2013 Men's Asian Champions Trophy

The 2013 Men's Asian Champions Trophy was the third edition of the Men's Asian Champions Trophy. The tournament was held alongside the women's tournament in Kakamigara, Japan from 2 to 10 November 2013.

2013 Men's Asian Champions Trophy

Tournament details
Host country	Japan
City	Kakamigahara
Dates	2–10 November
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Gifu Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Pakistan (2nd title)
Runner-up	Japan
Third place	Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	88 (4.89 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Faizal Saari (9 goals)
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Six Asian teams (Pakistan, China, India, Japan, Oman and Malaysia) participated in the tournament which involved round-robin league among all teams followed by play-offs for final positions.

The defending champions Pakistan won the tournament for the second time by defeating the hosts Japan 3–1 in the final.

Teams

Below is the list of the participating teams for the tournament

Team	Appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
China	3rd	2012	4th (2012)
India	3rd	2012	1st (2011)
Japan	3rd	2012	4th (2011)
Malaysia	3rd	2012	3rd (2011, 2012)
Oman	2nd	2012	5th (2012)
Pakistan	3rd	2012	1st (2012)

Fixtures

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Round robin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pakistan	5	4	1	0	19	5	+14	13	Final
2	Japan (H)	5	3	1	1	10	2	+8	10
3	China	5	3	0	2	16	11	+5	9	Third place game
4	Malaysia	5	2	0	3	13	13	0	6
5	India	5	2	0	3	12	12	0	6	Fifth place game
6	Oman	5	0	0	5	3	26	−23	0

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

2 November 2013 14:30 Malaysia  0–1  Japan Report Yamabe  70' Umpires: Jang Jung-min (KOR) Thani Saheem (OMA)

2 November 2013 16:30 Pakistan  8–0  Oman Hussain  16', 52' Imran  31', 41', 64' Dilber  34', 53' Tousiq  46' Report Umpires: Lingam Karupusamy (MAS) Shin Dong-yun (KOR)

2 November 2013 18:30 India  0–2  China Report Yu Xin  50' E Liguang  55' Umpires: Kamran Hussain (PAK) Yuji Hosokawa (JPN)

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3 November 2013 14:30 Oman  3–5  Malaysia Al-Shaaibi  12' Al-Shar  24' Awadh  48' Report Marhan  2' Faizal  29', 35', 62', 70' Umpires: Li Songxin (CHN) Kamran Hussain (PAK)

3 November 2013 16:30 Pakistan  5–1  China Imran  21', 34' Khan  31' Rizwan Sr.  40' Dilber  42' Report Zhang Zhixuan  18' Umpires: Ripudaman Sharma (IND) Thani Saheem (OMA)

3 November 2013 18:30 India  1–2  Japan Gurjinder  12' Report Yoshihara  23', 54' Umpires: Jang Jung-min (KOR) Lingam Karupusamy (MAS)

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5 November 2013 16:30 Oman  0–3  India Report Akashdeep  19' Talwinder  30' Amit  62' Umpires: Shin Dong-yun (KOR) Yuji Hosokawa (JPN)

5 November 2013 16:30 Malaysia  0–1  Pakistan Report Rasool  70' Umpires: Jang Jung-min (KOR) Li Songxin (CHN)

5 November 2013 18:30 Japan  1–3  China K. Kawakami  68' Report Sun Long  15', 50' E Liguang  45' Umpires: Ripudaman Sharma (IND) Kamran Hussain (PAK)

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7 November 2013 10:30 China  4–5  Malaysia Du Talake  6' Li Zecheng  23', 43' Wang Zipeng  64' Report Faizal  4' Razie  11', 47' Ismail  26' Amirullah  48' Umpires: Ripudaman Sharma (IND) Thani Saheem (OMA)

7 November 2013 12:30 India  4–5  Pakistan Gurjinder  24' Amit  30' Manpreet  40' Malak  49' Report Khan  2' Imran  35' Rizwan Sr.  36', 44' Rizwan Jr.  53' Umpires: Jang Jung-min (KOR) Yuji Hosokawa (JPN)

7 November 2013 14:30 Japan  4–0  Oman Tachibana  8', 43', 58' Hatakeyama  55' Report Umpires: Lingam Karupusamy (MAS) Li Songxin (CHN)

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8 November 2013 14:30 Malaysia  3–4  India Azreen  10' Faizal  12', 67' Report Ramandeep  4' Malak  41', 51' Mandeep  54' Umpires: Kamran Hussain (PAK) Shin Dong-yun (KOR)

8 November 2013 16:30 China  6–0  Oman Li Zecheng  13' Du Talake  17', 58' Guo Xiaoping  19' Zhang Zhixuan  52', 67' Report Umpires: Yuji Hosokawa (JPN) Ripudaman Sharma (IND)

8 November 2013 18:30 Pakistan  2–2  Japan Khan  34' Rizwan Jr.  40' Report Kayukawa  23' Yamabe  42' Umpires: Lingam Karupusamy (MAS) Li Songxin (CHN)

Classification round

Fifth place game

10 November 2013 10:00 India  6–1  Oman Kothajit  6' Gurjinder  11' Akashdeep  24', 40', 68' Malak  66' Report Al-Shar  58' Umpires: Kamran Hussain (PAK) Shin Dong-yun (KOR)

Third place game

10 November 2013 12:30 China  0–3  Malaysia Report Faizal  2', 51' Adabi  46' Umpires: Yuji Hosokawa (JPN) Ripudaman Sharma (IND)

Final

10 November 2013 15:00 Pakistan  3–1  Japan Rizwan Sr.  40' Khan  61' A. Butt  65' Report K. Kawakami  11' Umpires: Lingam Karupusamy (MAS) Jang Jong-min (KOR)

Statistics

Final standings

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

Goalscorers

There were 89 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.94 goals per match.

9 goals

• Faizal Saari

6 goals

• Muhammad Imran

4 goals

• Akashdeep Singh
• Malak Singh
• Abdul Haseem Khan
• Muhammad Rizwan Sr.

3 goals

• Du Talake
• Li Zecheng
• Zhang Zhixuan
• Gurjinder Singh
• Toshiro Tachibana
• Muhammad Dilber

2 goals

• E Liguang
• Sun Long
• Amit Rohidas
• Kei Kawakami
• Koshi Yamabe
• Heita Yoshihara
• Razie Rahim
• Mohamed Hubais Al-Shar
• Salman Hussain
• Muhammad Rizwan Jr.

1 goal

• Guo Xiaoping
• Wang Zipeng
• Yu Xin
• Manabu Hatakeyama
• Koji Kayukawa
• Kothajit Khadangbam
• Mandeep Singh
• Manpreet Singh
• Ramandeep Singh
• Talwinder Singh
• Ismail Abu
• Adabi Azammi
• Marhan Jalil
• Azreen Nasir
• Amirullah Zainol
• Khalid Al-Shaaibi
• Mohammed Abdullah Bait Awadh
• Ammad Butt
• Shafqat Rasool
• Muhammad Tousiq

Source: FIH

See also

• 2013 Men's Hockey Asia Cup
• 2013 Women's Asian Champions Trophy