Asia Cup Hockey 2025: Full Schedule, India Squad, Groups, Match List, Format, Live Streaming – All you need to know

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Asia Cup Hockey 2025 Schedule, Live Streaming: The 12th edition of Asia Cup will start on Friday. (Hockey India)

Asia Cup Hockey 2025 Schedule, Live Streaming: The 12th iteration of the Asia Cup Hockey will begin on Friday, 29 August in Rajgir, Bihar. The continental event also serves as a qualifier for the 2026 Hockey World Cup set to happen in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Eight teams are set to participate in the competition. Originally, Pakistan and Oman were slated to feature but withdrew, leading to their replacement by Bangladesh and Kazakhstan.

World Cup qualification at stake

The winner of the men’s competition will earn a coveted spot at the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026. Six teams have now qualified for the World Cup. Belgium and Netherlands, on account of being hosts of the event, gained direct qualification. Australia and Spain qualified through the previous two editions of the FIH Hockey Pro League. Argentina secured qualification through the Pan American Cup and Germany qualified from the Eurohockey Championship. Along with Asia, continental championships in Africa and Oceania will determine three direct qualifiers for the event, with the remaining seven teams qualifying through the FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers in 2026.

Format

The continental tournament will feature 8 teams, split into Pool A & B. The top two from each pool will advance to a Super 4s pool stage, where the teams will compete in a secondary pool and get ranked from one to four. The semi-finals line-up will be decided on the basis of the secondary pool results, while the bottom two teams from the initial pool stage will play for classifications and world ranking points.

Groups & Teams

Pool A: India, Japan, China, Kazakhstan
Pool B: South Korea, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Chinese Taipei

Full Schedule

Date	Match	Group	Time
Aug 29	Malaysia vs Bangladesh	B	9:00 AM
Aug 29	South Korea vs Chinese Taipei	B	11:00 AM
Aug 29	Japan vs Kazakhstan	A	1:00 PM
Aug 29	India vs China	A	3:00 PM
Aug 30	Bangladesh vs Chinese Taipei	B	1:00 PM
Aug 30	South Korea vs Malaysia	B	3:00 PM
Aug 31	China vs Kazakhstan	A	1:00 PM
Aug 31	Japan vs India	A	3:00 PM
Sep 1	Bangladesh vs South Korea	B	1:30 PM
Sep 1	Malaysia vs Chinese Taipei	B	3:30 PM
Sep 1	China vs Japan	A	5:30 PM
Sep 1	India vs Kazakhstan	A	7:30 PM
Sep 3	M13: 3rd Pool A vs 4th Pool B (5/8th Place)	Classification	2:30 PM
Sep 3	TBD vs TBD	Super 4s Pool	5:00 PM
Sep 3	TBD vs TBD	Super 4s Pool	7:30 PM
Sep 4	M16: 3rd Pool B vs 4th Pool A (5/8th Place)	Classification	2:30 PM
Sep 4	TBD vs TBD	Super 4s Pool	5:00 PM
Sep 4	TBD vs TBD	Super 4s Pool	7:30 PM
Sep 6	Loser M13 vs Loser M16 (7/8th Place)	Classification	2:30 PM
Sep 6	TBD vs TBD	Super 4s Pool	5:00 PM
Sep 6	TBD vs TBD	Super 4s Pool	7:30 PM
Sep 7	Winner M13 vs Winner M16 (5/6th Place)	Classification	2:30 PM
Sep 7	3rd Super4s vs 4th Super4s (3/4th Place)	Classification	5:00 PM
Sep 7	1st Super4s vs 2nd Super4s	Final	7:30 PM

Live Streaming

How to watch the live streaming of Asia Cup 2025 Hockey matches in India?

The Asia Cup 2025 Hockey matches will be livestreamed on the SonyLiv app and website in India.

How to watch the live telecast of Asia Cup 2025 Hockey matches in India?

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The live telecast of Asia Cup 2025 Hockey matches will be available on Sony Sports Network.

India Squad

Goalkeepers: Krishan Pathak, Suraj Karkera
Defenders: Sumit, Jarmanpreet Singh, Sanjay, Harmanpreet Singh (captain), Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh
Midfielders: Rajinder Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad
Forwards: Mandeep Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Dilpreet Singh
Reserves: Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Selvam Karthi