2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
City Ipoh
Dates23–30 November
Teams6 (from 4 confederations)
Venue Azlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of India.svg  India
Third placeFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored107 (5.94 per match)
Top scorer Flag of New Zealand.svg Sam Lane (9 goals)
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The 2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 31st edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, the annual men's invitational international field hockey tournament hosted by Malaysia. It was held at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia from 23 to 30 November 2025. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The defending champions, Japan, did not receive an invitation to participate in the tournament. [3] Belgium won their first Sultan Azlan Shah Cup title by defeating India 1–0 in the final. [4] New Zealand won the bronze medal by defeating the hosts Malaysia 6–1. [5]

Teams

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

TeamFIH Ranking [6] AppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 32nd 2008 6th place (2008)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2011th 2024 4th place (1995, 1999, 2019)
Flag of India.svg  India 723rd 2019 Champions (1985, 1991, 1995, 2009, 2010)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1523rd 2022 Champions (1996, 2010, 2019)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1331st 2024 Champions (2022)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1117th 2024 Champions (2012, 2015)

Preliminary round

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 5410247+1713 Final
2Flag of India.svg  India 54012411+1312
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 52121213−17 Third place match
4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (H)51131221−94
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 51131124−134 Fifth place match
6Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5104916−73
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

Fixtures

23 November 2025
18:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg2–2Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Lane Field hockey ball.svg 26'
Thomas Field hockey ball.svg 58'		 Report Silverius Field hockey ball.svg 10'
Cholan Field hockey ball.svg 22'
Umpires:
Haroon Rashid (PAK)
Kim Jiyong (KOR)
23 November 2025
20:30
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg1–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Stockbroekx Field hockey ball.svg 57' Report Sarmento Field hockey ball.svg 27'
Umpires:
Ben Grant (NZL)
Balaji Kumar (IND)
23 November 2025
22:15
India  Flag of India.svg1–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Raheel Field hockey ball.svg 15' Report
Umpires:
Coen Van Bunge (NED)
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
24 November 2025
16:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Kim Hyeon-hong Field hockey ball.svg 30+' Report Lane Field hockey ball.svg 18', 49'
Lidstone Field hockey ball.svg 51'
Umpires:
Thipak Kanabathu (MAS)
Haroon Rashid (PAK)
24 November 2025
21:55
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg3–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Anuar Field hockey ball.svg 5'
Azrai Field hockey ball.svg 20'
Faizal Field hockey ball.svg 25'		 Report Davis Field hockey ball.svg 13'
Sarmento Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Lucien Vanderborght (BEL)
25 November 2025
10:00
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg3–2Flag of India.svg  India
Duvekot Field hockey ball.svg 17', 46'
De Kerpel Field hockey ball.svg 45'		 Report Abhishek Field hockey ball.svg 33'
Shilanand Field hockey ball.svg 57'
Umpires:
Coen Van Bunge (NED)
Mohd Ismady Alis (MAS)
26 November 2025
16:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Guraliuk Field hockey ball.svg 32'
McCulloch Field hockey ball.svg 49'		 Report Baker Field hockey ball.svg 16', 32'
Lane Field hockey ball.svg 20'
Houlbrooke Field hockey ball.svg 31'
Umpires:
Balaji Kumar (IND)
Lucien Vanderborght (BEL)
26 November 2025
18:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Kim Hyeon-hong Field hockey ball.svg 30', 60' Report Hendrickx Field hockey ball.svg 11', 37'
Boon Field hockey ball.svg 18', 46', 49'
Stockbroekx Field hockey ball.svg 49'
Umpires:
Ben Grant (NZL)
Thipak Kanabathu (MAS)
26 November 2025
20:00
India  Flag of India.svg4–3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Selvam Field hockey ball.svg 7'
Sukhjeet Field hockey ball.svg 21'
Amit Field hockey ball.svg 39'
