2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
City Ipoh
Dates4–11 May
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) Azlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Third placeFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored88 (4.89 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Malaysia.svg Abu Kamal Azrai (8 goals)
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The 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was 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 was held at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia from 4 to 11 May 2024. The tournament consisted of six teams. [2]

Contents

The hosts Malaysia were the defending champions after winning their first title at the 2022 edition. [3] They were not able to defend their title as they did not qualify for the final. The final was played between Japan and Pakistan, where Japan beat Pakistan 3–1 in the shoot-out following a 2–2 draw in regulation time. It was the first Sultan Azlan Shah Cup title for Japan. [4] New Zealand won the bronze medal after defeating Malaysia 3–2. [5]

Teams

The following six teams participated in the tournament: [6]

TeamAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10th 2019 4th (1995, 1999, 2019)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6th 2022 4th (2022)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 30th 2022 1st (2022)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 18th 2017 1st (2012, 2015)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 22nd 2022 1st (1999, 2000, 2003)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 22nd 2022 1st (1996, 2010, 2019)

Preliminary round

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5410125+713 Final
2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 53201610+611
3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (H)53021813+59 Third place match
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 52121713+47
5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5104311−83 Fifth place match
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5005822−140
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. [7]
(H) Hosts

Results

4 May 2024
16:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg7–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Boyde Field hockey ball.svg 1', 60'
Baker Field hockey ball.svg 16', 42', 59'
Smith Field hockey ball.svg 26', 45'		 Report Childs Field hockey ball.svg 47'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)
4 May 2024
18:15
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Lim Field hockey ball.svg 52' Report T. Tanaka Field hockey ball.svg 13'
Yamada Field hockey ball.svg 20'
Umpires:
Sourabh Rajput (IND)
Azhar Abiddin Nor (MAS)
4 May 2024
20:30
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg4–5Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Abu Field hockey ball.svg 13', 28', 45'
Shello Field hockey ball.svg 59'		 Report S. Khan Field hockey ball.svg 9', 50', 59'
Hayat Field hockey ball.svg 53'
Mahmood Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Umpires:
Alex Miles (CAN)
Deepak Joshi (IND)
5 May 2024
16:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Cosslett Field hockey ball.svg 55' Report Kimura Field hockey ball.svg 13'
Fujishima Field hockey ball.svg 23'
T. Tanaka Field hockey ball.svg 43'
Nagayoshi Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Umpires:
Kim Ji-yong (KOR)
Deepak Joshi (IND)
5 May 2024
18:15
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–4Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Report Shahid Field hockey ball.svg 3'
Liaqat Field hockey ball.svg 20'
Ali Field hockey ball.svg 27'
S. Khan Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Umpires:
Ahmad Berhaumidin (MAS)
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
5 May 2024
20:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–6Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Noronha-Teixeira Field hockey ball.svg 12', 42' Report Fitri Field hockey ball.svg 13'
Abu Field hockey ball.svg 14'
Azimuddin Field hockey ball.svg 19'
Aiman Field hockey ball.svg 31'
Syed Field hockey ball.svg 48'
Faizal Field hockey ball.svg 49'
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
7 May 2024
16:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report Oh Field hockey ball.svg 13'
Umpires:
Azhar Abiddin Nor (MAS)
Salim Lucky (BAN)
7 May 2024
18:15
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg1–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Rana Field hockey ball.svg 59' Report Nagayoshi Field hockey ball.svg 33'
Umpires:
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Sourabh Rajput (IND)
7 May 2024
20:30
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg6–4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Faizal Field hockey ball.svg 2'
Abu Field hockey ball.svg 5', 14', 60'
Azimuddin Field hockey ball.svg 6'
Muhajir Field hockey ball.svg 52'		 Report Smith Field hockey ball.svg 19'
Elmes Field hockey ball.svg 28'
Houlbrooke Field hockey ball.svg 58', 60'
Umpires:
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)
Alex Miles (CAN)
8 May 2024
16:00
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg5–4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Mahmood Field hockey ball.svg 28', 29'
Liaqat Field hockey ball.svg 36'
Rana Field hockey ball.svg 44'
Ali Field hockey ball.svg 45'		 Report Davis Field hockey ball.svg 5', 45'
H. Sidhu Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Buttar Field hockey ball.svg 50'
Umpires:
Ahmad Berhaumidin (MAS)
Kim Ji-yong (KOR)
8 May 2024
18:15
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Sim Field hockey ball.svg 39' Report Baker Field hockey ball.svg 4'
Elmes Field hockey ball.svg 18'
Smith Field hockey ball.svg 23'
Houlbrooke Field hockey ball.svg 53'
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Sourabh Rajput (IND)
8 May 2024
20:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Matsumoto Field hockey ball.svg 24'
Ooka Field hockey ball.svg 50'		 Report Faizal Field hockey ball.svg 31'
Umpires:
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)
Deepak Joshi (IND)
10 May 2024
16:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Holmes Field hockey ball.svg 35' Report Mahmood Field hockey ball.svg 43'
Umpires:
Kim Jiyong (KOR)
Kinoshita hideki (JPN)
10 May 2024
18:15
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Saito Field hockey ball.svg 43'
T. Tanaka Field hockey ball.svg 56'
Kawabe Field hockey ball.svg 60'		 Report Davis Field hockey ball.svg 42'
Umpires:
Berhaumidin Ahmed (MAS)
Abiddin Nor Azhar (MAS)
10 May 2024
20:30
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg1–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Anuar Field hockey ball.svg 7' Report
Umpires:
Burki Khan (PAK)
Kassim Faisal (MAS)

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

11 May 2024
16:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg4–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Kong Field hockey ball.svg 15'
Lim Field hockey ball.svg 16'
Seo Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Jung Field hockey ball.svg 24'		 Report Sidhu Field hockey ball.svg 50'
Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Ben Grant (NZL)

Third and fourth place

11 May 2024
18:15
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg2–3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Azrai Field hockey ball.svg 3'
Fitri Field hockey ball.svg 60'		 Report Cosslett Field hockey ball.svg 5'
Elmes Field hockey ball.svg 10'
Lett Field hockey ball.svg 48'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)

Final

11 May 2024
20:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
S. Tanaka Field hockey ball.svg 12'
Matsumoto Field hockey ball.svg 47'		 Report Ahmad Field hockey ball.svg 34'
Rehman Field hockey ball.svg 37'
Penalties
Kawabe Field hockey pengoal.svg
Ooka Field hockey pengoal.svg
S. Tanaka Field hockey pengoal.svg
Matsumoto Field hockey pengoal.svg		4–1Field hockey penmiss.svg Rana
Field hockey penmiss.svg Liaqat
Field hockey pengoal.svg Butt
Umpires:
Deepak Joshi (IND)
Sourabh Rajput (IND)

Statistics

Final standing

PosTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (H)
5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 88 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.89 goals per match.

8 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

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