# 2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

The 2023 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was the ninth 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 took place from 23 May to 1 June 2023 at the Salalah Sports Complex in Salalah, Oman.
The tournament served as the Asian qualifier for the 2023 FIH Junior World Cup, with the top three qualifying. The defending champions India won their fourth title by defeating Pakistan 2–1 in the final. South Korea won the bronze medal by defeating Malaysia 2–1.

## Qualification

| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
| — | FIH Men's World Ranking | — | 5 | India Japan Malaysia Pakistan South Korea |
| 6–12 January 2023 | 2023 Junior AHF Cup | Muscat, Oman | 5 | Bangladesh Chinese Taipei Oman Thailand Uzbekistan |
| Total | Total | Total | 10 | |

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 | +37 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 6 | |
| 4 | Thailand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 35 | −30 | 3 | |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 47 | −43 | 0 | |
* 23 May 2023 09:00
| Japan | 7–1 | Thailand |
| I. Saeki 8' Tanaka 10', 19', 20' Yasuda 21', 42' K. Saeki 25' | Report | Phumee 44' |
* Umpires: Hashim Al Shatri (OMA) James Unkles (AUS)
* 23 May 2023 15:30
| Pakistan | 15–1 | Chinese Taipei |
| Khan 2', 18', 42' Ahmad 7', 39' Akram 26' Qayyum 30' Rehman 35' Ali 40' Shahid 44', 46', 59' Hayat 45' Liaqat 48' Murtaza 50' | Report | Lin 49' |
* Umpires: You Hyosik (KOR) Muhammad Amirul Rashid (MAS)
* 24 May 2023 17:45
| India | 18–0 | Chinese Taipei |
| Uttam 10', 59' Boby Singh Dhami 10', 46' Sharda Nand 11' Araijeet 19', 19', 30', 59' Angad 37' Aditya 37', 37' Amandeep 38', 39', 41' Amir 51' Poovanna 54' Rawat 60' | Report | |
* Umpires: Hussain Al Hasani (OMA) Kenta Uziie (JPN)
* 24 May 2023 20:00
| Pakistan | 9–0 | Thailand |
| Shahid 15' Rehman 19', 41', 46', 48', 48' Wahab 30' Ahmad 53' Murtaza 54' | Report | |
* Umpires: Makhmud Kholmatov (UZB) Rashed Hasan Rony (BAN)
* 25 May 2023 17:45
| Japan | 1–3 | India |
| Yasuda 19' | Report | Araijeet 36' Sharda Nand 39' Uttam 56' |
* Umpires: Maarten Boxma (NED) You Hyosik (KOR)
* 26 May 2023 17:45
| Thailand | 4–2 | Chinese Taipei |
| Chueamkaew 11' Phokphun 16' Phumee 29', 48' | Report | Wei 4' Chen 33' |
* Umpires: Kenta Uziie (JPN) Hashim Al Shatri (OMA)
* 27 May 2023 15:30
| Chinese Taipei | 1–10 | Japan |
| Yueh 38' | Report | I. Saeki 3', 41' Yasuda 16', 29' Tanaka 29' K. Saeki 36', 37', 44', 45' Saito 40' |
* Umpires: Hussain Al Hasani (OMA) Makhmud Kholmatov (UZB)
* 27 May 2023 20:00
| Pakistan | 1–1 | India |
| Ali 44' | Report | Sharda Nand 24' |
* Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) You Hyosik (KOR)
* 28 May 2023 20:00
| India | 17–0 | Thailand |
| Angad 13', 33', 47', 55' Rawat 17' Uttam 24', 31' Amandeep L. 26', 29' Araijeet 36' Vishnukant 38' Boby Singh Dhami 45' Sharda Nand 46' Amandeep 47' Rohit 49' Sunit 54' Rajinder 56' | Report | |
* Umpires: Rashed Hasan Rony (BAN) Makhmud Kholmatov (UZB)
* 29 May 2023 17:45
| Japan | 2–3 | Pakistan |
| Yasuda 2' Yamada 38' | Report | Ahmad 23' Wahab 30', 39' |
* Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Muhammad Amirul Rashid (MAS)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Malaysia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Oman (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 3 | |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 0 | |
* 23 May 2023 17:45
| Malaysia | 8–1 | Uzbekistan |
| Perabu 7', 9', 18' Alfarico 12' Shahmie Irfan 26' Nur Aqilrullah 27' Mughni 43' Adam 52' | Report | Kakhramonov 55' |
* Umpires: Deekshith Narayana (IND) Rashed Hasan Rony (BAN)
* 23 May 2023 20:00
| Oman | 0–2 | Bangladesh |
| | Report | Ali 22' Hossain 24' |
* Umpires: Maarten Boxma (NED) Hafiz Atif Latif (PAK)
* 24 May 2023 15:30
| South Korea | 6–1 | Uzbekistan |
| Kim M. 3', 35' Lee Se. 18' Lee Su. 44' Park G. 56' Hwang 60' | Report | Kakhramonov 50' |
* Umpires: Phiraphat Niensupornphand (THA) Huang Yu-Cheng (TPE)
* 25 May 2023 15:30
| Malaysia | 5–1 | Bangladesh |
| Shafiq Ikhmal 8' Shahmie Irfan 13', 43', 59' Syamim 14' | Report | Abdullah 37' |
* Umpires: Hussain Al Hasani (OMA) Deekshith Narayana (IND)
* 25 May 2023 20:00
| Oman | 1–8 | South Korea |
| Madit 46' | Report | Kim M. 21' Park H. 23' Park G. 24' Lim 26', 38', 42', 56' Choi 46' |
* Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Muhammad Amirul Rashid (MAS)
* 26 May 2023 20:00
| Bangladesh | 3–1 | Uzbekistan |
| Islam 15', 22' Uddin 34' | Report | Husanov 51' |
* Umpires: Phiraphat Niensupornphand (THA) Huang Yu-Cheng (TPE)
* 27 May 2023 09:00
| Malaysia | 3–1 | South Korea |
| Perabu 11' Shahmie Irfan 54' Mughni 57' | Report | Park G. 56' |
* Umpires: Hafiz Atif Latif (PAK) Maarten Boxma (NED)
* 27 May 2023 17:45
| Uzbekistan | 2–3 | Oman |
| Komilov 25' Salimjonov 51' | Report | Al-Noufali 10' Al Fazari 13' Akaak 57' |
* Umpires: Muhammad Amirul Rashid (MAS) Deekshith Narayana (IND)
* 28 May 2023 17:45
| South Korea | 3–1 | Bangladesh |
| Lim 11' Park G. 36' Kim M. 54' | Report | Hasan 58' |
* Umpires: Hafiz Atif Latif (PAK) Deekshith Narayana (IND)
* 29 May 2023 20:00
| Oman | 0–1 | Malaysia |
| | Report | Shahmie Irfan 48' |
* Umpires: Huang Yu-Cheng (TPE) Kenta Uziie (JPN)

