The tournament comprising of eight teams will be played from 29th August to 7th September at the newly developed Sports Complex in Rajgir.
Newly developed Rajgir Hockey Stadium will host the 2025 Men’s Asia Cup. (Credit: Express Photo)
Rajgir Hockey Stadium in Bihar will host it’s second international tournament as Hockey India awarded the Bihar State Sports Authority the hosting rights for the Men’s Asia Cup 2025.
The tournament comprising of eight teams will be played from 29th August to 7th September at the newly developed Sports Complex in Rajgir.
Pakistan, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, China along with hosts India will make the six teams in the 12th edition of the continental tournament. The remaining two teams will secure their berth in the tournament via qualifying tournament, the AHF Cup
South Korea stands as the most successful team in the history of the Men’s Asia Cup with five titles (1994, 1999, 2009, 2013, and 2022), followed closely by India (2003, 2007, and 2017) and Pakistan (1982, 1985, and 1989), who have each won the tournament three times.
This is the second international tournament at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium as the venue hosted the 2024 edition of the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy where Indian women’s team defeated Olympic silver medallists China to clinch the title.
The hockey stadium is part of the larger state-of-the-art Sports University which will cater to 25 different sports – including hockey, football, kabaddi, volleyball, swimming, and wrestling, among others, once completed.
