AHF Men's Junior Asia Cup 2026: India's schedule, fixtures, results and live streaming details

This is the first big tournament for India’s new coach, Frederic Soyez

The AHF Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2026 is set to be played from September 4 to September 13 in Moqi, China. A total of ten teams will be in action, with two pools of five each. India, Korea, Japan, Chinese Taipei and Indonesia make up pool A, while Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, China and Kazakhstan form pool B.

India, who clinched the title five times previously, would be gunning for their fourth straight gold medal. Defender Anmol Ekka would be leading a side that contains a few players from the squad that clinched the bronze medal at the Junior Hockey World Cup in Tamil Nadu last year, along with some new faces. This is also the first big tournament for coach Frederic Soyez, who took over the reins from PR Sreejesh.

The squad has gone full throttle in terms of their preparation for the competition. This includes an exposure tour of Belgium, where the team was pitted against quality U-21 opposition from Austria, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.

The side also went up against the Malaysian U-21 side in Bengaluru, followed by a three-game series against China in Dalian. Thus, there is no doubt that the team is match-ready, both in terms of honing its skill set and improving fitness. While they are yet again favourites, the side ranked number #4 in the FIH rankings would not want to take anything for granted.

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With huge hopes pinned on India, let us look at all the details about the AHF Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2026.

What is the format of the tournament?

A total of ten teams are participating in the competition and have been divided into two pools of five each. Teams in each pool will play each other in a round-robin format. The top two sides will qualify for the semi-finals, where the eventual winners clash in the gold-medal match, while the losers will compete in the bronze-medal game.

There are classification matches scheduled for other teams. The teams ranked third and fourth in Pool A and Pool B will participate in the 5-8-place classification encounters, while the bottom-ranked outfits will play a solitary extra game in the form of the 9/10-place classification match.

Indian squad for AHF Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2026:

Goalkeepers: Vivek Lakra, Kunal Tewatia

Defenders: Anmol Ekka (C), Rohit Kullu, Chirag, Ravinder, Ashu Maurya, Sanjit Tirkey, Sukhvinder

Midfielders: Adrohit Ekka, Harpal, Jeetpal, Manmeet Singh Rai

Forwards: Ajeet Yadav, Prabhdeep Singh, Gursewak Singh, Aryan Xess, Lovenoor Singh

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Where and how to watch the AHF Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2026?

There will be no live telecast of the AHF Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2026 on any TV channel in India. Fans can watch the live stream of the tournament on the AsianHockey YouTube channel.

India’s schedule and fixtures in the AHF Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2026:

Pool Stage

• September 5: India vs Indonesia – 9:30 AM
• September 6: Japan vs India – 11:30 AM
• September 8: Korea vs India – 9:30 AM
• September 9: India vs Taipei – 9:30 AM

Knockouts (As applicable)

• September 11: 9/10 place, 5-8 place, Semifinals
• September 12: 7/8 place, 5/6 place
• September 13: Bronze Medal Match, Gold Medal Match

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