Today marks the day that Indian hockey star Sunita Lakra retires from International Hockey. She had the following to say on the matter: “Today is a very emotional day for me as I have decided to retire from International Hockey. I had been part of this wonderful journey with the Indian Women’s Hockey Team since 2008 […]
Bhubaneswar, 31 December 2019: The Indian Men’s Hockey were quick to leave the disappointment of the 2018 Men’s World Cup behind and focused on their lone target for 2019 which was to make the qualification for 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Now that the goal has been accomplished, the core group which reported to National Coaching Camp in Bhubaneswar […]
One of the highlights of this year was the FIH Series Finals 2019 took place. In the Men’s category and during the event, Malaysia took the Silver medal, while India got the Gold and both qualified for the Olympic Qualifiers. Uzbekistan, Egypt, Singapore and China also participated but failed to achieve a good place. Japan […]
New Delhi, 30 December 2019: Having shed their underdog image, the Indian Women’s Team embraced the year 2019 with a singular vision to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after narrowing missing the ticket at the 2018 Asian Games where they settled for a Silver. The loss in the Final to Japan only made the women’s team […]
Today, we saw a successful end to the AHF Executive Board Meeting 2019, which took place in the Royale Chulan Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Among key discussion points in the meeting was a lot of discussion on the AHF’s progress in the year of 2019. A detailed roadmap was also laid out for the AHF’s […]
The Asian Hockey Federation paid a courtesy call to His Royal Highness Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah, the Yang Di Pertuan Agong and Royal Patron of the Asian Hockey Federation. The AHF were represented by its a President Dato Fumio Ogura, Dato Majid Manjit Abdullah, Vice […]
The Walton Refrigerator Victory Day Hockey 2019 Tournament has been concluded by the excellence of the Bangladesh Navy. The Services team defeated Sonali Bank by 1-0 in the final on Thursday, 19th December 19. This is the fourth title in a row for the Navy. Khorshedur Rahman scored the only goal from the penalty corner […]
Lausanne, Switzerland: On the occasion of a press briefing in Tokyo involving Tayyab Ikram, FIH Executive Board Member and IOC Olympic Solidarity Commission Member, Koji Murofushi, Tokyo 2020 Sports Director, Shihori Oikawa, Japan Women’s hockey national team player and Seren Tanaka, Japan Men’s hockey national team player, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) today revealed the match […]
The Under-14 All Island Hockey Carnival is being arranged by the Schools Hockey Association in Sri Lanka and is set to take place from 19th to 21st December 2019. The tournament focuses on teaching youth about the sport of hockey and the emphasis is not placed on winning, but on learning the game. The Carnival […]
In the last day of the Cup, the match for the 7th place between Iran and Sri Lanka finished 1-1- They went into shootouts where Mahdi Shahrokhi, the team’s captain, made the difference and got the Iranians the 7th place. Meanwhile, Thailand and Singapore played an uneventful game with only one goal scored by the […]
First, the ninth-place match was played today between Sri Lanka and Hong Kong China. Sri Lanka opened the score in the minute 2 thanks to a penalty corner and in the last minute of the 1st half, Hong Kong China made their first goal, putting the game in a draw. The 2nd half was all […]
The North Zone saw the opening of the agency and the selected hockey team of Panjshir province. The official trip of the leadership of the Afghanistan Hockey Federation to Panjshir province to create a representative of Panjshir province. During the journey of the President of the Afghan Hockey Federation, respected Syed Mustafa Sadat discussed the […]
An FIH – AHF Level 1 Coaching course concluded successfully in Turkmenistan. The course conductor was FIH-AHF Expert Mr. Zahid Ali. The course was full of valuable education which was imparted to the participants in an easy to grasp manner.
Men’s SEA Games 2019: The first semi-final of the day was between Thailand and Singapore. The Singaporeans weren’t strong enough against the powerful Thai men, who won by 5-1, finishing in 2nd place and playing against Malaysia in the final match for the gold. Singapore finished in 3er place. In the second semi-final, Malaysia powered […]
In Pool A, Uzbekistan leads the table with seven points after winning 2-0 against Iran. It was a a physical and paced game in which the goals were made at the beginning and at the end of the match, taking advantage of the opponent’s distraction. Iran remains at the bottom of the Pool with one […]
The All Japan Championship concluded on December 8th, 2019. The tournament, which was a knock out style competition between the best in Japan, saw the participation of the 4 best university teams and 4 best club teams of Japan. The Men’s tournament was held for the 93rd time in Okayama prefecture. After an exciting final […]
Men’s SEA Games 2019: The much-anticipated match of the tournament took place today, as Malaysia and Thailand face in what was the most challenging game so far. Both teams played well and it was exciting to watch them, but Malaysia took the honors, winning 2-0, earning three points and holding 1st place in the table. […]
In Pool A, China claimed three points from their first match after defeating Iran by 3-1 in a game that exploded during the 2nd Half. The Chinese secured the victory in the final ten minutes when they scored the two last goals. Meanwhile, in Pool B, Chinese Taipei turned around a match that was losing […]
Men’s SEA Games 2019: Malaysia continues its good streak, winning over Singapore by 6-0 in an easy match that was already sealed by the end of the 1st half. The Malaysians now hold first place in the table with six points and by goal difference. Meanwhile, Myanmar got its first victory against a weak Philippines […]
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Asian Hockey Federation and the National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan for the purpose of strengthening of bilateral cooperation in the development of the sport of hockey in Turkmenistan. The Memorandum was signed on the 14th of November 2019. The Memorandum sets into place various activities, including experience […]
Men’s SEA Games 2019: Malaysia’s first match of the tournament proved their strength as they scored a goal against Myanmar by 6-0 12-1, getting three points. The debutants still can’t find their place in the cup yet as they lost their second game in a row. Thailand holds 1st place in the table with six […]
THURSDAY 05 DECEMBER 2019 QUARTERFINALS MATCH NO 37: SSGC Vs PORT QASIM (4 – 0) Goal Score: SSGC: 33” Abdul Maanan(FG), 35” Adeel Latif (FG), 42” (FG) 43” (PC) Rizwan Ali MATCH NO 38: WAPDA Vs KPK (A) (1 – 0) Goal Score: WAPDA: 17” Ali Bahadur (FG) MATCH NO 39: ARMY (A) Vs PUNJAB […]
Men’s SEA Games 2019: In the first match of the day, Thailand started with a comfortable victory against Myanmar by 4-1. The debutant team had many issues during the game, while the Thai men got benefited from multiple penalty scores that helped them secured the game and gather three points. Meanwhile, Singapore beat the Philippines […]
Canberra (Australia), 04 December 2019: The Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team on Wednesday started their campaign at the 3-Nations Tournament in Australia with a well-deserved 2-0 win against New Zealand in their opening encounter. India’s young Forward Lalrindiki (15’) and Midfielder Prabhleen Kaur (60’) scored the goals which secured the win for their side. A solid […]
On December 4th the Indoor matches for both men and women will begin as part of the Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. The Indoor Hockey tournament will take place in the city of Los Baños, province of Laguna and the selected venue for it is the court inside the Centro Mall. The event will […]
36th National Junior Hockey Championship National Hockey Stadium, Lahore MONDAY 02 DECEMBER 2019 MATCH NO 23: PUNJAB (D) Vs SINDH (B) (0 – 4) Goal Score: SINDH (B): 1” Sardar Khan (FG) , 11” M Haris Naseer (FG) , 51” 59” Arslan Haider (PC) MATCH NO 24: PUNJAB (B) Vs PORT QASIM (1 – 12) […]
36th National Junior Hockey Championship National Hockey Stadium, Lahore Saturday 30 November 2019 MATCH NO 16: ARMY (B) Vs AJK (4 – 0) Goal Score: ARMY (B): 28” Sajaid (FG), 40” Zaheer Ahmad (PC), 49” Haseeb Saib (PS) , 53” Anees Rehman (FG), MATCH NO 17: KPK (A) Vs PUNJAB (C) (5 – 1) Goal […]
Next week the Men’s Junior AHF Cup will begin in the ancient, naturally beautiful and gentle city of Muscat, Oman over the course of 10 days, in which a total of 23 matches will be played at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex from December 5th to 14th. The Oman Hockey Federation took care of this […]
