# 2024 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

The 2024 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was the ninth edition of the Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, the women's international under-21 field hockey championship of Asia, organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was held from 7 to 15 December 2024 at the Hockey Oman Stadium in Muscat, Oman.
India were the defending champions. They defended their title and won their second title by defeating China 3–2 in a shoot-out after the final finished 1–1 in regular time. South Korea won the bronze medal by defeating Japan 3–2 in a shoot-out after the third place match also finished 1–1 in regular time.
The tournament served as the Asian qualifier for the 2025 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, with the five highest-ranked teams qualifying. India, China, South Korea, Japan and Malaysia secured the five qualifying spots.

## Qualification

The five highest-ranked teams from the 2023 Junior Asia Cup qualified directly for this edition. The other teams participated in the 2024 Women'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 |
| 3–11 June 2023 | 2023 Junior Asia Cup | Kakamigahara, Japan | 5 | China India Japan Malaysia South Korea |
| 15–23 June 2024 | 2024 Junior AHF Cup | Singapore | 5 | Bangladesh Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Sri Lanka 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 | China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | +32 | 12 | Semi-finals and 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | India | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | +25 | 9 | Semi-finals and 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 3 | Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Thailand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 40 | −37 | 0 | |
* 7 December 2024 12:15
| China | 19–0 | Bangladesh |
| Tan J. 2' Wang L. 4', 25', 26', 47' Ma Xi. 5' Liang W. 7', 39' Hao G. 9', 26', 33', 41', 55' Liu T. 10' Zou L. 29', 34' Li J. 53' Lei J. 54' Zeng Xu. 59' | Report | |
* Umpires: Shivani Sharma (IND) Shahiela Johari (MAS)
* 7 December 2024 14:30
| Malaysia | 3–0 | Thailand |
| Azureen 9' Syahirah 31' Nazihah 54' | Report | |
* Umpires: Jang Heesun (KOR) See Rinky (HKG)
* 8 December 2024 12:15
| China | 8–0 | Thailand |
| Li J. 23' Ma Xu. 34' Tan J. 39' Wang L. 40' Ma Xi. 42' Liang W. 47' Zou L. 55' Feng 59' | Report | |
* Umpires: Khamis Al Balushi (OMA) Shiroma Athurupana (SRI)
* 8 December 2024 19:00
| India | 13–1 | Bangladesh |
| Deepika 7', 20', 55' Manisha 10' Kanika 12', 51', 51' Mumtaz 27', 32', 53', 58' Beauty 33' Sakshi 43' | Report | Pal 12' |
* Umpires: Wassana Pankemthong (THA) Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA)
* 9 December 2024 19:00
| Malaysia | 0–5 | India |
| | Report | Vaishnavi 32' Deepika 37', 39', 48' Kanika 38' |
* Umpires: Sharne Mayers (ZIM) Qiu Fang (CHN)
* 10 December 2024 19:00
| Thailand | 2–1 | Bangladesh |
| Noo-Keaw 3', 31' | Report | Ema 12' |
* Umpires: See Rinky (HKG) Shiroma Athurupana (SRI)
* 11 December 2024 16:45
| Bangladesh | 1–6 | Malaysia |
| Pal 49' | Report | Alyani 8', 30', 41' Adawiyah 44' Azureen 45' Syakirah 53' |
* Umpires: Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA) Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
* 11 December 2024 19:00
| China | 2–1 | India |
| Tan J. 32' Wang L. 42' | Report | Deepika 56' |
* Umpires: Jang Heesun (KOR) Minami Inamoto (JPN)
* 12 December 2024 16:45
| Malaysia | 0–4 | China |
| | Report | Hao 4', 17' Lei 49' Ma Xi. 54' |
* Umpires: Binish Hayat (PAK) Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
* 12 December 2024 19:00
| India | 9–0 | Thailand |
| Sakshi 17' Kanika 23', 25', 40' Lalrinpuii 27' Deepika 28', 31', 35', 55' | Report | |
* Umpires: Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA) Shiroma Athurupana (SRI)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | +38 | 12 | Semi-finals and 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 6 | +23 | 9 | Semi-finals and 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 32 | −30 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 | |
* 7 December 2024 16:45
| Japan | 15–0 | Sri Lanka |
| Saito 3', 6', 53' Yoshida 5', 28', 35', 53' Hayasuke 18', 19', 42' Hamaguchi 22' Maruyama 26', 48', 57' Wakasa 57' | Report | |
* Umpires: Binish Hayat (PAK) Qiu Fang (CHN)
* 7 December 2024 19:00
| Chinese Taipei | 7–0 | Hong Kong |
| Fan 9', 13' Wang Y. 26', 48' Lai 29', 46' Zhu 55' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sharne Mayers (ZIM) Minami Inamoto (JPN)
* 8 December 2024 14:30
| South Korea | 10–0 | Sri Lanka |
| Sin 6', 9', 19' Park S. 33', 53' Kang 48', 50' Choi 51' Park Y. 52', 55' | Report | |
* Umpires: Shahiela Johari (MAS) Liu Yu-Chen (TPE)
* 8 December 2024 16:45
| Japan | 13–0 | Hong Kong |
| Saito 7', 30', 43' Hayasuke 9', 37', 38' Hiramitsu 11' Takahashi 13' Kawaguchi 17' Egashira 42', 59' Hamaguchi 54' Matsui 55' | Report | |
* Umpires: Jang Heesun (KOR) Shivani Sharma (IND)
* 9 December 2024 16:45
| Chinese Taipei | 2–7 | South Korea |
| Fan 2' Huang 29' | Report | Choi 15', 33' Park M. 35', 50' Park S. 58', 59' Park Y. 59' |
* Umpires: Binish Hayat (PAK) Minami Inamoto (JPN)
* 10 December 2024 16:45
| Hong Kong | 2–0 | Sri Lanka |
| Mohammed 11', 52' | Report | |
* Umpires: Liu Yu-Chen (TPE) Wassana Pankemthong (THA)
* 11 December 2024 12:15
| Japan | 4–0 | South Korea |
| Maruyama 29', 41', 54' Wakasa 38' | Report | |
* Umpires: Shahiela Johari (MAS) Qiu Fang (CHN)
* 11 December 2024 14:30
| Sri Lanka | 0–5 | Chinese Taipei |
| | Report | Wang T. 20' Huang 21', 57' Wang Y. 23' Fan 34' |
* Umpires: Khamis Al Balushi (OMA) Shivani Sharma (IND)
* 12 December 2024 12:15
| South Korea | 12–0 | Hong Kong |
| Park S. 9', 23' Sin 15' Park M. 17', 37', 40' Kang 28' Choi 29', 39' Park H. 47', 56' Park Y. 54' | Report | |
* Umpires: Liu Yu-Chen (TPE) Khamis Al Balushi (OMA)
* 12 December 2024 14:30
| Chinese Taipei | 0–6 | Japan |
| | Report | Egashira 7' Hayasuke 15' Saito 44', 59' Maruyama 46', 54' |
* Umpires: See Rinky (HKG) Wassana Pankemthong (THA)

