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

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

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, Qatar. The top six Asian teams (

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

, the defending champions, were beaten 5-4 by

in the final.

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
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