2003 Men's Hockey Asia Cup

2003 Men's Hockey Asia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Teams8
VenueBukit Jalil National Stadium
Final positions
Champions India (1st title)
Runner-up Pakistan
Third place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored121 (6.05 per match)
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The 2003 Men's Hockey Asia Cup was an international field hockey tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 21 to 28 September 2003. It was the sixth edition of the Men's Hockey Asia Cup that started in 1982. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Germany.

Seven of the eight teams competing in the tournament had qualified via the host nation spot or by finishing in the top six of the previous tournament with the last remaining spot being played between seven teams (which was won by Hong Kong). These eight teams were separated into two groups of four teams with the top two of each group qualifying through to the semi-finals while the bottom two competed for fifth place. After competing in the same group, India and Pakistan competed in the final, which India won 4–2 to take their first title here.[1] South Korea claimed the bronze medal after defeating Japan 4–2.[2]

Results

All Pool Stage times are (UTC+8). All Knock Out matches are (IST).

Pools

Advanced to semifinals

Pool A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3210142+127
 Japan 32011011−16
 Malaysia 31115504
 Hong Kong 3003516−110





Pool B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Pakistan 3300193+169
 India 3201175+126
 China 31021012−23
 Bangladesh 3003026−260





Fifth to eighth place classification

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
26 September
 
 
 Malaysia5
 
27 September
 
 Bangladesh0
 
 Malaysia3
 
26 September
 
 China2
 
 China2
 
 
 Hong Kong0
 
Seventh place
 
 
27 September
 
 
 Bangladesh3
 
 
 Hong Kong4

5–8th place semi-finals


Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 September
 
 
 South Korea2
 
28 September
 
 India4
 
 India4
 
26 September
 
 Pakistan2
 
 Pakistan3
 
 
 Japan1
 
Third place
 
 
28 September
 
 
 South Korea4
 
 
 Japan2

Semi-finals


Third and fourth place

Final

Winners

 2003 Men's Hockey Asia Cup winners 

India
First title

Final standings

  1.  India
  2.  Pakistan
  3.  South Korea
  4.  Japan
  5.  Malaysia
  6.  China
  7.  Hong Kong
  8.  Bangladesh

References

  1. ↑ "India win Asia Cup". Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "India overwhelm Pakistan to book world cup spot". Retrieved 8 October 2022.