The Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup is a men's international under-21

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tournament organized by the

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. The tournament has been held since 1988 and serves as a qualification tournament for the

Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup The Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, formerly known as the Hockey Junior World Cup, is an international field hockey competition organized by the International Hockey Federation. The tournament was started in 1979. Since 1985 it was held every ...

. Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of December 31 in the year before the tournament is held. The tournament has been won by four different teams:

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has the most titles with five and

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follows with three.

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and

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have both won the tournament once. The most recent edition was held in

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, Oman and was won by India. The 2021 edition, to be held in

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, Bangladesh, was canceled due to the

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Results

Performance by nations

:* = ''host nation''

Team appearances

References

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Asian Hockey Federation

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Hockey Junior Asia Cup

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Results

Performance by nations

Team appearances

See also

References

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