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]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Malaysia | ||
| City | Kuantan | ||
| Dates | 14–22 November 2015 | ||
| Teams | 8 (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 played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 133 (5.54 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Harmanpreet Singh (14 goals) | ||
| Best player |  Shahril Saabah | ||
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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 edit
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 3–13 May 2012 | 2012 Junior Asia Cup | Malacca, Malaysia | 6 |  China India Japan Malaysia Pakistan South Korea
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| 30 November – 7 December 2014 | 2014 Junior AHF Cup | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2 |  Bangladesh Oman
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| Total | 8 | |||
Results edit
Preliminary round edit
Pool matches were played from 14 to 17 November 2015.[1]
Pool A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | India
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Malaysia (H)
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 | Japan
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | China
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
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Pool B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Pakistan
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 |
| 2 | Bangladesh
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | South Korea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | Oman
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 0 |
Source: FIH
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Classification round edit
Bracket edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 November | ||||||||||
| India | 9 | |||||||||
| 21 November | ||||||||||
| Oman | 0 | |||||||||
| India | 6 | |||||||||
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| Japan | 1 | |||||||||
| Bangladesh | 0 | |||||||||
| 22 November | ||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| India | 6 | |||||||||
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| Pakistan | 2 | |||||||||
| Malaysia | 3 (1) | |||||||||
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| South Korea (s.o.) | 3 (4) | |||||||||
| South Korea | 2 (7) | |||||||||
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| Pakistan (s.o.) | 2 (8) | Third place | ||||||||
| Pakistan | 4 | |||||||||
| 22 November | ||||||||||
| China | 1 | |||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
All quarterfinal matches were played on 19 November 2015.[1]
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Fifth to eighth place classification edit
| Cross-overs | Fifth place | |||||
| 21 November | ||||||
| Oman | 2 (2) | |||||
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| Bangladesh (s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||
| Bangladesh | 0 | |||||
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| Malaysia | 8 | |||||
| Malaysia | 5 | |||||
| China | 1 | |||||
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| 22 November | ||||||
| Oman | 2 | |||||
| China | 7 | |||||
Cross-overs edit
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Seventh and eighth place edit
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Fifth and sixth place edit
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Semi-finals edit
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Third and fourth place edit
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Final edit
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Statistics edit
All statistics are correct as on 27 November 2015.[3]
Team Goal Scoring edit
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End of Tournament awards edit
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References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "India juniors thrash Pakistan 6-2 to lift Asia Cup hockey title". www.hindustantimes.com/. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "2015 Junior Asia Cup: Men". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 27 November 2015.