Result Day 2: FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2019 MATCH NO 9: SSGC Vs ISLAMABAD (4 – 1) Goal Scorer: SSGC: 6” Abdul Manan (FG), 9” 23” Rizwan Ali (PC), 49” M. Mozzam Islamabad: 38” Isa Khan (FG) MATCH NO 10: KPK (A) Vs AJK (8 – 2) Goal Scorer: KPK: 1” 16” 19” Amir Farooq (FG), […]
The Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team left from the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru on Thursday to take part in the 3-Nations Tournament in Canberra, Australia. The Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team is scheduled to play two matches each against Australia and New Zealand, which will be held from 3rd December 2019 to 8th December 2019. […]
A Hockey training camp is ongoing in Ipoh, Malaysia at the AHF Raja Ashman Shah Hockey Academy and today the teams went out for sightseeing and lunch together with the coaches. The training camp aims to polish the skills of the youths and to prepare them for the world of the sport for the future. […]
After a long break, The Under-21 hockey team has resumed training for Junior Asia Cup 2020 (Junior World Cup Qualifier). On the first day of camp, the team had their training session two times. A total of 36 players got called up in the camp. Under coach Mamun-ur Rashid, 20 players practiced on the first […]
The Men’s Junior AHF Cup 2019 will be taking place next month from the 5th to the 14th of December 2019 in Muscat, Oman. Teams that are participating in the tournament include: China Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Iran Oman Singapore Sri Lanka Thailand Uzbekistan The top four teams in the final ranking of the tournament will […]
Over 100 children turn up for the world children’s day at Ipoh. The children showed their hockey skills and a game of 3 on 3 was played. The Guest of the honor was HRH Tuanku Zara Salim and it was witnessed by the chairman of AHF Raja Ashman Shah Academy Dato Rahim. The entire event […]
The Pools have been confirmed for the Hockey tournaments that are going to take place in the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games! Here they are:
The 2019 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 30th Southeast Asian Games or 2019 SEA Games and commonly known as Philippines 2019, will be the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian Games, a biennial regional multi-sport event which will be hosted by the Philippines from 30 November to 11 December 2019. This edition will be marked by the first major decentralization in the history of […]
A training camp is taking place in Cambodia in preparation for the SEA Games undergoing in Thailand. Mr. Asif Maqsood is imparting the training of the athletes. According to Mr. Asif, his team is capable enough and holds the potential to reach the podium at the SEA Games.
The Olympic Solidarity Level 3 of the Hockey Training Course held in Muscat. A coaching clinic organized by the Oman Hockey Association from 15 November to 21 November 2019 was conducted by Asian Hockey Federation Chief Executive Tayyab Ikram while Olympian Tahir Zaman and Zahid Ali were supported by them. Different coaches from more than 15 countries participated in the […]
The 36th Edition of National Junior Hockey Championship will be held at National Hockey Stadium, Lahore from 28th November to 8th December 2019 and will be organized by PHF, itself. For the smooth conduct of the event; the PHF has appointed following Panel of Technical Officials: – TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Mr. Anjum Saeed – PIA ASSTT. […]
Happy Children’s Day to children around the world! Young athletes in Afghanistan went blue in order to celebrate UNICEF World Children’s Day on the 20th of November. The Afghan Hockey Federation celebrated the World Children’s Day with a friendly match featuring the Nunala athletes in Kabul on the 20th of November. The Afghan Hockey Federation was […]
Islamabad: England Army women’s hockey team arrives in Pakistan for a tour on November 19. The England Army women’s hockey team arrived in Pakistan on Saturday for a six-day visit, hosted by the Pakistan Army Sports Directorate. England Army women’s hockey team participated in a practice session at Army Hockey Stadium Rawalpindi on the 20th of November. […]
The Special Olympics Malaysia, in association with the Raja Ashman Shah Academy, AHF Hockey Academy, is hosting a hockey training program for special children in Ipoh, Malaysia. The equipment required for the course is being sponsored by the Raja Ashman Shah AHF Hockey Academy. The training program is a continuation of the program which began […]
The Men’s Junior AHF Cup 2019 will be taking place next month from the 5th to the 14th of December 2019 in Muscat, Oman. Teams that are participating in the tournament include: Afghanistan China Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Iran Oman Singapore Sri Lanka Thailand Uzbekistan The top four teams in the final ranking of the […]
Tajikistan Hockey Federation organized the Tajikistan Under 17 Federation Cup which lasted from the 7th to 11th of November 2019 and took place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan at the Olympic Sports Reserve School. A total of 6 teams took part in the tournament. The teams consisted of players from 4 regions. The first place was awarded […]
New Delhi, 08 November 2019: After successfully hosting the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018, India has won the bid to host the 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup. It will be a record fourth time that the hockey-loving nation will be hosting the competition since its inception in 1971. Hockey India had earlier been among […]
The Maibara City Hockey Association hosted the All-Japan Junior High School Hockey Tournament in Japan. The results for the tournament were as follows: Boys Quarterfinals vs Tottori Win at 5-2 Semi-Finals vs Iwate Win at 2-0 Finals vs Shimane 0-0 so victory! ️ Girls Quarterfinals vs Iwate 0-0 so win Semi-Finals vs Miyagi Victory at so […]
The Olympic Qualification matches have been completed. They took place all around the world and gave audiences a glimpse of the intense action that can be expected from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The following Asian teams have made it to the Olympics: China Women’s India Men’s India Women’s Japan Men’s (Host) Japan Women’s (Host) *Japan […]
The Olympic Solidarity DNSS Technical Level 2 Coaching course is taking place in Kabul, Afghanistan. The course is being attended by an impressive number of 50 coaches originating from across the country. The course is going along smoothly, with the opening ceremony presided by Mr. Hafizullah Wali Rahimi, the President of the National Olympic Committee Afghanistan.
The All Pakistan Inter-School Hockey Tournament has started from November 2 in Gojra organized by the Divisional Public School and College Faisalabad. The All Pakistan Inter-School Hockey Tournament will continue till November 6. Deputy Commissioner Toba Tek Singh Mian Mohsin Rasheed inaugurated the tournament. Wa College Faisalabad, Divisional Model College Faisalabad, Chenab College Jhang, Combined School […]
United States (4) was better than India (1) but it was not enough. India qualified for the Olympic Games 2020. (Global score: India 6- USA 5). Just like the previous game, the USA made a lively start. India was forced to defend but they dealt with the early danger. Erin Matson after skipping two India […]
Great Britain (4) surprised Malaysia (1) in the second half. During the first minutes of the first quarter, both teams sheared the possession of the ball. But in the minute 6 Malaysia took the lead after the initial shot from Malaysia´s penalty corner was chased down, but Nabil Noor was on hand to shoot home […]
New Zealand (3) won over Korea (0) qualifying for Tokyo Olympic Games in a match without many highlights. (Overall result New Zealand 6- Korea 2) Without more than five seconds into the match NZL earned the first corner through a Korean foot. The resulting flick from Kane Russell found a Korean player and the corner […]
NZL broke the score at the beginning of the fist quarter. Jenness grabbed a far post tap and put the black sticks in front of the score. The kiwis had the control of the ball for almost all the first period. However, with 20 seconds to go in the first quarter Korea has the opportunity […]
At the minute 3 of the match Russia surprised India with a free- hit from Pavel Golubev which was blocked by the Indian goalkeeper. But India recovered the ball and its captain, Manpreet Singh, took the opportunity to score but the Russian goalkeeper blocked the first shoot but was fouled as he attempts his follow-up. […]
LONDON: The Malaysian hockey team embarks on a two-match Olympic qualification series with Great Britain that will either end their Olympic drought or keep them out for yet another edition. Malaysia last played in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Four years of preparation have gone into this team and a top-notch coach (Roelant Oltmans) has […]
Only 1 day remains till the Tuanku Zara Cup 2019 kicks off in Ipoh, Malaysia. It looks to be a promising tournament which is going to be filled to the brim with exciting matches from beginning to end. For the full match schedule, please click here.
