# 2023 Men's Junior AHF Cup

The 2023 Men's Junior AHF Cup was the sixth edition of the Men's Junior AHF Cup, the qualification tournament for the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup organized by the Asian Hockey Federation.
It was held at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman from 6 to 12 January 2023. The top five teams qualified for the 2023 Junior Asia Cup. Bangladesh won their second Junior AHF Cup title by defeating the hosts Oman 7–6 in a shoot-out after the final finished 1–1 in regular time.

## Teams

The following teams participated in the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Last Appearance | Previous best performance |
| Bangladesh | 3rd | 2023 | 1st (2014) |
| Chinese Taipei | 6th | 2023 | 1st (2003) |
| Hong Kong | 3rd | 2023 | 7th (2003),(2011) |
| Indonesia | 1st | 2023 | First Appearance (2023) |
| Oman | 6th | 2023 | 1st (2008) |
| Singapore | 4th | 2023 | 2nd (2011) |
| Sri Lanka | 6th | 2023 | 2nd (2003) |
| Thailand | 4th | 2023 | 5th (2014) |
| Uzbekistan | 2nd | 2023 | 4th (2019) |

## Preliminary round

All times are local, GST (UTC+4).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Oman (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 9 | Semi-finals and 2023 Junior Asia Cup |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | Semi-finals and 2023 Junior Asia Cup |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 2 | |
| 4 | Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | |
* 6 January 2023 14:00
| Thailand | 2–1 | Indonesia |
| Phumee 35' Rungniyom 56' | Report | Wibowo 16' |
* Umpires: Hari Silvarajoo (SGP) Mohammed Ali Khan (BAN)
* 6 January 2023 18:00
| Oman | 9–1 | Chinese Taipei |
| Barazahan 6', 30+' Al-Balushi 8' Ali. Al-Noufali 31', 56' Madit 40' H. Bait 48', 54', 57' | Report | Chang Chun-yu 50' |
* Umpires: Munashe Mashoko (ZIM) Ho King Yiu (HKG)
* 8 January 2023 16:00
| Chinese Taipei | 2–2 | Indonesia |
| Yo-An 26' Yung-Sheng 46' | Report | Arthur 45' Derangga 51' |
* Umpires: SELVARAJA Dineshkaran (SRI) KHOLMATOV Makhmud (UZB)
* 8 January 2023 18:00
| Oman | 7–1 | Thailand |
| H. Bait 5', 30' Ali. Al-Noufali 16' T. Bait 21', 23' Barazahan 46' Al-Balushi 60' | Report | Phongsakon 37' |
* Umpires: SILVARAJOO Hari (SGP) HO King Yiu (HKG)
* 9 January 2023 16:00
| Chinese Taipei | 1–1 | Thailand |
| Yung-Sheng 7' | Report | Kritsada 57' |
* Umpires: MASHOKO Munashe (ZIM) KHAN Mohammad Ali (BAN)
* 9 January 2023 18:00
| Oman | 8–0 | Indonesia |
| | Report | |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 9 | Semi-finals and 2023 Junior Asia Cup |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | Semi-finals and 2023 Junior Asia Cup |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 3 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | |
* 6 January 2023 12:00
| Bangladesh | 4–0 | Hong Kong |
| Ali 2', 57' Hasan 14' Islam 21' | Report | |
* Umpires: Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA) Chung Teng-wei (TPE)
* 6 January 2023 16:00
| Sri Lanka | 3–7 | Uzbekistan |
| Hewawasam 29' Batuvita 40' Bandara 60' | Report | Ismoilov 5', 21', 26', 34' O. Khamitov 11' S. Khamitov 30' Madaminov 51' |
* Umpires: Nozomi Yuzawa (JPN) Phonphol Phuttarakkit (THA)
* 7 January 2023 16:00
| Sri Lanka | 0–14 | Bangladesh |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Munashe Mashoko (ZIM) Nozomi Yuzawa (JPN)
* 7 January 2023 18:00
| Hong Kong | 0–1 | Uzbekistan |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Hashim Al-Shatri (OMA) Feristiwa Hadinata (INA)
* 9 January 2023 12:00
| Bangladesh | 6–1 | Uzbekistan |
| | Report | |
* 9 January 2023 14:00
| Hong Kong | 3–5 | Sri Lanka |
| | Report | |

## Fifth to eighth place classification
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 11 January | 11 January |
| Sri Lanka (p.s.o.) | 3 (5) |
| Sri Lanka (p.s.o.) | 3 (5) | 12 January | 12 January |
| Indonesia | 3 (4) | 12 January | 12 January |
| Indonesia | 3 (4) | Sri Lanka | 4 |
| 11 January | 11 January | | Sri Lanka | 4 |
| 11 January | 11 January | Chinese Taipei | 5 |
| Chinese Taipei | 6 | Chinese Taipei | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | | |
| Hong Kong | 3 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 12 January | 12 January |
| | | Indonesia | 3 |
| | | Hong Kong | 1 |

### Semi-finals

* 11 January 2023 11:45
| Sri Lanka | 3–3 |
| | Report |
| Penalties |||
| | 5–4 |
* 11 January 2023 14:00
| Chinese Taipei | 6–3 | Hong Kong |
| | Report | |

### Seventh and eighth place

* 12 January 2023 11:45
| Indonesia | 3–1 | Hong Kong |
| | Report | |

### Fifth and sixth place

* 12 January 2023 14:00
| Sri Lanka | 4–5 | Chinese Taipei |
| | Report | |

## First to fourth place classification
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 11 January | 11 January |
| Oman | 5 |
| Oman | 5 | 12 January | 12 January |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 12 January | 12 January |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | Bangladesh (p.s.o.) | 1 (7) |
| 11 January | 11 January | | Bangladesh (p.s.o.) | 1 (7) |
| 11 January | 11 January | Oman | 1 (6) |
| Bangladesh | 3 | Oman | 1 (6) |
| Thailand | 0 | | |
| Thailand | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 12 January | 12 January |
| | | Thailand (p.s.o.) | 2 (2) |
| | | Uzbekistan | 2 (1) |

### Semi-finals

* 11 January 2023 16:15
| Oman | 5–0 | Uzbekistan |
| | Report | |
* 11 January 2023 18:30
| Bangladesh | 3–0 | Thailand |
| | Report | |

### Third and fourth place

* 12 January 2023 16:15
| Thailand | 2–2 |
| | Report |
| Penalties |||
| | 2–1 |

### Final

* 12 January 2023 19:15
| Bangladesh | 1–1 |
| | Report |
| Penalties |||
| | 7–6 |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Qualification |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 2023 Junior Asia Cup |
| 2 | Oman (H) | 2023 Junior Asia Cup |
| 3 | Thailand | 2023 Junior Asia Cup |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 2023 Junior Asia Cup |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 2023 Junior Asia Cup |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Indonesia | |
| 8 | Hong Kong | |