Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Sport Men's field hockey
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

Year Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place
1983
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Australia

Pakistan

India

Malaysia
1985
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India

Malaysia

Pakistan

Spain
1987
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Germany

Pakistan

Great Britain

Malaysia
1991
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India

Pakistan

Soviet Union

New Zealand
1994
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England

Pakistan

Australia

Malaysia
1995
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India

Germany

New Zealand

Spain
1996
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Australia

Germany

South Korea

New Zealand
1998
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Pakistan

South Korea

Germany

Canada
1999
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South Korea

Australia

Malaysia

England
2000
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Pakistan

South Korea

India

Malaysia
2001
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Germany

South Korea

Australia

Pakistan
2003
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Pakistan

Germany

New Zealand

South Korea
2004
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Australia

Pakistan

South Korea

Germany
2005
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Australia

South Korea

Pakistan

New Zealand
2006
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Netherlands

Australia

India

New Zealand
2007
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Australia

Malaysia

India

South Korea
2008
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Argentina

India

New Zealand

Pakistan
2009
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India

Malaysia

New Zealand

Pakistan
2010
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India

South Korea

Australia

Malaysia
2011
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Australia

Pakistan

Great Britain

New Zealand
2012
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New Zealand

Argentina

India

Great Britain
2013
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Australia

Malaysia

South Korea

New Zealand
2014
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Australia

Malaysia

South Korea

China
2015
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New Zealand

Australia

India

South Korea
2016
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Australia

India

New Zealand

Malaysia

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
 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
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
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