The decisive match began with Pakistan in control of the ball but soon things change when the Dutch counter-attacked and Bjorn Kellerman smashed a stunning backhand strike into the bottom right corner from an ever-narrowing angle, opening the score of today’s game. In the minute 17th, Mink van der Weerden shot a penalty-stroke into the […]
The encounter started with a penalty-corner in favour of Korea, but it was perfectly saved by Maria Ruiz in the Red Sticks goal. Spain’s first penalty corner was badly executed as the ball flew harmlessly out of the circle. It was in the minute 12th when Begona Garcia was able to slam the loose ball […]
Pakistan began the match in control of the ball and, thanks to a penalty-corner in the minute 5h, Mubashar Ali scored the first goal of the match. The Dutch reacted quickly and started to press their opponent but the Green Shirts defence held strong, with the Pakistanis avoiding two new penalty-corners from the Netherlands. During […]
At the beginning of the match, China was on the offensive with a clear opportunity to score in the minute 11th but the ball was blocked by Jill Boon. A second chance for the Chinese girls was missed when a deflected shot from Zhong Jiaqi hit the crossbar. Belgium’s first penalty-corner was well executed but […]
Spain began the match in control of the ball but Korea looked well organized at the back with a strong defense. The game continued with not many scoring chances for both teams. In the minute 19th, and thanks to a penalty-corner appealed to the video umpire, Jang Heesun made the first goal for Korea in […]
The match began with Belgium scoring in the minute 2 in a very well played move by Jill Boon. The drawback gave strength to China, who penetrated the Belgium circle, but failed due to Belgians defending on point. The European’s counter-attacked and got their first penalty-corner chance, but missed the goal post. A second penalty […]
The Zakir Hussain Memorial Hockey Tournament 2019 is being held in Thatta, Attock, Pakistan. This tournament is in tribute to a great legend of the world of hockey and a former Olympian, Hero of the Mexico Olympics 1968, Zakir Hussain. Zakir Hussain was a Pakistani Field Hockey player who won a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico […]
The Asian Hockey Federation would like to extend its best wishes to all teams participating in the Olympic Qualifiers! The determination and hard work displayed by these teams is commendable and they have really proven themselves in order to get here. The Asian Hockey Federation wishes all teams participating in the Olympic Qualifiers the best […]
The 60’s team from Malaysia lifted the championship title in an exciting final versus Japan. They defeated Japan 3-0 in a brilliant display and made their mark on the tournament in the final match. Congratulations team Malaysia! Pictures courtesy of Mr. Satwant Singh
Chief Minister of Perak, Dato Seri Pija visited Dewan Jubli, Bandar DiRaja in Kuala Kangsar to have a look at the arrangements for the Tuanku Zara Cup 2019. The Chief Minister was very pleased with the impeccable care with which the tournament has been planned. He was gifted a souvenir T-shirt on the occasion, which […]
The 5th Grand Masters Hockey Asian Cup has concluded in Donghae, Korea. The full match results are as below: Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Photos By: Lim In Sun
The HRH Tuanku Zara International Indoor Women’s Hockey Cup 2019 is all set to take place from the 31st of October to the 3rd of November 2019. The tournament will take place as per tradition in Ipoh, Malaysia. The appointments for the officials of the tournament are as below: Role Name TD Nesan Poologasingam TO […]
Great Britain lifted the 9th edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup defeating India 2-1 at the Taman Daya Stadium. In a final that India dominated for large parts, it was the never say die attitude of the British that saw then lift the title for a historic third time. The final had all the […]
Malaysia took third spot in the 9th edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup with a thrilling 3-2 win over Japan. This was Malaysia’s first podium finish since 2015 where they also ended up third. “ We are happy to have won but really we have an issue with concerting chances we created,” said coach […]
Australia finally came alive in the Sultan of Johor Cup to defeat New Zealand 4-12 in the match to determine 5/6 placing, They played their best match of the tournament as they completely dominated a match against a team they had lost less then 24 hours earlier. For coach Ben Bishop, avoiding the ignominy of […]
Malaysia stayed on course for a podium finish after a come from behind win over Japan. In a match they had to win, Malaysia trailed 1-2 as the clock was ticking away. But a sterling finish by man of the match Amirul Azhar turned the tables as the Malaysian team played its best match in […]
Defending champions Great Britain will take on India in the final of the 9th edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium. It will be a repeat final of 2018 where Great Britain triumphed 3-2 to lift the trophy for the second time. Either of the two teams will create […]
The 5th edition of the Grand Master Hockey Asian Cup has started from 17th to 23th of October in Donghae City, South Korea. The participating teams are: Hong Kong Japan Korea Malaysia Singapore Southern Cross from Australia LX Club England Alliance The first day of the tournament saw very nice weather with the sun out […]
Malaysia upset Great Britain 1-0 to stay on course for a podium finish at the Sultan of Johor Cup. The win gave Malaysia four points and moved them up the standings. They will know their fate after their final pool match against Japan. “ We played well, especially in defence and took our chance at […]
India took a big step towards a place in Saturday’s final as they demolished fellow contenders Australia 5-1 at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium.
New Zealand bounced back from a heavy 8-2 defeat at the hands of India to inflict a embarrassing 6-0 defeat to hosts Malaysia at the Sultan of Johor Cup. The win gave the Kiwis their first points while Malaysia are now at the bottom of the standings after all teams had played three matches each. […]
Great Britain took a giant leap towards a place in Saturday’s final of the 9th edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup. A nail biting 1-0 win over Australia has given the defending champions 9 points. But coach Jon Bleby was not looking at a place in the final but rather at one match at […]
Johor Bahru, 15 October 2019: India lost a high octane, high scoring game to Japan 4-3 at the Sultan of Johor Cup today. The loss was India’s first of the tournament. It was Japan who took an early lead in the game, their very first attack earning them a first Penalty Corner. From the resultant drag flick, Wataru […]
The trials to select the final lineup for the Olympics Qualifier were held today at National Hockey Stadium, Lahore. After the conclusion of the trials at National Hockey Stadium, Lahore. 19-member Pakistan hockey team for the Olympic 2020 qualifiers, has been named. Rizwan Senior will be the captain of the side. Pakistan Team will include: […]
The Asian Hockey Federation is pleased to announce that the Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2020 will be taking place in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The tournament will start on the 6th of April and will conclude by the 12th of April 2019. The following Member National Associations are qualified for participation in the Women’s […]
India went on a scoring spree, putting eight goals past New Zealand at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium. The 8-2 win was achieved with clinical finishing and a high level of skills by the Indians. But Indian coach BJ Kariapa earned the wrath of the media as he kept them waiting for more then 20 […]
Great Britain notched their second successive win in the Sultan of Johor Cup with a 2-1 win over Japan at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium. Japan however put up a gritty fight and could have got a point had they made count the four penalty corners they had minutes before the final hooter. Britain coach […]
India came from being 2-0 down to defeat Malaysia 4-2 at the Taman Daya Stadium tonight. It was a case of the home team making silly mistakes in defence that allowed their opponents to collect all three points. “ We made some structural and tactical changes after being 2-0 down by keeping experienced players longer […]
Defending champions got their trophy defence off to a bright start in a workmanlike 2-0 win over New Zealand It was a highly tactical match as both teams gave no quarter to each other, with some hard fought battles in midfield, But in the end it was the better finishing of Great Britain that won […]
The team’s first Olympic Game was played in Moscow 1980, where they finished in the 4th place, with their best performance to date. The team currently holds the 9th place in the world ranking, with a coordinated and well-prepared team ready to get into the next Olympic Games. India’s matches for the Olympic Qualifiers will […]
A four-match test series between New Zealand and Japan has just begun in Stratford, New Zeland. The first match of the series has already been concluded, with Japan taking a contested win with 2 goals to 1. Stay in tune to the AHF Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages to keep updated with the latest results from […]
Johor Baru; The national junior squad needs much more exposure in order to be a potent force. This was the observation of coach Nor Saiful Zaini Nasiruddin after watching his team go down 2-0 to Great Britain in a friendly match on Wednesday night. Malaysia are repairing for the 9th edition of the Sultan of […]
In what was an intensely fought match, Bangladesh draws versus Oman at 2-2. It was the second match in the U21 Hockey Test Series happening between the two in Bangladesh.
