2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Ipoh
Dates	4–11 May
Teams	6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	Azlan Shah Stadium
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	37 (6.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Abu Kamal Azrai; Sufyan Khan (4 goals)
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The 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is 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 is held at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia from 4 to 11 May 2024. The tournament consists of six teams.^[2]

The hosts Malaysia are the defending champions after winning their first title at the 2022 edition.^[3]

Teams[edit]

The following six teams participate in the tournament:^[4]

Team	Appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Canada	10th	2019	4th (1995, 1999, 2019)
Japan	6th	2022	4th (2022)
Malaysia	30th	2022	1st (2022)
New Zealand	18th	2017	1st (2012, 2015)
Pakistan	22nd	2022	1st (1999, 2000, 2003)
South Korea	22nd	2022	1st (1996, 2010, 2019)

Preliminary round[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pakistan	3	2	1	0	10	5	+5	7	Final
2	Japan	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7	Final
3	Malaysia (H)	3	2	0	1	16	11	+5	6	Third place match
4	New Zealand	3	1	0	2	12	11	+1	3	Third place match
5	South Korea	3	1	0	2	2	6	−4	3	Fifth place match
6	Canada	3	0	0	3	3	14	−11	0	Fifth place match

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2024. 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

Results[edit]

4 May 2024
16:00

New Zealand	7–1	Canada
Boyde 1', 60' Baker 16', 42', 59' Smith 26', 45'	Report	Childs 47'

Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Yaser Khurshid (PAK)

4 May 2024
18:15

South Korea	1–2	Japan
Lim 52'	Report	T. Tanaka 13' Yamada 20'

Umpires:
Sourabh Rajput (IND)
Azhar Abiddin Nor (MAS)

4 May 2024
20:30

Malaysia	4–5	Pakistan
Abu 13', 28', 45' Shello 59'	Report	S. Khan 9', 50', 59' Hayat 53' Mahmood 60'

Umpires:
Alex Miles (CAN)
Deepak Joshi (IND)

5 May 2024
16:00

New Zealand	1–4	Japan
Cosslett 55'	Report	Kimura 13' Fujishima 23' T. Tanaka 43' Nagayoshi 60'

Umpires:
Kim Ji-yong (KOR)
Deepak Joshi (IND)

5 May 2024
18:15

South Korea	0–4	Pakistan
	Report	Shahid 3' Liaqat 20' Ali 27' S. Khan 60'

Umpires:
Ahmad Berhaumidin (MAS)
Benjamin Grant (NZL)

5 May 2024
20:30

Canada	2–6	Malaysia
Noronha-Teixeira 12', 42'	Report	Fitri 13' Abu 14' Azimuddin 19' Aiman 31' Syed 48' Faizal 49'

Umpires:
Salim Lucky (BAN)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)

7 May 2024
16:00

Canada	0-1	South Korea
	Report	Oh 13'

Umpires:
Azhar Abiddin Nor (MAS)
Salim Lucky (BAN)

7 May 2024
18:15

Pakistan	1-1	Japan
Rana 59'	Report	Nagayoshi 33'

Umpires:
Ben Grant (NZL)
Sourabh Rajput (IND)

7 May 2024
20:30

Malaysia	v	New Zealand
	Report

8 May 2024
16:00

Pakistan	v	Canada
	Report

8 May 2024
18:15

South Korea	v	New Zealand
	Report

8 May 2024
20:30

Japan	v	Malaysia
	Report

10 May 2024
16:00

New Zealand	v	Pakistan
	Report

10 May 2024
18:15

Japan	v	Canada
	Report

10 May 2024
20:30

Malaysia	v	South Korea
	Report

Classification round[edit]

Fifth and sixth place[edit]

11 May 2024
16:00

5th round-robin	v	6th round-robin
	Report

Third and fourth place[edit]

11 May 2024
18:15

3rd round-robin	v	4th round-robin
	Report

Final[edit]

11 May 2024
20:30

1st round-robin	v	2nd round-robin
	Report

Goalscorers[edit]

There have been 37 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 6.17 goals per match (as of 5 May 2024).

4 goals

3 goals

George Baker

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References[edit]

^ Singh, Jugjet (7 July 2023). "Azlan Shah Cup postponed to next year". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ Singh, Aftar (6 January 2024). "Sultan Azlan Shah Cup returns after one-year hiatus". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ "2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup".
^ Singh, Aftar (12 February 2024). "Japan confirm participation in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^ "FIH General Tournament Regulations" (PDF). February 2024.

[1] Singh, Jugjet (7 July 2023). "Azlan Shah Cup postponed to next year". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

[2] Singh, Aftar (6 January 2024). "Sultan Azlan Shah Cup returns after one-year hiatus". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

[3] "2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup".

[4] Singh, Aftar (12 February 2024). "Japan confirm participation in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

[Regulations-5] "FIH General Tournament Regulations" (PDF). February 2024.

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