Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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 from 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]

The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	1983; 42 years ago (1983)
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

Since 2007 the tournament has been held at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Perak. Kuala Lumpur and Penang have also hosted the tournament.

Australia have won the tournament a record 10 times, followed by India and Pakistan winning five and three times, respectively.

Results

Year	Host	Teams		Final				Third place match
				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		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
2025 Details		6

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[a]	2 (1987, 2001)	3 (1995,1998, 2003)	1 (1999)	1 (2004)
Great Britain[b]	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	25	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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Q	2
Canada	–	–	–	–	–	4th	–	–	4th	7th	–	–	–	–	–	8th	5th	–	–	–	–	–	5th	5th	6th	–	–	4th	–	6th	Q	11
China	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	6th	–	–	–	4th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Egypt	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	–	–	3
Germany[a]	–	–	1st	–	–	2nd	–	2nd	3rd	5th	1st	2nd	4th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Q	9
Great Britain[b]	–	–	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	–	–	Q	23
Ireland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	–	–	–	Q	2
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	Q	31
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	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)

See also

• Sultan of Johor Cup
• Malaysian Hockey Confederation

Notes

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