Cup	Ipoh, Malaysia	6	India  Japan  Malaysia  Oman  Pakistan  South Korea
19–27 November 2016	2016 AHF Cup	Hong Kong	1	Bangladesh  Sri Lanka
—	Reallocation	—	1	China
Total			8

Results

All times are local (UTC+6).^[3]

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	3	3	0	0	15	2	+13	9	Super 4s
2	Pakistan	3	1	1	1	10	5	+5	4
3	Japan	3	1	1	1	6	8	−2	4	5–8th place semi-finals
4	Bangladesh (H)	3	0	0	3	1	17	−16	0

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

11 October 2017 15:00 India  5–1  Japan Sunil  3' Lalit  22' Ramandeep  33' Harmanpreet  35', 48' Report Kitazato  4' Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Yoon Dong-shin (KOR)

11 October 2017 17:30 Pakistan  7–0  Bangladesh Mahmood  18', 41', 50' Butt  33', 47' Qadir  33', 60' Report Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

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13 October 2017 15:00 Japan  2–2  Pakistan Ke. Tanaka  22' Yoshihara  29' Report Qadir  16' Bhutta  50' Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA)

13 October 2017 17:30 India  7–0  Bangladesh Gurjant  7' Akashdeep  10' Sunil  13' Amit  20' Harmanpreet  28', 47' Ramandeep  46' Report Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Tao Zhinan (CHN)

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15 October 2017 15:00 Japan  3–1  Bangladesh Kitazato  22' Ke. Tanaka  59', 60' Report Chayan  28' Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA)

15 October 2017 17:30 Pakistan  1–3  India Shan  48' Report Chinglensana  17' Ramandeep  44' Harmanpreet  45' Umpires: Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS) Tao Zhinan (CHN)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Malaysia	3	3	0	0	16	3	+13	9	Super 4s
2	South Korea	3	2	0	1	12	5	+7	6
3	China	3	1	0	2	4	12	−8	3	5–8th place semi-finals
4	Oman	3	0	0	3	4	16	−12	0

Source: FIH

12 October 2017 15:00 Malaysia  7–1  China Tengku  12', 19' Faizal  17', 31', 41' Shahril  35' Rosli  60' Report E Wenhui  56' Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Deepak Joshi (IND)

12 October 2017 17:30 South Korea  7–2  Oman Lee Moo-kyoung  22' Cho Suk-hoon  35' Seo In-woo  39' Yang Ji-hun  41', 60+' Lee Nam-yong  47' Jang Jong-hyun  48' Report Bait  18' Al-Qasmi  52' Umpires: Tyler Klenk (CAN) Salim Lucky (BAN)

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14 October 2017 15:00 China  2–1  Oman Du Talake  7' Guan Quyang  44' Report Al-Fazari  8' Umpires: Haider Rasool (PAK) Tyler Klenk (CAN)

14 October 2017 17:30 South Korea  1–2  Malaysia Lee Seung-hoon  27' Report Faizal  17' Azri  19' Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)

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16 October 2017 15:00 Malaysia  7–1  Oman Faizal  16', 27' Tengku  18', 23' Shahril  20' Amirol  27' Najmi  42' Report Al-Nofali  25' Umpires: Salim Lucky (BAN) Deepak Joshi (IND)

16 October 2017 17:30 China  1–4  South Korea Du Talake  38' Report Jang Jong-hyun  10', 43' Kim Seong-kyu  47' Yang Ji-hun  57' Umpires: Michihiko Watanabe (JPN) Haider Rasool (PAK)

Fifth to eighth place classification

	5–8th place semi-finals				Fifth place
	18 October
	Japan	5
					20 October
	Oman	3
					Japan	4
	19 October
					Bangladesh	0
	China	3 (3)
	Bangladesh (p.s.o.)	3 (4)
					Seventh place
					20 October
					Oman	2
					China	3

5–8th place semi-finals

18 October 2017 20:00 Japan  5–3  Oman Yamada  9' Yamasaki  21' Kitazato  23', 34' Ke. Tanaka  29' Report Al-Saadi  2', 24' Al-Fazari  50' Umpires: Yoon Dong-shin (KOR) Deepak Joshi (IND)

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19 October 2017 20:00 China  3–3  Bangladesh Du Talake  17', 19', 28' Report Islam  25' Hossain  53' Rahman  54' Penalties Meng Dihao Guo Zixiang Ao Suozhu Ao Yang Guo Xiaoping 3–4 Shetul Uddin Sobuj Mimo Mahmud Umpires: Haider Rasool (PAK) Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA)

