# 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

The 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was the tenth 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 26 November to 4 December 2024 at the Hockey Oman Stadium in Muscat, Oman.
India were the two-time defending champions. They defended their title by defeating Pakistan 5–3 in the final to clinch their fifth title. Japan won the bronze medal by defeating Malaysia 2–1.
The tournament served as the Asian qualifier for the 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, with the six highest-ranked teams, besides the 2025 Junior World Cup hosts India, qualifying. Pakistan, Japan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, China and Thailand secured the six qualifying spots. Bangladesh, China and Thailand will debut at the Junior World Cup.

## Qualification

The five highest-ranked teams from the 2023 Junior Asia Cup qualified directly for this edition. The other teams participated in the 2024 Men's Junior AHF Cup, where the top five qualified for the 2024 Junior Asia Cup.

### Qualified teams

The following ten teams participated in the 2024 Junior Asia Cup.
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
| 23 May – 1 June 2023 | 2023 Junior Asia Cup | Salalah, Oman | 5 | India Japan Malaysia Pakistan South Korea |
| 14–23 June 2024 | 2024 Junior AHF Cup | Singapore | 5 | Bangladesh China Chinese Taipei Oman Thailand |
| Total | Total | Total | 10 | |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+4).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | +35 | 12 | Semi-finals and 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | +20 | 9 | Semi-finals and 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 3 | South Korea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Thailand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 3 | |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 37 | −31 | 0 | |
* 26 November 2024 12:15
| South Korea | 6–2 | Thailand |
| Lee G. 14' Choi Y. 18' Lim J. 23' Hong D. 38', 49' Park J. 43' | Report | Chaimanee 8' Phumee 60' |
* Umpires: Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS) Jin Nan (CHN)
* 26 November 2024 14:30
| Japan | 11–0 | Chinese Taipei |
| Yamada 8', 10' Sasaki 21' T. Tanaka 21', 24', 55' Shinohara 26', 40' Fujiwara 36', 41' Sato 53' | Report | |
* Umpires: Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA) Rashed Hasan Rony (BAN)
* 27 November 2024 12:15
| South Korea | 9–6 | Chinese Taipei |
| Hong D. 4' Noh W. 4' Kim D. 27' Lee G. 35', 49' Choi S. 36', 51' Park J. 54', 58' | Report | Wei C. 19', 34', 59' Wang Y. 26' Wang T. 32' Chang C. 43' |
* Umpires: Hashim Al-Shatri (OMA) Thanakrit Boon-art (THA)
* 27 November 2024 16:45
| India | 11–0 | Thailand |
| Araijeet 2', 24' Arshdeep 8' Sharda 10' Gurjot 18', 45' Sourabh 19', 52' Dilraj 21' Rohit 29' Mukesh 59' | Report | |
* Umpires: Chor Ming Yeung (HKG) Chung Teng-wei (TPE)
* 28 November 2024 19:00
| Japan | 2–3 | India |
| Sato 15', 38' | Report | Thokchom 12' Rohit 36' Araijeet 39' |
* Umpires: Hisham Moaaz (EGY) Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA)
* 29 November 2024 16:45
| Chinese Taipei | 0–1 | Thailand |
| | Report | Samarng 12' |
* Umpires: Rashed Hasan Rony (BAN) Hashim Al Shatri (OMA)
* 30 November 2024 12:15
| Japan | 2–0 | South Korea |
| Yamanaka 6' Kimura 45' | Report | |
* Umpires: Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA) Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)
* 30 November 2024 16:45
| India | 16–0 | Chinese Taipei |
| Yogember 7' Dilraj 17', 40', 45', 57' Sourabh 20', 28', 58' Rosan 23', 32', 42' Priyobarta 31' Arshdeep 37', 44' Sharda 39' Araijeet 54' | Report | |
* Umpires: Mazhar Waseem (PAK) Jin Nan (CHN)
* 1 December 2024 12:15
| Thailand | 1–9 | Japan |
| Chueamkaew 18' | Report | Watanabe 5' Kimura 15' T. Tanaka 15', 24' Higuchi 16', 36' Nakajima 21' Fujiwara 34' Shinohara 57' |
* Umpires: Rashed Hasan Rony (BAN) Hashim Al-Shatri (OMA)
* 1 December 2024 19:00
| South Korea | 1–8 | India |
| Kim T. 18' | Report | Araijeet 3', 37' Arshdeep 9', 44', 60' Gurjot 11' Rosan 27' Rohit 30' |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pakistan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 12 | Semi-finals and 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 7 | Semi-finals and 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | |
| 4 | China | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 | Oman (H) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 0 | |
* 26 November 2024 16:45
| Malaysia | 5–2 | China |
| Che 17' Jamlus 34' Norizam 43' Naaveennash 44' Danial 59' | Report | Wang Y. 5' Zhang J. 46' |
* Umpires: Hisham Moaaz (EGY) Suraj Dubey (IND)
* 26 November 2024 19:00
| Bangladesh | 3–1 | Oman |
| Hassan 7' Hasan 37', 38' | Report | Al Wahaibi 55' |
* Umpires: Chor Ming Yeung (HKG) Kim Ji-yong (KOR)
* 27 November 2024 14:30
| Pakistan | 7–2 | China |
| Fayyaz 17', 23' Khan 22', 50' Ammad 43' Rana 46' Muhammad 51' | Report | Di Y. 24' Wang Y. 59' |
* Umpires: Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS) Mazhar Waseem (PAK)
* 27 November 2024 19:00
| Malaysia | 9–1 | Oman |
| Osman 1', 11', 31', 40' Naaveennash 6', 12' Handzalah 24' Aiman 35' Che 54' | Report | Qasmi 39' |
* Umpires: Kim Ji-yong (KOR) Kenta Uziie (JPN)
* 28 November 2024 16:45
| Bangladesh | 0–6 | Pakistan |
| | Report | Khan 23', 32', 43' Ammad 23' Rana 51' Hayat 60' |
* Umpires: Kenta Uziie (JPN) Suraj Dubey (IND)
* 29 November 2024 19:00
| Oman | 2–7 | China |
| Al Hasni 15' Bait 21' | Report | Tan R. 3' Wang Y. 7', 24', 52', 59' Ning D. 30' Sun J. 40' |
* Umpires: Chor Ming Yeung (HKG) Thanakrit Boon-art (THA)
* 30 November 2024 14:30
| Bangladesh | 2–2 | Malaysia |
| Islam 27' Hasan 36' | Report | Danial 2' Norizam 40' |
* Umpires: Kim Ji-yong (KOR) Chung Teng-wei (TPE)
* 30 November 2024 19:00
| Pakistan | 7–0 | Oman |
| Shahid 2' Rana 14', 34' Abdul 26' Ali 33' Nadeem 49' Khan 57' | Report | |
* Umpires: Hisham Moaaz (EGY) Suraj Dubey (IND)
* 1 December 2024 14:30
| China | 1–1 | Bangladesh |
| Wang Y. 45' | Report | Ali 41' |
* Umpires: Kim Ji-yong (KOR) Chung Teng-wei (TPE)
* 1 December 2024 16:45
| Malaysia | 1–4 | Pakistan |
| Ashraf 23' | Report | Khan 3', 35', 58' Abdul 51' |
* Umpires: Hisham Moaaz (EGY) Kenta Uziie (JPN)

