2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

The 2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is the upcoming 31st edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, the annual men's invitational international field hockey tournament hosted by Malaysia. It will be held at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia from 22 to 29 November 2025.^[1][2][3]

2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Ipoh
Dates	22–29 November
Teams	6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	Azlan Shah Stadium
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The defending champions, Japan, did not receive an invitation to participate in the tournament.^[3]

Teams

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

Team	FIH Ranking[4]	Appearance	Last Appearance	Previous Best Performance
Belgium	2	2nd	2008	6th Place (2008)
Canada	21	11th	2024	4th Place (1995, 1999, 2019)
Germany	4	9th	2004	Champions (1987, 2001)
India	5	23rd	2019	Champions (1985, 1991, 1995, 2009, 2010)
Ireland	10	2nd	2018	6th Place (2018)
Malaysia	13	31st	2024	Champions (2022)

Preliminary round

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final
2	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Third place match
4	India	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Fifth place match
6	Malaysia (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 22 November 2025. 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

Fixtures

22 November 2025 16:00 Ireland  v  Canada Report

22 November 2025 18:15 Germany  v  India Report

22 November 2025 20:30 Malaysia  v  Belgium Report

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23 November 2025 16:00 Ireland  v  India Report

23 November 2025 18:15 Germany  v  Belgium Report

23 November 2025 20:30 Malaysia  v  Canada Report

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25 November 2025 16:00 Canada  v  Germany Report

25 November 2025 18:15 Belgium  v  India Report

25 November 2025 20:30 Malaysia  v  Ireland Report

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26 November 2025 16:00 Belgium  v  Canada Report

25 November 2025 18:15 Germany  v  Ireland Report

26 November 2025 20:30 India  v  Malaysia Report

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28 November 2025 16:00 Ireland  v  Belgium Report

28 November 2025 18:15 India  v  Canada Report

28 November 2025 20:30 Malaysia  v  Germany Report

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

29 November 2025 16:00 5th Pool v 6th Pool Report

Third and fourth place

29 November 2025 18:15 3rd Pool v 4th Pool Report

Final

29 November 2025 20:30 1st Pool v 2nd Pool Report