## Classification round
### Ninth and tenth place

* 14 December 2024 09:00
| Bangladesh | 8–0 | Sri Lanka |
| Tuzzohora 8' Riya 23', 28', 31', 49' Pal 44' Ema 53' Khatun 57' | Report | |
* Umpires: See Rinky (HKG) Wassana Pankemthong (THA)

### Fifth to eighth place classification
#### Bracket

| 5–8 place | 5–8 place | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 14 December | 14 December |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 15 December | 15 December |
| Thailand | 2 | 15 December | 15 December |
| Thailand | 2 | Thailand | 0 |
| 14 December | 14 December | | Thailand | 0 |
| 14 December | 14 December | Malaysia | 6 |
| Malaysia | 11 | Malaysia | 6 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | | |
| Hong Kong | 0 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 15 December | 15 December |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 6 |
| | | Hong Kong | 1 |

#### 5–8th place semi-finals

* 14 December 2024 11:30
| Chinese Taipei | 1–2 | Thailand |
| Fan 48' | Report | Noo-Keaw 13' Khamnon 30' |
* Umpires: Shivani Sharma (IND) Shahiela Johari (MAS)
* 14 December 2024 14:00
| Malaysia | 11–0 | Hong Kong |
| Sofea 4', 16', 28' Azureen 5' Batrisyia 17' Humaira 20', 45', 49' Syakirah 30', 39' Irdina 54' | Report | |
* Umpires: Jang Heesun (KOR) Qiu Fang (CHN)

#### Seventh and eighth place

* 15 December 2024 11:30
| Chinese Taipei | 6–1 | Hong Kong |
| Mao 8', 55' Huang 27' Fan 42' Liang 54' Wang Y. 55' | Report | Wong 4' |
* Umpires: Wassana Pankemthong (THA) Khamis Al Balushi (OMA)

