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 countryQatar
CityDoha
Dates20–27 Dececember
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Al-Rayyan Stadium
Final positions
Champions Pakistan (1st title)
Runner-up India
Third place Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored111 (6.17 per match)
Top scorer(s) Muhammad Waqas (11 goals)
Best player Muhammad Waqas
← 2011 (previous) (next) 2013 →

India entered the tournament as the defending champion, but lost to Pakistan in the final by a score of 5-4.[1]

Teams
Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 China2nd20116th (2011)
 India2nd20111st (2011)
 Japan2nd20114th (2011)
 Malaysia2nd20113rd (2011)
 Oman1stNoneDebut
 Pakistan2nd20112nd (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)
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)
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)
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)
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

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

3 own goals

  •  China (against India, Malaysia & Oman)

Source: FIH

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References
  1. http://www.thenewstribe.com/2012/12/27/asian-hockey-champions-trophy-final-pakistan-beat-india-5-4-to-clinch-title/
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