Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Current season, competition or edition:; 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	1983;41 years ago
First season	1983
No. of teams	6
Country	Malaysia
Venue(s)	Azlan Shah Stadium
Most recent; champion(s)	Japan (1st title) ; (2024)
Most titles	Australia (10 titles)
Official website	azlanshahcup.my

Last updated May 12, 2024

The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an annual invitational international men's field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. It began in 1983 as a biennial contest. The tournament became an annual event after 1998, following its growth and popularity. The tournament is named after the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia, Sultan Azlan Shah, a supporter of field hockey.^[1]

Results

Year	Host	Teams	Final			Third place match
Year	Host	Teams	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
1983 Details	Kuala Lumpur	5	Australia	1–0	Pakistan	India	round-robin	Malaysia
1985 Details	Ipoh	4	India	round-robin	Malaysia	Pakistan	round-robin	Spain
1987 Details		6	West Germany	round-robin	Pakistan	England	round-robin	Malaysia
1991 Details		6	India	round-robin	Pakistan	Soviet Union	round-robin	New Zealand
1994 Details	Penang	5	England	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p.s.o.)	Pakistan	Australia	4–0	Malaysia
1995 Details	Kuala Lumpur	6	India	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p.s.o.)	Germany	New Zealand	3–1	Canada
1996 Details	Ipoh	6	South Korea	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p.s.o.)	Australia	Malaysia	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p.s.o.)	Great Britain
1998 Details	Ipoh	6	Australia	1–1 (a.e.t.) (10–9 p.s.o.)	Germany	South Korea	1–0	New Zealand
1999 Details	Kuala Lumpur	6	Pakistan	3–1	South Korea	Germany	3–2	Canada
2000 Details		7	Pakistan	1–0	South Korea	India	4–1	Malaysia
2001 Details		7	Germany	3–2	South Korea	Australia	4–3	Pakistan
2003 Details		5	Pakistan	1–0	Germany	New Zealand	3–2	South Korea
2004 Details		7	Australia	4–3	Pakistan	South Korea	6–5	Germany
2005 Details		7	Australia	4–3	South Korea	Pakistan	4–2	New Zealand
2006 Details		8	Netherlands	6–2	Australia	India	3–2	New Zealand
2007 Details	Ipoh	8	Australia	3–1	Malaysia	India	1–0	South Korea
2008 Details		7	Argentina	2–1	India	New Zealand	2–1	Pakistan
2009 Details		5	India	3–1	Malaysia	New Zealand	2–1	Pakistan
2010 Details		7	India & South Korea (Joint Winners)			Australia	5–3	Malaysia
2011 Details		7	Australia	3–2 (a.e.t)	Pakistan	Great Britain	4–2	New Zealand
2012 Details		7	New Zealand	1–0	Argentina	India	3–1	Great Britain
2013 Details		6	Australia	3–2	Malaysia	South Korea	2–1	New Zealand
2014 Details		6	Australia	8–3	Malaysia	South Korea	3–2	China
2015 Details		6	New Zealand	2–2 (3–1 p.s.o.)	Australia	India	2–2 (4–1 p.s.o.)	South Korea
2016 Details		7	Australia	4–0	India	New Zealand	3–3 (5–4 p.s.o.)	Malaysia
2017 Details		6	Great Britain	4–3	Australia	India	4–0	New Zealand
2018 Details		6	Australia	2–1	England	Argentina	3–2	Malaysia
2019 Details		6	South Korea	1–1 (4–2 p.s.o.)	India	Malaysia	4–2	Canada
2020 Details		6	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]			Cancelled
2021			Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]			Cancelled
2022 Details		6	Malaysia	3–2	South Korea	Pakistan	5–3	Japan
2024 Details		6	Japan	2–2 (4–1 p.s.o.)	Pakistan	New Zealand	3–2	Malaysia

Tournament Summary

Below is a list of teams that have finished in the top four positions in the tournament:

