Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Current season or competition:
2011 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Sport Men's Field hockey
Founded 1983
No. of teams 14
Continent International (FIH)
Most recent champion(s)  Australia (6th title)
Most titles  Australia (6 titles)
Official website Official Webpage

The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an annual 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, an avid fan of field hockey. The current champions are Australia, who won the title by defeating Pakistan in 2011 final with a score of 3-2 (OT).

Contents

Results

Year Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place
1983
Australia

Pakistan

India

Malaysia
1985
India

Malaysia

Pakistan

Spain
1987
Germany

Pakistan

Great Britain

Malaysia
1991
India

Pakistan

CIS

New Zealand
1994
England

Pakistan

Australia

Malaysia
1995
India

Germany

New Zealand

Spain
1998
Australia

Germany

Korea

New Zealand
1999
Pakistan

Korea

Germany

Canada
2000
Pakistan

Korea

India

Malaysia
2001
Germany

Korea

Australia

Pakistan
2003
Pakistan

Germany

New Zealand

Korea
2004
Australia

Pakistan

Korea

Germany
2005
Australia

Korea

Pakistan

New Zealand
2006
Netherlands

Australia

India

New Zealand
2007
Australia

Malaysia

India

Korea
2008
Argentina

India

New Zealand

Pakistan
2009[1]
India

Malaysia

New Zealand

Pakistan
2010
Details
 India
 Korea

Australia

Malaysia
2011
Details

Australia

Pakistan

Great Britain

New Zealand

Performances by nation

Team Titles Runners-up Third-place
 Australia 6 (1983, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007,2011) 2 (1996, 2006) 3 (1994, 2001, 2010)
 India 5 (1985, 1991, 1995, 2009, 2010*) 1 (2008) 4 (1983, 2000, 2006, 2007)
 Pakistan 3 (1999, 2000, 2003) 6 (1983, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2004, 2011) 2 (1985, 2005)
 Germany 2 (1987, 2001) 3 (1995, 1998, 2003) 1 (1999)
 Korea 2 (1996, 2010*) 4 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2005) 2 (1998, 2004)
 Argentina 1 (2008)

England
1 (1994) 2 (1987, 2011)
 Netherlands 1 (2006)
 Malaysia 3 (1985, 2007, 2009) 1 (1996)
 New Zealand 4 (1995, 2003, 2008, 2009)
* Joint Winners

References

  1. ^ Thyagarajan, S. (2009-04-13). "India regains Sultan Azlan Shah Cup". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/13/stories/2009041356811700.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-13. 

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