Asia Cup Men’s Hockey Winners List: Full list of Champions and Runners Up from 1982 to 2017

The
Men’s
Hockey
Asia
Cup
has
been
held
10
times
now
with
as
many
16
teams
competing
and
three
different
teams
winning
the
title
so
far.
Plus,
only
four
different
teams
have
played
the
finals
in
the
10
editions.

While
the
9
editions
held
so
far
have
had
the
knock
out
stages
to
crown
the
champions,
the
first
edition
in
1982
was
decided
based
on
the
results
from
the
round
robin
format
featuring
7
teams.

In
1982,
the
inaugural
edition
held
in
Karachi,
the
Men’s
Hockey
Asia
Cup
champion
was
crowned
based
on
most
number
of
wins
in
the
round
robin
format
with
Pakistan
edging
India
6
wins
to
5.

South
Korea
are
the
most
successful
team
in
the
tournament
having
won
the
title
4
times
followed
by
rivals
India
and
Pakistan,
who
have
both
won
the
title
3
times
each.

South
Korea
were
champions
in
1994,
1999,
2009
and
2013,
while
current
holders
India
won
in
2003,
2007
and
2017
and
their
arch-rivals
Pakistan
won
the
first
three
editions
of
the
title
in
1982,
1985
and
1989.

India
is
also
the
most
consistent
side
in
the
Asia
Cup
Hockey
as
they
have
played
in
8
of
the
10
finals
being
held
so
far,
while
Pakistan
is
the
next
best
with
6
final
appearances
followed
by
South
Korea,
who
have
been
involved
in
5
finals,
winning
4
of
them.

Here
is
a
look
at
the
winners
and
runners
up
list
of
Asia
Cup
Hockey:

Third
place
also
is
important
in
the
Men’s
Hockey
Asia
Cup
as
it
guarantees
a
team
a
place
in
the
Hockey
World
Cup
if
they
have
not
already
qualified
for
the
show-piece
event.

While
India,
South
Korea
and
Pakistan
have
won
the
title
multiple
times,
the
trio
have
also
clinched
the
third-place
seven
times
between
each
other.
China
(2
times)
and
Malaysia
(1
time)
have
also
finished
the
tournament
as
the
third-placed
team.

Here
is
a
look
at
the
Third
Place
and
Fourth
Place
teams
of
Asia
Cup
Hockey: