2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup

2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup
Hero Men's Asia Cup 2017
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
CityDhaka
Dates11–22 October
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
VenueMaulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions India (3rd title)
Runner-up Malaysia
Third place Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored126 (5.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Harmanpreet Singh
Malaysia Faizal Saari (7 goals)
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The 2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup, also known as the Hero Men's Asia Cup 2017 due to sponsorship reasons, was the tenth edition of the Men's Hockey Asia Cup. It was held from 11 to 22 October 2017 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The winner of this tournament qualified for the 2018 World Cup in India.[1] India won their third title after defeating Malaysia 2–1 in the final, while Pakistan captured the bronze medal beating South Korea 6–3.[2] The tournament was organised under the chairmanship of Shafiullah Al Munir.[3]

Qualified teams

Sri Lanka withdrew and were replaced by China.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
24 August – 1 September 2013 2013 Asia Cup Ipoh, Malaysia 6  India
 Japan
 Malaysia
 Oman
 Pakistan
 South Korea
19–27 November 2016 2016 AHF Cup Hong Kong 1  Bangladesh
 Sri Lanka
N/a Reallocation N/a 1  China
Total 8

Results

All times are local (UTC+6).[4]

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 9 Super 4s
2  Pakistan 3 1 1 1 10 5 +5 4
3  Japan 3 1 1 1 6 8 −2 4 5–8th place semi-finals
4  Bangladesh (H) 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts


Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Malaysia 3 3 0 0 16 3 +13 9 Super 4s
2  South Korea 3 2 0 1 12 5 +7 6
3  China 3 1 0 2 4 12 −8 3 5–8th place semi-finals
4  Oman 3 0 0 3 4 16 −12 0
Source: FIH


Fifth to eighth place classification

 
5–8th place semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
18 October
 
 
 Japan5
 
20 October
 
 Oman3
 
 Japan4
 
19 October
 
 Bangladesh0
 
 China3 (3)
 
 
 Bangladesh (p.s.o.)3 (4)
 
Seventh place
 
 
20 October
 
 
 Oman2
 
 
 China3

5–8th place semi-finals


Seventh place game

Fifth place game

First to fourth place classification

Super 4s

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 3 2 1 0 11 3 +8 7 Final
2  Malaysia 3 1 1 1 6 9 −3 4
3  South Korea 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3 Third place game
4  Pakistan 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: FIH


Third place game

Final

Winners

 2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup winners 

India
Third title

Statistics

Final standings

RankTeam
 India
 Malaysia
 Pakistan
4  South Korea
5  Japan
6  Bangladesh
7  China
8  Oman

  Qualified for the 2018 World Cup as hosts

Goalscorers

There were 126 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 5.25 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Qualification System for Hockey World Cup 2018" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. FIH.ch. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "India edge Malaysia to claim men's Hero Asia Cup 2017". FIH.ch. 22 October 2017. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "AHF honours BHF President and Secretary". Daily Sun. 17 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Schedule