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2009 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

The 2009 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 18th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held in Ipoh, Malaysia from 5 to 12 April 2009.

2009 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityIpoh
Dates5–12 April
Teams5 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Azlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions India (4th title)
Runner-up Malaysia
Third place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored44 (3.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Sandeep Singh (6 goals)
Best playerIndia Sandeep Singh
← 2008 (previous) (next) 2010 →

India won the tournament for the fourth time by defeating the hosts Malaysia 3–1 in the final.

Teams edit

Five countries participated in the tournament:[1]

Team Appearance Last
Appearance 		Previous best performance
  Egypt 1st – –
  India 13th 2008 1st (1985, 1991, 1995)
  Malaysia 18th 2008 2nd (1985, 2007)
  New Zealand 11th 2008 3rd (1995, 2003, 2008)
  Pakistan 15th 2008 1st (1999, 2000, 2003)

Results edit

All times are local, MYT (UTC+8).

Pool edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   India 4 2 2 0 9 5 +4 8 Final
2   Malaysia (H) 4 2 1 1 8 7 +1 7
3   New Zealand 4 1 3 0 7 6 +1 6 Third Place Match
4   Pakistan 4 1 0 3 9 8 +1 3
5   Egypt 4 0 2 2 4 11 −7 2
Source: Azlan Shah Cup
(H) Hosts
5 April 2009
17:00
Egypt   2–2   India
Hassan   8'
El-Saied   70' 		Report Sandeep   14'
Shivendra   50'
Umpires:
Haider Rasool (PAK)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
5 April 2009
19:00
Pakistan   2–3   Malaysia
Imran   10'
Haider   68' 		Report Rahim   9'
Shahrun   29'
Azlan   48'
Umpires:
Sayed Del-Rady (EGY)
Deon Nel (RSA)
6 April 2009
17:00
New Zealand   3–2   Pakistan
Bhana   5'
Haig   43'
Couzins   68' 		Report Imran   6', 23'
Umpires:
Deon Nel (RSA)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
6 April 2009
19:00
Malaysia   4–1   Egypt
Ismail   27'
Engku   39'
Chua   64', 68' 		Report El-Hakiem   45'
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
8 April 2009
17:00
Egypt   1–1   New Zealand
El-Hakiem   38' Report Edwards   51'
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Haider Rasool (PAK)
8 April 2009
19:00
Malaysia   0–3   India
Report Halappa   19'
Sandeep   31'
Gurwinder   62'
Umpires:
Sayed Del-Rady (EGY)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
9 April 2009
17:00
India   2–2   New Zealand
Sandeep   27', 48' Report Petherick   8'
Bartholomew   63'
Umpires:
Sayed Del-Rady (EGY)
Haider Rasool (PAK)
9 April 2009
19:00
Pakistan   4–0   Egypt
Imran   14'
Abbasi   18', 43', 67' 		Report
Umpires:
Deon Nel (RSA)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
11 April 2009
17:00
India   2–1   Pakistan
Sandeep   28', 60' Report Saqlain   50'
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Deon Nel (RSA)
11 April 2009
19:00
New Zealand   1–1   Malaysia
Wilson   49' Report Chua   48'
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)

Classification round edit

Third and fourth place edit

12 April 2009
17:00
New Zealand   2–1   Pakistan
Petherick   12'
Baker   13' 		Report Abbasi   35'
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Sayed Del-Rady (EGY)

Final edit

12 April 2009
19:30
India   3–1   Malaysia
Halappa   8'
Prabhjot   20'
Shivendra   41' 		Report Azlan   11'
Umpires:
Deon Nel (RSA)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    India 5 3 2 0 12 6 +6 11 Gold Medal
    Malaysia (H) 5 2 1 2 9 10 −1 7 Silver Medal
    New Zealand 5 2 3 0 9 7 +2 9 Bronze Medal
4   Pakistan 5 1 0 4 10 10 0 3
5   Egypt 4 0 2 2 4 11 −7 2
Source: Azlan Shah Cup
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers edit

There were 44 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References edit

  1. ^ "Previous winners". azlanshahcup.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.

External links edit

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