The team’s first Olympic Game was played in Melbourne 1956, where they finished in the 9th place. Their best performance to date was during Munich 1972, where they finished in the 3rd place in their group stage but lost against Australia, ending in the eighth place. The team currently holds the 11th place in the […]
The National Team of Oman visited Pakistan for the Pakistan Development Squad vs Oman Series and was accompanied by a delegation from Oman Hockey Association. While the team was busy playing the 4 match series, the Oman delegation had important meetings in the Asian Hockey Federation. Extravagant Gala dinners were held in honor of the guests. The guests also […]
This years edition of Sultan of Johor Cup is taking place in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 12th to 19th October 2019. The participating teams are Australia, Great Britain, India, Japan, Malaysia, and New Zealand. The matches will take place in Taman Daya Hockey Stadium, Malaysia. For full live stream coverage of the event, please visit […]
The team’s first Olympic Game was played in Amsterdam 1928, where they finished 1st and got their first Gold Medal. The national team proved to be one of the best teams in world hockey history, winning the Gold medal seven more times: in Los Angeles 1932, Berlin 1936, London 1948, Helsinki 1952, Melbourne 1956, Tokyo […]
A delegation from Oman consisting of Dr. Khamis Al Rahbi (Secretary Oman Hockey Association), Taeeb Ali Hadoub (Treasurer OHA), Zuhair Mohammed Darwish (EB member, OHA), Mohammed Abdullah Said (Team Manager), Tahir Zaman (Head Coach), Shakir Munir (GK Coach), and Khalid Abdul Rahman (Assistant Coach) visited the AHF Executive Office on 1st October 2019. Points of […]
A delegation of the Asian Hockey Federation visited Uzbekistan. A delegation led by Mohamed Tayyab Ikram, Chief Executive of the Asian Hockey Federation, visited Uzbekistan on September 26-30. The purpose of the visit was to explore the issues of developing hockey in Uzbekistan. During the visit, Tayyab Ikram made a series of points. In particular, the […]
Today at the National Hockey Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan, the Oman hockey team faced off against the Pakistan Development Squad for their first match in a series of four matches. The match was exciting and audiences cheered with full force. Pakistan Development Team won the first match. It was a smooth beginning to what is […]
Md. Mushtaque Ahmad, President, Hockey India and Vice President Asian Hockey Federation, congratulated the winners of the 4th Hockey India 5-a-side Senior National Championship Kanpur Uttar Pradesh 2019 (Men and Women) on 27th September 2019. The winners for the Men’s part of the tournament were Hockey Karnataka, whereas the winners from the Women’s side were […]
The team’s first Olympic Game was played in South Korea 1988, where they finished in the 10th place. Their best performance to date was during Sydney 2000, where they won the Silver Medal after losing to the Netherlands. South Korea’s worst result in an Olympic game was in their debut, South Korea 1988, despite being […]
The team’s first Olympic Game was played in Sydney 2000, where they finished in the 5th place. Their best performance to date was during Beijing 2008, where they won the Silver medal after losing to the Netherlands. China’s worst result in an Olympic game was in Rio 2016 when they could not go through the […]
The team’s first Olympic Game was played in London, 1948, where they finished in the 4th place. The national team proved to be an early power of world hockey, winning the Gold medal three times: first in Rome 1960, then in Mexico 1968 and for the last time in Los Angeles 1984. Pakistan’s worst performance […]
In order to prepare for the 2020 Olympics qualifiers, Pakistan will be hosting guests Oman in late September for a friendly test match series. The nature of the series will be a four match based format. The matches will take place at the Lahore National Hockey Stadium in Pakistan. This series will prove to be […]
2019 is not even finished and Kazakhstan has already taken home two important trophies so far. First, back in July, a new edition of the Indoor Hockey Asia Cup took place in Chonburi, Thailand, for both Men and Women. The Kazakhstan Women were defending champions having won the 2017 edition, and once again they showed […]
An international friendly tournament is taking place between two Asian Giants: Malaysia & Korea. The tournament is in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifiers. It will go on from the 22nd to the 28th of September 2019. The first match between the contenders resulted in a win for Malaysia with the score of 2-1 […]
Uzbekistan is having a great 2019 so far. Back in June, the Men’s participated in the FIH Men’s Series Finals in Bhubaneswar Odisha. Despite being the lowest-ranked team competing in the tournament and not winning any match, they earned the right to be there thanks to a first-place finish at the FIH Series Open event […]
Watch the match between Oman and Kazakhstan which took place at the 1st AHF Central Asia Cup Taldykorgan 2019:
The Thailand Hockey Association has had a very busy 2019 so far for, where different type of activities and events took place. All of them organized and design with the goal to improve Hockey in all of its levels. Buriram Games: The 35th National Youth Competition Between the dates of 10 – 20 of August […]
In the last day of the AirAsia Women’s Junior AHF Cup, Singapore 2019 lots of action took place, catch up and see who won the tournament. First, Chinese Taipei took control of the game early with a goal in minute five against Bangladesh, who scored six minutes later. A full-powered Chinese Taipei girls counter-attacked with […]
During the 1st AHF Central Asia Cup a Regional Umpiring Course & a Level 2 Coaching Course took place in Kazakhstan. Regional Umpiring Course included people from Pakistan, Oman, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
The 1st AHF Central Asia Cup 2019 took place in Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan and was a major success through and through. Here’s a quick overview of what went on in the final day of the tournament: After a series of matches using the round-robin competition format, in which the contestant that wins the most games and […]
Uzbekistan emerged runners up at the Air Asia AHF Women’s Junior Asia Cup Qualifiers. Thanks to their 8-0 win over Sri Lanka at the Sengkang Hockey Stadium in Singapore, they joined tournament winners Singapore to qualify for the Junior Asia Cup to be held in Japan in April 2020. Uzbekistan had a good start and […]
Though Chinese Taipei defeated Bangladesh 4-2, it was not enough to enable them to qualify for the Asia Junior Cup. They needed to win by a huge margin to stand any chance of pipping Uzbekistan for the second spot of the Air Asia AHF Women’s Junior Qualifiers at the Sengkang Hockey Stadium in Singapore. With […]
The Coaching Course was a success and was organized alongside the AirAsia Women’s Junior AHF Cup 2019. The final day was attended by AHF Chief Executive Dato Tayyab and there was a prize giving ceremony afterwards.
Singapore booked a place in the Junior Asia Cup when they defeated Chinese Taipei 4-0 in the Air Asia Women’s Junior Asia Cup Qualifiers at the Sengkang Hockey Stadium in Singapore. With the two top teams assured of a place in the Junior Asia Cup in Japan in April 2020, Singapore who garnered 12 points […]
Uzbekistan registered a convincing 6-0 win over Bangladesh in the Air Asia Women’s Junior Asia Cup Qualifiers at the Sengkang Hockey Stadium in Singapore. The win gives them a good chance of booking the second spot in the tournament which in turn will enable them to qualify for the Junior Asia Cup in Japan in […]
Hong Kong defeated Sri Lanka 3-0 in the Air Asia Women’s Junior Asia Cup Qualifiers at the Sengkang Hockey Stadium in Singapore. Hong Kong had lost two of their previous three matches , 0-5 to Uzbekistan, 0-2 to Chinese Taipei but defeated Bangladesh 1-p for the only win this far. In contrast Sri Lanka has […]
In the second day of the AirAsia Women’s Junior AHF Cup Singapore 2019, three matches have been played with 5 goals scored. The first one was between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, where both teams played well, Bangladesh took the honors by 2-0 winning their first match in the tournament and scoring both goals in the […]
A hockey tournament for special participants is being organized in Malaysia by the Special Olympics Malaysia. The tournament is set to take place on the 21st of September, 2019. The proceedings will begin at 7.30 am and will end at 10.30 am Malaysia time. The venue is the USAS Kuala Kangsar. The schedule for the […]
In the first day of the AirAsia Women’s Junior AHF Cup Singapore 2019, three matches have been played with a 14 goals scored. In today’s matches, Uzbekistan had a good performance against Hong Kong China and won by 5-0, earning three valuable points. The second match was between Sri Lanka and Chinese Taipei, giving the […]
FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers Draws are over, and here are the results: Women Fixtures Germany to host Italy Great Britain to host Chile Australia to host Russia India to host USA China to host Belgium Ireland to host Canada Span to host Korea Men Fixtures India to host Russia Netherlands to host Pakistan Spain to […]
The Hong Kong China team speaks to us before the start of the AirAsia Women’s Junior AHF Cup. Below the Hong Kong China Women’s Team Coach Arif, a long with team co-captains Ellie Chan and Aliya Khan speak with us on their chances, training and favorites for the tournament Hong Kong Women’s Team Coach […]
The Chinese Taipei team is ready to take on the competition at the AirAsia Women’s Junior AHF Cup 2019! Here’s a list of the roster: Shirt No. Name 1 YU Pei-Hsuan (GK) 2 WANG Yu-Chiu 3 HONG Yun-Han 5 KU Chen-Yi 6 KO Ting-Yu 7 LIU Yu-Hsiu 8 CHEN Ting-Chun 9 CHANG Yu-Ping 10 CAI […]
The countdown goes on! The clock is ticking and only 3 days are left till the beginning of the AirAsia Women’s Junior AHF Cup!
