# 2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup

The 2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup, also known as the Hero Men's Asia Cup 2017 due to sponsorship reasons, was the tenth edition of the Men's Hockey Asia Cup. It was held from 11 to 22 October 2017 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The winner of this tournament qualified for the 2018 World Cup in India.
India won their third title after defeating Malaysia 2–1 in the final, while Pakistan captured the bronze medal beating South Korea 6–3.

## Qualified teams

Sri Lanka withdrew and were replaced by China.
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| 24 August – 1 September 2013 | 2013 Asia Cup | Ipoh, Malaysia | 6 | India Japan Malaysia Oman Pakistan South Korea |
| 19–27 November 2016 | 2016 AHF Cup | Hong Kong | 1 | Bangladesh Sri Lanka |
| — | Reallocation | — | 1 | China |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Results

All times are local (UTC+6).

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 9 | Super 4s |
| 2 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 4 | Super 4s |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 4 | Bangladesh (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
* 11 October 2017 15:00
| India | 5–1 | Japan |
| Sunil 3' Lalit 22' Ramandeep 33' Harmanpreet 35', 48' | Report | Kitazato 4' |
* Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Yoon Dong-shin (KOR)
* 11 October 2017 17:30
| Pakistan | 7–0 | Bangladesh |
| Mahmood 18', 41', 50' Butt 33', 47' Qadir 33', 60' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
* 13 October 2017 15:00
| Japan | 2–2 | Pakistan |
| Ke. Tanaka 22' Yoshihara 29' | Report | Qadir 16' Bhutta 50' |
* Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA)
* 13 October 2017 17:30
| India | 7–0 | Bangladesh |
| Gurjant 7' Akashdeep 10' Sunil 13' Amit 20' Harmanpreet 28', 47' Ramandeep 46' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Tao Zhinan (CHN)
* 15 October 2017 15:00
| Japan | 3–1 | Bangladesh |
| Kitazato 22' Ke. Tanaka 59', 60' | Report | Chayan 28' |
* Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA)
* 15 October 2017 17:30
| Pakistan | 1–3 | India |
| Shan 48' | Report | Chinglensana 17' Ramandeep 44' Harmanpreet 45' |
* Umpires: Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS) Tao Zhinan (CHN)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Malaysia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 9 | Super 4s |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 6 | Super 4s |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 4 | Oman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
* 12 October 2017 15:00
| Malaysia | 7–1 | China |
| Tengku 12', 19' Faizal 17', 31', 41' Shahril 35' Rosli 60' | Report | E Wenhui 56' |
* Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Deepak Joshi (IND)
* 12 October 2017 17:30
| South Korea | 7–2 | Oman |
| Lee Moo-kyoung 22' Cho Suk-hoon 35' Seo In-woo 39' Yang Ji-hun 41', 60+' Lee Nam-yong 47' Jang Jong-hyun 48' | Report | Bait 18' Al-Qasmi 52' |
* Umpires: Tyler Klenk (CAN) Salim Lucky (BAN)
* 14 October 2017 15:00
| China | 2–1 | Oman |
| Du Talake 7' Guan Quyang 44' | Report | Al-Fazari 8' |
* Umpires: Haider Rasool (PAK) Tyler Klenk (CAN)
* 14 October 2017 17:30
| South Korea | 1–2 | Malaysia |
| Lee Seung-hoon 27' | Report | Faizal 17' Azri 19' |
* Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)
* 16 October 2017 15:00
| Malaysia | 7–1 | Oman |
| Faizal 16', 27' Tengku 18', 23' Shahril 20' Amirol 27' Najmi 42' | Report | Al-Nofali 25' |
* Umpires: Salim Lucky (BAN) Deepak Joshi (IND)
* 16 October 2017 17:30
| China | 1–4 | South Korea |
| Du Talake 38' | Report | Jang Jong-hyun 10', 43' Kim Seong-kyu 47' Yang Ji-hun 57' |
* Umpires: Michihiko Watanabe (JPN) Haider Rasool (PAK)

### Fifth to eighth place classification

| 5–8th place semi-finals | 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 18 October | 18 October |
| Japan | 5 |
| Japan | 5 | 20 October | 20 October |
| Oman | 3 | 20 October | 20 October |
| Oman | 3 | Japan | 4 |
| 19 October | 19 October | | Japan | 4 |
| 19 October | 19 October | Bangladesh | 0 |
| China | 3 (3) | Bangladesh | 0 |
| Bangladesh (p.s.o.) | 3 (4) | | |
| Bangladesh (p.s.o.) | 3 (4) | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 20 October | 20 October |
| | | Oman | 2 |
| | | China | 3 |

