2024 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

2024 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryOman
CityMuscat
Dates7–15 December
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Hockey Oman Stadium
Final positions
Champions India (2nd title)
Runner-up China
Third place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored206 (7.1 per match)
Top scorer(s) Deepika Sehrawat (12 goals)
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The 2024 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup was the ninth edition of the Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, the women's international under-21 field hockey championship of Asia, organized by the Asian Hockey Federation.[1] It was held from 7 to 15 December 2024 at the Hockey Oman Stadium in Muscat, Oman.[2]

India were the defending champions. They defended their title and won their second title by defeating China 3–2 in a shoot-out after the final finished 1–1 in regular time.[3] South Korea won the bronze medal by defeating Japan 3–2 in a shoot-out after the third place match also finished 1–1 in regular time.

The tournament served as the Asian qualifier for the 2025 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, with the five highest-ranked teams qualifying.[4] India, China, South Korea, Japan and Malaysia secured the five qualifying spots.[5][6]

Qualification

The five highest-ranked teams from the 2023 Junior Asia Cup qualified directly for this edition. The other teams participated in the 2024 Women's Junior AHF Cup, where the top five qualified for the 2024 Junior Asia Cup.[7]

Qualified teams

The following ten teams participated in the 2024 Junior Asia Cup.[8]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
3–11 June 2023 2023 Junior Asia Cup Kakamigahara, Japan 5  China
 India
 Japan
 Malaysia
 South Korea
15–23 June 2024 2024 Junior AHF Cup Singapore 5  Bangladesh
 Chinese Taipei
 Hong Kong
 Sri Lanka
 Thailand
Total 10

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+4).

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 4 4 0 0 33 1 +32 12 Semi-finals and
2025 Junior World Cup
2  India 4 3 0 1 28 3 +25 9
3  Malaysia 4 2 0 2 9 10 −1 6
4  Thailand 4 1 0 3 2 21 −19 3
5  Bangladesh 4 0 0 4 3 40 −37 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[9]
7 December 2024
12:15
China  19–0  Bangladesh
Tan J.  2'
Wang L.  4'25'26'47'
Ma Xi.  5'
Liang W.  7'39'
Hao G.  9'26'33'41'55'
Liu T.  10'
Zou L.  29'34'
Li J.  53'
Lei J.  54'
Zeng Xu.  59'
Report
Umpires:
Shivani Sharma (IND)
Shahiela Johari (MAS)
7 December 2024
14:30
Malaysia  3–0  Thailand
Azureen  9'
Syahirah  31'
Nazihah  54'
Report
Umpires:
Jang Heesun (KOR)
See Rinky (HKG)

8 December 2024
12:15
China  8–0  Thailand
Li J.  23'
Ma Xu.  34'
Tan J.  39'
Wang L.  40'
Ma Xi.  42'
Liang W.  47'
Zou L.  55'
Feng  59'
Report
Umpires:
Khamis Al Balushi (OMA)
Shiroma Athurupana (SRI)
8 December 2024
19:00
India  13–1  Bangladesh
Deepika  7'20'55'
Manisha  10'
Kanika  12'51'51'
Mumtaz  27'32'53'58'
Beauty  33'
Sakshi  43'
Report Pal  12'
Umpires:
Wassana Pankemthong (THA)
Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA)

9 December 2024
19:00
Malaysia  0–5  India
Report Vaishnavi  32'
Deepika  37'39'48'
Kanika  38'
Umpires:
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
Qiu Fang (CHN)

10 December 2024
19:00
Thailand  2–1  Bangladesh
Noo-Keaw  3'31' Report Ema  12'
Umpires:
See Rinky (HKG)
Shiroma Athurupana (SRI)

11 December 2024
16:45
Bangladesh  1–6  Malaysia
Pal  49' Report Alyani  8'30'41'
Adawiyah  44'
Azureen  45'
Syakirah  53'
Umpires:
Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA)
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
11 December 2024
19:00
China  2–1  India
Tan J.  32'
Wang L.  42'
Report Deepika  56'
Umpires:
Jang Heesun (KOR)
Minami Inamoto (JPN)