Seventh place game

20 October 2017 15:00 Oman  2–3  China Al-Qasmi  16' Rajab  56' Report Su Lixing  11' Du Chen  27' Guo Xiaoping  52' Umpires: Yoon Dong-shin (KOR) Salim Lucky (BAN)

Fifth place game

20 October 2017 17:30 Japan  4–0  Bangladesh Yamada  17' Kitazato  46' Murata  49' S. Tanaka  53' Report Umpires: Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA) Tao Zhinan (CHN)

First to fourth place classification

Super 4s

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	3	2	1	0	11	3	+8	7	Final
2	Malaysia	3	1	1	1	6	9	−3	4
3	South Korea	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3	Third place game
4	Pakistan	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	1

Source: FIH

18 October 2017 15:00 Malaysia  3–2  Pakistan Razie  10' Shahril  25' Fitri  34' Report Bhutta  1' Yaqoob  19' Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Tao Zhinan (CHN)

18 October 2017 17:30 India  1–1  South Korea Gurjant  60' Report Lee Jung-jun  41' Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

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19 October 2017 15:00 South Korea  1–1  Pakistan Lee Nam-yong  48' Report Ahmad  15' Umpires: Tyler Klenk (CAN) Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)

19 October 2017 17:30 Malaysia  2–6  India Razie  50' Rosli  59' Report Akashdeep  14' Harmanpreet  19' Uthappa  24' Gurjant  33' Sunil  40' Sardara  60' Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Salim Lucky (BAN)

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21 October 2017 19:00 India  4–0  Pakistan Satbir  39' Harmanpreet  51' Lalit  52' Gurjant  57' Report Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)

21 October 2017 21:30 South Korea  1–1  Malaysia Yang Ji-hun  24' Report Faizal  59' Umpires: Tyler Klenk (CAN) Zeke Newman (AUS)

Third place game

22 October 2017 15:00 South Korea  3–6  Pakistan Cho Suk-hoon  20' Lee Nam-yong  43' Seo In-woo  55' Report Ajaz Ahmad  10', 30', 36' Rashid  26' Mahmood  32' Yaqoob  56' Umpires: Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS) Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)

Final

22 October 2017 17:30 India  2–1  Malaysia Ramandeep  3' Lalit  29' Report Shahril  50' Umpires: Michihiko Watanabe (JPN) David Tomlinson (NZL)

Winners

2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup winners
India Third title

Statistics

Final standings

Rank	Team
	India
	Malaysia
	Pakistan
4	South Korea
5	Japan
6	Bangladesh
7	China
8	Oman

  Qualified for the 2018 World Cup as hosts

Goalscorers

There were 126 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 5.25 goals per match.

7 goals

• Harmanpreet Singh
• Faizal Saari

5 goals

• Du Talake
• Kenji Kitazato

4 goals

• Gurjant Singh
• Ramandeep Singh
• Lalit Upadhyay
• Kenta Tanaka
• Shahril Saabah
• Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin
• Ajaz Ahmad
• Abu Mahmood
• Yang Ji-hun

3 goals

• Rashad Al-Fazari
• Arslan Qadir
• Jang Jong-hyun
• Lee Nam-yong

2 goals

• Akashdeep Singh
• S. V. Sunil
• Shota Yamada
• Razie Rahim
• Ramadan Rosli
• Asaad Mubarak Al-Qasmi
• Salah Al-Saadi
• Muhammad Umar Bhutta
• Ammad Butt
• Muhammad Yaqoob
• Cho Suk-hoon
• Seo In-woo

1 goal

• Mamunur-Rahman Chayan
• Milon Hossain
• Ashraful Islam
• Khorshadur Rahman
• Du Chen
• E Wenhui
• Guan Quyang
• Guo Xiaoping
• Su Lixing
• Chinglensana Kangujam
• Amit Rohidas
• S. K. Uthappa
• Sardara Singh
• Satbir Singh
• Kazuma Murata
• Seren Tanaka
• Koji Yamasaki
• Heita Yoshihara
• Amirol Arshad
• Azri Hassan
• Najmi Jazlan
• Fitri Saari
• Ahmed Al-Nofali
• Basim Khatar Rajab
• Rashid Mehmood
• Ali Shan
• Kim Seong-kyu
• Lee Jung-jun
• Lee Mook-young
• Lee Seung-hoon

Source: FIH

See also

• 2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup

References

1. "Qualification System for Hockey World Cup 2018" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. FIH.ch. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
2. "India edge Malaysia to claim men's Hero Asia Cup 2017". FIH.ch. 22 October 2017. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
3. Schedule