2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Oman | ||
| City | Muscat | ||
| Dates | 26 November – 4 December | ||
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue | Hockey Oman Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  India (5th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Pakistan | ||
| Third place |  Japan | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 29 | ||
| Goals scored | 203 (7 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Sufyan Khan (12 goals) | ||
| Best player | Araijeet Singh Hundal | ||
| Best young player | Yamato Kawahara | ||
| Best goalkeeper |  Rafaizul Saini | ||
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The 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was the tenth edition of the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, the men's international under-21 field hockey championship of Asia, organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was held from 26 November to 4 December 2024 at the Hockey Oman Stadium in Muscat, Oman.[1][2][3]
India were the two-time defending champions.[4] They defended their title by defeating Pakistan 5–3 in the final to clinch their fifth title.[5] Japan won the bronze medal by defeating Malaysia 2–1.[6]
The tournament served as the Asian qualifier for the 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, with the six highest-ranked teams, besides the 2025 Junior World Cup hosts India, qualifying.[7] Pakistan, Japan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, China and Thailand secured the six qualifying spots. Bangladesh, China and Thailand will debut at the Junior World Cup.[8]
Qualified teams
The five highest-ranked teams from the 2023 Junior Asia Cup qualified directly for this edition. The other teams participated in the 2024 Men's Junior AHF Cup, where the top five qualified for the 2024 Junior Asia Cup.[9]
The following ten teams participated in the 2024 Junior Asia Cup.[10]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 23 May – 1 June 2023 | 2023 Junior Asia Cup | Salalah, Oman | 5 | India Japan Malaysia Pakistan South Korea |
| 14–23 June 2024 | 2024 Junior AHF Cup | Singapore | 5 |  Bangladesh China Chinese Taipei Oman Thailand |
| Total | 10 | |||
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+4).
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | India |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | +35 | 12 | Semi-finals and 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | Japan |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | +20 | 9 | |
| 3 | South Korea |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Thailand |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 3 | |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 37 | −31 | 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.[11]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[11]
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Pakistan |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 12 | Semi-finals and 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | Malaysia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 7 | |
| 3 | Bangladesh |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | |
| 4 | China |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 | Oman (H) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 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.[11]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[11]
(H) Hosts
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Fifth to tenth place classification
Bracket
| 5–8 place | Fifth place | |||||
| 3 December | ||||||
| Bangladesh | 7 | |||||
| 4 December | ||||||
| Thailand | 2 | |||||
| Bangladesh | 6 | |||||
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| China | 3 | |||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||
| China | 4 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 4 December | ||||||
| Thailand (s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||
| South Korea | 2 (2) | |||||
Ninth and tenth place
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5–8th place semi-finals
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 December | ||||||
| Pakistan | 4 | |||||
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| Japan | 2 | |||||
| Pakistan | 3 | |||||
| 3 December | ||||||
| India | 5 | |||||
| India | 3 | |||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 December | ||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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