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Australia	10 (1983, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018)	4 (1996, 2006, 2015, 2017)	3 (1994, 2001, 2010)
India	5 (1985, 1991, 1995, 2009, 2010^)	3 (2008, 2016, 2019)	7 (1983, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2017)
Pakistan	3 (1999, 2000, 2003)	7 (1983, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2004, 2011, 2024)	3 (1985, 2005, 2022)	3 (2001, 2008, 2009)
South Korea	3 (1996, 2010^, 2019)	5 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2022)	4 (1998, 2004, 2013, 2014)	3 (2003, 2007, 2015)
Germany ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2 (1987, 2001)	3 (1995,1998, 2003)	1 (1999)	1 (2004)
Great Britain ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	2 (1994*, 2017)	1 (2018*)	2 (1987*, 2011)	2 (1996, 2012)
New Zealand	2 (2012, 2015)		6 (1995, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2024)	7 (1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2017)
Malaysia	1 (2022)	5 (1985, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014)	2 (1996, 2019)	8 (1983, 1987, 1994, 2000, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2024)
Argentina	1 (2008)	1 (2012)	1 (2018)
Japan	1 (2024)			1 (2022)
Netherlands	1 (2006)
Soviet Union			1 (1991)
Canada				3 (1995, 1999, 2019)
Spain				1 (1985)
China				1 (2014)

* = Played as England in those tournaments

^ = Title was shared between two teams

Team appearances

Team	83	85	87	91	94	95	96	98	99	00	01	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	22	24	Total
Argentina	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	5th	1st	–	–	–	2nd	–	–	–	–	–	3rd	–	–	–	5
Australia	1st	–	–	–	3rd	–	2nd	1st	–	–	3rd	–	1st	1st	2nd	1st	–	–	3rd	1st	–	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	–	–	–	17
Belgium	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Canada	–	–	–	–	–	4th	–	–	4th	7th	–	–	–	–	–	8th	5th	–	–	–	–	–	5th	5th	6th	–	–	4th	–	6th	10
China	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	6th	–	–	–	4th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Egypt	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	–	3
Germany ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	–	–	1st	–	–	2nd	–	2nd	3rd	5th	1st	2nd	4th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8
Great Britain ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	–	–	3rd	–	1st	–	4th	5th	–	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3rd	4th	–	–	–	–	1st	2nd	–	–	–	9
India	3rd	1st	–	1st	–	1st	5th	–	–	3rd	5th	–	7th	5th	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	6th	3rd	5th	–	3rd	2nd	3rd	5th	2nd	–	–	22
Ireland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	–	–	–	1
Japan	–	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	6th	–	5th	4th	1st	6
Malaysia	4th	2nd	4th	5th	4th	6th	3rd	6th	5th	4th	7th	5th	6th	6th	8th	2nd	7th	2nd	4th	7th	6th	2nd	2nd	6th	4th	5th	4th	3rd	1st	4th	30
Netherlands	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1st	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
New Zealand	5th	–	–	4th	–	3rd	–	4th	6th	6th	–	3rd	–	4th	4th	–	3rd	3rd	–	4th	1st	4th	–	1st	3rd	4th	–	–	–	3rd	18
Pakistan	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	–	–	–	1st	1st	4th	1st	2nd	3rd	5th	6th	4th	4th	5th	2nd	7th	6th	–	–	5th	–	–	–	3rd	2nd	22
Poland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	–	–	1
South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	6th	–	3
South Korea	–	–	5th	6th	5th	–	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	4th	3rd	2nd	6th	4th	–	–	1st	5th	5th	3rd	3rd	4th	–	–	–	1st	2nd	5th	22
Soviet Union	–	–	–	3rd	Defunct																										1
Spain	–	4th	–	–	–	5th	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Total	5	4	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	5	7	7	8	8	7	5	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	6

Performance by continental zones

Zone	Best performance
Asia	13 titles, won by India (5), Pakistan (3), South Korea (3), Malaysia (1) and Japan (1)
Oceania	12 titles, won by Australia (10) and New Zealand (2)
Europe	5 titles, won by Germany (2), Great Britain (2) and the Netherlands (1)
Americas	1 title, won by Argentina
Africa	Fifth place, achieved by Egypt (2)

Notes

1 2 Includes results representing West Germany until 1990
1 2 Includes results representing England

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References

↑ "Hockey pioneer Sultan Azlan Shah dies aged 86". Firstpost. PTI. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
↑ "Barren year for hockey with Azlan Shah Cup off". thestar.com.my. The Star (Malaysia). 2 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
↑ "Sultan Azlan Shah cup called off". thestar.com.my. The Star (Malaysia). 9 May 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

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[Germany-4] 1 2 Includes results representing West Germany until 1990

[England-5] 1 2 Includes results representing England

[pioneer-1] "Hockey pioneer Sultan Azlan Shah dies aged 86". Firstpost. PTI. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

[2] "Barren year for hockey with Azlan Shah Cup off". thestar.com.my. The Star (Malaysia). 2 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

[3] "Sultan Azlan Shah cup called off". thestar.com.my. The Star (Malaysia). 9 May 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

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