Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
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| Most recent season or competition: 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
| First season | 1988 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Confederation | Asian Hockey Federation |
| Most recent champion(s) |  India (5th title) (2024) |
| Most titles | India (5 titles) |
| Qualification | Junior AHF Cup |
The Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup is a men's international under-21 field hockey tournament organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1988 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup.[1] Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of December 31 in the year before the tournament is held.
The tournament has been won by four different teams: India has the most titles with five and Pakistan follows with three. Malaysia and South Korea have both won the tournament once. The most recent edition was held in Muscat, Oman and was won by India. The 2021 edition, to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Performance by nations
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India |
5 (2004, 2008*, 2015, 2023, 2024) | 2 (1996, 2000) | 2 (1987, 2012) | 1 (1992) |
 Pakistan |
3 (1987*, 1992, 1996) | 5 (2004*, 2012, 2015, 2023, 2024) | 1 (2008) | |
 South Korea |
1 (2000) | 2 (1987, 2008) | 4 (1992, 2004, 2015, 2023) | 2 (1996, 2012) |
 Malaysia |
1 (2012*) | 1 (1992*) | 1 (2000*) | 4 (1987, 2004, 2023, 2024) |
 Japan |
2 (1996, 2024) | 3 (2000, 2008, 2015) |
- * = host nation
Team appearances
| Team | 1988 |
1992 |
 1996 |
2000 |
2004 |
2008 |
2012 |
2015 |
 2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh |
– | 5th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 6th | W | 6th | 6th | 5th | 8 |
 China |
5th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 7th | – | 6th | 7th | – | 6th | 8 |
 Chinese Taipei |
– | – | – | 8th | 9th | – | – | – | 10th | 10th | 4 |
| India |
3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 10 |
 Iran |
— | – | – | 11th | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | 2 |
| Japan |
6th | 7th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 10 |
 Macau |
7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | - | – | 1 |
| Malaysia |
4th | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 1st | 5th | 4th | 4th | 10 |
| Oman |
– | 8th | – | – | – | 7th | – | 8th | 7th | 9th | 5 |
| Pakistan |
1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 10 |
| Singapore |
– | 10th | 9th | 10th | 8th | 8th | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| South Korea |
2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 10 |
 Sri Lanka |
– | 9th | 8th | – | 10th | – | 8th | – | – | – | 4 |
 Thailand |
– | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 7th | 3 |
 Uzbekistan |
– | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | 2 |
| Total | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | [3] |