## Classification round
### Ninth and tenth place

* 31 May 2023 15:00
| Chinese Taipei | 1–4 | Uzbekistan |
| Lee 26' | Report | Komilov 20' Salimjonov 44' Madaminov 47' Vakhobjonov 60' |
* Umpires: Kenta Uziie (JPN) Hashim Al Shatri (OMA)

### Bracket

| 5–8th place semi-finals | 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 30 May | 30 May |
| Japan | 8 |
| Japan | 8 | 1 June | 1 June |
| Oman | 0 | 1 June | 1 June |
| Oman | 0 | Japan | 5 |
| 30 May | 30 May | | Japan | 5 |
| 30 May | 30 May | Bangladesh | 1 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | Bangladesh | 1 |
| Thailand | 1 | | |
| Thailand | 1 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 1 June | 1 June |
| | | Oman | 2 |
| | | Thailand | 1 |

#### 5–8th place semi-finals

* 30 May 2023 17:30
| Japan | 8–0 | Oman |
| Yasuda 19', 34', 58' Yamasaki 21' Saito 25' I. Saeki 27' Tanaka 44' Higuchi 44' | Report | |
* Umpires: Huang Yu-Cheng (TPE) Phiraphat Niensupornphand (THA)
* 30 May 2023 20:00
| Bangladesh | 4–1 | Thailand |
| Ali 1' Islam 10' Hasan 18' Hossain 57' | Report | Phumee 17' |
* Umpires: Hussain Al Hasani (OMA) Hashim Al Shatri (OMA)

#### Seventh and eighth place

* 1 June 2023 09:00
| Oman | 2–1 | Thailand |
| Al Balushi 25' Bait 54' | Report | Phumee 40' |
* Umpires: Deekshith Narayana (IND) Rashed Hasan Rony (BAN)

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 1 June 2023 15:00
| Japan | 5–1 | Bangladesh |
| Tanaka 6', 12' Shigeyama 8' I. Saeki 26' Matsuzaki 55' | Report | Ali 47' |
* Umpires: Muhammad Amirul Rashid (MAS) Phiraphat Niensupornphand (THA)

