2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

The 2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is the 21st edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held from 24 May to 3 June 2012 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. New Zealand won their first ever title by defeating Argentina with 1–0 in the final, while five-time champions India took the bronze medal by defeating Great Britain scoring 3–1.^[1]

2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Ipoh
Teams	7
Venue(s)	Azlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-up	Argentina
Third place	India
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	98 (4.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ashley Jackson (6 goals)
Best player	Sardar Singh
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Participating nations

Seven countries participated in this year's tournament:

•  Argentina
•  Great Britain
•  India
•  South Korea
•  Malaysia
•  New Zealand
•  Pakistan

Results

All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	6	4	0	2	18	8	+10	12	Final
2	Argentina	6	4	0	2	15	16	−1	12
3	Great Britain	6	3	2	1	13	11	+2	11	Third Place Match
4	India	6	3	0	3	12	15	−3	9
5	South Korea	6	2	2	2	11	8	+3	8	Fifth Place Match
6	Malaysia	6	1	2	3	10	14	−4	5
7	Pakistan	6	1	0	5	9	16	−7	3

Source: Azlan Shah Cup^[usurped]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[2]

24 May 2012 16:05 Pakistan  4–2  Argentina Irfan  34' Abbas  50' Khan  65' Waqas  69' Report Peillat  53' Paredes  62' Umpires: Paco Jazquez (ESP) David Tomlinson (NZL)

24 May 2012 18:05 New Zealand  5–1  India S. Child  1' Hayward  35' Wilson  58' Jenness  61' L’Huillier  65' Report Shivendra  6' Umpires: Daniel Barstow (GBR) German Montes de Oca (ARG)

24 May 2012 20:05 Malaysia  1–1  South Korea Faizal  56' Report Seo  7' Umpires: Kamran Hussain (PAK) Richmond Attipoe (GHA)

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25 May 2012 16:05 Argentina  2–5  New Zealand Cammareri  3' L. Vila  53' Report Burrows  32' Petherick  44' Hayward  57' Neal  59' Panchia  64' Umpires: Richmond Attipoe (GHA) Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)

25 May 2012 18:05 Great Britain  3–3  Malaysia Kirkham  6' Jackson  20' Moore  25' Report Azlan  9' Faizal  67', 68' Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

25 May 2012 20:05 South Korea  1–2  India Nam  66' Report Sandeep  12' Uthappa  68' Umpires: Rawi Anbananthan (MAS) Kamran Hussain (PAK)

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27 May 2012 16:05 New Zealand  3–1  Pakistan Archibald  8' Hayward  11' Wilson  40' Report Khan  44' Umpires: Pankaj Tyagi (MAS) Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

27 May 2012 18:05 South Korea  3–4  Argentina Nam  4' Jang J.  42', 48' Report L. Vila  10' Mazzilli  34' Callioni  46', 70' Umpires: Paco Jazquez (ESP) Daniel Barstow (GBR)

27 May 2012 20:05 India  2–3  Great Britain Raghunath  55' Sunil  59' Report Kirkham  28' Hawes  43' Catlin  62' Umpires: Hong Lae-Kim (KOR) German Montes de Oca (ARG)

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28 May 2012 16:05 Pakistan  0–4  South Korea Report Nam  18', 44' You  49' Hyun H.  61' Umpires: Richmond Attipoe (GHA) David Tomlinson (NZL)

28 May 2012 18:05 Great Britain  2–3  Argentina Jackson  39', 65' Report Paredes  8', 41' Cammareri  49' Umpires: Hong Lae-Kim (KOR) Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

28 May 2012 20:05 India  3–2  Malaysia Mujtaba  9' Shivendra  11' Khandekar  40' Report Rahim  39' Fitri  59' Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) Kamran Hussain (PAK)

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30 May 2012 16:05 Argentina  3–2  India Paredes  37' Montelli  38' Peillat  58' Report Sardar  49' Raghunath  62' Umpires: Paco Jazquez (ESP) Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

30 May 2012 18:05 Great Britain  2–1  New Zealand Jackson  18' Daly  27' Report Hayward  62' Umpires: Pankaj Tyagi (IND) Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)