#### 5–8th place semi-finals

* 18 October 2017 20:00
| Japan | 5–3 | Oman |
| Yamada 9' Yamasaki 21' Kitazato 23', 34' Ke. Tanaka 29' | Report | Al-Saadi 2', 24' Al-Fazari 50' |
* Umpires: Yoon Dong-shin (KOR) Deepak Joshi (IND)
* 19 October 2017 20:00
| China | 3–3 | Bangladesh |
| Du Talake 17', 19', 28' | Report | Islam 25' Hossain 53' Rahman 54' |
| Penalties |||
| Meng Dihao Guo Zixiang Ao Suozhu Ao Yang Guo Xiaoping | 3–4 | Shetul Uddin Sobuj Mimo Mahmud |
* Umpires: Haider Rasool (PAK) Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA)

#### Seventh place game

* 20 October 2017 15:00
| Oman | 2–3 | China |
| Al-Qasmi 16' Rajab 56' | Report | Su Lixing 11' Du Chen 27' Guo Xiaoping 52' |
* Umpires: Yoon Dong-shin (KOR) Salim Lucky (BAN)

#### Fifth place game

* 20 October 2017 17:30
| Japan | 4–0 | Bangladesh |
| Yamada 17' Kitazato 46' Murata 49' S. Tanaka 53' | Report | |
* Umpires: Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA) Tao Zhinan (CHN)

### First to fourth place classification
#### Super 4s

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 7 | Final |
| 2 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | Final |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Third place game |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | Third place game |
* 18 October 2017 15:00
| Malaysia | 3–2 | Pakistan |
| Razie 10' Shahril 25' Fitri 34' | Report | Bhutta 1' Yaqoob 19' |
* Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Tao Zhinan (CHN)
* 18 October 2017 17:30
| India | 1–1 | South Korea |
| Gurjant 60' | Report | Lee Jung-jun 41' |
* Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
* 19 October 2017 15:00
| South Korea | 1–1 | Pakistan |
| Lee Nam-yong 48' | Report | Ahmad 15' |
* Umpires: Tyler Klenk (CAN) Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)
* 19 October 2017 17:30
| Malaysia | 2–6 | India |
| Razie 50' Rosli 59' | Report | Akashdeep 14' Harmanpreet 19' Uthappa 24' Gurjant 33' Sunil 40' Sardara 60' |
* Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Salim Lucky (BAN)
* 21 October 2017 19:00
| India | 4–0 | Pakistan |
| Satbir 39' Harmanpreet 51' Lalit 52' Gurjant 57' | Report | |
* Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
* 21 October 2017 21:30
| South Korea | 1–1 | Malaysia |
| Yang Ji-hun 24' | Report | Faizal 59' |
* Umpires: Tyler Klenk (CAN) Zeke Newman (AUS)

#### Third place game

* 22 October 2017 15:00
| South Korea | 3–6 | Pakistan |
| Cho Suk-hoon 20' Lee Nam-yong 43' Seo In-woo 55' | Report | Ajaz Ahmad 10', 30', 36' Rashid 26' Mahmood 32' Yaqoob 56' |
* Umpires: Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS) Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)

#### Final

* 22 October 2017 17:30
| India | 2–1 | Malaysia |
| Ramandeep 3' Lalit 29' | Report | Shahril 50' |
* Umpires: Michihiko Watanabe (JPN) David Tomlinson (NZL)

## Winners

* 2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup winners
* India Third title

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | India |
| | Malaysia |
| | Pakistan |
| 4 | South Korea |
| 5 | Japan |
| 6 | Bangladesh |
| 7 | China |
| 8 | Oman |
Qualified for the 2018 World Cup as hosts

### Goalscorers

There were 126 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 5.25 goals per match.
7 goals
* Harmanpreet Singh
* Faizal Saari
5 goals
* Du Talake
* Kenji Kitazato
4 goals
* Gurjant Singh
* Ramandeep Singh
* Lalit Upadhyay
* Kenta Tanaka
* Shahril Saabah
* Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin
* Ajaz Ahmad
* Abu Mahmood
* Yang Ji-hun
3 goals
* Rashad Al-Fazari
* Arslan Qadir
* Jang Jong-hyun
* Lee Nam-yong
2 goals
* Akashdeep Singh
* S. V. Sunil
* Shota Yamada
* Razie Rahim
* Ramadan Rosli
* Asaad Mubarak Al-Qasmi
* Salah Al-Saadi
* Muhammad Umar Bhutta
* Ammad Butt
* Muhammad Yaqoob
* Cho Suk-hoon
* Seo In-woo
1 goal
* Mamunur-Rahman Chayan
* Milon Hossain
* Ashraful Islam
* Khorshadur Rahman
* Du Chen
* E Wenhui
* Guan Quyang
* Guo Xiaoping
* Su Lixing
* Chinglensana Kangujam
* Amit Rohidas
* S. K. Uthappa
* Sardara Singh
* Satbir Singh
* Kazuma Murata
* Seren Tanaka
* Koji Yamasaki
* Heita Yoshihara
* Amirol Arshad
* Azri Hassan
* Najmi Jazlan
* Fitri Saari
* Ahmed Al-Nofali
* Basim Khatar Rajab
* Rashid Mehmood
* Ali Shan
* Kim Seong-kyu
* Lee Jung-jun
* Lee Mook-young
* Lee Seung-hoon
Source: FIH