# 2017 Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup

The 2017 Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup was the seventh edition of the Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup, the biennial international men's indoor hockey championship of Asia, organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was held in Doha, Qatar from 24 to 28 April 2017.
Iran defeated Kazakhstan in the final to win the cup and secured a place in 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup.

## Participating nations

The number of teams for this year’s cup has increased by three compared to the previous edition tournament where five teams competed. Tajikistan, who competed previously, did not join this year’s edition and were replaced by Malaysia, Oman and Thailand.
* Qatar
* Chinese Taipei
* Iran
* Kazakhstan
* Malaysia
* Oman
* Thailand
* Uzbekistan

## Umpires

* Adam Barry (AUS)
* Andres Ortiz (ESP)
* Hassan Abazari (IRI)
* Ahmed Al Hassani (OMA)
* Abdou Mostafa Mahmoud (QAT)
* Ahmed Rahzani (IRI)
* Sen Xu (CHN)
* Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA)
* Makhsudbek Urmanov (KAZ)
* Mohd Zainal (MAS)

## Results

All times are in Qatar Standard Time (UTC+03:00).

### First round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | +24 | 9 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Qatar (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 4 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 3 | 5–8th place classification |
| 4 | Oman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 1 | 5–8th place classification |
* 24 April 2017 18:45
| Iran | 11–0 | Malaysia |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Andres Ortiz (ESP) Makhsudbek Urmanov (KAZ)
* 24 April 2017 20:00
| Qatar | 4–4 | Oman |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA) Ahmed Rahzani (IRI)
* 25 April 2017 18:45
| Malaysia | 9–2 | Oman |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Makhsudbek Urmanov (KAZ) Hassan Abazari (IRI)
* 25 April 2017 20:00
| Qatar | 3–9 | Iran |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Sen Xu (CHN)
* 26 April 2017 15:00
| Iran | 10–3 | Oman |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Sen Xu (CHN) Andres Ortiz (ESP)
* 26 April 2017 18:45
| Malaysia | 4–5 | Qatar |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA) Adam Barry (AUS)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 7 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 5 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5–8th place classification |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 0 | 5–8th place classification |
* 24 April 2017 15:00
| Kazakhstan | 7–3 | Chinese Taipei |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Abdou Mostafa Mahmoud (QAT)
* 24 April 2017 16:15
| Uzbekistan | 1–1 | Thailand |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Hassan Abazari (IRI) Ahmed Al Hassani (OMA)
* 25 April 2017 13:45
| Chinese Taipei | 1–3 | Thailand |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Mohd Zainal (MAS) Ahmed Rahzani (IRI)
* 25 April 2017 15:00
| Uzbekistan | 4–4 | Kazakhstan |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Ahmed Al Hassani (OMA) Andres Ortiz (ESP)
* 26 April 2017 12:30
| Chinese Taipei | 2–7 | Uzbekistan |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Ahmed Rahzani (IRI) Ahmed Al Hassani (OMA)
* 26 April 2017 13:45
| Kazakhstan | 8–6 | Thailand |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Hassan Abazari (IRI) Abdou Mostafa Mahmoud (QAT)

### Second round
#### Bracket
##### Semi-finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 27 April | 27 April |
| Iran | 12 |
| Iran | 12 | 28 April | 28 April |
| Uzbekistan | 2 | 28 April | 28 April |
| Uzbekistan | 2 | Iran | 10 |
| 27 April | 27 April | | Iran | 10 |
| 27 April | 27 April | Kazakhstan | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | Kazakhstan | 1 |
| Qatar | 4 | | |
| Qatar | 4 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 28 April | 28 April |
| | | Uzbekistan | 3 |
| | | Qatar | 5 |

##### 5–8th place bracket

| 5–8th place semi-finals | 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 27 April | 27 April |
| Malaysia | 9 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 28 April | 28 April |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 28 April | 28 April |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | Malaysia | 7 |
| 27 April | 27 April | | Malaysia | 7 |
| 27 April | 27 April | Oman | 5 |
| Thailand | 3 | Oman | 5 |
| Oman | 5 | | |
| Oman | 5 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 28 April | 28 April |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 5 |
| | | Thailand | 7 |

#### Fifth to eighth place classification
##### Crossover

* 27 April 2017 12:30
| Malaysia | 9–3 | Chinese Taipei |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Makhsudbek Urmanov (KAZ) Ahmed Al Hassani (OMA)
* 27 April 2017 14:00
| Thailand | 3–5 | Oman |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Mohd Zainal (MAS) Abdou Mostafa Mahmoud (QAT)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 28 April 2017 09:30
| Chinese Taipei | 5–7 | Thailand |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Sen Xu (CHN) Ahmed Rahzani (IRI)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 28 April 2017 12:30
| Malaysia | 7–5 | Oman |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Hassan Abazari (IRI) Abdou Mostafa Mahmoud (QAT)

#### First to fourth place classification
##### Semifinals

* 27 April 2017 18:00
| Iran | 12–2 | Uzbekistan |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA) Adam Barry (AUS)
* 27 April 2017 19:30
| Kazakhstan | 5–4 | Qatar |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Hassan Abazari (IRI) Andres Ortiz (ESP)

##### Third and fourth place

* 28 April 2017 15:30
| Uzbekistan | 3–5 | Qatar |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Andres Ortiz (ESP) Mohd Zainal (MAS)

##### Final

* 28 April 2017 18:30
| Iran | 10–1 | Kazakhstan |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS) Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA)

## Final standings

* Qualified for 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup
| Rank | Team |
| | Iran |
| | Kazakhstan |
| | Qatar |
| 4 | Uzbekistan |
| 5 | Malaysia |
| 6 | Oman |
| 7 | Thailand |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei |