India Lifts Men’s Hockey Asia Cup 2025 | 08 Sep 2025

Why in News?

The Indian men’s hockey team defeated South Korea 4-1 in the final of the Hockey Asia Cup at the Rajgir Sports Complex, Bihar, on 7th September 2025.

With this, India ended an eight-year wait to regain the continental title and also qualified for the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men’s Hockey World Cup 2026 (Netherlands & Belgium).

Key Points

About: This was India’s 9th appearance in the final, the most by any team.
- Hockey India announced ₹3 lakh each for players and ₹1.5 lakh for support staff.
- India last won the Asia Cup in 2017 (Dhaka).
Tournament Standings:
- Champion: India (4th Asia Cup title)
- Runner-up: South Korea (record 5 titles overall)
- Third Place: Malaysia beat China 4-1
- Fifth Place: Japan beat Bangladesh 6-1
Past Winners:
- South Korea: 5 titles (1994, 1999, 2009, 2013, 2022)
- India: 4 titles (2003, 2007, 2017, 2025)
- Pakistan: 3 titles (1982, 1985, 1989)