## Fifth to tenth place classification
### Bracket

| 5–8 place | 5–8 place | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 3 December | 3 December |
| Bangladesh | 7 |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 4 December | 4 December |
| Thailand | 2 | 4 December | 4 December |
| Thailand | 2 | Bangladesh | 6 |
| 3 December | 3 December | | Bangladesh | 6 |
| 3 December | 3 December | China | 3 |
| South Korea | 3 | China | 3 |
| China | 4 | | |
| China | 4 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 4 December | 4 December |
| | | Thailand (s.o.) | 2 (3) |
| | | South Korea | 2 (2) |

### Ninth and tenth place

* 3 December 2024 09:00
| Chinese Taipei | 1–1 | Oman |
| Wang T. 3' | Report | Al Balushi 15' |
| Penalties |||
| Wei C. Chiu T. Huang L. Li C. Chang C. | 2–3 | Madit Bait Al Wahaibi Al Noufali |
* Umpires: Rashed Hasan Rony (BAN) Jin Nan (CHN)

### 5–8th place semi-finals

* 3 December 2024 11:30
| Bangladesh | 7–2 | Thailand |
| Joy 3', 39' Islam 6' Abdullah 16', 49' Hasan 34' Khan 36' | Report | Chueamkaew 30+' Phumee 35' |
* Umpires: Kenta Uziie (JPN) Mazhar Waseem (PAK)
* 3 December 2024 14:00
| South Korea | 3–4 | China |
| Cho G. 14' Lee G. 41' Choi S. 52' | Report | Wang Y. 8', 20' Luo J. 38' Li K. 49' |
* Umpires: Chor Ming Yeung (HKG) Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)

### Seventh and eighth place

* 4 December 2024 11:30
| Thailand | 2–2 | South Korea |
| Chaimanee 33' Phumee 53' | Report | Lee G. 38' Park J. 43' |
| Penalties |||
| Thawichat Phokphun Phumee Chueamkaew Chaimanee Chaimanee Sae-aew | 3–2 | Jin G. Song J. Choi S. Kim D. Park H. Song J. |
* Umpires: Hisham Moaaz (EGY) Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)

