| Most recent season or competition: 2025 Men's Hockey Asia Cup | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982; 43 years ago (1982) |
| First season | 1982 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Confederation | AHF (Asia) |
| Most recent champion |  India (4th title)(2025) |
| Most titles |  South Korea (5 titles) |
| Qualification | AHF Cup |
TheMen's Hockey Asia Cup is a men's internationalfield hockey tournament organized by theAsian Hockey Federation. The winning team becomes the champion ofAsia and qualifies for theFIH Hockey World Cup.[1]
India are the defending champions, having won the2025 edition.
The next edition is scheduled to take place in 2029.South Korea have won the most titles with five.India are the next with four titles won andPakistan have won the tournament three times.[2]
The hosts together with the six highest-ranked teams from the previous edition directly qualify for the tournament. They are joined by the top team from theMen's AHF Cup or the top two teams, if the host is already qualified.
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 1982 Details | Karachi, Pakistan |  Pakistan | Round-robin | India |  China | Round-robin |  Malaysia | 7 | |||
| 1985 Details | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Pakistan | 3–2 | India |  South Korea | 2–0 |  Japan | 10 | |||
| 1989 Details | New Delhi, India | Pakistan | 2–0 | India | South Korea | 1–0 | Japan | 7 | |||
| 1994 Details | Hiroshima, Japan | South Korea | 1–0 | India | Pakistan | 5–2 | Malaysia | 9 | |||
| 1999 Details | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | South Korea | 5–4 | Pakistan | India | 4–2 | Malaysia | 9 | |||
| 2003 Details | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | India | 4–2 | Pakistan | South Korea | 4–2 |  Japan | 8 | |||
| 2007 Details | Chennai, India | India | 7–2 | South Korea | Malaysia | 5–3 | Japan | 11 | |||
| 2009 Details | Kuantan, Malaysia | South Korea | 1–0 | Pakistan | China | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (7–6p.s.) | Malaysia | 7 | |||
| 2013 Details | Ipoh, Malaysia | South Korea | 4–3 | India | Pakistan | 3–1 | Malaysia | 8 | |||
| 2017 Details | Dhaka, Bangladesh | India | 2–1 | Malaysia | Pakistan | 6–3 | South Korea | 8 | |||
| 2022 Details | Jakarta, Indonesia | South Korea | 2–1 | Malaysia | India | 1–0 | Japan | 8 | |||
| 2025 Details | Rajgir, India | India | 4–1 | South Korea | Malaysia | 4–1 | China | 8 | |||
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 5 (1994, 1999, 2009, 2013, 2022) | 2 (2007, 2025) | 3 (1985, 1989, 2003) | 1 (2017) |
| India | 4 (2003, 2007*, 2017, 2025*) | 5 (1982, 1985, 1989*, 1994, 2013) | 2 (1999, 2022) | |
| Pakistan | 3 (1982*, 1985, 1989) | 3 (1999, 2003, 2009) | 3 (1994, 2013, 2017) | |
| Malaysia | 2 (2017, 2022) | 2 (2007, 2025) | 5 (1982, 1994, 1999*, 2009*, 2013*) | |
| China | 2 (1982, 2009) | 1 (2025) | ||
| Japan | 5 (1985, 1989, 2003, 2007, 2022) |
| Team | 1982 |  1985 | 1989 | 1993 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2009 | 2013 | 2017 |  2022 | 2025 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 5th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 12 |
| China | 3rd | 7th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 3rd | – | 7th | – | 4th | 10 |
 Chinese Taipei | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 8th | 2 |
 Hong Kong | – | – | – | – | 8th | 7th | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| India | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 12 |
| Indonesia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 1 |
 Iran | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Japan | – | 4th | 4th | 9th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 11 |
 Kazakhstan | part of theSoviet Union | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 2 | ||
| Malaysia | 4th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 12 |
 Oman | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 8th | 7th | WD | 3 |
| Pakistan | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | WD | 11 |
 Singapore | 6th | 9th | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| South Korea | – | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 11 |
 Sri Lanka | 7th | 8th | – | – | 9th | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
 Thailand | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Total (16) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| Year | Debutants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka | 7 |
| 1985 | Iran, Japan, South Korea | 3 |
| 1989 | — | 0 |
| 1994 | Kazakhstan, Thailand | 2 |
| 1999 | Hong Kong | 1 |
| 2003 | — | 0 |
| 2007 | — | 0 |
| 2009 | — | 0 |
| 2013 | Chinese Taipei, Oman | 2 |
| 2017 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | Indonesia | 1 |
| 2025 | — | 0 |
| Total | 16 |
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