The 2012 Men's Asian Champions Trophy was the second edition of the

Men's Asian Champions Trophy The Men's Asian Champions Trophy is an event held annually by the Asian Hockey Federation (since 2011). It features Asia's top six field hockey teams during that hockey season competing in a round robin format. India and Pakistan are the joint mos ...

. The tournament was held from 20 to 27 December 2012 in

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, Qatar. The top six Asian teams (

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

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Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

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and

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

) participated in the tournament, which involved round-robin league among all teams followed by play-offs for final positions.

entered the tournament as the defending champion, but lost to

in the final by a score of 5-4.

Teams

Fixtures

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Round robin

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Classification round

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Statistics

Final standings

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Goalscorers

References

External links

2012 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Doha
(official website) {{Men's Asian Champions Trophy Men's Asian Champions Trophy International field hockey competitions hosted by Qatar Asian Champions Trophy Asian Champions Trophy Asian Champions Trophy Sports competitions in Doha 21st century in Doha