2012 Men's Asian Champions Trophy

The 2012 Men's Asian Champions Trophy was the second edition of the Men's Asian Champions Trophy. The tournament was held from 20 to 27 December 2012 in Doha, Qatar. The top six Asian teams (India, Oman, Pakistan, China, Malaysia and Japan) participated in the tournament, which involved round-robin league among all teams followed by play-offs for final positions.

2012 Men's Asian Champions Trophy

Tournament details
Host country	Qatar
City	Doha
Dates	20–27 December
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Al-Rayyan Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Pakistan (1st title)
Runner-up	India
Third place	Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	111 (6.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Muhammad Waqas (11 goals)
Best player	Muhammad Waqas
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India, the defending champions, were beaten 5-4 by Pakistan in the final.^[1]

Teams

Team	Appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
China	2nd	2011	6th (2011)
India	2nd	2011	1st (2011)
Japan	2nd	2011	4th (2011)
Malaysia	2nd	2011	3rd (2011)
Oman	1st	None	Debut
Pakistan	2nd	2011	2nd (2011)

Fixtures

All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3)

Round robin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	5	4	0	1	23	7	+16	12	Final
2	Pakistan	5	3	1	1	22	12	+10	10
3	Malaysia	5	3	1	1	17	10	+7	10	Third place game
4	China	5	3	0	2	15	13	+2	9
5	Japan	5	1	0	4	13	17	−4	3	Fifth place game
6	Oman	5	0	0	5	6	37	−31	0

Source: FIH

20 December 2012 15:00 Malaysia  4–1  Japan Tengku  3' Faizal  17' Hafifi  32' Razie  58' Report Tachibana  65' Umpires: Haider Rasool (PAK) Shin Dong-yun (KOR)

20 December 2012 17:00 India  4–0  China Sunil  13' Raghunath  18', 53'  54' Report Umpires: Jang Jung-min (KOR) Lingam Karupusamy (MAS)

20 December 2012 19:00 Oman  3–8  Pakistan Rajab  14', 57' Bait Jandal  20' Report Rizwan  2' Waqas  30', 63' Abbasi  39', 61', 68' Khan  51' Imran  54' Umpires: Pankaj Tyagi (IND) You Suolong (CHN)

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21 December 2012 15:00 Japan  1–3  India Kayukawa  50' Report Raghunath  22', 59' Gurwinder  51' Umpires: You Suolong (CHN) Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA)

21 December 2012 17:00 Pakistan  5–2  China Waqas  9', 33' Abbasi  23' Khan  53', 69' Report Yu Yang  10' Liu Yixian  25' Umpires: Lingam Karupusamy (MAS) Shin Dong-yun (KOR)

21 December 2012 19:00 Oman  1–4  Malaysia Bait Jandal  16' Report Faizal  23' Razie  28', 63' Tengku  66' Umpires: Yoshikuni Tomiyama (JPN) Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

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23 December 2012 15:00 China  4–2  Japan Dong Yang  3' Song Yi  35', 40' Liu Yixian  62' Report K. Kawakami  28' Kayukawa  65' Umpires: Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA) Lingam Karupusamy (MAS)

23 December 2012 17:00 Oman  0–11  India Report Sunil  3' Dharamvir  7', 56' Raghunath  29', 38' Rupinder  31', 43' Gurwinder  44' Akashdeep  52' Harbir  64' Danish  66' Umpires: Haider Rasool (PAK) Jang Jung-min (KOR)

23 December 2012 19:00 Pakistan  3–3  Malaysia Rizwan  21' Waqas  55', 57' Report  20' Faizal  43' Tengku  68' Umpires: Yoshikuni Tomiyama (JPN) Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

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24 December 2012 15:00 Oman  1–7  Japan Rajab  7' Report  11' Kawauchi  21', 45' Ijima  22' K. Kawakami  32' Nagasawa  49', 54' Umpires: You Suolong (CHN) Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

24 December 2012 17:00 China  2–1  Malaysia Huang Yue  31' Song Yi  34' Report Faizal  63' Umpires: Haider Rasool (PAK) Shin Dong-yun (KOR)

24 December 2012 19:00 Pakistan  1–2  India Waqas  56' Report Rupinder  36' Chinglensana  49' Umpires: Lingam Karupusamy (MAS) Jang Jung-min (KOR)

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26 December 2012 13:00 China  7–1  Oman Liu Yixian  4', 69' Song Yi  9', 46' Dong Yang  27' Guo Zhong Qiang  32' Sun Tianjun  56' Report  51' Umpires: Shin Dong-yun (KOR) Yoshikuni Tomiyama (JPN)

26 December 2012 15:00 Pakistan  5–2  Japan Waqas  1', 36' Abbasi  34' Khan  44', 63' Report Yoshihara  8' Tachibana  23' Umpires: Saleh Al-Balushi (OMA) You Suolong (CHN)

26 December 2012 17:00 Malaysia  5–3  India Fitri  18', 27' Azlan  20' Faizal  38' Adabi  68' Report Birendra  48' Sunil  61' Raghunath  63' Umpires: Jang Jung-min (KOR) Haider Rasool (PAK)

Classification round

Fifth place game

27 December 2012 14:30 Japan  1–2  Oman Kawauchi  29' Report Saad Jumaan  33' Al-Shibli  70' Umpires: You Suolong (CHN) Lingam Karupusamy (MAS)

Third place game

27 December 2012 17:00 Malaysia  3–1  China Marhan  40' Razie  60'  61' Report Liu Yixian  19' Umpires: Pankaj Tyagi (IND) Haider Rasool (PAK)

Final

27 December 2012 19:30 India  4–5  Pakistan Sunil  8' Raghunath  21' Gurwinder  55' Rupinder  59' Report Waqas  7', 56' Rasool  42' Mehmood  48' Ateeq  64' Umpires: Jang Jung-min (KOR) Shin Dong-yun (KOR)

Statistics

Final standings

1.  Pakistan
2.  India
3.  Malaysia
4.  China
5.  Oman
6.  Japan

Goalscorers

There were 112 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 6.22 goals per match.

11 goals

• Muhammad Waqas

8 goals

• V. R. Raghunath

5 goals

• Liu Yixian
• Song Yi
• Faizal Saari
• Shakeel Abbasi
• Abdul Haseem Kham

4 goals

• Rupinder Pal Singh
• S. V. Sunil
• Razie Rahim

3 goals

• Gurwinder Singh Chandi
• Shinji Kawauchi
• Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin
• Basim Khatar Rajab

2 goals

• Dong Yang
• Dharamvir Singh
• Kei Kawakami
• Koji Kayukawa
• Katsuyoshi Nagasawa
• Toshiro Tachibana
• Fitri Saari
• Mohammed Bait Jandal
• Muhammad Rizwan Sr.

1 goal

• Guo Zhong Qiang
• Huang Yue
• Sun Tianjun
• Yu Yang
• Chinglensana Kangujam
• Birendra Lakra
• Danish Mujtaba
• Harbir Singh Sandhu
• Akashdeep Singh
• Hiroki Ijima
• Heita Yoshihara
• Adabi Azammi
• Hafifi Hanafi
• Marhan Jalil
• Azlan Misron
• Samir Al-Shibli
• Anwar Saad Jumaan
• Muhammad Ateeq
• Muhammad Imran
• Rashid Mehmood
• Shafqat Rasool

1 own goal

•  Oman (against Japan)
•  Pakistan (against Malaysia)

3 own goals

•  China (against India, Malaysia & Oman)

Source: FIH