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1985 Men's Hockey Asia Cup

The 1985 Men's Hockey Asia Cup was the second edition of the Men's Hockey Asia Cup, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Asia organized by the Asian Hockey Federation.[1] It was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 20 to 28 January 1985.[2]

The defending champions Pakistan won its second Asian title by defeating India 3–2 in the final. The final was tied at 1–1 until the 83 minute, before Pakistan quickly scored 2 goals and India also netted one more for the eventual scoreline. South Korea won its first medal by defeating Japan 2–0 in the bronze medal match.[3]

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Pakistan 4 4 0 0 21 0 +21 8 Semi-finals
2  Japan 4 2 1 1 13 4 +9 5
3  Bangladesh (H) 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 4
4  China 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 3
5  Iran 4 0 0 4 2 33 −31 0
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(H) Hosts
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pakistan  2–0  Japan
Bangladesh  2–2  China
Pakistan  16–0  Iran
Japan  1–1  Bangladesh
China  3–0  Iran
Pakistan  1–0  Bangladesh
Japan  11–1  Iran
Pakistan  2–0  China
Japan  1–0  China
Bangladesh  3–1  Iran

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 4 4 0 0 22 1 +21 8 Semi-finals
2  South Korea 4 2 1 1 17 10 +7 5
3  Malaysia 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 5
4  Sri Lanka 4 1 0 3 6 17 −11 2
5  Singapore 4 0 0 4 3 24 −21 0
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
India  8–1  South Korea
India  3–2  Malaysia
India  6–0  Sri Lanka
India  5–0  Singapore
South Korea  0–0  Malaysia
South Korea  7–0  Sri Lanka
South Korea  9–2  Singapore
Malaysia  3–1  Sri Lanka
Malaysia  5–0  Singapore
Sri Lanka  5–1  Singapore

Classification round

Fifth to eighth place classification

Seventh place game

28 January 1985
China  2–0  Sri Lanka

Fifth place game

28 January 1985
Malaysia  5–0  Bangladesh

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 January
 
 
 Pakistan7
 
28 January
 
 South Korea0
 
 Pakistan3
 
27 January
 
 India2
 
 India9
 
 
 Japan1
 
Third place
 
 
28 January
 
 
 South Korea2
 
 
 Japan0

Semi-finals

27 January 1985
Pakistan  7–0  South Korea
Ahmad field hockey ball 27'
Sardar field hockey ball 31', 33', 43', 52', 69'
H. Khan field hockey ball 		Report
27 January 1985
India  9–1  Japan
Naim field hockey ball ?', 38', ?'
Sharma field hockey ball ?'
Rawat field hockey ball 21', ?', ?'
Shahid field hockey ball 29' 		Report Takamori field hockey ball 13'

Third place game

28 January 1985
South Korea  2–0  Japan

Final

28 January 1985
Pakistan  3–2 (a.e.t.)  India
H. Khan field hockey ball 34'
Ahmad field hockey ball 83'
K. Khan field hockey ball 87' 		Report Naim field hockey ball 57'
H. Singh field hockey ball 85'

Winners

 1985 Men's Hockey Asia Cup winners 

Pakistan
Second title

Final standings

  1.  Pakistan
  2.  India
  3.  South Korea
  4.  Japan
  5.  Malaysia
  6.  Bangladesh
  7.  China
  8.  Sri Lanka
  9.  Singapore
  10.  Iran

References

  1. ^ "Men Field Hockey IInd Asia Cup 1985 Dhaka (BAN) 20-28.01 - Winner Pakistan". todor66.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Field hockey - Men's Asia Cup - 1985 - Home". the-sports.org. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. ^ "2nd Men's Asia Cup, Dhaka, Bangladesh". rediff.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.