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Asian field hockey tournament
2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
CityDhaka
Dates14–22 December
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions South Korea (1st title)
Runner-up Japan
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored91 (6.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Jang Jong-hyun (10 goals)
Best playerJapan Kenta Tanaka
Best young playerBangladesh Biplob Kujur
Best goalkeeperIndia Suraj Karkera
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The 2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy was the sixth edition of the Men's Asian Champions Trophy, a men's field hockey tournament for the six best Asian national teams organized by the Asian Hockey Federation.

It was originally scheduled to be held in from 17 to 27 November 2020 at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In August 2020 the Asian Hockey Federation announced that the tournament would be postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia to 2021 to be held from 11 to 19 March 2021. In January 2021 the tournament was postponed again and it was planned to be held from 1 to 9 October 2021. The tournament was postponed again in September 2021 and was eventually held from 14 to 22 December 2021.

South Korea won their first Asian Champions Trophy title by defeating Japan 4–2 in a shoot-out after the match finished 3–3. The defending champions India and Pakistan played in the bronze medal match which India won 4–3.

Teams

Alongside the hosts, Bangladesh, the following five teams will be participating. Malaysia had to withdraw from the tournament citing restrictive Covid quarantine.

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Bangladesh 1st None Debut
 India 6th 2018 1st (2011, 2016, 2018)
 Japan 6th 2018 2nd (2013)
 Malaysia 6th 2018 3rd (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018)
 Pakistan 6th 2018 1st (2012, 2013, 2018)
 South Korea 4th 2018 4th (2016)

Preliminary round

All times are in Bangladesh standard time UTC (+06:00)

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 4 3 1 0 20 3 +17 10 Semi-finals
2  South Korea 4 1 3 0 11 10 +1 6
3  Pakistan 4 1 2 1 10 8 +2 5
4  Japan 4 1 2 1 8 9 −1 5
5  Bangladesh (H) 4 0 0 4 4 23 −19 0
6  Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
(H) Hosts

Results

14 December 2021
15:30
South Korea  2–2  India
Jang field hockey ball 42'
Kim S. field hockey ball 46' 		Report Lalit field hockey ball 3'
Harmanpreet field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Salim Lukcy (BAN)
Michiel Otten (NED)
14 December 2021
18:00
Japan  0–0  Pakistan
Report
Umpires:
Federico Silva (ARG)
Rajput Sourabh (IND)
15 December 2021
15:30
India  9–0  Bangladesh
Dilpreet field hockey ball 12', 22', 44'
Lalit field hockey ball 29'
Jarmanpreet field hockey ball 31', 43'
Akashdeep field hockey ball 54'
Mandeep field hockey ball 55'
Harmanpreet field hockey ball 57' 		Report
Umpires:
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
Shigeki Kodama (JPN)
15 December 2021
18:00
South Korea  3–3  Japan
Jang field hockey ball 30'
Kim H. field hockey ball 42'
Kim S. field hockey ball 55' 		Report Kirishita field hockey ball 20'
Murata field hockey ball 25'
Ke. Tanaka field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
17 December 2021
15:30
India  3–1  Pakistan
Harmanpreet field hockey ball 9', 53'
Akashdeep field hockey ball 42' 		Report Manzoor field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Federico Silva (ARG)
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)
17 December 2021
18:00
Bangladesh  2–3  South Korea
Arshad field hockey ball 8'
Deen field hockey ball 59' 		Report Jang field hockey ball 15'
Ji field hockey ball 48'
Park field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
Rajput Sourabh (IND)
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
18 December 2021
15:30
Pakistan  3–3  South Korea
Afraz field hockey ball 24'
Rana field hockey ball 33', 57' 		Report Kim K. field hockey ball 14'
Ji field hockey ball 42'
Jang field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Shigeki Kodama (JPN)
18 December 2021
18:00
Japan  5–0  Bangladesh
Ke. Tanaka field hockey ball 21'
Fujishima field hockey ball 24'
Kato field hockey ball 36', 42'
S. Tanaka field hockey ball 57' 		Report
Umpires:
You Hyo-sik (KOR)
Michiel Otten (NED)
19 December 2021
15:30
India  6–0  Japan
Harmanpreet field hockey ball 10', 53'
Dilpreet field hockey ball 23'
Jarmanpreet field hockey ball 34'
Sumit field hockey ball 46'
Shamsher field hockey ball 54' 		Report
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)
19 December 2021
18:00
Pakistan  6–2  Bangladesh
Nadeem field hockey ball 14', 26'
Ahmad field hockey ball 18', 38'
Afraz field hockey ball 24'
Razzaq field hockey ball 34' 		Report Arshad field hockey ball 13', 35'
Umpires:
Shigeki Kodama (JPN)
Rajput Sourabh (IND)