12 December 2024
16:45
Malaysia  0–4  China
Report Hao  4'17'
Lei  49'
Ma Xi.  54'
Umpires:
Binish Hayat (PAK)
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
12 December 2024
19:00
India  9–0  Thailand
Sakshi  17'
Kanika  23'25'40'
Lalrinpuii  27'
Deepika  28'31'35'55'
Report
Umpires:
Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA)
Shiroma Athurupana (SRI)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 4 4 0 0 38 0 +38 12 Semi-finals and
2025 Junior World Cup
2  South Korea 4 3 0 1 29 6 +23 9
3  Chinese Taipei 4 2 0 2 14 13 +1 6
4  Hong Kong 4 1 0 3 2 32 −30 3
5  Sri Lanka 4 0 0 4 0 32 −32 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[9]
7 December 2024
16:45
Japan  15–0  Sri Lanka
Saito  3'6'53'
Yoshida  5'28'35'53'
Hayasuke  18'19'42'
Hamaguchi  22'
Maruyama  26'48'57'
Wakasa  57'
Report
Umpires:
Binish Hayat (PAK)
Qiu Fang (CHN)
7 December 2024
19:00
Chinese Taipei  7–0  Hong Kong
Fan  9'13'
Wang Y.  26'48'
Lai  29'46'
Zhu  55'
Report
Umpires:
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)
Minami Inamoto (JPN)

8 December 2024
14:30
South Korea  10–0  Sri Lanka
Sin  6'9'19'
Park S.  33'53'
Kang  48'50'
Choi  51'
Park Y.  52'55'
Report
Umpires:
Shahiela Johari (MAS)
Liu Yu-Chen (TPE)
8 December 2024
16:45
Japan  13–0  Hong Kong
Saito  7'30'43'
Hayasuke  9'37'38'
Hiramitsu  11'
Takahashi  13'
Kawaguchi  17'
Egashira  42'59'
Hamaguchi  54'
Matsui  55'
Report
Umpires:
Jang Heesun (KOR)
Shivani Sharma (IND)

9 December 2024
16:45
Chinese Taipei  2–7  South Korea
Fan  2'
Huang  29'
Report Choi  15'33'
Park M.  35'50'
Park S.  58'59'
Park Y.  59'
Umpires:
Binish Hayat (PAK)
Minami Inamoto (JPN)

10 December 2024
16:45
Hong Kong  2–0  Sri Lanka
Mohammed  11'52' Report
Umpires:
Liu Yu-Chen (TPE)
Wassana Pankemthong (THA)

11 December 2024
12:15
Japan  4–0  South Korea
Maruyama  29'41'54'
Wakasa  38'
Report
Umpires:
Shahiela Johari (MAS)
Qiu Fang (CHN)
11 December 2024
14:30
Sri Lanka  0–5  Chinese Taipei
Report Wang T.  20'
Huang  21'57'
Wang Y.  23'
Fan  34'
Umpires:
Khamis Al Balushi (OMA)
Shivani Sharma (IND)

12 December 2024
12:15
South Korea  12–0  Hong Kong
Park S.  9'23'
Sin  15'
Park M.  17'37'40'
Kang  28'
Choi  29'39'
Park H.  47'56'
Park Y.  54'
Report
Umpires:
Liu Yu-Chen (TPE)
Khamis Al Balushi (OMA)
12 December 2024
14:30
Chinese Taipei  0–6  Japan
Report Egashira  7'
Hayasuke  15'
Saito  44'59'
Maruyama  46'54'
Umpires:
See Rinky (HKG)
Wassana Pankemthong (THA)

Classification round

Ninth and tenth place

14 December 2024
09:00
Bangladesh  8–0  Sri Lanka
Tuzzohora  8'
Riya  23'28'31'49'
Pal  44'
Ema  53'
Khatun  57'
Report
Umpires:
See Rinky (HKG)
Wassana Pankemthong (THA)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Bracket

 
5–8 placeFifth place
 
      
 
14 December
 
 
 Chinese Taipei1
 
15 December
 
 Thailand2
 
 Thailand0
 
14 December
 
 Malaysia6
 
 Malaysia11
 
 
 Hong Kong0
 
Seventh place
 
 
15 December
 
 
 Chinese Taipei6
 
 
 Hong Kong1


5–8th place semi-finals

14 December 2024
11:30
Chinese Taipei  1–2  Thailand
Fan  48' Report Noo-Keaw  13'
Khamnon  30'
Umpires:
Shivani Sharma (IND)
Shahiela Johari (MAS)
14 December 2024
14:00
Malaysia  11–0  Hong Kong
Sofea  4'16'28'
Azureen  5'
Batrisyia  17'
Humaira  20'45'49'
Syakirah  30'39'
Irdina  54'
Report
Umpires:
Jang Heesun (KOR)
Qiu Fang (CHN)

