# 2012 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

The 2012 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was the seventh edition of the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, the men's international under-21 field hockey championship of Asia, organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was held from 3 to 13 May 2012 at the MBM Stadium in Malacca, Malaysia. The top three teams alongside India qualified for the 2013 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup.
The hosts Malaysia won their first tile by defeating Pakistan 2–1 in the final. Two-time defending champions India won the bronze medal by defeating South Korea 2–1 with a golden goal in extra time after the match finished 1–1 in regular time.

## Qualified teams

| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
| 11–18 July 2008 | 2008 Junior Asia Cup | Hyderabad, India | 5 | Bangladesh India Japan Malaysia Pakistan South Korea |
| 23–31 July 2011 | 2011 Junior AHF Cup | Hong Kong | 3 | China Iran Singapore Sri Lanka |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Malaysia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 | Semi-finals and 2013 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 6 | Semi-finals and 2013 Junior World Cup |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 | |
* 3 May 2012 18:05
| South Korea | 4–1 | Japan |
* 3 May 2012 20:05
| Malaysia | 6–1 | Iran |
* 5 May 2012 18:05
| Japan | 3–1 | Iran |
* 5 May 2012 20:05
| Malaysia | 6–3 | South Korea |
* 6 May 2012 20:05
| South Korea | 5–1 | Iran |
* 7 May 2012 20:05
| Malaysia | 3–1 | Japan |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 7 | Semi-finals and 2013 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 7 | Semi-finals and 2013 Junior World Cup |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 0 | |
* 4 May 2012 18:05
| Pakistan | 1–0 | China |
* 4 May 2012 20:05
| India | 11–0 | Sri Lanka |
* 6 May 2012 16:05
| China | 5–0 | Sri Lanka |
* 6 May 2012 18:05
| Pakistan | 2–2 | India |
* 7 May 2012 16:05
| India | 2–1 | China |
* 7 May 2012 20:05
| Pakistan | 14–0 | Sri Lanka |

## Fifth to eighth place classification
### Bracket

| Cross-overs | Cross-overs | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 9 May | 9 May |
| Japan | 5 |
| Japan | 5 | 12 May | 12 May |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 12 May | 12 May |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | Japan | 3 |
| 9 May | 9 May | | Japan | 3 |
| 9 May | 9 May | China | 1 |
| China | 2 | China | 1 |
| Iran | 0 | | |
| Iran | 0 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 12 May | 12 May |
| | | Sri Lanka | 1 |
| | | Iran | 2 |

### Cross-overs

* 9 May 2012 17:35
| Japan | 5–1 | Iran |
* 9 May 2012 20:05
| China | 2–0 | Iran |

### Seventh and eighth place

* 12 May 2012 18:05
| Iran | 2–1 | Sri Lanka |

### Fifth and sixth place

* 12 May 2012 20:05
| Japan | 3–1 | China |

## First to fourth place classification
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 10 May | 10 May |
| Malaysia | 2 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 13 May | 13 May |
| India | 1 | 13 May | 13 May |
| India | 1 | Malaysia | 2 |
| 10 May | 10 May | | Malaysia | 2 |
| 10 May | 10 May | Pakistan | 1 |
| Pakistan | 6 | Pakistan | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 | | |
| South Korea | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 13 May | 13 May |
| | | India (a.s.d.e.t.) | 2 |
| | | South Korea | 1 |

### Semi-finals

* 10 May 2012 17:35
| Malaysia | 2–1 | India |
* 10 May 2012 20:05
| Pakistan | 6–1 | South Korea |

### Third and fourth place

* 13 May 2012 18:05
| India | 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.) | South Korea |

### Final

* 13 May 2012 20:05
| Malaysia | 2–1 | Pakistan |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Qualification |
| | Malaysia (H) | 2013 Junior World Cup |
| | Pakistan | 2013 Junior World Cup |
| | India | 2013 Junior World Cup |
| 4 | South Korea | 2013 Junior World Cup |
| 5 | Japan | |
| 6 | China | |
| 7 | Iran | |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | |