Field hockey at the 2026 Asian Games
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The Field hockey events will be among the 43 sports played at the 2026 Asian Games. The fixtures will be played at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. A total of twelve men's teams and ten women's teams will compete in their respective tournaments. This will be the sport's consecutive eighteenth appearance at the Games, since the 1958 edition. India and China are the defending champions of the men's and women's team events, respectively.[1]
| Field hockey at the 2026 Asian Games | |
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| Venues | Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium |
| Location | Kakamigahara, Japan |
| Dates | 18 September – 3 October 2026 |
| Nations | 14 |
| Teams | 22 (12 men, 10 women) |
The event will also serve as the Asian qualifiers for the 2028 Summer Olympics, with the winner of both competitions directly qualifying for the main tournament, while the next top five men's and four women's teams will play the 2028 Olympic Qualifiers.[2]
Schedule
All times are local Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).[3]
| P | Preliminary round | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
Venue
| Kakamigahara | ||
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| Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 1,630 | ||
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Qualification
Japan qualified for both tournaments as the hosts.[4] The five highest-ranked teams, other than Japan, from the 2022 Asian Games qualify directly for this edition, while other teams qualify through a separate tournament. The men's qualifier were earlier scheduled to be held in Muscat, Oman, but the tournament was shifted to Bangkok, Thailand due to the 2026 Iran war.[5] The women's qualifier were held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[6][7]
| Nation | Men's | Women's |
|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh |  | |
 China | | |
 Chinese Taipei | | |
 India | | |
 Indonesia | | |
 Japan | | |
 Malaysia | | |
 Oman | | N/a |
 Pakistan | | N/a |
 Singapore | N/a | |
 South Korea | | |
 Sri Lanka | | N/a |
 Thailand | N/a | |
 Uzbekistan | | N/a |
| Total: 14 NOCs | 12/12 | 10/10 |
Men's qualification
| Mode of Qualification | Date | Hosts | Berths | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | 25 September 2016 | N/a | 1 | Japan |
| 2022 Asian Games | 24 September – 6 October 2023 | Hangzhou |
5 | China India Malaysia Pakistan South Korea |
| 2026 Asian Games Qualifier | 2 April – 10 April 2026 | Bangkok |
6 | Bangladesh Chinese Taipei Indonesia Oman Sri Lanka Uzbekistan |
| Total | 12 | |||
Women's qualification
| Mode of Qualification | Date | Hosts | Berths | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 25 September 2016 | N/a | 1 | Japan |
| 2022 Asian Games | 25 September – 7 October 2023 | Hangzhou |
5 | China India Malaysia South Korea Thailand |
| 2026 Asian Games Qualifier | 23 April – 29 April 2026 | Jakarta |
4 | Chinese Taipei Bangladesh Indonesia Singapore |
| Total | 10 | |||
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Totals (0 entries) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's team |
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| Women's team |