The 1989 Men's Hockey Asia Cup was the third edition of the

Men's Hockey Asia Cup The Men's Hockey Asia Cup is a men's international field hockey tournament organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and qualifies for the FIH Hockey World Cup. South Korea are the defending champio ...

, the quadrennial international men's

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championship of

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organized by the

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. It was held from 20 to 28 December 1989 in

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, India. The two-time defending champions

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

won the tournament for a third consecutive time by defeating the hosts

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2–0 in the final.

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

won the bronze medal by defeating

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2–0.

Preliminary round

''All times are ( UTC+5:30).''

Group A

Group B

Classification round

Fifth to eight place classification

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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Third place game

Final

Winners

Final standings

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References

External links

* http://www.rediff.com/sports/asiacup89.htm {{Hockey Asia Cup Hockey Asia Cup 1989 in Indian sport 1989 in field hockey International field hockey competitions hosted by India December 1989 sports events in Asia