# 2015 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

The 2015 Men's Junior Asia Cup was the 8th edition of Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup. It was held from 14 to 22 November 2015 at the Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium in Kuantan, Malaysia.
India has won the event, beating Pakistan in the Final.
This tournament is a key competition for Asian junior hockey teams, as it serves as a qualifier for the Men's Hockey Junior World Cup held in India in December 2016.
In the last season, held in Ipoh in December 2013, Malaysia won the tournament.

## Qualified teams

| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
| 3–13 May 2012 | 2012 Junior Asia Cup | Malacca, Malaysia | 6 | China India Japan Malaysia Pakistan South Korea |
| 30 November – 7 December 2014 | 2014 Junior AHF Cup | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2 | Bangladesh Oman |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Preliminary round

Pool matches were played from 14 to 17 November 2015.

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Malaysia (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
* 14 November 2015 18:00
| Malaysia | 4–0 | China |
| Najmi 14', 70' Shahril 21' Shamsul 43' | Report | |
* Umpires: Shahbaz Ali (BAN) Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND)
* 14 November 2015 20:15
| India | 2–1 | Japan |
| Harmanpreet 28', 40' | Report | Ochiai 26' |
* Umpires: Ben De Young (AUS) Munir Ahmad (PAK)
* 15 November 2015 18:00
| China | 1–2 | Japan |
| Su Lixing 12' | Report | Miyazaki 49' Yamada 52' |
* Umpires: Mahmood Al-Hasani (OMA) Puvalagan Paskaran (MAS)
* 15 November 2015 20:15
| Malaysia | 4–5 | India |
| Shahril 1', 20', 66' Sufi Ismat 62' | Report | Mandeep 10', 61' Gurjant 40' Harmanpreet 46', 56' |
* Umpires: Dave Dowdall (ENG) Tao Zhinan (CHN)
* 17 November 2015 18:00
| India | 4–1 | China |
| Harmanpreet 16' Ajit 37' Manpreet 52', 67' | Report | Guo Haifeng 43' |
* Umpires: Kim Byung-hoon (KOR) Mahmood Al-Hasani (OMA)
* 17 November 2015 20:15
| Japan | 2–2 | Malaysia |
| Tanimitsu 49' Yamada 69' | Report | Azwar 15' Shamsul 66' |
* Umpires: Ben De Young (AUS) Dave Dowdall (ENG)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | Oman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 0 |
* 14 November 2015 16:00
| Pakistan | 3–1 | Bangladesh |
| Ali 29' Qadir 39' Riaz 70' | Report | Sabbir 32' |
* Umpires: Dave Dowdall (ENG) Puvalagan Paskaran (MAS)
* 14 November 2015 16:30
| South Korea | 5–2 | Oman |
| Suk Yu-seong 10', 44' Seo Wooh-yeong 12' Kim Seong-jae 53' Kim Sung-yeob 68' | Report | Al-Lawati 39' Al-Nofali 62' |
* Umpires: Tao Zhinan (CHN) Shigeki Kodama (JPN)
* 15 November 2015 16:00
| Pakistan | 3–0 | South Korea |
| Dilber 8', 42' Mahmood 49' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ben De Young (AUS) Shahbaz Ali (BAN)
* 15 November 2015 16:30
| Oman | 4–5 | Bangladesh |
| Al-Lawati 3', 20' Al-Batashi 38' Al-Shaaibi 56' | Report | Roman 4' Ashraful 11', 38' Arshad 16' Deen 25' |
* Umpires: Kim Byung-hoon (KOR) Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND)
* 17 November 2015 16:00
| Oman | 1–7 | Pakistan |
| Al-Shatari 5' | Report | Dilber 3', 62', 65' Mahmood 8', 34' Qadir 15' Atiq 34' |
* Umpires: Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND) Shigeki Kodama (JPN)
* 17 November 2015 16:30
| South Korea | 0–2 | Bangladesh |
| | Report | Sarower 25' Milon 46' |
* Umpires: Munir Ahmad (PAK) Tao Zhinan (CHN)

## Medal round
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 19 November | 19 November | | | |
| India | 9 | | | |
| India | 9 | 21 November | 21 November | | |
| Oman | 0 | 21 November | 21 November | |
| Oman | 0 | India | 6 | |
| 19 November | 19 November | | India | 6 | |
| 19 November | 19 November | Japan | 1 | |
| Bangladesh | 0 | Japan | 1 | |
| Bangladesh | 0 | | | | 22 November | 22 November |
| Japan | 3 | | | | 22 November | 22 November |
| Japan | 3 | | | | India | 6 |
| 19 November | 19 November | | | | | India | 6 |
| 19 November | 19 November | | | | Pakistan | 2 |
| Malaysia | 3 (1) | | | | Pakistan | 2 |
| Malaysia | 3 (1) | 21 November | 21 November | | | |
| South Korea (s.o.) | 3 (4) | 21 November | 21 November | | | |
| South Korea (s.o.) | 3 (4) | South Korea | 2 (7) | | | |
| 19 November | 19 November | | South Korea | 2 (7) | | | |
| 19 November | 19 November | Pakistan (s.o.) | 2 (8) | | Third place | Third place |
| Pakistan | 4 | Pakistan (s.o.) | 2 (8) | | Third place | Third place |
| Pakistan | 4 | | | | 22 November | 22 November |
| China | 1 | | | | 22 November | 22 November |
| China | 1 | | | | Japan | 1 |
| | | | | | South Korea | 2 |

