2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
City Ipoh
Dates22–29 November
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) Azlan Shah Stadium
2024 (previous)(next) 2026

The 2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is the upcoming 31st edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, the annual men's invitational international field hockey tournament hosted by Malaysia. It will be held at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia from 22 to 29 November 2025. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The defending champions, Japan, did not receive an invitation to participate in the tournament. [3]

Teams

The following six teams were invited by the Malaysian Hockey Confederation to participate in the tournament. [1] [3]

TeamFIH Ranking [4] AppearanceLast AppearancePrevious Best Performance
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 32nd 2008 6th Place (2008)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2111th 2024 4th Place (1995, 1999, 2019)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 29th 2004 Champions (1987, 2001)
Flag of India.svg  India 823rd 2019 Champions (1985, 1991, 1995, 2009, 2010)
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland 112nd 2018 6th Place (2018)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1231st 2024 Champions (2022)

Preliminary round

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 00000000 Final
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 00000000
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 00000000 Third place match
4Flag of India.svg  India 00000000
5Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland 00000000 Fifth place match
6Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (H)00000000
First match(es) will be played: 22 November 2025. 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

Fixtures

22 November 2025
16:00
Ireland  Flag of Ireland hockey team.svgvFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
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22 November 2025
18:15
Germany  Flag of Germany.svgvFlag of India.svg  India
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22 November 2025
20:30
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
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23 November 2025
16:00
Ireland  Flag of Ireland hockey team.svgvFlag of India.svg  India
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23 November 2025
18:15
Germany  Flag of Germany.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
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23 November 2025
20:30
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svgvFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
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25 November 2025
16:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgvFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
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25 November 2025
18:15
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of India.svg  India
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25 November 2025
20:30
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svgvFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
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26 November 2025
16:00
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
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25 November 2025
18:15
Germany  Flag of Germany.svgvFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
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26 November 2025
20:30
India  Flag of India.svgvFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
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28 November 2025
16:00
Ireland  Flag of Ireland hockey team.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
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28 November 2025
18:15
India  Flag of India.svgvFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
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28 November 2025
20:30
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svgvFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
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Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

29 November 2025
16:00
5th Poolv6th Pool
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Third and fourth place

29 November 2025
18:15
3rd Poolv4th Pool
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Final

29 November 2025
20:30
1st Poolv2nd Pool
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References

  1. 1 2 "31st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025 (M)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  2. "Pakistan snubbed from 2025 Sultan Azlan Shah cup despite runner-up finish". msn.com. MSN. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Pakistan, Japan excluded from Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey 2025". thenews.com.pk. The News International. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  4. "OUTDOOR RANKINGS". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  5. "FIH General Tournament Regulations" (PDF). February 2024.