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 15 December 2024 14:00
| Thailand | 0–6 | Malaysia |
| | Report | Azureen 2', 9', 19' Sofea 30', 53' James 47' |
* Umpires: Binish Hayat (PAK) Jang Heesun (KOR)

## First to fourth place classification
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 14 December | 14 December |
| Japan | 1 |
| Japan | 1 | 15 December | 15 December |
| India | 3 | 15 December | 15 December |
| India | 3 | India (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) |
| 14 December | 14 December | | India (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) |
| 14 December | 14 December | China | 1 (2) |
| China | 4 | China | 1 (2) |
| South Korea | 1 | | |
| South Korea | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 15 December | 15 December |
| | | Japan | 1 (2) |
| | | South Korea (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) |

### Semi–finals

* 14 December 2024 16:30
| Japan | 1–3 | India |
| Maruyama 23' | Report | Mumtaz 4' Sakshi 5' Deepika 13' |
* Umpires: Binish Hayat (PAK) Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA)
* 14 December 2024 19:00
| China | 4–1 | South Korea |
| Feng 6' Wang L. 24' Lei 40' Tan J. 53' | Report | Park S. 41' |
* Umpires: Minami Inamoto (JPN) Sharne Mayers (ZIM)

### Third and fourth place

* 15 December 2024 16:30
| Japan | 1–1 | South Korea |
| Kawaguchi 30+' | Report | Park H. 21' |
| Penalties |||
| Ohtsuka Takahashi Kawaguchi Hamaguchi Yoshida Ohtsuka | 2–3 | Ryu Park Y. Jang Choi Park M. Park M. |
* Umpires: Shivani Sharma (IND) Qiu Fang (CHN)

### Final

* 15 December 2024 19:00
| India | 1–1 | China |
| Kanika 41' | Report | Tan J. 30' |
| Penalties |||
| Sakshi Mumtaz Ishika Kanika Sunelita | 3–2 | Wang Hao Liu Li Zuo |
* Umpires: Minami Inamoto (JPN) Shahiela Johari (MAS)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Qualification |
| | India | 2025 Junior World Cup |
| | China | 2025 Junior World Cup |
| | South Korea | 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 4 | Japan | 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 5 | Malaysia | 2025 Junior World Cup |
| 6 | Thailand | |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | |
| 8 | Hong Kong | |
| 9 | Bangladesh | |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | |

### Goalscorers

There were 206 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 7.1 goals per match.
12 goals
* Deepika Sehrawat
9 goals
* Niko Maruyama
8 goals
* Kanika Siwach
* Hanami Saito
7 goals
* Hao Guoting
* Wang Lihang
* Sana Hayasuke
6 goals
* Tan Jinzhuang
* Fan Hui-Yun
* Nur Azureen
* Choi Ji-yun
5 goals
* Mumtaz Khan
* Azmyra Mia Sofea
* Park Mi-gyeong
4 goals
* Airin Riya
* Wang Yu-Chiu
* Sin Hyonji
3 goals
* Orpita Pal
* Lei Jiajing
* Liang Weizhi
* Zou Lizhe
* Huang Yu-Ting
* Sakshi Rana
* Namie Egashira
* Renon Hamaguchi
* Rei Yoshida
* Anith Humaira
* Noor Asyiqin Syakirah
* Zati Alyani
* Kang Yumin
* Park Hyeon-jeong
* Sudarat Noo-Keaw
2 goals
* Nadira Ema
* Feng Qingmiao
* Li Jingyi
* Ma Xiaoyan
* Lai Ya-Han
* Mao I-Hsuan
* Ameera Mohammed
* Haruka Kawaguchi
* Mai Wakasa
* Park Yeongeun
1 goal
* Sonia Khatun
* Fatema Tuzzohora
* Liu Tangjie
* Ma Xuejiao
* Zeng Xueling
* Huang Ling-Hu
* Liang Yu-Chieh
* Wang Ting-ya
* Zhu Yi-Chun
* Hui Wong
* Beauty Dungdung
* Lalrinpuii
* Manisha
* Vaishnavi Phalke
* Ai Hiramitsu
* Anzu Matsui
* Yui Takahashi
* Thibatharshini James
* Nor Nazihah
* Nur Iman Adawiyah
* Nur Syahirah
* Nurdini Batrisyia
* Siti Nur Irdina
* Park Seo-yeon
* Thanaphon Khamnon
Source: FIH