The 2009 Men's Hockey Asia Cup was the eighth edition of the Men's Hockey Asia Cup, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Asia organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was held from May 9 to May 16, 2009 in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Malaysia | ||
| City | Kuantan | ||
| Dates | 9–16 May | ||
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  South Korea (3rd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Pakistan | ||
| Third place |  China | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Goals scored | 82 (5.47 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Kim Byung-hoon (6 goals) | ||
| Best player | You Hyo-sik | ||
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The tournament was originally awarded to Dubai, United Arab Emirates by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) in a 2008 meeting. However, it was swapped to Malaysia due to the inability of the hockey facility to be complete in Dubai Sports City on time.[1] The tournament is sponsored by AirAsia with MYR 500,000.[2] South Korea won their third title and qualified for the 2010 World Cup in New Delhi, India, after defeating Pakistan 1–0 in the final.[citation needed]
Teams
editOnly eight teams were to compete in this tournament, divided by two pools. However, Sri Lanka withdrew from the tournament few days before the commencement, having replaced Oman before the withdrawal. Although the tournament is reduced to seven teams, the format of the competition remains unchanged.[3]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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| Host | 1 |  Malaysia
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| 31 August – 9 September 2007 | 2007 Asia Cup | Chennai, India | 5 |  India South Korea Japan China Pakistan
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| 14–22 June 2008 | 2008 AHF Cup | Singapore | 1 |  Bangladesh Oman Sri Lanka |
| Total | 7 | |||
Results
editAll times are local, MYT (UTC+8).
Preliminary round
editPool A
edit| 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 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 7 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Malaysia (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 7 | |
| 3 | Japan
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 | 5th–7th place classification |
| 4 | Bangladesh
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 0 |
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Pool B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Pakistan
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 2 | China
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | India
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 | 5th–7th place classification |
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Fifth to seventh place classification
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
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| South Korea | 5 | |||||
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| China | 1 | |||||
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| Pakistan | 0 | |||||
| Pakistan | 4 | |||||
| Malaysia | 2 | |||||
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| China (p.s.) | 3 (7) | |||||
| Malaysia | 3 (6) | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Winners
edit| 2009 Men's Hockey Asia Cup winners |
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 South Korea Third title |
Statistics
editFinal standings
editAwards
edit| Topscorer | Best Player | Best Goalkeeper | Man of the match (final) |
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| Kim Byung-hoon
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You Hyo-sik
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Kumar Subramaniam
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Hong Eun-seung
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References
edit- ^ Hussain, Khalid (22 March 2009). "Pakistan mull new strategy as Asia Cup venue switched". International The News. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ^ "AirAsia chip in RM500,000 for Asia Cup". The Star. 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ^ "Only Seven Teams For Asia Cup". Bernama. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.