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2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

The 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is the 30th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, the annual men's invitational international field hockey tournament hosted by Malaysia. The tournament returned after a one-year hiatus after it was postponed in 2023 due to the packed calendar.[1] It is held at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia from 4 to 11 May 2024. The tournament consists of six teams.[2]

2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityIpoh
Dates4–11 May
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Azlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions Japan (1st title)
Runner-up Pakistan
Third place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored67 (5.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)Malaysia Abu Kamal Azrai (7 goals)
← 2022 (previous) (next) 2025 →

The hosts Malaysia are the defending champions after winning their first title at the 2022 edition.[3]

Teams edit

The following six teams participate in the tournament:[4]

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
  Canada 10th 2019 4th (1995, 1999, 2019)
  Japan 6th 2022 4th (2022)
  Malaysia 30th 2022 1st (2022)
  New Zealand 18th 2017 1st (2012, 2015)
  Pakistan 22nd 2022 1st (1999, 2000, 2003)
  South Korea 22nd 2022 1st (1996, 2010, 2019)

Preliminary round edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 5 4 1 0 12 5 +7 13 Final
2   Pakistan 5 3 2 0 16 10 +6 11
3   Malaysia (H) 5 3 0 2 18 13 +5 9 Third place match
4   New Zealand 5 2 1 2 17 13 +4 7
5   South Korea 5 1 0 4 3 11 −8 3 Fifth place match
6   Canada 5 0 0 5 8 22 −14 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 for.[5]
(H) Hosts

Results edit

4 May 2024
16:00
New Zealand   7–1   Canada
Boyde   1', 60'
Baker   16', 42', 59'
Smith   26', 45' 		Report Childs   47'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)
4 May 2024
18:15
South Korea   1–2   Japan
Lim   52' Report T. Tanaka   13'
Yamada   20'
Umpires:
Sourabh Rajput (IND)
Azhar Abiddin Nor (MAS)
4 May 2024
20:30
Malaysia   4–5   Pakistan
Abu   13', 28', 45'
Shello   59' 		Report S. Khan   9', 50', 59'
Hayat   53'
Mahmood   60'
Umpires:
Alex Miles (CAN)
Deepak Joshi (IND)
5 May 2024
16:00
New Zealand   1–4   Japan
Cosslett   55' Report Kimura   13'
Fujishima   23'
T. Tanaka   43'
Nagayoshi   60'
Umpires:
Kim Ji-yong (KOR)
Deepak Joshi (IND)
5 May 2024
18:15
South Korea   0–4   Pakistan
Report Shahid   3'
Liaqat   20'
Ali   27'
S. Khan   60'
Umpires:
Ahmad Berhaumidin (MAS)
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
5 May 2024
20:30
Canada   2–6   Malaysia
Noronha-Teixeira   12', 42' Report Fitri   13'
Abu   14'
Azimuddin   19'
Aiman   31'
Syed   48'
Faizal   49'
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
7 May 2024
16:00
Canada   0–1   South Korea
Report Oh   13'
Umpires:
Azhar Abiddin Nor (MAS)
Salim Lucky (BAN)
7 May 2024
18:15
Pakistan   1–1   Japan
Rana   59' Report Nagayoshi   33'
Umpires:
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Sourabh Rajput (IND)
7 May 2024
20:30
Malaysia   6–4   New Zealand
Faizal   2'
Abu   5', 14', 60'
Azimuddin   6'
Muhajir   52' 		Report Smith   19'
Elmes   28'
Cosslett   58'
Houlbrooke   60'
Umpires:
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)
Alex Miles (CAN)
8 May 2024
16:00
Pakistan   5–4   Canada
Mahmood   28', 29'
Liaqat   36'
Rana   44'
Ali   45' 		Report Davis   5', 45'
H. Sidhu   17'
Buttar   50'
Umpires:
Ahmad Berhaumidin (MAS)
Kim Ji-yong (KOR)
8 May 2024
18:15
South Korea   1–4   New Zealand
Sim   39' Report Baker   4'
Elmes   18'
Smith   23'
Houlbrooke   53'
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Sourabh Rajput (IND)
8 May 2024
20:30
Japan   2–1   Malaysia
Matsumoto   24'
Ooka   50' 		Report Faizal   31'
Umpires:
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)
Deepak Joshi (IND)
10 May 2024
16:00
New Zealand   1–1   Pakistan
Holmes   35' Report Mehmood   43'
Umpires:
Kim Jiyong (KOR)
Kinoshita hideki (JPN)
10 May 2024
18:15
Japan   3–1   Canada
Saito   43'
Tanaka   56'
Kawabe   60' 		Report Davis   42'
Umpires:
Berhaumidin Ahmed (MAS)
Abiddin Nor Azhar (MAS)
10 May 2024
20:30
Malaysia   1–0   South Korea
Anuar   7' Report
Umpires:
Burki Khan (PAK)
Kassim Faisal (MAS)

Classification round edit

Fifth and sixth place edit

11 May 2024
16:00
South Korea   4–1   Canada
Kong   15'
Lim   16'
Seo   17'
Jung   24' 		Report Sidhu   50'
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Ben Grant (NZL)

Third and fourth place edit

11 May 2024
18:15
Malaysia   2–3   New Zealand
Azhrai   3'
Fitri   60' 		Report Cosslett   5'
Elmes   10'
Lett   48'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)

Final edit

11 May 2024
20:30
Japan   2–2   Pakistan
Tanaka   12'
Matsumoto   47' 		Report Ahmad   34'
Rahman   37'
Penalties
Kawabe  
Ooka  
Tanaka  
Matsumoto   		4–1   Rana
  Liaqat
  Butt
Umpires:
Deepak Joshi (IND)
Sourabh Rajput (IND)

Statistics edit

Final standing edit

Pos Team
    Japan
    Pakistan
    New Zealand
4   Malaysia (H)
5   South Korea
6   Canada
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers edit

There have been 67 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 5.58 goals per match (as of 8 May 2024).

7 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References edit

  1. ^ Singh, Jugjet (7 July 2023). "Azlan Shah Cup postponed to next year". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ Singh, Aftar (6 January 2024). "Sultan Azlan Shah Cup returns after one-year hiatus". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. ^ "2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup".
  4. ^ Singh, Aftar (12 February 2024). "Japan confirm participation in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  5. ^ "FIH General Tournament Regulations" (PDF). February 2024.
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