Asia Cup hockey 2025 schedule, squads, teams, match dates, venues and Live Streaming details: All you need to know

The 12th edition of the highly anticipated Men’s Asia Cup 2025 hockey tournament is scheduled to start on Friday, August 29 in Rajgir, Bihar. A total of eight teams, divided into two groups of four teams each, will compete in the showpiece event. The winner of the tournament will directly qualify for next year’s FIH World Cup, while the teams finishing second to sixth will qualify for the World Cup qualifiers.

Having won the tournament three times in the past (2003, 2007, and 2017), the bronze medalists of the last two Summer Olympics, India, will enter with high expectations, but the recent form of Craig Fulton’s team does not ooze out much confidence and keeps India away from the favourite’s tag. As for the current rankings, India are ranked seventh in the world.

The Indian men’s hockey team failed to secure a spot at the 2026 World Cup through the European leg of the FIH Pro League 2024-25. India managed to win only one game out of their eight games, and lost seven in a row – the longest losing streak in India’s history. However, they need to start afresh for this tournament, and would have to move from strength to strength.

Format, groups and teams

The tournament follows a traditional exhaustive format, each team in both groups will take on every other team in their respective groups, and after they have met each other once, the top two teams with the most points in both groups will qualify for the Super 4s stage.

In this stage, the four teams will face each other, and once they have faced each other once, the top two teams will be determined and will advance to the final. The final of the Men’s Asia Cup 2025 will take place on September 7, 2025. The third and fourth-placed teams will play in the third-place playoff on the same day.

The 8 teams are divided into two groups:

• Pool A: India, Japan, China, Kazakhstan

• Pool B:  South Korea, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Chinese Taipei

Notably, Pakistan and Oman were originally expected to compete but upon their withdrawal from the competition, Bangladesh and Kazakhstan have been included as replacements.

Men’s Asia Cup Schedule

All times are in India Standard Time. Matches are played at Rajgir Hockey Stadium.

Group Stage

• August 29, 2025 (Friday)

  • 9:00 AM: Malaysia vs Bangladesh (Pool B)

  • 11:00 AM: South Korea vs Chinese Taipei (Pool B)

  • 1:00 PM: Japan vs Kazakhstan (Pool A)

  • 3:00 PM: India vs China (Pool A)

• August 30, 2025 (Saturday)

  • 1:00 PM: Bangladesh vs Chinese Taipei (Pool B)

  • 3:00 PM: South Korea vs Malaysia (Pool B)

• August 31, 2025 (Sunday)

  • 1:00 PM: China vs Kazakhstan (Pool A)

  • 3:00 PM: Japan vs India (Pool A)

• September 1, 2025 (Monday)

  • 1:30 PM: Bangladesh vs South Korea (Pool B)

  • 3:30 PM: Malaysia vs Chinese Taipei (Pool B)

  • 5:30 PM: China vs Japan (Pool A)

  • 7:30 PM: India vs Kazakhstan (Pool A)

Super 4s Stage

• September 3, 2025 (Wednesday)

  • 2:30 PM: 3rd Pool A vs 4th Pool B (5th-8th Place Semifinal, M13)

  • 5:00 PM: Super 4s Match (TBD vs TBD)

  • 7:30 PM: Super 4s Match (TBD vs TBD)

• September 4, 2025 (Thursday)

  • 2:30 PM: 3rd Pool B vs 4th Pool A (5th-8th Place Semifinal, M16)

  • 5:00 PM: Super 4s Match (TBD vs TBD)

  • 7:30 PM: Super 4s Match (TBD vs TBD)

• September 6, 2025 (Saturday)

  • 2:30 PM: Loser M13 vs Loser M16 (7th-8th Place Playoff)

  • 5:00 PM: Super 4s Match (TBD vs TBD)

  • 7:30 PM: Super 4s Match (TBD vs TBD)

• September 7, 2025 (Sunday)

  • 2:30 PM: Winner M13 vs Winner M16 (5th-6th Place Playoff)

  • 5:00 PM: 3rd Super 4s vs 4th Super 4s (3rd-4th Place Playoff)

  • 7:30 PM: 1st Super 4s vs 2nd Super 4s (Final)

Where to watch Asia Cup 2025 hockey live in India?

Live streaming of the Asia Cup 2025 hockey tournament will be available to watch on the SonyLIV app. Men’s Asia Cup hockey matches will be live telecast on Sony TEN 2 and Sony TEN 2 HD TV channels in India.

India squad for Asia Cup 2025

Indian hockey team: Krishan Pathak, Suraj Karkera, Sumit, Jarmanpreet Singh, Sanjay, Harmanpreet Singh (captain), Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Rajinder Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Mandeep Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Dilpreet Singh

Reserves: Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Selvam Karthi