The 2008 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was the sixth 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 was held at the Gachibowli Hockey Stadium in Hyderabad, India from 11 to 18 July 2008.[1]
The hosts India defended their title from the previous edition to win their second title by defeating South Korea 3–2 with a golden goal in extra time after the match finished 2–2 in regular time.[2][3]
Qualified teams
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 20–29 April 2004 | 2004 Junior Asia Cup[4] | Karachi, Pakistan | 6 |  Bangladesh India Japan Malaysia Pakistan South Korea
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| 14–22 January 2008 | 2008 Junior AHF Cup[5] | Muscat, Oman | 2 |  Oman Singapore
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| Total | 8 | |||
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | India (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Semi-finals and 2009 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | Japan
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | Malaysia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 | Singapore
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 1 |
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[6]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[6]
(H) Hosts
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Korea
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 7 | Semi-finals and 2009 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | Pakistan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 7 | |
| 3 | Bangladesh
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Oman
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 0 |
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[6]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[6]
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Bracket
| Cross-overs | Fifth place | |||||
| 16 July | ||||||
| Malaysia | 5 | |||||
| 17 July | ||||||
| Oman | 1 | |||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| 16 July | ||||||
| Bangladesh | 0 | |||||
| Bangladesh | 3 | |||||
| Singapore | 1 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 17 July | ||||||
| Oman | 5 | |||||
| Singapore | 1 | |||||
Cross-overs
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 July | ||||||
| India | 3 | |||||
| 18 July | ||||||
| Pakistan | 1 | |||||
| India (a.s.d.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
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| South Korea | 2 | |||||
| South Korea | 4 | |||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 18 July | ||||||
| Pakistan | 7 | |||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Final standings
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2009 Junior World Cup |
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South Korea
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Pakistan
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| 4 | Japan
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| 5 | Malaysia
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| 6 | Bangladesh
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| 7 | Oman
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| 8 | Singapore
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References
- ^ "Junior Asia Cup: Match Schedule". stick2hockey.com.
- ^ "Diwakar gives India the second straight Jr. Asia C". stick2hockey.com. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "India win Jr Asia Cup hockey". rediff.com.
- ^ "Men Junior Field Hockey Asia Cup 2004 Karachi (PAK) 20-29.04 - Winner India". todor66.com.
- ^ "Men Junior Field Hockey 2nd AHF Cup 2008 Muscat (OMA) 14-22.01 - Winner Oman". todor66.com. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ a b "FIH General Tournament Regulations" (PDF). February 2024.