A Technical Officials Seminar is being conducted in Kazakhstan for the duration of two days. The seminar is being conducted by Technical Delegate Mr. Abdullah Harisi. A series of education programs are being conducted in Kazakhstan by the AHF during the 1st Central Asia Cup, being led by FIH Trainer and Coach Educator Mr. Zahid Ali, FIH Umpire […]
An FIH-AHF Raja Ashman Shah Coaching & Umpiring Course is being conducted alongside the 1st AHF Central Asia Cup in Kazakhstan. The Course Conductor for the Umpiring Course is Mr. Rashid Butt, whereas the Course Conductor for the Coaching Course is Mr. Zahid Ali. The participants of the course are from nearby regions including participants […]
The first edition ever of the AHF Central Asia Cup in Kazakhstan started today with an opening match between the Kazakhstan B and Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan emerged the victor, scoring the only winning goal at the 59-minute mark. The second game of the day was between Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. In the opening quarter, Kazakhstan had the […]
Uzbekistan took the victory over Kazakhstan B in the first match of the day at the 1st AHF Central Asia Cup 2019.
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation yesterday revealed their squad for the tournament along with the jersey in a press conference. Mr. Sikder Rashid, Executive Board Member AHF was present at the occasion along with important members of BHF.
In less than two weeks the AirAsia Women’s Junior AHF Cup will be taking place in the exciting, modern and cosmopolitan city-state of Singapore over the course of 7 days, in which a total of 15 matches will be played at the Sengkang Hockey Stadium from September 9th to 15th. The Singapore Hockey Federation spared […]
Here are some of the thoughts and greetings from the Kazakhstan team’s Captain ahead of the 1st AHF Central Asia Cup:
Here’s the Pool List and Full Match Schedule for the AirAsia Women’s Junior AHF Cup Singapore 2019. In PDF Format: Click Here
The Thailand National Men’s & Women’s Indoor & Field Hockey Championship 2019 just concluded in Thailand on the 28th of August 2019. It began on the 23rd of August 2019. The venue for the tournament was the National Hockey Academy Queen Sriket Stadium, Thanyaburi. For the Field Hockey part of the tournament, the winner emerged to […]
A Youth Hockey Championship was recently held in Almaty region, Kazakhstan. The tournament consisted of young players from the age groups of 9 to 12 and 13 to 14 years old. A total of 14 teams participated in the event, with 5 girls teams and 9 boys teams participating. The tournament was held in Taldykorgan […]
Lausanne, Switzerland: The draw to determine the matches of the upcoming FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers will be held on 9 September at 1pm CET at the headquarters of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in Lausanne, Switzerland. It will be conducted by FIH CEO Thierry Weil and streamed live on the FIH Facebook page. 14 Men’s and […]
The date is September 2nd, and it will mark the beginning of the 1st Asian Hockey Federation Men’s Central Asia Cup, which will last until September 8th. Taking place in the natural and quiet city of Taldykorgan, in Kazakhstan, being this the first time a tournament of this kind is held in there. The event will […]
The countdown is beginning, only 10 days remain till the start of the AirAsia Women’s Junior AHF Cup Singapore 2019!
The 1st Thai Hockey Championship has just come to a close in Thailand. It was an under 18 tournament, both Men’s and Women’s teams participated, in the Indoor and Outdoor formats of play. The tournament took place at the Stadium of Glory. The results for the tournament are: Outdoor – Men’s Winner – Sports School, Nakhon […]
A Coaching Course is set to take place on the 30th of August to the 3rd of September 2019 in Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan. The coaching course will target local coaches in order to train them in the proper practices of coaching hockey teams. It is hoped that the participants will find the course invaluable in improving […]
An FIH-AHF Raja Ashman Shah Coaching course has been completed successfully in the city of Andijan in Uzbekistan. The coaching course was aimed at current and potential coaches for the sport of hockey. It aimed to impart education to the participants that will better equip them in the future of carrying out their tasks. The course began on […]
Senior Advisor Asian Hockey Federation distribute the prizes. Charter Member Abdul Majeed got the lifetime achievement award. Pak Heroes won the 55th-anniversary hockey event. In the last match of the event, they beat Olympian Saeed Anwer Hockey Academy by 5-3. International Azfar Yaqoob, Salman Razzaq, Abdul Hanan Shahid, Umer Hasan Butt, and Atif Baig Scored […]
Ahead of Women’s Junior AHF Cup 2019, Singapore, Bangladesh Hockey Federation inaugurated the 6 match test series between Bangladesh U-21 Women’s team vs SAI National Hockey Academy Women’s team at Dhaka. On 20 August In the first match, Host girls lost to SAI Academy by 6-0 goals. At Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium the host girls […]
The first beach hockey tournament, taking place in Salalah, is currently underway in Oman. It is the first of a kind tournament for Oman, with no previous precedent. The tournament is part of a tourism festival aimed at promoting tourists in the region. Beach hockey is slowly gaining popularity across the globe, and Oman is ready to […]
The AHF Pitch Project is currently in the works in Uzbekistan in association with the Uzbekistan Hockey Association. This is one of the largest sports projects in Asia in the year 2019. Uzbekistan is in the process of building a proper stadium in Andijan. This stadium will be used to host all future tournaments and […]
In today’s matches, the men’s played for the gold, silver and bronze medals. Plus, the places beneath. Men Argentina, the reigning Olympic champions, were in fine form on the final day of the 2019 Pan American Champions scoring five goals on Canada for a 5-2 victory and a ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This […]
The second day of the first-ever National Umpiring Course in Manila has commenced. Various learning activities are being carried out by the course conductor in order to impart education on the participants. The AHF is proud of such initiatives and wishes the best of luck to the course conductor and participants in their pursuit of […]
In the today’s matches, the men played the semifinals matches and the cross-overs matches. Men In the first semifinal of the day Argentina went full-speed to a 5-0 victory over the USA in the men’s competition on Day 10 of the Pan American Games. Five different scorers and goals in each quarter were indicative of […]
The first-ever National Umpiring Course is going to take place in Manila from 9-11 August 2019. This will be the first course of it’s kind for the country. Attendance for the course is expected to be good, and all the preparations for the course are underway. The course will impart education on the participants on […]
1st AHF Men’s Central Asia Cup 2 to 8 September 2019 – Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan Match Schedule One Pool Oman Uzbekistan Kazakhstan Afghanistan Tajikistan Kazakhstan B Day 1: Monday, 2 September 2019 M01 15:00 Round Robin Oman v Kazakhstan B M02 17:00 Round Robin Uzbekistan v Tajikistan M03 19:00 Round Robin Kazakhstan v […]
In today’s matches, the women played the semifinals matches and the cross-overs matches. Women Argentina will return to their ninth-straight Pan American Games final after beating Chile 3-1 in an intense South American semifinal battle. Julieta Jankunas’ 60th-minute strike was the only point of relief through the entire match that saw Argentina go unsuccessful […]
In today’s matches, the men played the four quarter-finals matches. Men Maico Casella was the best scored with five goals for Argentina in a dominating 14-1 victory over Peru. Jose Tolini had three goals, while Peru capitalized on a penalty corner taken by Rodrigo Diaz Espinosa to erase the shutout. As anticipated Argentina coast their […]
In today’s matches, the women played the four quarter-finals matches. Women Argentina won against Peru by 21-0, smashing the host country and making a showcase of goals for everyone, Las Leonas will play the semifinal against Chile, which got a victory over Uruguay 5-0. Chile did well to tire the Uruguay side and protect their […]
In today’s matches, the preliminary rounds for men ended and the four quarter-finals matches have their candidates. Men Chile secured second spot in Pool A after a 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago on today’s Pan American Games. Winless Trinidad and Tobago finish fourth in Pool A behind Cuba. The Cubans last against Argentina by […]