## First to fourth place classification
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 31 May | 31 May |
| India | 9 |
| India | 9 | 1 June | 1 June |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 June | 1 June |
| South Korea | 1 | India | 2 |
| 31 May | 31 May | | India | 2 |
| 31 May | 31 May | Pakistan | 1 |
| Malaysia | 2 | Pakistan | 1 |
| Pakistan | 6 | | |
| Pakistan | 6 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 1 June | 1 June |
| | | South Korea | 2 |
| | | Malaysia | 1 |

### Semi-finals

* 31 May 2023 17:30
| India | 9–1 | South Korea |
| Sunit 13' Araijeet 19' Boby Singh Dhami 31', 39', 55' Angad 34' Uttam 38' Vishnukant 51' Sharda Nand 57' | Report | Hwang 46' |
* Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Hafiz Atif Latif (PAK)
* 31 May 2023 20:00
| Malaysia | 2–6 | Pakistan |
| Perabu 21' Danish 45' | Report | Khan 42' Rehman 44', 48', 51' Shahid 47' Ahmad 58' |
* Umpires: Maarten Boxma (NED) You Hyosik (KOR)

### Third and fourth place

* 1 June 2023 17:30
| South Korea | 2–1 | Malaysia |
| Lim 22' Yoo 37' | Report | Adam 26' |
* Umpires: Hafiz Atif Latif (PAK) Maarten Boxma (NED)

### Final

* 1 June 2023 20:00
| India | 2–1 | Pakistan |
| Angad 13' Araijeet 20' | Report | Ali 38' |
* Umpires: You Hyo-sik (KOR) James Unkles (AUS)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Qualification |
| | India | 2023 Junior World Cup |
| | Pakistan | 2023 Junior World Cup |
| | South Korea | 2023 Junior World Cup |
| 4 | Malaysia | 2023 Junior World Cup |
| 5 | Japan | |
| 6 | Bangladesh | |
| 7 | Oman (H) | |
| 8 | Thailand | |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | |
| 10 | Chinese Taipei | |

### End of Tournament awards

| Award | Player/Team |
| Top Goalscorer | Abdul Rehman |
| Player of the Tournament | Hannan Shahid |
| Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Mohith H.S. |
| Rising Player of the Tournament | Ahtisham Aslam |

### Goalscorers

There were 198 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 6.83 goals per match.
9 goals
* Kumpei Yasuda
* Abdul Rehman
8 goals
* Araijeet Singh Hundal
7 goals
* Angad Singh
* Tsubasa Tanaka
6 goals
* Boby Singh Dhami
* Uttam Singh
* Shahmie Irfan Suhaimi
* Lim Do-hyun
5 goals
* Sharda Nand Tiwari
* Ikumi Saeki
* Kodai Saeki
* Perabu Tangaraja
* Arbaz Ahmad
* Hannan Shahid
* Kritsana Phumee
4 goals
* Amandeep
* Mohammad Khan
* Kim Min-kwon
* Park Geon-woo
3 goals
* Muhammad Ali
* Amirul Islam
* Basharat Ali
* Abdul Wahab
2 goals
* Muhammad Hasan
* Poovanna BC
* Amandeep Lakra
* Sunit Lakra
* Rawat Yogember
* Vishnukant Singh
* Hiro Saito
* Adam Ashraf
* Mughni Kamal
* Muhammad Murtaza
* Hwang Keonyeol
* Shavkatjon Kakhramonov
* Jamshidbek Komilov
* Shokhrukhbek Salimjonov
1 goal
* Muhammad Abdullah
* Muhammad Hossain
* Muhammad Uddin
* Chen Yung-Sheng
* Lee Chi-Hsuan
* Lin Te-Ju
* Wei Cheng-Ze
* Yueh Chin-Cheng
* Amir Ali
* Aditya Lalage
* Rajinder Singh
* Rohit
* Yuto Higuchi
* Yuito Matsuzaki
* Taiga Shigeyama
* Hyota Yamada
* Ryoga Yamasaki
* Nur Aqilrullah Che
* Alfarico Liau
* Danish Muhammad
* Shafiq Ikhmal Daniel
* Syamim Naim
* Hahman Akaak
* Hudhaifa Al Balushi
* Azed Al Fazari
* Alkhoder Al-Noufali
* Hussam Bait
* Aiman Madit
* Bilal Akram
* Zikriya Hayat
* Arshad Liaqat
* Abdul Qayyum
* Choi Ji-ho
* Lee Seung-hwan
* Lee Sung-min
* Park Hyun
* Yoo Seung-ho
* Kritsada Chueamkaew
* Udomchok Phokphun
* Fozilbek Husanov
* Abdusalom Madaminov
* Mukhammadkodir Vakhobjonov
Source: FIH