Seventh and eighth place

15 December 2024
11:30
Chinese Taipei  6–1  Hong Kong
Mao  8'55'
Huang  27'
Fan  42'
Liang  54'
Wang Y.  55'
Report Wong  4'
Umpires:
Wassana Pankemthong (THA)
Khamis Al Balushi (OMA)

Fifth and sixth place

15 December 2024
14:00
Thailand  0–6  Malaysia
Report Azureen  2'9'19'
Sofea  30'53'
James  47'
Umpires:
Binish Hayat (PAK)
Jang Heesun (KOR)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 December
 
 
 Japan1
 
15 December
 
 India3
 
 India (p.s.o.)1 (3)
 
14 December
 
 China1 (2)
 
 China4
 
 
 South Korea1
 
Third place
 
 
15 December
 
 
 Japan1 (2)
 
 
 South Korea (p.s.o.)1 (3)

Semi–finals

14 December 2024
16:30
Japan  1–3  India
Maruyama  23' Report Mumtaz  4'
Sakshi  5'
Deepika  13'
Umpires:
Binish Hayat (PAK)
Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA)

14 December 2024
19:00
China  4–1  South Korea
Feng  6'
Wang L.  24'
Lei  40'
Tan J.  53'
Report Park S.  41'
Umpires:
Minami Inamoto (JPN)
Sharne Mayers (ZIM)

Third and fourth place

15 December 2024
16:30
Japan  1–1  South Korea
Kawaguchi  30+' Report Park H.  21'
Penalties
Ohtsuka
Takahashi
Kawaguchi
Hamaguchi
Yoshida
Ohtsuka
2–3 Ryu
Park Y.
Jang
Choi
Park M.
Park M.
Umpires:
Shivani Sharma (IND)
Qiu Fang (CHN)

Final

15 December 2024
19:00
India  1–1  China
Kanika  41' Report Tan J.  30'
Penalties
Sakshi
Mumtaz
Ishika
Kanika
Sunelita
3–2 Wang
Hao
Liu
Li
Zuo
Umpires:
Minami Inamoto (JPN)
Shahiela Johari (MAS)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
 India 2025 Junior World Cup
 China
 South Korea
4  Japan
5  Malaysia
6  Thailand
7  Chinese Taipei
8  Hong Kong
9  Bangladesh
10  Sri Lanka
Source: FIH

Goalscorers

There were 206 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 7.1 goals per match.

12 goals

9 goals

  • Niko Maruyama

8 goals

7 goals

  • Hao Guoting
  • Wang Lihang
  • Sana Hayasuke

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

  • Airin Riya
  • Wang Yu-Chiu
  • Sin Hyonji

3 goals

  • Orpita Pal
  • Lei Jiajing
  • Liang Weizhi
  • Zou Lizhe
  • Huang Yu-Ting
  • Sakshi Rana
  • Namie Egashira
  • Renon Hamaguchi
  • Rei Yoshida
  • Anith Humaira
  • Noor Asyiqin Syakirah
  • Zati Alyani
  • Kang Yumin
  • Park Hyeon-jeong
  • Sudarat Noo-Keaw

2 goals

  • Nadira Ema
  • Feng Qingmiao
  • Li Jingyi
  • Ma Xiaoyan
  • Lai Ya-Han
  • Mao I-Hsuan
  • Ameera Mohammed
  • Haruka Kawaguchi
  • Mai Wakasa
  • Park Yeongeun

1 goal

  • Sonia Khatun
  • Fatema Tuzzohora
  • Liu Tangjie
  • Ma Xuejiao
  • Zeng Xueling
  • Huang Ling-Hu
  • Liang Yu-Chieh
  • Wang Ting-ya
  • Zhu Yi-Chun
  • Hui Wong
  • Beauty Dungdung
  • Lalrinpuii
  • Manisha
  • Vaishnavi Phalke
  • Ai Hiramitsu
  • Anzu Matsui
  • Yui Takahashi
  • Thibatharshini James
  • Nor Nazihah
  • Nur Iman Adawiyah
  • Nur Syahirah
  • Nurdini Batrisyia
  • Siti Nur Irdina
  • Park Seo-yeon
  • Thanaphon Khamnon

Source: FIH

See also

References

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