# Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

The Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup is a men's international under-21 field hockey tournament organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1988 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup. Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of December 31 in the year before the tournament is held.
The tournament has been won by four different teams: India has the most titles with five and Pakistan follows with three. Malaysia and South Korea have both won the tournament once. The most recent edition was held in Muscat, Oman and was won by India. The 2021 edition, to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Results

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match | Number of teams |
| Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Number of teams |
| 1988 Details | Karachi, Pakistan | Pakistan | Round-robin | South Korea | India | Round-robin | Malaysia | 7 |
| 1992 Details | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Pakistan | 3–0 | Malaysia | South Korea | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–1 (p.s.) | India | 10 |
| 1996 Details | Singapore | Pakistan | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p.s.) | India | Japan | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p.s.) | South Korea | 10 |
| 2000 Details | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | South Korea | 3–2 | India | Malaysia | 2–1 | Japan | 11 |
| 2004 Details | Karachi, Pakistan | India | 5–2 | Pakistan | South Korea | 2–1 | Malaysia | 10 |
| 2008 Details | Hyderabad, India | India | 3–2 | South Korea | Pakistan | 7–2 | Japan | 8 |
| 2012 Details | Malacca, Malaysia | Malaysia | 2–1 | Pakistan | India | 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.) | South Korea | 8 |
| 2015 Details | Kuantan, Malaysia | India | 6–2 | Pakistan | South Korea | 2–1 | Japan | 8 |
| 2021 Details | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | 10 |
| 2023 Details | Salalah, Oman | India | 2–1 | Pakistan | South Korea | 2–1 | Malaysia | 10 |
| 2024 Details | Muscat, Oman | India | 5–3 | Pakistan | Japan | 2–1 | Malaysia | 10 |

## Performance by nations

| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
| India | 5 (2004, 2008*, 2015, 2023, 2024) | 2 (1996, 2000) | 2 (1987, 2012) | 1 (1992) |
| Pakistan | 3 (1987*, 1992, 1996) | 5 (2004*, 2012, 2015, 2023, 2024) | 1 (2008) | |
| South Korea | 1 (2000) | 2 (1987, 2008) | 4 (1992, 2004, 2015, 2023) | 2 (1996, 2012) |
| Malaysia | 1 (2012*) | 1 (1992*) | 1 (2000*) | 4 (1987, 2004, 2023, 2024) |
| Japan | | | 2 (1996, 2024) | 3 (2000, 2008, 2015) |
    * = host nation

### Team appearances

| Team | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2015 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
| Bangladesh | – | 5th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 6th | – | 6th | 6th | 5th | 8 |
| China | 5th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 7th | – | 6th | 7th | – | 6th | 8 |
| Chinese Taipei | – | – | – | 8th | 9th | – | – | – | 10th | 10th | 4 |
| India | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 10 |
| Iran | — | – | – | 11th | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | 2 |
| Japan | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 10 |
| Macau | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | - | – | 1 |
| Malaysia | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 1st | 5th | 4th | 4th | 10 |
| Oman | – | 8th | – | – | – | 7th | – | 8th | 7th | 9th | 5 |
| Pakistan | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 10 |
| Singapore | – | 10th | 9th | 10th | 8th | 8th | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| South Korea | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 10 |
| Sri Lanka | – | 9th | 8th | – | 10th | – | 8th | – | – | – | 4 |
| Thailand | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 7th | 3 |
| Uzbekistan | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | 2 |
| Total | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |