Current season, competition or edition: 2025 Men's Hockey Asia Cup | |
Sport | Field hockey |
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Founded | 1982 |
First season | 1982 |
No. of teams | 8 |
Confederation | AHF (Asia) |
Most recent champion(s) | South Korea (5th title) (2022) |
Most titles | South Korea (5 titles) |
Qualification | AHF Cup |
The Men's Hockey Asia Cup is a men's international field hockey tournament organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and qualifies for the FIH Hockey World Cup.[1]
South Korea are the defending champions winning the 2022 edition.[2] South Korea have won the most titles with five. India and Pakistan have both won the tournament three times.
The hosts together with six highest-ranked teams from the previous edition are qualified directly for the tournament, they are joined by the top team from the Men's AHF Cup or the top two teams if the host is already qualified.