2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

The 2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is the 21st edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held from 24 May to 3 June 2012 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. New Zealand won their first ever title by defeating Argentina with 1–0 in the final, while five-time champions India took the bronze medal by defeating Great Britain scoring 3–1.[1]

2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityIpoh
Teams7
Venue(s)Azlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-up Argentina
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored98 (4.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)United Kingdom Ashley Jackson (6 goals)
Best playerIndia Sardar Singh
2011 (previous) (next) 2013

Participating nations

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Seven countries participated in this year's tournament:

Results

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All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Pool

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   New Zealand 6 4 0 2 18 8 +10 12 Final
2   Argentina 6 4 0 2 15 16 −1 12
3   Great Britain 6 3 2 1 13 11 +2 11 Third Place Match
4   India 6 3 0 3 12 15 −3 9
5   South Korea 6 2 2 2 11 8 +3 8 Fifth Place Match
6   Malaysia 6 1 2 3 10 14 −4 5
7   Pakistan 6 1 0 5 9 16 −7 3
Source: Azlan Shah Cup
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
24 May 2012
16:05
Pakistan   4–2   Argentina
Irfan   34'
Abbas   50'
Khan   65'
Waqas   69'
Report Peillat   53'
Paredes   62'
Umpires:
Paco Jazquez (ESP)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
24 May 2012
18:05
New Zealand   5–1   India
S. Child   1'
Hayward   35'
Wilson   58'
Jenness   61'
L’Huillier   65'
Report Shivendra   6'
Umpires:
Daniel Barstow (GBR)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
24 May 2012
20:05
Malaysia   1–1   South Korea
Faizal   56' Report Seo   7'
Umpires:
Kamran Hussain (PAK)
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)

25 May 2012
16:05
Argentina   2–5   New Zealand
Cammareri   3'
L. Vila   53'
Report Burrows   32'
Petherick   44'
Hayward   57'
Neal   59'
Panchia   64'
Umpires:
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)
25 May 2012
18:05
Great Britain   3–3   Malaysia
Kirkham   6'
Jackson   20'
Moore   25'
Report Azlan   9'
Faizal   67'68'
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)
25 May 2012
20:05
South Korea   1–2   India
Nam   66' Report Sandeep   12'
Uthappa   68'
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Kamran Hussain (PAK)

27 May 2012
16:05
New Zealand   3–1   Pakistan
Archibald   8'
Hayward   11'
Wilson   40'
Report Khan   44'
Umpires:
Pankaj Tyagi (MAS)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
27 May 2012
18:05
South Korea   3–4   Argentina
Nam   4'
Jang J.   42'48'
Report L. Vila   10'
Mazzilli   34'
Callioni   46'70'
Umpires:
Paco Jazquez (ESP)
Daniel Barstow (GBR)
27 May 2012
20:05
India   2–3   Great Britain
Raghunath   55'
Sunil   59'
Report Kirkham   28'
Hawes   43'
Catlin   62'
Umpires:
Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)

28 May 2012
16:05
Pakistan   0–4   South Korea
Report Nam   18'44'
You   49'
Hyun H.   61'
Umpires:
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
28 May 2012
18:05
Great Britain   2–3   Argentina
Jackson   39'65' Report Paredes   8'41'
Cammareri   49'
Umpires:
Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)
28 May 2012
20:05
India   3–2   Malaysia
Mujtaba   9'
Shivendra   11'
Khandekar   40'
Report Rahim   39'
Fitri   59'
Umpires:
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Kamran Hussain (PAK)

30 May 2012
16:05
Argentina   3–2   India
Paredes   37'
Montelli   38'
Peillat   58'
Report Sardar   49'
Raghunath   62'
Umpires:
Paco Jazquez (ESP)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
30 May 2012
18:05
Great Britain   2–1   New Zealand
Jackson   18'
Daly   27'
Report Hayward   62'
Umpires:
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)
Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)
30 May 2012
20:05
Malaysia   3–2   Pakistan
Amir   35'
Faizal   48'
Razie   70'
Report Bhutta   4'
Rasool   12'
Umpires:
Daniel Barstow (GBR)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

31 May 2012
16:05
South Korea   1–1   Great Britain
Yoon   23' Report Clarke   50'
Umpires:
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
31 May 2012
18:05
India   2–1   Pakistan
Sandeep   31'
Sunil   69'
Report Abbas   60'
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
31 May 2012
20:05
Malaysia   1–4   New Zealand
Hafifi   45' Report Archibald   5'
McAleese   16'
Wilson   34'
Neal   61'
Umpires:
Kamran Hussain (PAK)
Paco Jazquez (ESP)

2 June 2012
16:05
New Zealand   0–1   South Korea
Report Jang J.   68'
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)
2 June 2012
18:05
Pakistan   1–2   Great Britain
Khan   15' Report Middleton   47'
Jackson   66'
Umpires:
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
2 June 2012
20:05
Argentina   1–0   Malaysia
Ibarra   40' Report
Umpires:
Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)
Paco Jazquez (ESP)

Classification

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Fifth and sixth place

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3 June 2012
15:35
South Korea   3–2   Malaysia
Hyun   1'
Jang J.   42'
You   50'
Report Hafifi   17'
Faizal   63'
Umpires:
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Kamran Hussain (PAK)

Third and fourth place

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3 June 2012
18:05
Great Britain   1–3   India
Jackson   35' Report Shivendra   43'
Sandeep   52'
Khandekar   69'
Umpires:
Richmand Attipoe (GHA)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

Final

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3 June 2012
20:35
New Zealand   1–0   Argentina
Hayward   18' Report
Umpires:
Daniel Barstow (GBR)
Paco Jazquez (ESP)

Awards

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The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play Award Player of the Final
  Sardara Singh   Ashley Jackson   Kyle Pontifex   Great Britain   Kyle Pontifex

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    New Zealand 7 5 0 2 19 8 +11 15 Gold Medal
    Argentina 7 4 0 3 15 17 −2 12 Silver Medal
    India 7 4 0 3 15 16 −1 12 Bronze Medal
4   Great Britain 7 3 2 2 14 14 0 11
5   South Korea 7 3 2 2 14 10 +4 11
6   Malaysia 7 1 2 4 12 17 −5 5
7   Pakistan 6 1 0 5 9 16 −7 3

Goalscorers

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There were 98 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.08 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Kiwis are Champs". Azlanshahcup.com. 3 June 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
  2. ^ Regulations
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