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Samurai Japan (Japan Men’s National Hockey Team) “12th AHF Hero Asia Cup (2025/Rajgir)” 5th Place Playoff Result [Japan 6-1 Bangladesh] ~5th Place in This Tournament~
The Japan Men’s National Hockey Team “Samurai Japan” (World Ranking = WR18) faced Bangladesh (WR29) in the 5th place playoff at the “12th AHF Hero Asia Cup (2025/Rajgir)” held in Rajgir, India. Japan won 6-1, finishing 5th in the tournament.
* This tournament is scheduled to be live-streamed on the Watch.Hockey website.
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* Match Updates [International Hockey Federation (FIH) Official Website]
* FIH World Rankings as of August 29 (pre-tournament)
| Japan | vs | Bangladesh | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 – 1 |  |
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5th Place Playoff Official Match Record [Updated 2025.9.7]
Score
- 9 min PC – #1 FW Koji Yamazaki (BlueSticks SHIGA)
- 15 min PC – #35 FW Ryosuke Shinohara (Yamanashi Gakuin University)
- 36 min PC – #15 DF Ken Nagayoshi (LIEBE Tochigi)
- 38 min FG – #35 FW Ryosuke Shinohara (Yamanashi Gakuin University)
- 50 min FG – #5 MF Seren Tanaka (GIFU ASAHI BLUE DEVILS)
- 56 min PC – #35 FW Ryosuke Shinohara (Yamanashi Gakuin University)
Final Result
| Team | World Ranking | Gr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion |  India (Host) |
7th | A |
| 2nd |  Korea |
13th | B |
| 3rd |  Malaysia |
12th | B |
| 4th |  China |
23th | A |
| 5th |  Japan |
18th | A |
| 6th |  Bangladesh |
29th | B |
| 7th |  Kazakhstan |
82th | A |
| 8th |  Chinese Taipei |
38th | B |
FIH World Rankings as of August 29 (pre-tournament)
* Current FIH World Rankings (Please select Men.) [FIH Official Website]
Related Information
- Samurai Japan (Men’s National Hockey Team) “12th AHF Hero Asia Cup (2025/Rajgir)”
- AHF Asian Hockey Federation [Official Website]
- AHF Asian Hockey Federation [Official Facebook]
- FIH Official Social Media [Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube]
- Watch.Hockey [Hockey Video Streaming Site]
- FIH – TMS [Official Website]
- Samurai Japan (Men’s National Hockey Team)
