Asian Hockey Federation

Asian Hockey Federation
Abbreviation	AHF
Formation	1958
Founded at	Tokyo, Japan
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Region served	Asia
Membership	34 member associations
Patron	Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah
President	Dato' Fumio Ogura
Parent organization	International Hockey Federation
Website	asiahockey.org

The Asian Hockey Federation is the governing body for the sport of field hockey in Asia. It now has 34 member associations in 2025. It is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation. The current president is Fumio Ogura and the patron is Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah.^[1]

Member associations

East (8)

China (1981)
Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong (1933)
Japan (1923)
Korea (1947)
Korea (DPR)
Macau
Mongolia

Central (7)

Afghanistan
Iran (1972)
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan (2024)
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan

South (5)

Bangladesh (1972)
India (1925)
Nepal (1954)
Pakistan (1948)
Sri Lanka

Southeast (10)

Brunei
Cambodia
Indonesia (2009)
Malaysia (1953)
Myanmar
Philippines (2015)
Singapore (1931)
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Vietnam

West (4)

Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates

Tournaments

Outdoor

Main

Asian Games - Men (1958)
Asian Games - Women (1982)
Men's Hockey Asia Cup (1982)
Women's Hockey Asia Cup (1985)
Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup (U21) (1988)
Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup (U21) (1992)
Men's Hockey U18 Asia Cup (AHF Youth Asia Cup) (2025)
Women's Hockey U18 Asia Cup (AHF Youth Asia Cup) (2025)
Men's Asian Champions Trophy (2011)
Women's Asian Champions Trophy (2010)
Men's AHF Cup (1997)
Women's AHF Cup (1997)
Men's Junior AHF Cup (2003)
Women's Junior AHF Cup (2003)

Others

Hockey Asian Champions Club Cup (1991-2010)
AHF Men's Central Asia Cup (2019)

Indoor

Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup (2008)
Women's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup (2009)
Indoor Hockey Club Asia Cup (Proposed)

Current winners

Competition	Men's	Women's
Senior
Asian Games	India (2022)	China (2022)
Asia Cup	South Korea (2022)	Japan (2022)
Asian Champions Trophy	India (2024)	India (2024)
AHF Cup	Bangladesh (2022)	Thailand (2016)
Junior
Junior Asia Cup	India (2024)	India (2024)
Junior AHF Cup	Bangladesh (2023)	Kazakhstan (2022)
U18
U18 Asia Cup	(2025)	(2025)
Others
AHF Central Asia Cup	Kazakhstan (2019)	—
Asian Champions Club Cup	WAPDA (2010)	—
Indoor Asia Cup	Iran (2024)	Thailand (2024)

World rankings

Men's FIH Rankings as of 18 June 2025^[2]
AHF	FIH	Change	Team	Points
1	8	3	India	2699.6
2	13	2	Pakistan	1971.44
3	14		South Korea	1946.49
4	15	2	Malaysia	1940.25
5	17	1	Japan	1800.43
6	22		China	1593.67
7	26	2	Oman	1454.04
8	29		Bangladesh	1302.38
9	40	14	Chinese Taipei	1121.91
10	41	4	Sri Lanka	1119.81
11	46	13	Hong Kong	1034.18
12	59	1	Afghanistan	965
13	64	1	Uzbekistan	941.25
14	65	3	Myanmar	940
15	68	3	Nepal	925
16	70	3	Qatar	910
16	70	3	Vietnam	910
18	72	16	Thailand	909.76
19	77	30	Indonesia	899.55
20	79	2	Macau	880.17
21	80	2	Brunei	877.86
22	82	6	Kazakhstan	843.51
23	88	21	Singapore	813.63
24	92		Iran	694.3
25	96		Cambodia	275
26	97		Tajikistan	240.11
27	98		Kyrgyzstan	160.7
Change from 4 March 2025

Women's FIH Rankings as of 4 July 2025^[3]
AHF	FIH	Change	Team	Points
1	4		China	2813.01
2	9		India	2242.62
3	13		Japan	2029.56
4	16		South Korea	1793.33
5	24	1	Malaysia	1403.7
6	30	1	Thailand	1167.61
7	31	1	Singapore	1148.34
8	33	2	Hong Kong	1090.81
9	38		Kazakhstan	1010.54
10	40	5	Chinese Taipei	972.72
11	55	2	Pakistan	872
12	66	2	Brunei	795.19
13	68	11	Uzbekistan	766.83
14	72	2	Sri Lanka	721.88
15	73		Cambodia	692.96
16	76	2	Indonesia	621.91
17	81		Tajikistan	189.35
Change from 4 March 2025

References

^ "Executive Board". Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.

External links

Official website

[1] "Executive Board". Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[FIH_World_Rankings-2] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

[FIH_Women's_World_Rankings-3] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.

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Sports governing bodies in Asia
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon Rowing Rugby Union Sailing Shooting Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Skating Sports Skiing Sports
Sports recognised by IOC	Air Sports American Football Auto Racing Bandy Baseball Basque Pelota Billiards Sports Carom Pocket Snooker Boules Bowling Bridge Cheer Chess Cricket Dancesport Floorball Flying Disc Ice Stock Sport Karate Kickboxing Korfball Lacrosse Life Saving Motorcycle Sport Mountaineering Muay Thai Netball Orienteering Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller Sports Sambo Ski Mountaineering Softball Sports Climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug-of-War Underwater Sports University Sports Waterski and Wakeboard Wushu
Sports recognised by GAISF	Dragon Boat Sleddog Sports
Others	Body Building Bowls Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Broomball Carrom Casting Croquet Dodgeball Electronic Sports Footgolf Gaelic Football and Hurling Gateball Jump Rope Kabaddi Landsailing Radio-controlled car Silambam
Olympic Council of Asia Asian Paralympic Committee

National members of the International Hockey Federation
AfHF (Africa)	Algeria Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Ivory Coast Egypt Eswatini The Gambia Ghana Kenya Libya Malawi Mauritius Morocco Namibia Nigeria Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa Sudan Tanzania Togo Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
PAHF (Americas)	Argentina Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Brazil Canada Cayman Islands Chile Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Jamaica Mexico Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela
	Afghanistan Bangladesh Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Japan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Macau Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Singapore Sri Lanka Chinese Taipei Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan
EHF (Europe)	Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Gibraltar Great Britain Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales Former members: Soviet Union
OHF (Oceania)	Australia Fiji Papua New Guinea New Zealand Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Vanuatu Former members: American Samoa

International field hockey
FIH World Cup Men Women Men Junior Women Junior Pro League Men Women Nations Cup Men Women Men 2 Women 2 Olympics Hockey5s World Cup Men Women Youth Olympics World Rankings Men Women Achievements by nation FIH Player of the Year Awards
Africa	AfHF – Africa Cup of Nations Men Women Men Junior Women Junior
Americas	PAHF – Pan American Cup Men Women Men Junior Women Junior Pan American Challenge Men Women South American Championship Men Women
Asia	– Asia Cup Men Women Men Junior Women Junior Asian Champions Trophy Men Women AHF Cup Men Women Men Junior Women Junior
Europe	EHF – EuroHockey Championships Men Women Men U21 Women U21 Boys U18 Girls U18 Men II Women II Men III Women III Men IV
Oceania	OHF – Oceania Cup Men Women Junior
Games	African Games Asian Games Central American and Caribbean Games Commonwealth Games Mediterranean Games Pacific Games Pan American Games South American Games South Asian Games SEA Games
Others	Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Sultan of Johor Cup
Defunct	Champions Trophy Hockey Series World League Men Women Champions Challenge Men I Women I Men II Women II