2026 Men's Junior AHF Cup

2026 Men's Junior AHF Cup
Tournament details
Host countryKazakhstan
Dates23 June – 1 July 2026
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
VenueTaldykorgan
Final positions
Champions South Korea (1st title)
Runner-up Uzbekistan
Third place Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored158 (6.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Lee Minhyeok
Indonesia Arthur Wibowo (20 goals)
Best young playerUzbekistan Fozilbek Husanov
Best goalkeeperKazakhstan Abylay Khamit
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The 2026 Men's Junior AHF Cup was the eighth edition of the Men's Junior AHF Cup, the biennial qualification tournament for the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. The tournament was held from 23 June to 1 July 2026.[1]

Bangladesh were the defending champions. South Korea clinched their first title by defeating Uzbekistan in the final.

Sri Lanka are the only team to participate in all eight editions of the tournament.[2] They were eliminated in the quarter final, losing to Kazakhstan.[3]

Preliminary round

All times are in (UTC+5)

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 31 0 +31 9 Quarter-finals
2  Indonesia 3 2 0 1 18 6 +12 6
3  Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 10 9 +1 3
4  Tajikistan 3 0 0 3 0 44 −44 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[4]

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 14 1 +13 7 Quarter-finals
2  Kazakhstan (H) 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
3  Thailand 3 1 1 1 1 4 −3 4
4  Iran 3 0 0 3 0 14 −14 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[4]
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
27 June
 
 
 South Korea16
 
29 June
 
 Iran1
 
 South Korea4
 
27 June
 
 Kazakhstan0
 
 Kazakhstan2
 
1 July
 
 Sri Lanka1
 
 South Korea5
 
27 June
 
 Uzbekistan3
 
 Uzbekistan10
 
29 June
 
 Tajikistan0
 
 Uzbekistan4
 
27 June
 
 Thailand0 Third place
 
 Indonesia1
 
1 July
 
 Thailand3
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
 
 Thailand0
 

Quarter-finals

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
Cross-oversFifth place
 
      
 
29 June
 
 
 Iran1
 
1 July
 
 Sri Lanka5
 
 Sri Lanka2
 
29 June
 
 Indonesia4
 
 Indonesia11
 
 
 Tajikistan0
 
Seventh place
 
 
1 July
 
 
 Iran3
 
 
 Tajikistan0

Cross-overs

Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

Third and fourth place

Final

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Korea 2026 Junior Asia Cup
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Uzbekistan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Kazakhstan
4  Thailand
5  Indonesia
6  Sri Lanka
7  Iran
8  Tajikistan
Source: FIH

Goalscorers

There were 158 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 6.58 goals per match.

20 goals

  • South Korea Lee Minhyeok
  • Indonesia Arthur Wibowo

15 goals

  • South Korea Choi Dohyeon

11 goals

  • Indonesia Arthur Wibowo

6 goals

  • Uzbekistan Fakhriddin Saydullaev

5 goals

  • Sri Lanka Arkam Mohamed
  • Uzbekistan Ruzimukhammad Nazirov

4 goals

  • Indonesia Khaerulloh Akmal
  • Uzbekistan Shavkatjon Kakhramonov
  • Sri Lanka Nethmina Pathirana
  • South Korea Yoo Hyoguk
  • Uzbekistan Nodirbek Yuldashev

3 goals

  • Indonesia Mohamad Al Muroqi
  • Kazakhstan Mukhammed Aslanuly
  • Sri Lanka Shenal Domawalage
  • Sri Lanka Kavindu Udawaththe

2 goals

  • Thailand Kankawee Boonsri
  • South Korea Choi Junghee
  • Indonesia Septian Dwinanda
  • South Korea Kang Taewook
  • Uzbekistan Bunyodbek Khudoynazarov
  • South Korea Kyung Minjun
  • South Korea Moon Uijoon
  • South Korea Park Jaewon
  • South Korea Park Seowon
  • Indonesia Devo Ramadhan
  • Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Ruslanov
  • Thailand Jiranat Sae-aew
  • Iran Mahdi Salimi
  • Kazakhstan Suleiman Shavkatov
  • Uzbekistan Doston Sotlikov
  • Sri Lanka Dishon Yakdehige
  • South Korea Yu Seungchul
  • Kazakhstan Arsen Zhanat

1 goal

  • Uzbekistan Bakhodirjon Abdurakhmonov
  • Uzbekistan Asadbek Asliddinov
  • Kazakhstan Arnur Dautaliyev
  • Uzbekistan Fozilbek Husanov
  • Indonesia atfen inosensius
  • Indonesia Wahyu Ishak
  • Kazakhstan Yerali Kairatuly
  • Iran amirreza khalaji
  • South Korea Kwon Yechan
  • Uzbekistan Mirjalol Mirgoziev
  • Indonesia Iqmal Mutaqin
  • Uzbekistan Mironshokh Ortikboev
  • Sri Lanka Weerasooriya Oyagawa
  • South Korea Sim Hyeonu
  • South Korea Sung Dany
  • Iran taghitash alireza
  • Kazakhstan Bauyrzhan Toktar
  • Uzbekistan Akmaljon Tursunboev
  • Iran ashkan zolfagharkhanian

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Junior AHF Cup 2026 – Official Announcement: Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan, 23 June – 1 July 2026". Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Sri Lanka name squad for Junior Hockey Cup". Daily Mirror. Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Ratnaweera, Dhammika (30 June 2026). "Sri Lanka fall to hosts Kazakhstan in Junior AHF Cup". Daily News. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 "FIH General Tournament Regulations" (PDF). February 2024.
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