First to fourth place classification

All times are in Bangladesh standard time UTC (+06:00)

Bracket

 Semi-finalsFinal
       
 21 December
 
  South Korea6
 22 December
  Pakistan5
  South Korea (s.o.)3 (4)
 21 December
  Japan3 (2)
  India3
 
  Japan5
 Third place
 
 22 December
 
  Pakistan3
 
  India4

Semi-finals

21 December 2021
15:30
South Korea  6–5  Pakistan
Jang field hockey ball 11', 12', 25', 56'
Yang field hockey ball 30+'
Jeong field hockey ball 44' 		Report Umar Bhutta field hockey ball 3'
Manzoor field hockey ball 22'
Afraz field hockey ball 30'
M. Ali field hockey ball 47', 51'
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Federico Silva (ARG)
21 December 2021
18:00
India  3–5  Japan
Dilpreet field hockey ball 17'
Harmanpreet field hockey ball 53'
Hardik field hockey ball 59' 		Report Yamada field hockey ball 1'
Fujishima field hockey ball 2'
Kirishita field hockey ball 29'
Kawabe field hockey ball 35'
Ooka field hockey ball 41'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
You Hyo-sik (KOR)

Third and fourth place

22 December 2021
15:30
Pakistan  3–4  India
Afraz field hockey ball 10'
Rana field hockey ball 33'
Shakeel field hockey ball 57' 		Report Harmanpreet field hockey ball 2'
Sumit field hockey ball 45'
Varun field hockey ball 54'
Akashdeep field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Gabriel Labate (ARG)

Final

22 December 2021
18:00
South Korea  3–3  Japan
Jeong field hockey ball 8'
Jang field hockey ball 55', 60' 		Report Nagayoshi field hockey ball 24'
Ooka field hockey ball 29'
Kirishita field hockey ball 38'
Penalties
Lee Jun. Penalty shoot-out scored
Ji Penalty shoot-out scored
Hwang Penalty shoot-out scored
Lee H. Penalty shoot-out scored 		4–2 Penalty shoot-out missed Fujishima
Penalty shoot-out scored Ooka
Penalty shoot-out missed Kawabe
Penalty shoot-out scored S. Tanaka
Umpires:
Rajput Sourabh (IND)
Salim Lucky (BAN)

Results

Pos Team
1  South Korea (C)
2  Japan
3  India
4  Pakistan
5  Bangladesh (H)
Source: FIH
(C) Champion; (H) Host

Statistics

Awards

Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Leading Goalscorer Rising Player of the Tournament
Japan Kenta Tanaka India Suraj Karkera South Korea Jang Jong-hyun Bangladesh Biplob Kujur

Goalscorers

There were 91 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 6.5 goals per match.

10 goals

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. "Dhaka to host Junior Asia Cup Hockey 2020". www.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. "Asian Champions Trophy in Oct, 2020". www.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. "Hockey is Back! Men's Asian Champions Trophy to Be Held in March 2021- Approved by the FIH". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. "Men's Asian Champions Trophy Dhaka 2021 & Women's Donghae Asian Champions Trophy 2021 to be postponed". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  5. "Hockey: Men's Asian Champions Trophy postponed to December". The Times of India. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. "Asian Champions Trophy: India beat Pakistan 4-3 in thriller to win bronze, Korea lift title". indiatimes.com. Times of India. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  7. "Covid forces Malaysia pull-out from Asian Champions Trophy". The Daily Star. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  8. FIH General Tournament Regulations September 2021
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