Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup | |
Sport | Field hockey |
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Founded | 1988 |
First season | 1988 |
No. of teams | 10 |
Confederation | AHF (Asia) |
Most recent champion(s) | India (4th title) (2023) |
Most titles | India (4 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 four and Pakistan follows with three. Malaysia and South Korea have both won the tournament once. The most recent edition was held in Salalah, Oman and was won by India. The 2021 edition, to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.