2023 Men's Junior AHF Cup|
| Host country | Oman | 
|---|
| City | Muscat | 
|---|
| Dates | 6–12 January | 
|---|
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | 
|---|
| Venue(s) | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex | 
|---|
|
| Champions |  Bangladesh (2nd title) | 
|---|
| Runner-up |  Oman | 
|---|
| Third place |  Thailand | 
|---|
|
| Matches played | 20 | 
|---|
| Goals scored | 121 (6.05 per match) | 
|---|
| Top scorer(s) |  Amirul Islam (9 goals) | 
|---|
| Best player |  Asama Barazahan | 
|---|
| Best young player |  Amur Ismoilov | 
|---|
| Best goalkeeper |  Wistawas Phosawang | 
|---|
|  | 
The 2023 Men's Junior AHF Cup was the sixth edition of the Men's Junior AHF Cup, the qualification tournament for the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup organized by the Asian Hockey Federation.
It was held at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman from 6 to 12 January 2023.[1] The top five teams qualified for the 2023 Junior Asia Cup.[1] Bangladesh won their second Junior AHF Cup title by defeating the hosts Oman 7–6 in a shoot-out after the final finished 1–1 in regular time.
Teams
The following teams participated in the tournament.[2]
| Team | Appearance | Last Appearance
 | Previous best performance | 
|  Bangladesh | 3rd | 2023 | 1st (2014) | 
|  Chinese Taipei | 6th | 2023 | 1st (2003) | 
|  Hong Kong | 3rd | 2023 | 7th (2003),(2011) | 
|  Indonesia | 1st | 2023 | First Appearance (2023) | 
|  Oman | 6th | 2023 | 1st (2008) | 
|  Singapore | 4th | 2023 | 2nd (2011) | 
|  Sri Lanka | 6th | 2023 | 2nd (2003) | 
|  Thailand | 4th | 2023 | 5th (2014) | 
|  Uzbekistan | 2nd | 2023 | 4th (2019) | 
Preliminary round
All times are local, GST (UTC+4).
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
| 1 |  Oman (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 9 | Semi-finals and 2023 Junior Asia Cup
 | 
| 2 |  Thailand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | 
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 2 |  | 
| 4 |  Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | 
Source: 
FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
[3](H) Hosts
| 
| Thailand   | 2–1 |  Indonesia |  
| Phumee  35' Rungniyom
  56' | Report | Wibowo  16' |  
| Umpires: Hari Silvarajoo (SGP)
 Mohammed Ali Khan (BAN)
 |  | 
| 
| Oman   | 9–1 |  Chinese Taipei |  
| Barazahan  6', 30+' Al-Balushi
  8' Ali. Al-Noufali
  31', 56' Madit
  40' H. Bait
  48', 54', 57' | Report | Chang Chun-yu  50' |  
| Umpires: Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
 Ho King Yiu (HKG)
 |  | 
| 
| Chinese Taipei   | 2–2 |  Indonesia |  
| Yo-An  26' Yung-Sheng
  46' | Report | Arthur  45' Derangga
  51' |  
| Umpires: SELVARAJA Dineshkaran (SRI)
 KHOLMATOV Makhmud (UZB)
 |  | 
| 
| Oman   | 7–1 |  Thailand |  
| H. Bait  5', 30' Ali. Al-Noufali
  16' T. Bait
  21', 23' Barazahan
  46' Al-Balushi
  60' 
 | Report | Phongsakon  37' |  
| Umpires: SILVARAJOO Hari (SGP)
 HO King Yiu (HKG)
 |  | 
| 
| Chinese Taipei   | 1–1 |  Thailand |  
| Yung-Sheng  7' | Report | Kritsada  57' |  
| Umpires: MASHOKO Munashe (ZIM)
 KHAN Mohammad Ali (BAN)
 |  | 
Pool B
Source: 
FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
[3]
| 
| Umpires: Mazin Al-Shukaili (OMA)
 Chung Teng-wei (TPE)
 |  | 
| 
| Sri Lanka   | 3–7 |  Uzbekistan |  
| Hewawasam  29' Batuvita
  40' Bandara
  60' | Report | Ismoilov  5', 21', 26', 34' O. Khamitov
  11' S. Khamitov
  30' Madaminov
  51' |  
| Umpires: Nozomi Yuzawa (JPN)
 Phonphol Phuttarakkit (THA)
 |  | 
| 
| Umpires: Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
 Nozomi Yuzawa (JPN)
 |  | 
| 
| Hong Kong   | 0–1 |  Uzbekistan |  
|  | Report |  |  
| Umpires: Hashim Al-Shatri (OMA)
 Feristiwa Hadinata (INA)
 |  | 
| 
| Hong Kong   | 3–5 |  Sri Lanka |  
|  | Report |  |  | 
Fifth to eighth place classification
Bracket
Semi-finals
| 
| Chinese Taipei   | 6–3 |  Hong Kong |  
|  | Report |  |  | 
Seventh and eighth place
| 
| Indonesia   | 3–1 |  Hong Kong |  
|  | Report |  |  | 
Fifth and sixth place
| 
| Sri Lanka   | 4–5 |  Chinese Taipei |  
|  | Report |  |  | 
First to fourth place classification
Bracket
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Final standings
See also
References