The 2024 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup will be the 11th 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 will be held alongside the women's tournament from 11 to 19 November 2024 in Muscat, Oman.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Oman | ||
| City | Muscat | ||
| Dates | 11–19 November | ||
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) | ||
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The tournament will serve as the Asian qualifier for the 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, with the six highest-ranked teams, not already qualified, qualifying.[3] India are the two-time defending champions.[4]
Qualification
editThe five highest-ranked teams from the 2023 Junior Asia Cup qualified directly for this edition. The other teams participated in the 2024 Men's Junior AHF Cup, where the top five qualified for the 2024 Junior Asia Cup.[5]
Qualified teams
editThe following ten teams will participated in the 2024 Junior Asia Cup.[6]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May – 1 June 2023 | 2023 Junior Asia Cup | Salalah, Oman | 5 |  India Japan Malaysia Pakistan South Korea
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| 14–23 June 2024 | 2024 Junior AHF Cup | Singapore | 5 |  Bangladesh China Chinese Taipei Oman Thailand
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| Total | 10 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Hockey Junior Asia Cup 2024". sportscursos.live. Sports Cursor. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Asia: Men`s and Women's Junior Asia Cup 2024 to take place in Muscat". hockeywrldnews.com. Hockey World News. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Qualification System for 2025 FIH Junior World Cups" (PDF). fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Junior Asia Cup 2023: India outclass arch-rivals Pakistan to clinch record title". firstpost.com. Firstpost. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Asia: Official Match Schedule Revealed for the Men's and Women's Junior AHF Cup Singapore 2024". hockeywrldnws.com. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Men`s and Women's Junior Asia Cup 2024 to take place in Muscat". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2024.