30 May 2012 20:05 Malaysia  3–2  Pakistan Amir  35' Faizal  48' Razie  70' Report Bhutta  4' Rasool  12' Umpires: Daniel Barstow (GBR) David Tomlinson (NZL)

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31 May 2012 16:05 South Korea  1–1  Great Britain Yoon  23' Report Clarke  50' Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) Richmond Attipoe (GHA)

31 May 2012 18:05 India  2–1  Pakistan Sandeep  31' Sunil  69' Report Abbas  60' Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

31 May 2012 20:05 Malaysia  1–4  New Zealand Hafifi  45' Report Archibald  5' McAleese  16' Wilson  34' Neal  61' Umpires: Kamran Hussain (PAK) Paco Jazquez (ESP)

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2 June 2012 16:05 New Zealand  0–1  South Korea Report Jang J.  68' Umpires: Rawi Anbananthan (MAS) Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

2 June 2012 18:05 Pakistan  1–2  Great Britain Khan  15' Report Middleton  47' Jackson  66' Umpires: Richmond Attipoe (GHA) German Montes de Oca (ARG)

2 June 2012 20:05 Argentina  1–0  Malaysia Ibarra  40' Report Umpires: Hong Lae-Kim (KOR) Paco Jazquez (ESP)

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

3 June 2012 15:35 South Korea  3–2  Malaysia Hyun  1' Jang J.  42' You  50' Report Hafifi  17' Faizal  63' Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) Kamran Hussain (PAK)

Third and fourth place

3 June 2012 18:05 Great Britain  1–3  India Jackson  35' Report Shivendra  43' Sandeep  52' Khandekar  69' Umpires: Richmand Attipoe (GHA) David Tomlinson (NZL)

Final

3 June 2012 20:35 New Zealand  1–0  Argentina Hayward  18' Report Umpires: Daniel Barstow (GBR) Paco Jazquez (ESP)

Awards

The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorer	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Fair Play Award	Player of the Final
Sardara Singh	Ashley Jackson	Kyle Pontifex	Great Britain	Kyle Pontifex

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	New Zealand	7	5	0	2	19	8	+11	15	Gold Medal
	Argentina	7	4	0	3	15	17	−2	12	Silver Medal
	India	7	4	0	3	15	16	−1	12	Bronze Medal
4	Great Britain	7	3	2	2	14	14	0	11
5	South Korea	7	3	2	2	14	10	+4	11
6	Malaysia	7	1	2	4	12	17	−5	5
7	Pakistan	6	1	0	5	9	16	−7	3

Source: Azlan Shah Cup^[usurped]

Goalscorers

There were 98 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.08 goals per match.

6 goals

• Ashley Jackson

5 goals

• Faizal Saari
• Andrew Hayward

4 goals

• Matías Paredes
• Nam Hyun-Woo
• Jang Jong-Hyun

3 goals

• Sandeep Singh
• Shivendra Singh
• Nicholas Wilson
• Abdul Haseem Khan

2 goals

• Facundo Callioni
• Lucas Cammareri
• Gonzalo Peillat
• Lucas Vila
• Glenn Kirkham
• Tushar Khandekar
• V. R. Raghunath
• S. V. Sunil
• Hafifi Hanafi
• Ryan Archibald
• Shay Neal
• Sohail Abbas
• Hyun Hye-Sung
• You Hyo-Sik

1 goal

• Pedro Ibarra
• Agustín Mazzilli
• Santiago Montelli
• Nicholas Catlin
• Jonathon Clarke
• Matthew Daly
• Benjamin Hawes
• Barry Middleton
• Robert Moore
• Danish Mujtaba
• S. K. Uthappa
• Sardar Singh
• Amir Fuzi
• Azlan Misron
• Amin Rahim
• Razie Rahim
• Fitri Saari
• Phil Burrows
• Simon Child
• Stephen Jenness
• Matthew L'Huillier
• Shea McAleese
• Arun Panchia
• Richard Petherick
• Muhammad Umar Bhutta
• Muhammad Irfan
• Shafqat Rasool
• Muhammad Waqas
• Seo Jong-Ho
• Yoon Sung-Hoon