Pan Am Games 2019: Matches August 1 & 3 The preliminary rounds are about to come to an end in the Lima Pan American Games 2019. The winner of each competition will qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Women In today’s matches, Canada’s 5-0 win against Uruguay secured them second place […]
To mark 40 days until the Women’s Junior AHF Cup begins, the Singapore Hockey Federation (SHF) has confirmed the official match schedules for the events plus other details. It will be taking place over the course of 7 days, in which a total of 15 matches will be played. Running from 9-15 September at the […]
A series of FIH-AHF Raja Ashman Shah Education Courses are taking place in Chinese Taipei. The second of such courses was just started today. The course was conducted by FIH Umpire Manager & FIHA Umpires Educator, Ms. Yan Yeun Ki. The course was a valuable learning experience for all those who attended and was, by […]
Under the Direction of Pakistan Hockey Federation, Pak Heroes Club & Muhammad Hockey Clubs organized the World Olympic Day Celebration Hockey Festival. Olympian Ghulam Rasool Eleven won the festival. In the final day, two matches were played. First of the day played Olympian Ghulam Rasool eleven beat Munir Dar Eleven by 3-2 in second match […]
The Singapore Hockey Federation is hosting the FIH-AHF Regional Level 2 Coaching Course, which will be held alongside the Women’s Junior AHF CUP from 9-14 September 2019. The event is part of th Asian Hockey Federation Development, Coaching, and Education Program 2019. Please refer to the attached invitation letter and application form for more information. […]
The course, held in Nantou County, Chinese Taipei, has been completed and was a huge success. About 40 people participated in the course held by Mr. Chih-Peng Wu, Chinese Taipei Hockey Association. The course was conducted by Mr. Seung Jin Yoo, an experienced FIH Coach, and FIHA Educator. The AHF extends its gratitude towards the Chinese […]
The FIH-AHF Raja Ashman Shah National Umpiring Course is set to take place in Nantou County, Chinese Taipei on the 29th of July, 2019 and will last till the 1st of August, 2019. Former Olympian, FIH Coach & FIHA Educator, Mr. Sueng Jin Yoo has been appointed the course conductor.
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation organized and completed successfully the first Regional Indoor Hockey Coaches Course on July 26th, 2019 under the AHF Education & Development Programme. The course was a huge success. The outgoing head coach of the national indoor hockey team, Hamidreza Bokharai, conducted the course as Chief Instructor. In attendance were 35 people […]
In the last day of the Indoor Cup in Chonburi, Thailand. Seven matches took place, in both Men’s and Women’s categories. Men’s Indoor Hockey Asia Cup 2019: Iran and Kazakhstan played the Cup’s final match, where the defending champions sealed the victory 10-0. Playing an inredible game with endless attacks, demostrating how stronger the Iranien […]
Iran showed why they are the dominant force of indoor hockey in Asia as they scored an emphatic 10-0 win over Kazakhstan in the final of the men’s competition of the AHF Asian Indoor Championship in Chonburi. Iran, who are ranked world number 4 were obviously a class above other teams in the competition. Imagine […]
Kazakhstan defeated Thailand 3-1 in the final of the women’s competition of the AHF Asian Indoor Championship in Chonburi. It was a cone from behind win for Kazakhstan who were a goal down as early as the second minute. But they never lost their composure and played a very patient game, opting to let Thailand […]
Malaysia picked up the bronze medal in the men’s competition of the AHF Asian Indoor Hockey Tournament by defeating Uzbekistan 6-3 in the third placing match. It was a decent ending for the Malaysians after their heart wrenching 4-3 semis defeat at the hands of Kazakhstan, where they had a two goal lead but still […]
Malaysia have only themselves to blame for not picking up the bronze medal in the women’s 3/4th placing match of the AHF Asian Indoor Championship in Chonburi. They lost 1-0 in a penalty shootout after the match in regulation time ended 1-1. Uzbekistan had taken a 1-0 lead in the 32nd minute through Kamilla Adizova. […]
The Indoor Cup continued today in Chonburi, Thailand with semi-finals and more matches for both, Men’s and Women’s categories. Men’s Indoor Hockey Asia Cup 2019 An empowered Iran smashed Uzbekistan in the first semi-final after an impressive win of 9-1. The defending champions were superior in every single level during the whole game where Uzbekistan […]
Kazakhastan qualified for the final of the men’s competition of the Asian Indoor Championship when they defeated Malaysia 4-3 in the semis played in Chonburi. It was a well deserved win for tKazakhstan who attacked and defended in numbers and played their hearts out despite being two goals down twice in the match. They will […]
Iran showed why they are a class above the other teams as they demolished Uzbekistan 9-1 in the men’s semi final of the Asian Indoor Championship in Chonburi. Ranked world number 4, the Iranians were a class act, playing a high level of indoor Hockey that was a joy to watch. Their skills were mesmerizing […]
Thailand recovered from an early two goal deficit to overcome young Uzbekistan 5-3 to book a place in the final of the women’s competition of the Asian Indoor Championship in Chonburi. The win pits them against Kazakhstan in Sunday’s final, Uzbekistan shocked the more fancied Thai’s by taking an early 2-0 lead but they caved […]
Defending champions Kazakhstan booked a place in the final of the women’s competition of Asian Indoor Championship with a 2-1 win over gritty Malaysia. They were forced to work hard by the Malaysians who defended well and hardly gave space to their opponents. In the end, it was the experience and good finishing that saw […]
The stage is set for an exciting semi finals in the AHF Asian Indoor Hockey Tournament In Chonburi , Thailand. Organised by the Thailand Hockey Association under the astute leadership of Dato Seri Chaiyapak Siriwat, the teams are looking for bragging rights as continental champions. In the men’s competition, defending champions Iran will take on […]
In the fifth day of the Indoor Cup in Chonburi, Thailand seven matches have been played with a 56 goals for both, Men’s and Women’s categories. Men’s Indoor Hockey Asia Cup 2019 Iran, already qualified after yesterday’s match, finished on-top with a comfortable 18-2 victory against Philippines. An amazing series of goals lead them to […]
In the fourth day of the Indoor Cup in Chonburi, Thailand seven matches have been played with a 44 goals for both, Men’s and Women’s categories. Men’s Indoor Hockey Asia Cup 2019 In today’s matches, Iran showed a good performance against Malaysia and won by 5-0. The defending champion’s secured 1st place in Pool A, […]
In the third day of the Indoor Cup in Chonburi, Thailand eight matches have been played with a 69 goals for both, Men’s and Women’s categories. Men’s Indoor Hockey Asia Cup 2019 First up was Philippines versus Bangladesh, giving the latter team it’s first victory in the tournament by 0-9, although both of them […]
The Indoor Cup continued today in Chonburi, Thailand with seven new matches in an action packed match-day with a 69 goals for both, Men’s and Women’s categories. Men’s Indoor Hockey Asia Cup 2019 In Pool A, Malaysia maintained complete control with a new victory, comfortably beating Philippines in a record match in the tournament of […]
Olympic Day was celebrated in Saudi Arabia with a one-day hockey tournament organized by Saudi Hockey. 6 teams participated in a One day 7aside hockey tournament. Sponsored by Al Sahli brothers. 5 local teams from Saudi Arabia and 1 team from Bahrain played. The results were: Dhahran Tigers (Winners) Riyadh Falcons (Runner’s up) Malik hockey […]
A new edition of the Indoor Cup began today in Chonburi, Thailand. Seven matches took place with 54 goals for both, Men’s and Women’s categories. Men’s Indoor Hockey Asia Cup 2019: The host nation, Thailand, lead Pool A with a phenomenal goal difference of 10. They started with a crushing, 10-1, victory against Philippines, one […]
A Level 2 indoor coaching & umpiring course that had been taking place in Bangkok, Thailand has just concluded successfully. It was taking place as a part of the AHF Development and Education Programme. Mr. Jens Luninghoner and Mr. Ravinderpal Singh were the course conductors. Mr. Jens conducted the coaching course. Dato’ Seri Chaiyapak Siriwat, […]
Singapore is playing against Hong Kong in a Test Match Series which started at the 9th of July and will go on till the 14th of July 2019. So far, three matches have been played, in which Singapore emerged the victor in all of the matches. The complete results for the previous matches are listed […]
Philippines Men’s captain Marvin Lianza and Women’s captain Danizelle Rasing are with their squads and ready to go for the Indoor Asia Cup 2019! They expressed their readiness to take on the challenge head-on and showed great levels of motivation.
