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2016 Sultan of Johor Cup

The 2016 Sultan of Johor Cup was the sixth edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup. It was held in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia from 31 October – 6 November 2016.

2016 Sultan of Johor Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityJohor Bahru
Dates31 October–6 November
Teams6
Venue(s)Taman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up Pakistan
Third place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored89 (4.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Thomas Craig
Australia Blake Govers (6 goals)
← 2015 (previous) (next) 2017 →

As in previous editions, a total of six teams competed for the title. Defending champions Great Britain, as well as Argentina and India who also competed previously, were absent from the tournament. The teams were replaced by England, Japan and New Zealand.

Australia won the tournament for the first time by defeating Pakistan 3–1 in the final. Japan won the bronze medal by defeating England 4–1 in a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw.[1]

Participating nations edit

Including the host nation, 6 teams competed in the tournament. Defending champions, Great Britain, were absent from the tournament.

  Australia

Head Coach:   Benjamin Bishop

  1. Kiran Arunasalam
  2. Timothy Howard (C)
  3. Blake Govers
  4. Matthew Bird
  5. Matthew Finn (GK)
  6. Max Hendry
  7. Stephen Gales
  8. Ryan Proctor
  9. Kurt Lovett
  10. Frazer Gerrard
  12. Joshua Simmonds
  13. Jack Welch
  15. Andrew Scanlon
  17. Corey Weyer
  18. Blake Wotherspoon
  20. Timothy Brand
  21. Samuel Liles (C)
  22. Thomas Craig
  24. Jonathan Bretherton
  26. Ashleigh Thomas (GK)
  England

Head Coach:   Jonathan Bleby

  1. Toby Reynolds-Cotterill (GK)
  2. Christopher Wyver (GK)
  3. Robert Gleeson
  4. Thomas Sorsby
  5. Nicholas Page
  6. Edward Way
  7. Peter Scott
  8. William Calnan
  9. Euan Gilmour
  10. James Gall (C)
  11. James Oates
  12. Jack Waller
  13. Duncan Scott
  14. Benjamin Stevenson
  15. Josh Pavis
  17. Jack Turner
  18. Jack Simpson
  19. Jack Clee
  20. Rhys Smith
  21. Christopher Proctor
  Japan

Head Coach:   Kyoichi Nagaya

  1. Hiroki Nakagami (GK)
  2. Keita Matsuda (GK)
  3. Koyo Kameyama
  4. Miyu Tanimitsu
  5. Tatsunori Kondo
  7. Takehiro Chiba
  8. Takumi Ineyama
  9. Fumiya Yamazaki
  10. Ryo Arai
  11. Shinichi Kamezaki
  12. Kaito Tanaka
  13. Mizuki Ikeda
  14. Kota Ozawa
  15. Soma Hayashi
  16. Ryo Ozawa (C)
  17. Koji Yamasaki
  19. Koki Kataoka
  20. Kyohei Ogawa
  21. Keisuke Kawamura
  Malaysia

Head Coach:   Wallace Tan

  1. Syed Cholan
  2. Arif Ishak
  3. Ashran Hamsani
  5. Firdaus Omar
  6. Zulhamizan Mohamad
  7. Najib Hassan
  8. Khaliq Hamirin
  9. Luqman Ahmad Shukran
  10. Akhimullah Anuar
  11. Muhammad Zaidi
  12. Muhammad Fauzi
  13. Norsyafiq Sumantri
  14. Amirol Arshad (C)
  15. Mohamad Baharom
  16. Ridzwan Azmi (GK)
  17. Rafizul Mustafa
  18. Zul Pidaus Mizun
  20. Aiman Rozemi
  21. Najmi Jazlan
  22. Zaimi Mat Deris (GK)
  New Zealand

Head Coach:   Bryce Collins

  1. Thomas Mallon (GK)
  3. Mitchell Ottow
  4. David Brydon
  5. Jonathan Keaney
  7. Hugh Hendrickson
  8. Kieran O'Connor
  9. Samuel Lane
  10. Robert Capizzi
  11. Oliver Logan
  12. Bradley Read (C)
  14. Aidan Sarikaya
  15. Dylan Thomas
  16. Jonathan Thorn
  17. Mackenzie Wilcox
  18. Dominic Dixon (GK)
  19. Reuben Andrews
  20. Joshua Meates
  22. Dylan Stevenson
  23. Samuel Hiha
  24. Joshua Smith
  Pakistan

Head Coach:   Zaman Tahir

  1. Ali Raza (GK)
  2. Muhammad Mushtaq
  3. Mubashar Ali
  4. Abu Mahmood
  5. Ammad Butt
  6. Muhammad Kamal
  7. Shan Irshad
  8. Muhammad Yaqoob
  9. Muhammad Dilber (C)
  10. Muhammad Atiq
  11. Muhammad Bilal Qadir
  12. Muneeb Un-Rehman
  13. Hassan Anwar
  14. Faizan
  15. Tazeem Ul Hassan (GK)
  16. Mohsin Sabir
  17. Suhail Riaz
  18. Ullah Sami
  19. Muhammad Rizwan
  20. Muhammad Hamdi

Umpires edit

A total of eight umpires were appointed by the FIH to officiate the tournament.

