Hosts India lifted the Men’s Hockey Asia Cup 2025 Trophy by claiming a dominant 4-1 win against the five-time and defending champions South Korea in the Final of the tournament on Sunday (September 7) night. With this tournament victory, India have qualified for the Men’s Hockey World Cup 2026, which Belgium and the Netherlands will host the tournament between August 14 and 30, 2026. Meanwhile, the runners-up South Korea and the next four top teams (Malaysia, China, Japan, and Bangladesh) have qualified for the World Cup qualifiers, which will be played on February 28 and March 8, 2026.
Men’s Hockey Asia Cup 2025 Final: India scored first goal in first minute, and took 4-0 lead in the last quarter
Hosts India scored one goal in each quarter as they first took a 4-0 lead in the Final. Tournament’s only unbeaten side took a 1-0 lead in the first minute of the Final when Sukhjeet Singh scored a field goal. In the 28th minute, Dilpreet Singh netted the second goal for the nation from a field goal.
In the last minute of the third quarter, Dilpreet scored his second goal of the night through another field goal. Amit Rohidas scored the next goal in the 50th minute through a successful penalty corner. In the next minute, Dain Son scored the only consolation goal for South Korea in the Final from a penalty corner.
It was India’s fourth Men’s Asia Cup Trophy (2003, 2007, 2017, and 2025) as they surpassed three-time champions Pakistan (1982, 1985, and 1989), and are only behind five-time champions South Korea (1994, 1999, 2009, 2013, and 2022). While India previously won the tournament as the hosts in 2007, it was the second time they won the trophy as the hosts, and became the first team to win the tournament as the host nation more than once, while Pakistan were the other to win the Men's Asia Cup at home, which they did only once in the 1982 edition.
In the meantime, Malaysia beat China by 4-1 in the third-place playoff of the Men’s Asia Cup 2025, while Japan finished in fifth place after beating Bangladesh by 6-1.
Men’s Hockey Asia Cup 2025: Final Standings
India (Champions)
South Korea (Runners-up)
Malaysia
China
Japan
Bangladesh
Kazakhstan
Chinese Taipei