Sanjay Field hockey ball.svg 53'		 Report Faizal Field hockey ball.svg 13'
Fitri Field hockey ball.svg 36'
Jalil Field hockey ball.svg 45'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Kim Jiyong (KOR)
27 November 2025
16:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Park Cheoleon Field hockey ball.svg 31'
Yang Ji-hun Field hockey ball.svg 56'		 Report Davis Field hockey ball.svg 17'
McCulloch Field hockey ball.svg 53'
Sarmento Field hockey ball.svg 57'
Umpires:
Haroon Rashid (PAK)
Mohd Ismady Alis (MAS)
27 November 2025
18:00
India  Flag of India.svg3–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Amit Field hockey ball.svg 4'
Sanjay Field hockey ball.svg 32'
Selvam Field hockey ball.svg 54'		 Report Baker Field hockey ball.svg 42', 48'
Umpires:
Coen Van Bunge (NED)
Lucien Vanderborght (BEL)
27 November 2025
20:00
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg1–9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Faizal Field hockey ball.svg 13' Report Boon Field hockey ball.svg 8', 38'
Crols Field hockey ball.svg 11'
Stockbroekx Field hockey ball.svg 15'
Duvekot Field hockey ball.svg 24', 54'
Hendrickx Field hockey ball.svg 27'
Willems Field hockey ball.svg 30+'
Foubert Field hockey ball.svg 41'
Umpires:
Ben Grant (NZL)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
29 November 2025
16:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–14Flag of India.svg  India
Guraliuk Field hockey ball.svg 11'
Sarmento Field hockey ball.svg 35'
Sidhu Field hockey ball.svg 55'		 Report Sharma Field hockey ball.svg 4'
Rajinder Field hockey ball.svg 10', 24'
Jugraj Field hockey ball.svg 12', 26', 39', 50'
Amit Field hockey ball.svg 15', 46'
Dilpreet Field hockey ball.svg 25'
Selvam Field hockey ball.svg 43'
Sanjay Field hockey ball.svg 56'
Abhishek Field hockey ball.svg 57', 59'
Umpires:
Thipak Kanabathu (MAS)
Kim Jiyong (KOR)
29 November 2025
18:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Thomas Field hockey ball.svg 56' Report Van Dessel Field hockey ball.svg 2'
Stockbroekx Field hockey ball.svg 19', 26'
Foubert Field hockey ball.svg 25'
Boon Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Umpires:
Mohd Ismady Alis (MAS)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
29 November 2025
20:00
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg3–4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Faizal Field hockey ball.svg 54'
Azrai Field hockey ball.svg 55', 58'		 Report Oh Seyong Field hockey ball.svg 4'
Park Cheoleon Field hockey ball.svg 5'
Yang Ji-hun Field hockey ball.svg 47'
Kim Hyeon-hong Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Balaji Kumar (IND)

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

30 November 2025
16:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4–3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Davis Field hockey ball.svg 15', 49'
Guraliuk Field hockey ball.svg 43', 53'		 Report Yang Ji-hun Field hockey ball.svg 18'
Kim Hyeon-hong Field hockey ball.svg 58', 60'

Third and fourth place

30 November 2025
18:15
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg6–1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Lane Field hockey ball.svg 5', 7', 33', 34', 41'
Hickson Field hockey ball.svg 29'		 Report Faizal Field hockey ball.svg 43'

Final

30 November 2025
20:30
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg1–0Flag of India.svg  India
Stockbroekx Field hockey ball.svg 34' Report

Statistics

Final standings

  1. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
  2. Flag of India.svg  India
  3. Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
  4. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
  5. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
  6. Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

Goalscorers

There have been 107 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.94 goals per match.

9 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

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. ↑ "Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025: India fall short by a goal in fighting defeat to Belgium". indianexpress.com. The Indian Express. 25 November 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Singh, Aftar (30 November 2025). "Malaysia fall 6-1 to New Zealand, finish fourth in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup". nst.com.my. New Straits Times . Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "OUTDOOR RANKINGS". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "FIH General Tournament Regulations" (PDF). February 2024.
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