| Field hockey at the 1966 Asian Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Thephasadin Stadium | ||||||
| Location | Bangkok, Thailand | ||||||
| Dates | 12–19 December | ||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||
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← 1962 1970 → | |||||||
Field hockey was contested for men only at the1966 Asian Games inBangkok,Thailand.
India won its first gold medal by defeating the two-time defending championsPakistan 1–0after extra time in the final.Japan won its first medal by defeatingMalaysia 1–0 in the bronze medal match.
The draw for hockey competition was held on 5 December 1966.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Thailand(H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Ceylon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
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| 5–8th place semi-finals | 5th place | |||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 1 | |||||
| 17 December | ||||||
| Ceylon | 3 | |||||
| Ceylon | 1 | |||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||
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| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| Pakistan | 5 | |||||
| 19 December | ||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| Pakistan | 0 | |||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| India(a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| India | 3 | |||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 19 December | ||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||
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