Here’s Chinese Taipie’s Men’s team coach answering some of our questions regarding the Indoor Asia Cup 2019: And here’s the Women’s team coach answering the same questions:
A big name in the sports world, Brigadier Abdul Hameed Hameedi has unfortunately passed away. The Asian Hockey Federation is deeply saddened by the sudden demise of a former Olympian and former Director General of Pakistan Sports Board. He was truly a legend in the world of Sports in Pakistan. He was also the Captain […]
Olympic Day was celebrated in Afghanistan in Kabul and Khost province with a host of activities. The local government was involved in the celebrations along with the National Olympic Committee and the Afghanistan Hockey Federation. In Kabul, government officials, sports board officials, the National Olympic Committee officials, President of Afghanistan Hockey Federation Mustafa Sadat, and […]
Iran Hockey Federation (IHF) under the new leadership of Dr. Bahram Ghadimi has taken a great initiative to organize these coaching courses for the benefit of aspiring local coaches who will develop field hockey in Iran in years to come. This National Level 1 coaching course was primarily focused on coaching of technical skills and game […]
The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) has signed a lead partnership agreement with AirAsia to further develop hockey in Asia.
Myanmar Hockey Federation celebrated Olympic Day on 23 June with a Youth Hockey tournament in Myanmar. According to the MHF, the activities that took place were to highlight the speed, strength, stamina, and skill required in the sport of hockey. The theme of the event was to imbibe in the participants the sense that hockey […]
The Bangladeshi National Indoor team is ready to participate in the AHF Asian Indoor Hockey 2019 tournament. The team is well set and excited about the challenge, they are determined to show off their hard work with a good showing in the competition.
FIH-AHF Raja Ashman Shah Hockey Academy – Hockey Leadership Certificate & Level 1 Coaching Course was held from 27-29 June 2019 at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. FIHA Trainer, Educator, and FIH Coach, Mr. Seung Jin Yoo was appointed the course conductor. Mr. Sueng Jin Yoo is highly skilled and qualified for this role, having conducted similar activities in […]
Kazakhstan celebrated the Olympic Day with great enthusiasm with a Youth Hockey Festival which took place in all major cities of Kazakhstan. Competitions between young athletes took place in Taldykorgan, Kizlarda, Oral, and Almata. The participants were drawn from local school teams as well as national clubs. Everyone had a great time playing hockey in […]
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation celebrated International Olympic day in high spirits and in a festive mood, the BHF took a great initiative to organize the Olympic day run on the 23rd of June. The event had a great response in terms of attendance, as locals from all over the country took part in the event […]
The Olympic Day was celebrated in Tajikistan with full force with a hockey tournament featuring young hockey players. The whole event was organized by the Tajikistan Hockey Federation. The event was a huge success and managed to gather a large crowd of fans of the sport. The tournament embodied the true Olympic spirit as it […]
The Sri Lanka Hockey Federation organized a memorable Olympic Day Hockey walk in short notice also to coincide with the International Olympic day which was held on the 23rd of June 2019. The Sri Lanka Hockey Federation’s Olympic Day Walk was organized on the 22nd of June 2019, over 400 children, both boys and girls […]
Hiroshima (Japan), 23 June 2019: An impressive Indian Women’s Hockey team on Sunday won the FIH Women’s Series Finals Hiroshima 2019 after defeating hosts Japan 3-1 in the Final held here at the Hiroshima Hockey Stadium. The Indian team was helped by an early goal from Captain Rani in the 3rd minute but conceded an equalizer in […]
The Olympic Day is being celebrated the world over in the spirit of sport. Every year on 23 June, Olympic Day is celebrated all over the world to commemorate the birth of modern Olympic games. The goal is to promote participation in sport regardless of age, gender or athletic ability and to get as many […]
Korea Wins First Place Defeating A Strong Ireland The match started with a good performance from Korea, entering the Irish circle several times but with difficulties to break the goal. Both teams were very defensive and managed to keep the ball from entering the goal in numerous attempts. The first 15 minutes passed with no […]
Bhubaneswar, 15th June: The match began with the USA team’s first attempt to score, but failed. Japan took control over the ball but couldn’t score a goal, even with a clear opportunity thanks to a penalty-corner. USA took advantage of their penalty-corner in the last 5 minutes of the 1st quarter, scoring their first goal, by […]
Tajikistan’s Women’s National Hockey Championship was organized by the Tajikistan Hockey Federation from 9th June to 12th June 2019 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The tournament was organized by the Sports School and was, by and large, a big success. There were 4 national teams participating in the competition. The competition was played at a high level, […]
12 June 2019, Lahore: The meeting between Dato Tayyab Ikram and PHF’s Secretary General was productive and positive. The agenda of meeting was to get Pakistan Hockey back on track and take all measures necessary to help work in favor for hockey with in Pakistan. The key agendas discussed majorly focused on the development and […]
The Asian Hockey Federation held a national level 1 coaching course from June 2 – 10, 2019 for the coaches of Sri Lanka in Colombo. 59 coaches participated in the course. The course was a success with everything going smoothly. The coaches benefitted greatly from the course and were able to enhance their skill set. […]
The U-21 Junior Women’s National Hockey Championships was recently concluded in Sri Lanka and it was a huge success. This was the first U-21 Women’s Championship to take place in Sri Lanka and all credit to the Sri Lankan Hockey Federation on organizing such a wonderful and competitive championship. It is in their plans now […]
Japan joins USA at the top of Pool B Bhubaneswar, India: The second match in Pool B of the FIH Men’s Series Finals Bhubaneswar Odisha 2019 saw Japan win over a much lower-ranked Mexico. However, it was no easy success against a young Mexican team which showed quality, heart and determination. The start of the […]
Bhubaneswar (Odisha), 01 June 2019: The Uzbekistan team arrived in Bhubaneswar on Saturday morning as they look to compete in the FIH Men’s Series Finals Bhubaneswar Odisha 2019 to attain qualification for the FIH Men’s Olympic Qualifiers 2019. The FIH Men’s Series Finals Bhubaneswar Odisha 2019 starts from 6th June 2019 here at the Kalinga Hockey […]
Three important persons from Oman have been given key positions by the Asian Hockey Federation. Dr. Khamis Salim Al Rahbi has been appointed as Chairman International Relations Committee Gulf Region and as a Member AHF Events Committee, Mr. Anwar Ahmed Amer Bait Fadhil has been appointed Chairman AHF Development and Engagement Committee Gulf Region, and […]
Lauring Delforge, an FIH Pro League Umpire from Belgium recently conducted a sharing session for coaches and development players on Friday the 24th of May at SportsSG. In this session, Laurine shared with the audience her journey in hockey as a player and as an umpire. She also shared some tips on how she prepares […]
The Women’s Junior AHF Cup 2019 will be taking place from the 9th to the 15th of September. It is going to be taking place in Singapore this year. This is going to be the biggest Women’s Junior AHF Cup in history, with a total of 8 teams participating this year, compared to 3 to […]
The Myanmar hockey team has been given a crash course on Indoor Hockey Rules at the Raja Ashman Shah Academy, Ipoh, Perak. The team was coached by FIH Umpire Manager of Indoor Asia Cup, Kanaisan Kanapathy from Malaysia. This was a valuable learning opportunity for the team. They gained hands-on knowledge in the session from […]
The Rajshahi First Division Hockey League just concluded in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It was a successful tournament which saw a number of teams go head to head for an action-packed tournament. The tournament drew in a large audience of locals. After defeating the Baikal sangha, the Heroes club won the Rajshahi First Division Hockey League and […]
Teaching Hockey: Basic Skills, Methods & Strategies workshop took place recently in Qatar. A total of 122 women attended the workshop. The participants came from different educational institutions from across Qatar. They were mainly from the school’s respective physical education department. They came from 19 Primary Girls schools, 14 Preparatory Girl’s schools, 11 Secondary Girl’s […]
The entire Asian Hockey Family is deeply saddened and extends its condolences to the family of the former Sultan of Pahang, Paduka Ayahanda Sultan Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Al Marhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’adzam Shah, who has passed away at the age of 88. The Asian Hockey Family is saddened to hear about […]
The Indoor Asia Cup 2019 is all set to take place from the 15th – 21st July 2019. It will be taking place in Chonburi, Thailand. The event is being hosted by the Thailand Hockey Association. This Indoor Asia Cup is gearing up to be the biggest Indoor Cup ever, with a total of 11 […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 15th of May 2019 announced the composition of its comissions for 2019. The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) was delighted to learn that EB members Marijke Fleuren and Tayyab Ikram have been re-appointed as IOC Commission members. The Chief Executive of AHF has been promoted to the IOC Olympic Solidarity Commission. Tayyab […]
Mr. Yaser Khurshid from Pakistan has been promoted to International Panel Umpire for Outdoor Hockey. The AHF congratulates Mr. Yaser on his promotion and wishes him a very successful career in international hockey. We appreciate his dedication to the sport and wish him the best of luck.
