Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Current season, competition or edition: 2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | |
Sport | Men's field hockey |
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Founded | 1983 |
No. of teams | 7 |
Continent | International (FIH) |
Most recent champion(s) | Australia (9th title) |
Most titles | Australia (9 titles) |
Official website | Official website |
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.
Results
Successful national teams
Below is a list of teams that have finished in the top four positions in the tournament:
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third places | Fourth places |
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Australia | 9 (1983,1996,2004,2005,2007,2011,2013,2014,2016) | 3 (1999,2006,2015) | 3 (1994,2001,2010) | |
India | 5 (1985,1991,1995,2009,2010) | 2 (2008,2016) | 6 (1983,2000,2006,2007,2012,2015) | |
Pakistan | 3 (1998,2000,2003) | 6 (1983,1987,1991,1994,2004,2011) | 2 (1985,2005) | 3 (2001,2008,2009) |
Germany | 2 (1987,2001) | 3 (1995,1996,2003) | 1 (1998) | 1 (2004) |
New Zealand | 2 (2012,2015) | 5 (1995,2003,2008,2009,2016) | 6 (1991,1996,2005,2006,2011,2013) | |
South Korea | 1 (1999) | 5 (1998,2000,2001,2005,2010) | 4 (1996,2004,2013,2014) | 3 (2003,2007,2015) |
Argentina | 1 (2008) | 1 (2012) | ||
Great Britain | 1 (1994*) | 2 (1987,2011 | 2 (1999*,2012) | |
Netherlands | 1 (2006) | |||
Malaysia | 5 (1985,2007,2009,2013,2014) | 1 (1999) | 6 (1983,1987,1994,2000,2010,2016) | |
Soviet Union | 1 (1991) | |||
Spain | 2 (1985,1995) | |||
Canada | 1 (1998) | |||
China | 1 (2014) |
- * = includes results representing England
Performance by continental zones
Continent | Best performance |
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Oceania | 11 titles, won by Australia (9) and New Zealand (2) |
Asia | 9 titles, won by the India (5), Pakistan (3) and South Korea (1) |
Europe | 4 titles, won by Germany (2), Great Britain (1) and Netherlands (1) |
Americas | 1 titles, won by Argentina |
Africa | None |
External links
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