12th AHF Hero Asia Cup (2025/Rajgir)
Game Outline
The Asian Cup is an international tournament organized by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF), with the winning country earning the right to participate in the following year’s World Cup (as the Asian representative). The first tournament was held in 1982, and Japan hosted the event in Hiroshima in 1993. In the 11 tournaments held to date, South Korea has won five times, Pakistan three times, and India three times. Japan has reached the semifinals five times.
| Name | 12th AHF Hero Asia Cup (2025/Rajgir) |
|---|---|
| Host | AHF Asian Hockey Federation |
| Schedule | August 29 (Fri) to September 7 (Sun), 2025 (10 days) |
| Host City | Rajgir, India UTC+5:30 (3 hours and 30 minutes behind Japan) |
| Place | Bihar Sports University Hockey Stadium |
Japanese National Team
- Samurai Japan (Japan Men’s National Hockey Team) announces roster for the 12th AHF Hero Asia Cup (2025/Rajgir) [at the date of August 5, 2025]
Final Result and Participating Countries
| 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]
Game Schedule and Results
※ Competition schedules and match start times are subject to change depending on tournament circumstances.
※ WR = FIH World Ranking
Group A
| № | Date | Match-up | Game Record |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1st day Group A | Rajgir | Japan WR 18th |
7-0 | Kazakhstan WR 82th |
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| 8/29 16:30 | ||||||
| 4 | 1st day Group A | Rajgir | India WR 7th |
4-3 | China WR 23th |
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| 8/29 18:30 | ||||||
| 7 | 3rd day Group A | Rajgir | China WR 23th |
13-1 | Kazakhstan WR 82th |
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| 8/31 16:30 | ||||||
| 8 | 3rd day Group A | Rajgir | Japan WR 18th |
2-3 | India WR 7th |
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| 8/31 18:30 | ||||||
| 11 | 4th day Group A | Rajgir | Japan WR 18th |
2-2 | China WR 23th |
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| 9/1 21:00 | ||||||
| 12 | 4th day Group A | Rajgir | India WR 7th |
15-0 | Kazakhstan WR 82th |
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| 9/1 23:00 | ||||||
Group B
| № | Date | Match-up | Game Record |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st day Group B | Rajgir | Malaysia WR 12th |
4-1 | Bangladesh WR 29th |
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| 8/29 12:30 | ||||||
| 2 | 1st day Group B | Rajgir | Korea WR 13th |
7-0 | Chinese Taipei WR 38th |
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| 8/29 14:30 | ||||||
| 5 | 2nd day Group B | Rajgir | Bangladesh WR 29th |
8-3 | Chinese Taipei WR 38th |
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| 8/30 16:30 | ||||||
| 6 | 2nd day Group B | Rajgir | Korea WR 13th |
1-4 | Malaysia WR 12th |
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| 8/30 18:30 | ||||||
| 9 | 4th day Group B | Rajgir | Bangladesh WR 29th |
1-5 | Korea WR 13th |
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| 9/1 17:00 | ||||||
| 10 | 4th day Group B | Rajgir | Malaysia WR 12th |
15-0 | Chinese Taipei WR 38th |
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| 9/1 19:00 | ||||||
Final Matches and Placement Matches
| № | Date | Match-up | Game Record |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 5th day 5th-8th Place Deciding Preliminaries | Rajgir | Japan WR 18th |
2-0 | Chinese Taipei WR 38th |
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| 9/3 18:00 | ||||||
| 14 | 5th day Super 4s | Rajgir | Malaysia WR 12th |
2-0 | China WR 23th |
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| 9/3 20:30 | ||||||
| 15 | 5th day Super 4s | Rajgir | India WR 7th |
2-2 | Korea WR 13th |
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| 9/3 23:00 | ||||||
| 16 | 6th day 5th-8th Place Deciding Preliminaries | Rajgir | Bangladesh WR 29th |
5-1 | Kazakhstan WR 82th |
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| 9/4 18:00 | ||||||
| 17 | 6th day Super 4s | Rajgir | Korea WR 13th |
0-3 | China WR 23th |
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| 9/4 20:30 | ||||||
| 18 | 6th day Super 4s | Rajgir | Malaysia WR 12th |
1-4 | India WR 7th |
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| 19 | 7th day 7th place match | Rajgir | Chinese Taipei WR 38th |
4-6 | Kazakhstan WR 82th |
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| 9/6 18:00 | ||||||
| 20 | 7th day Super 4s | Rajgir | Korea WR 13th |
4-3 | Malaysia WR 12th |
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| 9/6 20:30 | ||||||
| 21 | 7th day Super 4s | Rajgir | India WR 7th |
7-0 | China WR 23th |
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| 9/6 23:00 | ||||||
| 22 | Final day 5th place match |
Rajgir | Japan WR 18th |
6-1 | Bangladesh WR 29th |
|
| 9/7 18:00 | ||||||
| 23 | Final day 3rd place match |
Rajgir | Malaysia WR 12th |
4-1 | China WR 23th |
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| 9/7 20:30 | ||||||
| 24 | Final day Final |
Rajgir | India WR 7th |
4-1 | Korea WR 13th |
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| 9/7 23:00 | ||||||
*The game order for the Super4s League will be finalized after all matches in Group A and Group B have concluded.
Group Stage Standings Table
Group A
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | – | ● 2:3 |
△ 2:2 |
○ 7:0 |
| 2 | India | ○ 3:2 |
– | ○ 4:3 |
○ 15:0 |
| 3 | China | △ 2:2 |
● 3:4 |
– | ○ 13:1 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | ● 0:7 |
● 0:15 |
● 1:13 |
– |
| Ranking | Team | Played | W | D | L | TG | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 9 |
| 2 | |
China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 3 | |
Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | |
Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -34 | 0 |
FIH – TMS (Ranking Table) [Official Website]
Group B
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | – | ○ 4:1 |
○ 4:1 |
○ 15:0 |
| 2 | Korea | ● 1:4 |
– | ○ 5:1 |
○ 7:0 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | ● 1:4 |
● 1:5 |
– | ○ 8:3 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | ● 0:15 |
● 0:7 |
● 3:8 |
– |
| Ranking | Team | Played | W | D | L | TG | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Malaysia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 9 |
| 2 | |
Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | |
Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | |
Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -27 | 0 |
FIH – TMS (Ranking Table) [Official Website]
Map
Bihar Sports University Hockey Stadium
Related Information
- AHF Asian Hockey Federation [Official Site]
- AHF Asian Hockey Federation [Official Facebook]
- Watch.Hockey [Hockey Video Streaming Site]
- FIH – TMS [Official Site]
