Asia Cup 2022 which is going to be the eleventh edition of the Men’s Hockey tournament will begin on 23rd May 2022. This is going to be very exciting for the fans and the viewers as the first match feature Team India and Team Pakistan in its opening match. This is the quadrennial hockey tournament which is officiated by the Asia Hockey Federation. The matches will commence on 23rd May 2022 and shall conclude by 1st June 2022.
There are going to be 8 teams playing in this Asia Cup 2022, where the matches will be held at GBK Field in Jakarta, Indonesia. Team India is the defending champions of the competition, later the top three teams, this season will qualify for the 2023 FIH Hockey World Cup. So let’s have a look at the details of this game here, Asia Cup 2022 Teams and Players List.
Asia Cup 2022 Men’s Hockey Teams
As mentioned above that there will be 8 teams, and nations representing in the Asia Men’s Hockey Cup 2022 o 23rd May, here we have the list of the teams that will be participating. The schedule is also mentioned below, so have a look at it now. All the hockey matches will be played at Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Gelora, Central Jakarta. These 8 teams are divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B.
Teams – POOL A
- India
- Japan
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
POOL B
- Malaysia
- South Korea
- Bangladesh
- Oman
What is the Schedule for Asia Hockey Cup 2022?
Here we have the entire schedule that mentions the times and also the pools that teams represent. Have a quick look at it now.
May 23
Match 1: Malaysia vs Oman at 11:45 AM – Pool B
Match 2: South Korea vs Bangladesh at 14:00 PM – Pool B
Match 3: Japan vs Indonesia at 16:15 PM – Pool A
Match 4: India vs Pakistan at 18:30 PM – Pool A
May 24
Match 5: Oman vs Bangladesh at 11:45 AM – Pool B
Match 6: South Korea vs Malaysia at 14:00 PM – Pool B
Match 7: Pakistan vs Indonesia at 16:15 PM – Pool A
Match 8: Japan vs India at 18:30 PM – Pool A
May 25 – Rest Day
May 26
Match 9: Oman vs South Korea at 11:45 PM – Pool A
Match 10: Malaysia vs Bangladesh at 14:00 PM – Pool A
Match 11: Pakistan vs Japan at 16:15 PM – Pool B
Match 12: India vs Indonesia at 18:30 PM – Pool B
May 27 – Rest Day
May 28
Match 13: Pool A 3rd vs Pool B 4th at 13:30 PM – 5/8th
Place
Match 14: TBC vs TBC at 16:00 PM – Super 4s
Match 15: TBC vs TBC at 18:30 PM – Super 4s
May 29
Match 16: Pool A 3rd vs Pool A 4th at 13:30 PM – 5/8th Place
Match 17: TBC vs TBC at 16:00 PM – Super 4s
Match 18: TBC vs TBC at 18:30 PM – Super 4s
May 30 – Rest Day
May 31
Match 19: M13 Loser vs M16 Loser at 13:30 PM – 7/8th Place
Match 20: TBC vs TBC at 16:00 PM – Super 4s
Match 21: TBC vs TBC at 18:30 PM – Super 4s
June 1
Match 22: M13 Winner vs M16 Winner at 13:30 PM – 5/6th Place
Match 23: Super 4s 3 vs Super 4s 4 at 16:00 PM – 3/4th Place
Match 24: Super 4s 1 vs Super 4s 2 – Final
What is the Indian Squad and their Positions?
A 20-member Indian hockey has been announced officially for the upcoming Asia Cup 2022 Hockey tournament. Have a look at all Men’s Indians Hockey Team.
- Goalkeepers – Suraj Karkera, Pankaj Kumar Rajak
- Defenders – Rupinder Pal Singh (c), Abhisek Lakra, Birendra Lakra (vc), Dipsan Tirkey, Manjeet, Yashdeep Siwach.
- Forwards – Abharan Sudev, Pawan Rajbhar, SV Sunil, S. Karthi, Uttam Singh.
- Midfielders – Mareeswaren Sakthivel, Sheshe Gowda BM, Simranjeet Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Vishnukant Singh
- Replacements – Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Maninder Singh,
- Standbys – Angad Bir Singh. Ankit Pal, Pawan, Pardeep Singh.