2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup

2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup
Hero Men's Asia Cup 2017
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
CityDhaka
Dates11–22 October
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions India (3rd title)
Runner-up Malaysia
Third place Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored126 (5.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Harmanpreet Singh
Malaysia Faizal Saari (7 goals)
2013 (previous) (next) 2022

The 2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup, also known as the Hero Men's Asia Cup 2017 due to sponsorship reasons, was the tenth edition of the Men's Hockey Asia Cup. It was held from 11 to 22 October 2017 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The winner of this tournament qualified for the 2018 World Cup in India.[1]

India won their third title after defeating Malaysia 2–1 in the final, while Pakistan captured the bronze medal beating South Korea 6–3.[2]

  1. ^ "Qualification System for Hockey World Cup 2018" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. FIH.ch. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. ^ "India edge Malaysia to claim men's Hero Asia Cup 2017". FIH.ch. 22 October 2017. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.