### Fifth and sixth place

* 4 December 2024 14:00
| Bangladesh | 6–3 | China |
| Hasan 1', 52', 60' Islam 21', 26', 30+' | Report | Chen Z. 11' Zhang J. 19', 42' |
* Umpires: Suraj Dubey (IND) Thanakrit Boon-art (THA)

## First to fourth place classification
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 3 December | 3 December |
| Pakistan | 4 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 4 December | 4 December |
| Japan | 2 | 4 December | 4 December |
| Japan | 2 | Pakistan | 3 |
| 3 December | 3 December | | Pakistan | 3 |
| 3 December | 3 December | India | 5 |
| India | 3 | India | 5 |
| Malaysia | 1 | | |
| Malaysia | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 4 December | 4 December |
| | | Japan | 2 |
| | | Malaysia | 1 |

### Semi-finals

* 3 December 2024 16:30
| Pakistan | 4–2 | Japan |
| Shahid 27', 48' Ali 38' Khan 52' | Report | T. Tanaka 30' R. Yamanaka 41' |
* Umpires: Suraj Dubey (IND) Hisham Moaaz (EGY)
* 3 December 2024 19:00
| India | 3–1 | Malaysia |
| Dilraj 10' Rohit 45' Sharda 52' | Report | Kamaruddin 57' |
* Umpires: Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA) Kim Ji-yong (KOR)

### Third and fourth place

* 4 December 2024 16:30
| Japan | 2–1 | Malaysia |
| T. Tanaka 7' Fujiwara 9' | Report | Osman 23' |
* Umpires: Kim Ji-yong (KOR) Mazhar Waseem (PAK)

### Final

* 4 December 2024 19:00
| Pakistan | 3–5 | India |
| Shahid 3' Khan 30', 39' | Report | Araijeet 4', 18', 47', 54' Dilraj 19' |
* Umpires: Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA) Chor Ming Yeung (HKG)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Qualification |
| | India | |
| | Pakistan | 2025 Junior World Cup |
| | Japan | 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 4 | Malaysia | 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 6 | China | 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 7 | Thailand | 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 8 | South Korea | |
| 9 | Oman (H) | |
| 10 | Chinese Taipei | |
* ↑ India already qualified for the 2025 Junior World Cup as hosts.

### Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Leading Goalscorer | Rising Player of the Tournament |
| Araijeet Singh Hundal | Rafaizul Saini | Sufyan Khan | Yamato Kawahara |

### Goalscorers

There were 203 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 7 goals per match.
12 goals
* Sufyan Khan
10 goals
* Araijeet Singh Hundal
9 goals
* Wang Yubo
7 goals
* Md Hasan
* Arshdeep Singh
* Dilraj Singh
* Tsubasa Tanaka
5 goals
* Amirul Islam
* Sourabh Anand Kushwaha
* Lee Gyu-jin
* Harris Osman
4 goals
* Rosan Kujur
* Rohit
* Yuma Fujiwara
* Park Jae-won
* Waleed Rana
* Hannan Shahid
3 goals
* Zhang Jialing
* Wei Cheng-ze
* Gurjot Singh
* Sharda Nand Tiwari
* Neo Sato
* Ryosuke Shinohara
* Hong Dae-cheon
* Choi Seong-jin
* S Naaveennash
* Kritsana Phumee
2 goals
* Md Joy
* Md Abdullah
* Wang Teng-kuan
* Hyota Yamada
* Naru Kimura
* Yuto Higuchi
* Nur Aqilrullah Che
* Muhammad Danish Danial
* Muhammad Norizam
* Hamza Fayyaz
* Muhammad Ammad
* Qayyum Abdul
* Basharat Ali
* Kritsada Chueamkaew
* Pichet Chaimenee
1 goal
* Md Hassan
* Md Ali
* Md Khan
* Di Yanwei
* Tan Rushi
* Ning Dongjun
* Sun Jingran
* Luo Jialong
* Li Kai
* Chen Zhenxin
* Wang Yo-an
* Chang Chun-yu
* Mukesh Toppo
* Thokchom Kingson Singh
* Yogember Rawat
* Priyobarta Talem
* Shogo Sasaki
* Atsuki Yamanaka
* Jun Watanabe
* Jota Nakajima
* Rakusei Yamanaka
* Choi Yun-seong
* Lim Jun-yeol
* Noh Won-ho
* Kim Dae-hyun
* Kim Tae-hyeon
* Cho Ghu-hyeong
* Muhammad Addy Jazmi Jamlus
* Muhammad Handzalah
* Muhammad Danish Aiman
* Adam Ashraf
* Azimuddin Kamaruddin
* Maitham Al Wahaibi
* Ahmad Al Qasmi
* Alhussin Al Balushi
* Talal Bait
* Hudhaufa Al Wahaibi
* Mughira Muhammad
* Zikriya Hayat
* Khan Nadeem
* Nopphadon Samarng
Source: FIH