  • Andres Ortiz (ESP)
  • Michiel Otten (NED)
  • Nick Bennett (ENG)
  • Lee Erskine (NZL)
  • Yasir Khurshid (PAK)
  • Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)
  • James Unkles (AUS)
  • Rais Zakaria (MAS)

Results edit

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

Preliminary round edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 5 3 2 0 27 6 +21 11 Advanced to Final
2   Pakistan 5 3 1 1 14 14 0 10
3   Japan 5 3 0 2 9 11 −2 9 Advanced to Third Place Match
4   England 5 2 2 1 12 9 +3 8
5   Malaysia 5 1 1 3 7 12 −5 4
6   New Zealand 5 0 0 5 7 24 −17 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Fixtures edit

31 October 2016
16:00
Australia   6–0   Japan
Scanlon   6'
Arunasalam   19'
Simmonds   23'
Hendry   61', 70'
Craig   63' 		Report
Umpires:
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
Rais Zakaria (MAS)
31 October 2016
18:00
New Zealand   2–5   Pakistan
Lane   46'
Wilcox   59' 		Report Qadir   22'
Mubasshir   33'
Riaz   48', 65'
Dilber   70'
Umpires:
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
Michiel Otten (NED)
31 October 2016
20:30
England   3–1   Malaysia
Page   18'
Calnan   24'
C. Proctor   60' 		Report Akhimullah   23'
Umpires:
Lee Erskine (NZL)
James Unkles (AUS)
1 November 2016
16:00
Japan   4–1   New Zealand
Yamasaki   19', 25'
Ogawa   29'
Tanaka   69' 		Report Logan   64'
Umpires:
Yasir Khurshid (PAK)
James Unkles (AUS)
1 November 2016
18:00
England   2–2   Pakistan
Calnan   12', 39' Report Ullah   63'
Mahmood   69'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)
1 November 2016
20:30
Malaysia   2–2   Australia
Najmi   39'
Zulhamizan   59' 		Report Craig   58'
Arunasalam   66'
Umpires:
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
2 November 2016
16:00
Japan   2–1   England
Yamasaki   44', 68' Report Gall   65'
Umpires:
Rais Zakaria (MAS)
Yasir Khurshid (PAK)
2 November 2016
18:00
New Zealand   1–9   Australia
Lane   9' Report Hendry   20', 63'
Govers   34', 55'
R. Proctor   34'
Scanlon   41'
Arunasalam   53'
Bird   57'
Gerrard   66'
Umpires:
Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN))
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
2 November 2016
20:30
Pakistan   4–1   Malaysia
Mahmood   7'
Dilber   20'
Irshad   30'
Ullah   46' 		Report Najmi   25'
Umpires:
Lee Erskine (NZL)
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
4 November 2016
16:00
England   4–2   New Zealand
Clee   11'
Scott   28'
Sorsby   40'
C. Proctor   59' 		Report Sarikaya   51'
Thomas   57'
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Rais Zakaria (MAS)
4 November 2016
18:00
Australia   8–1   Pakistan
Craig   5', 17', 34'
Govers   21'
Gerrard   47'
Hendry   50'
R. Proctor   64', 68' 		Report   25' Atiq
Umpires:
Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)
Lee Erskine (NZL)
4 November 2016
20:30
Malaysia   1–2   Japan
Rozaini   16' Report Tanimitsu   27', 63'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Yasir Khurshid (PAK)
5 November 2016
16:00
Australia   2–2   England
Govers   9'
Craig   66' 		Report Scott   32'
Clee   70'
Umpires:
Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)
Michiel Otten (NED)
5 November 2016
18:00
Pakistan   2–1   Japan
Mahmood   4', 11' Report Ogawa   21'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
5 November 2016
20:30
New Zealand   1–2   Malaysia
Read   9' Report Muhammad   38'
Najmi   48'
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Yasir Khurshid (PAK)

Classification round edit

Fifth and sixth place edit

6 November 2016
16:00
Malaysia   4–1   New Zealand
Najmi   6'
Zulhamizan   10'
Firdaus   51'
Ashran   69' 		Report Wilcox   32'
Umpires:
Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)
James Unkles (AUS)

Third and fourth place edit

6 November 2016
18:15
Japan   2–2   England
Tanimitsu   31'
Tanaka   55' 		Report Clee   20'
Waller   34'
Penalties
Yamasaki  
Tanaka  
Kamezaki  
Ozawa   		4–1   Scott
  Clee
  Smith
Umpires:
Rais Zakaria (MAS)
Lee Erskine (NZL)

Final edit

6 November 2016
20:40
Australia   3–1   Pakistan
Gerrard   13'
Govers   47', 67' 		Report Anwar   7'
Umpires:
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    Australia 6 4 2 0 30 7 +23 14 Gold Medal
    Pakistan 6 3 1 2 15 17 −2 10 Silver Medal
    Japan 6 3 1 2 11 13 −2 10 Bronze Medal
4   England 6 2 3 1 14 11 +3 9
5   Malaysia 6 2 1 3 11 13 −2 7
6   New Zealand 6 0 0 6 8 28 −20 0
Source: FIH

Goalscorers edit

There were 89 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.94 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References edit

  1. ^ "Australia defeat Pakistan in Sultan of Johor Cup final".

External links edit

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