The 2023 Men’s Hockey5s Asia Cup, concluded with the Pakistan vs India final being decided on penalties, and India lifting the the Asian Hockey5s Cup.

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Match 38 – Final

Pakistan 4 (0) v 4 (2) India

Match 37 – 3/4th Place

Oman 5 v 4 Malaysia

Final Standings 5th To 11th Positions

Iran 5th, Bangladesh 6th, Kazakhstan 7th – Japan 8th –

Indonesia 9th – Hong Kong China 10th – Afghanistan 11th

Results & Schedule (Scroll Down)
Match #Date/TimeDetailsScoreline

Match 1

29 Aug 2023
DAY 1
HKG v IRI (Challenger)

2 – 7
Match 229 Aug 2023 INA v KAZ (Challenger)1 – 4
Match 329 Aug 2023 IND v BAN (Elite)15 – 1
Match 429 Aug 2023 PAK v JPN (Elite)26 – 1
Match 529 Aug 2023 MAS v OMA (Elite)10 – 4

Match 6

30 Aug 2023
DAY 2
INA v IRI (Challenger)

3 – 5
Match 730 Aug 2023 AFG v KAZ (Challenger)3 – 19
Match 830 Aug 2023 BAN v PAK (Elite)6 – 15
Match 930 Aug 2023 MAS v JPN (Elite)18 – 2
Match 1030 Aug 2023 IND v OMA (Elite)12 – 2
Match 1130 Aug 2023 KAZ v IRI (Challenger)8 – 12
Match 1230 Aug 2023 AFG v HKG (Challenger)7 – 12
Match 1330 Aug 2023 BAN v MAS (Elite)5 – 10
Match 1430 Aug 2023 PAK v IND (Elite)5 – 4
Match 1530 Aug 2023 JPN v OMA (Elite)4 – 14

Match 16

31 Aug 2023
DAY 3
INA v HKG (Challenger)

12 – 5
Match 1731 Aug 2023 IRI v AFG (Challenger)12 – 2
Match 1831 Aug 2023 JPN v BAN (Elite)3 – 10
Match 1931 Aug 2023 MAS v IND (Elite)5 – 7
Match 2031 Aug 2023 OMA v PAK (Elite)4 – 9
Match 2131 Aug 2023 HKG v KAZ (Challenger)4 – 11
Match 2231 Aug 2023 AFG v INA (Challenger)2 – 14
Match 2331 Aug 2023 IND v JPN (Elite)35 – 1
Match 2431 Aug 2023 PAK v MAS (Elite)5 – 5
Match 2531 Aug 2023 OMA v BAN (Elite)6 – 7

Match 26

1 Sep 2023
DAY 4
Indonesia v Afghanistan (9-11th Place)

15 – 2
Match 271 Sep 2023 Japan v Iran (Crossover 1.1)1 – 10
Match 281 Sep 2023 Oman v Kazakhstan (Crossover 1.2)1 – 0
Match 291 Sep 2023 Hongkong China v Indonesia (9-11th Place)0 – 8
Match 301 Sep 2023 Bangladesh v Oman M28 (Crossover 2.1)3 – 5
Match 311 Sep 2023 Malaysia v Iran M27 (Crossover 2.2)6 – 1

Match 32

2 Sep 2023
DAY 5
Pakistan v Oman (Semifinal 1)

7 – 3
Match 332 Sep 2023 India v Malaysia (Semifinal 2)10 – 4
Match 342 Sep 2023 Afghanistan v Hongkong China (9-11th Place)5- 12
Match 352 Sep 2023 Kazakhstan v Japan (7/8th Place)9 – 1
Match 362 Sep 2023 Iran v Bangladesh (5/6th Place)6 – 7

Match 37

2 Sep 2023

Oman v Malaysia (3/4th Place)

5 – 4
Match 382 Sep 2023Pakistan v India (Final)4 (0) – 4 (2)
Day 4; 1st September ELITE Pool Standing
RankTeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePoints
1Pakistan541060204013
2India540173145912
3Malaysia531148232510
4Bangladesh52032949-206
5Oman51043042-123
6Japan500511103-920
Day 4; 1st September CHALLENGER Pool Standing
RankTeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePoints
1Iran440036152112
2Kazakhstan43014220229
3Indonesia42023016146
4Hong Kong China41032337-143
5Afghanistan40041457-430
9 – 11th Positions Pool Standing
RankTeamPlayedWinsDrawsLossesGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePoints
1Indonesia2200232216
2Hong Kong China21011213-13
3Afghanistan2002727-200

2023 Hockey5S Asia Cup: Oman To Host

The 2023 Hockey5s Asia Cup for both genders-Men & Women will be hosted in Salalah, Oman from 25th August till 2nd September 2023. The women’s competition will begin on 25th August until 28th August. The men’s event will be held from 29th August to 2nd September. 

The best participating Hockey5s Asian teams will play in Salalah, Oman, for the opportunity to be crowned the inaugural Asian Hockey5s Champions. Besides the final three spots teams will also qualify for the FIH Hockey5s World Cup which is also being hosted by Oman in 2024.

Teams

The cup will feature both men’s and women’s teams competing from Bangladesh, Hong Kong China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia and Oman. Chinese Taipei and Thailand will compete in the women’s event that will feature 10 teams, while Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Pakistan will play in just the men’s competition, which will see 11 teams participate.  

2023 Hockey5s World Cup: Pakistan Team Announced

New Format

The event will feature a new format that will see teams split into two pools – the Elite Pool and the Challenger Pool. 

  • For Women’s Competition

India, Malaysia, Japan and Thailand will be placed in the Elite pool. Hong Kong China, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Iran and Oman will go into the Challenger pool. After the teams complete their pool matches, crossover matches will be played amongst the bottom two teams of the elite pool and the top two teams in the challenger pool. The winners of the crossovers will then take on the top two teams from the elite pool in the semi-finals. The losing semi-finalists will play in the bronze medal match, where the winner, along with the two finalists will qualify for the inaugural FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024.

  • For Men’s Competition

India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan, Oman and Bangladesh will be placed in the Elite pool. Hong Kong China, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Iran will compete in the Challenger pool. After the teams complete their pool matches, the first crossover matches will be played amongst the bottom two teams of the elite pool and the top two teams in the challenger pool. The winners of these two contests will play in the second phase of crossover matches, against the teams in third and fourth place of the elite pool. Finally the two top finishers of the elite pool will take on the winners of the second crossovers in the semi-finals. The losing semi-finalists will play in the bronze medal match, where the winner, along with the two finalists will qualify for the inaugural FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024.

FIH Hockey5s World Cup 2024

The inaugural edition of the FIH Hockey5s World Cup 2024 will be played in Muscat, Oman from 24th-31st January 2024, with 16 teams competing in both men’s and women’s tournaments. 

In the women’s competition Namibia, South Africa and Zambia (Africa), USA, Uruguay and Paraguay (Pan America), Netherlands, Poland and Ukraine (Europe), Australia, New Zealand and Fiji (Oceania) have qualified for the World Cup, alongside hosts Oman. The final three spots will go to the top finishing teams at the Asia Hockey5s World Cup Qualifier.

In the men’s competition Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland (Europe), Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria (Africa), USA, Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica (Pan America) and Australia, New Zealand and Fiji (Oceania) have qualified for the World Cup alongside hosts Oman. The final three spots will go to the top finishing teams at the Asia Hockey5s World Cup Qualifier.