### Quarter-finals

All quarterfinal matches were played on 19 November 2015.
* 19 November 2015 15:45
| India | 9–0 | Oman |
| Harmanpreet 7', 12', 50' Armaan 10' Gurjant 18' Santa 22' Mandeep 30' Harjeet 45' Umar 54' | Report | |
* Umpires: Shigeki Kodama (JPN) Kim Byung-hoon (KOR)
* 19 November 2015 16:00
| Bangladesh | 0–3 | Japan |
| | Report | Ochiai 21' Yamada 68', 68' |
* Umpires: Dave Dowdall (ENG) Puvalagan Paskaran (MAS)
* 19 November 2015 18:15
| Malaysia | 3–3 | South Korea |
| Shahril 6' Sufi Ismat 31' Shamsul 63' | Report | Kim Sung-yeob 61' Sim Jae-won 68' Yoo Han-young 70' |
| Penalties |||
| Shahril Aiman Azwar | 1–4 | Kim Yong-bok Kim Ki-hoon Ji Woo-cheon Yoo Han-young |
* Umpires: Tao Zhinan (CHN) Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND)
* 19 November 2015 20:30
| Pakistan | 4–1 | China |
| Ali 26' Irshad 27', 44' Dilber 67' | Report | Meng Lei 17' |
* Umpires: Ben De Young (AUS) Shahbaz Ali (BAN)

### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Cross-overs | Cross-overs | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 21 November | 21 November |
| Oman | 2 (2) |
| Oman | 2 (2) | 22 November | 22 November |
| Bangladesh (s.o.) | 2 (3) | 22 November | 22 November |
| Bangladesh (s.o.) | 2 (3) | Bangladesh | 0 |
| 21 November | 21 November | | Bangladesh | 0 |
| 21 November | 21 November | Malaysia | 8 |
| Malaysia | 5 | Malaysia | 8 |
| China | 1 | | |
| China | 1 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 22 November | 22 November |
| | | Oman | 2 |
| | | China | 7 |

#### Cross-overs

* 21 November 2015 15:45
| Oman | 2–2 | Bangladesh |
| Al-Nofali 64' Al-Shatari 67' | Report | Roman 31' Milon 70+' |
| Penalties |||
| Al-Shatari Al-Shaaibi Al-Lawati Al-Nofali Al-Hasani | 2–3 | Farhad Roman Sabbir Ashraful Fazla |
* Umpires: Kim Byung-hoon (KOR) Munir Ahmad (PAK)
* 21 November 2015 16:00
| Malaysia | 5–1 | China |
| Shahril 41', 52', 64' Aiman 56' Syed 67' | Report | E Wenlong 53' |
* Umpires: Mahmood Al-Hasani (OMA) Shahbaz Ali (BAN)

#### Seventh and eighth place

* 22 November 2015 15:45
| Oman | 2–7 | China |
| Al-Nofali 33' Al-Lawati 57' | Report | Zhang Taozhu 20', 21' Wang Yongze 28', 51' Li Huixin 45' Meng Wei 49' Wang Yongze 51' Meng Dihao 55' |
* Umpires: Munir Ahmad (PAK) Shigeki Kodama (JPN)

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 22 November 2015 16:00
| Bangladesh | 0–8 | Malaysia |
| | Report | Sufi Ismat 2', 6', 30', 44' Najmi 52', 58' Azwar 56' Shamsul 66' |
* Umpires: Mahmood Al-Hasani (OMA) Dave Dowdall (ENG)

### First to fourth place classification
#### Semi-finals

* 21 November 2015 18:15
| India | 6–1 | Japan |
| Mandeep 12' Manpreet 13' Harmanpreet 23', 48' Vikramjit 27' Varun 64' | Report | Yamada 44' |
* Umpires: Ben de Young (AUS) Puvalagan Paskaran (MAS)
* 21 November 2015 20:30
| South Korea | 2–2 | Pakistan |
| Kim Sung-yeob 18', 41' | Report | Butt 46', 70' |
| Penalties |||
| Kim Yong-bok Kim Ki-hoon Ji Woo-cheon Yoo Han-young Geum Dong-hun Kim Ki-hoon Ji Woo-cheon Kim Yong-bok Yoo Han-young | 7–8 | Qadir Irshad Dilber Atiq Butt Dilber Atiq Butt Irshad |
* Umpires: Dave Dowdall (ENG) Tao Zhinan (CHN)

#### Third and fourth place

* 22 November 2015 18:15
| Japan | 1–2 | South Korea |
| Miyazaki 34' | Report | Kim Sung-yeob 3' Ji Woo-cheon 18' |
* Umpires: Ben De Young (AUS) Shahbaz Ali (BAN)

#### Final

* 22 November 2015 20:30
| India | 6–2 | Pakistan |
| Harmanpreet 10', 15', 30', 53' Armaan 44' Manpreet 50' | Report | Yaqoob 28' Dilber 68' |
* Umpires: Tao Zhinan (CHN) Puvalagan Paskaran (MAS)

## Statistics

All statistics are correct as on 27 November 2015.

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Qualification |
| | India | 2016 Junior World Cup |
| | Pakistan | 2016 Junior World Cup |
| | South Korea | 2016 Junior World Cup |
| 4 | Japan | 2016 Junior World Cup |
| 5 | Malaysia (H) | |
| 6 | Bangladesh | |
| 7 | China | |
| 8 | Oman | |

### Awards

| Award | Player/Team |
| Top Goalscorer | Harmanpreet Singh |
| Player of the Tournament | Shahril Saabah |
| Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Vikas Dahiya |
| Fair Play Award | Japan |