There has been a joint venture between the Asian Hockey Federation and the Myanmar Hockey Federation. A training camp has been set up for the Myanmar hockey team at the Raja Ashman Shah Academy in Ipoh, Malaysia. The AHF and Raja Ashman Shah Academy will provide full support and assistance to the Myanmar hockey team […]
This morning at Istana Nigara, Kuala Lumpur, His Majesty Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah received the President’s Award from FIH President Dr. Narinder Dhruv Batra. In attendance were FIH CEO Thierry Weil, AHF Chief Executive Dato Tayyab Ikram, and AHF Vice President Dato Manjit Majid. “I am truly honored to be able to present the award […]
A Test Hockey Series just took place this month in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It was held during the duration of 4th May – 11th May 2019. Preceding the tournament was a training camp in which teams took part to hone their skills. Tajikistan Hockey Federation formally invited the Kazakhstan hockey team to come and participate in […]
A delegation from the Uzbekistan Hockey Federation, along with the Uzbekistan National Team toured Pakistan. They visited Lahore, Pakistan, and took part in a host of activities in cohesion with the AHF. The National Team played against different clubs and the PHF Pakistan Development Squad. The matches took place in various cities of Pakistan, including […]
A delegation from the Uzbekistan Hockey Federation visited the AHF Executive Office yesterday, in order to discuss some key issues related to the Uzbekistan Pitch Project, AHF event participation and further development of hockey within Uzbekistan and neighboring countries. The delegation consisted of Mr. Bakhodir Akhmedov, President Uzbekistan Hockey Federation and Executive Board Member AHF, […]
Perth (Australia), 10 May 2019: The Indian Men’s Hockey Team registered a comfortable 3-0 win against Australia ‘A’ in their on-going Australia Tour here on Friday. Goals were scored by young striker Sumit Kumar Junior (12′, 13′) and drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh (6′), who is making a comeback after nearly eight-months of layoff due to injury. […]
Perth, 08 May 2019: The Indian Men’s Hockey Team started their Australia Tour 2019 with a warm-up match which saw them produce a disciplined 2-0 win over the WA Thundersticks here at the Perth Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. Goals from Birendra Lakra (23′) and Harmanpreet Singh (50′) secured the win for the visitors in their opening match of the tour […]
Bengaluru, 06 May 2019: The Indian Men’s team left for their tour of Australia. They are being led by the newly appointed Chief Coach Graham Reid. The team left on Sunday night from Bengaluru. The Indian team is expected to play two matches against Australia A, two against Australia National Team and one match against Western Australia […]
The 62nd Festival of Sport – Hockey Knockout Competition Finals (Men’s, Women’s and Youth) were successfully held on 27Apr and 4 & 5 May 2019 at King’s Park Hockey Ground. It was a grand event that drew in a large audience. The matches were exciting and gave the audience a show to be remembered. The […]
Canada edged Malaysia 3-2 to win the FIH Series Final in Kuala Lumpur. It was a heartbreaking defeat for the Malaysians who had their King present at the National Stadium. In the end it was two missed penalty strikes by the Saari brothers that caused the defeat, It was a change of goalkeepers that Canada […]
Malaysia displayed strong mental ability and patience to make the final at the expense of Austria, winning the semi-final clash 3-1. They will now take on Canada in the final while Austria will play Italy in the 3/4 placing match. As expected, Austria opted to play a rather defensive game and that was not helped […]
Canada halted the fairytale run of Italy with a 3-1 win in the semi-final of the World Series in Kuala Lumpur, The North Americans were dominant in the match will well over 65 percent of possession. The win gives Canada a place in the pre Olympic qualifiers playoffs that will be held on October 25 […]
Wales defeated China 3-2 to take the fifth spot while Brazil edged Belarus 4-3 to finish seventh in the classification matches of the FIH World Series Final in Kuala Lumpur. In both matches, the winning teams had to come down from being behind to register the wins. “ It was not easy as we had […]
Canada defeated China 3-1 in a shoot out after the regulation time saw both teams tied at 3-3. The win gives Canada a place in the semis where they will play Italy on Friday. As for China, they will be rueing the fact that they let go of the lead three times in the match […]
Italy continued their giant killing act as the lowest ranked team in the World Series Final in Kuala Lumpur defeated Malaysia 4-2 to top Pool B. Joining Italy into the semis was Austria who defeated Wales 2-0 to top Pool A. Canada who defeated Belarus 6-2 will play China , who struggled to edge Brazil […]
The Uzbekistan Hockey Team has arrived in Lahore, Pakistan for their training tour with the collaboration of Asian Hockey Federation and Pakistan Hockey Federation. This is their second tour of Pakistan in six months. Along with their training tour, the Uzbekistan National Team will be playing the development squad of Pakistan as well as district and […]
Malaysia let slip the lead four times to end up drawing 4-4 against China in a thrilling match of the FIH Series Final Kuala Lumpur. It was a game of penalty corners as from the total of eight goals, six cane off penalty corners. In the end Malaysia had only themselves to blame for dropping […]
Wales were given a tough time before notching up their second consecutive win when they came from behind to defeat Belarus 2-1 at the National Hockey Stadium in Kuala Lumpur. After upsetting Canada 3-1 the previous day, Wales were a pale shadow of a team that mesmerized the fans with hard running and clinical finishing, […]
The opening day of the FIH Men Series Final in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, saw both the Asian teams starting off in contrasting fashions. China who are ranked 15 in the FIH World Rankings lost 2-1 to Italy who are ranked a lowly 37 in the world. On the other hand hosts Malaysia who have a […]
The Tajikistan Hockey Federation organized an under 21 Regional National Championship from the 20th of April to the 24th of April 2019. It took place in the city of Kulob, located in the Sughd region. Four teams all hailing from four different regions took part in the tournament. The tournament was a big success with […]
