2015 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
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
| 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 |
| 30 November – 7 December 2014 | 2014 Junior AHF Cup | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2 |  Bangladesh Oman |
| Total | 8 | |||
Results
Preliminary round
Pool matches were played from 14 to 17 November 2015.[1]
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | India |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Malaysia (H) |
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 |
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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
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Bracket
| 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) | |||||||||
| 19 November | ||||||||||
| Pakistan (s.o.) | 2 (8) | Third place | ||||||||
| Pakistan | 4 | |||||||||
| 22 November | ||||||||||
| China | 1 | |||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
All quarterfinal matches were played on 19 November 2015.[1]
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Fifth to eighth place classification
| Cross-overs | Fifth place | |||||
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| Oman | 2 (2) | |||||
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| Bangladesh (s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||
| Bangladesh | 0 | |||||
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| Malaysia | 8 | |||||
| Malaysia | 5 | |||||
| China | 1 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 22 November | ||||||
| Oman | 2 | |||||
| China | 7 | |||||
Cross-overs
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Statistics
All statistics are correct as on 27 November 2015.[3]
Team Goal Scoring
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End of Tournament awards
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References
- "14 - 22 November 2015 8th Men's Junior Asia Cup". www.asiahockey.org. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- "India juniors thrash Pakistan 6-2 to lift Asia Cup hockey title". www.hindustantimes.com/. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- "2015 Junior Asia Cup: Men". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
External links
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