The 1991 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 4th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, an invitational international field hockey tournament. It took place in Ipoh, Malaysia at the Azlan Shah Stadium from 28 July to 3 August 1991.
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Malaysia | ||
| City | Ipoh | ||
| Dates | 28 July - 3 August | ||
| Teams | 6 (from 3 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | Azlan Shah Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |   India (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |   Pakistan | ||
| Third place |   Soviet Union | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Goals scored | 67 (4.47 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Tahir Zaman (9 goals) | ||
| Best player | Pargat Singh | ||
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This was the first time the tournament was held after a period of four years with the previous three editions held after every two years. India won its second title remaining unbeaten in the round-robin format.[1] India became the first team to regain the tournament after having won their first title in 1985.
Participating nations edit
Six countries participated in the 1991 tournament:[2]
Results edit
Round-robin edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
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| 1 | India
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 10 | Champions |
| 2 | Pakistan
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 8 | Runner-up |
| 3 | Soviet Union
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 4 | Third place |
| 4 |  New Zealand
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Malaysia
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 3 | |
| 6 |  South Korea
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5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Fixtures edit
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Final ranking edit
- This ranking does not reflect the actual performance of the team as the ranking issued by the International Hockey Federation. This is just a benchmark ranking in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup only.
| Position | Team |
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| 1 | India
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| 2 | Pakistan
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| 3 | Soviet Union
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| 4 | New Zealand
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| 5 | Malaysia
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| 6 | South Korea
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References edit
- ^ "The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "Previous winners". azlanshahcup.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.