The field hockey tournament at the 2006 Asian Games was held from 2 to 14 December 2006 in Al-Rayyan Hockey Field.

Top 6 Asian teams, South Korea, India, Pakistan, Japan, China and Malaysia could enter the men's competition directly.

For the next four spots a qualification tournament was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 11 to 20 May 2006.

[1] Women's qualification tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 5 to 9 June 2006.

All four teams qualified for the Asian Games but later Pakistan withdrew.