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2023 Sultan of Johor Cup

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2023 Sultan of Johor Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityJohor Bahru
Dates27 October – 4 November
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)Taman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Germany (2nd title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored107 (5.35 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Amandeep Lakra (6 goals)
Best playerGermany Matteo Poljaric
Best goalkeeperGermany Joshua Onyekwue
2022 (previous) (next) 2024

The 2023 Sultan of Johor Cup was the eleventh edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup, an international men's under–21 field hockey tournament in Malaysia. It was held at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 27 October to 4 November 2023.[1][2]

Germany won their second title by defeating Australia 3–1 in a shoot-out after the match finished 0–0. The defending champions India won the bronze medal by defeating Pakistan 6–5 in a shoot-out after the match finished 3–3.[3]

Participating nations

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Including the host nation, 8 teams competed in the tournament.[4][5]

Country FIH Junior Ranking[6] Previous Best Appearance Best FIH Junior World Cup Finish
 Australia 9 Champions (2016, 2017) Champions (1997)
 India 3 Champions (2013, 2014, 2022) Champions (2001, 2016)
 Germany 2 Champions (2012) Champions (1982, 1985, 1989, 1993, 2009, 2013)
 Great Britain* 15 Champions (2015, 2018, 2019) Fourth Place (1997, 2001)
 Malaysia 8 Champions (2011) Fourth Place (1979, 1982, 2013)
 New Zealand 13 Fourth Place (2014) Fourth Place (2009)
 Pakistan 12 Runners-Up (2016) Champions (1979)
 South Africa 10 Fifth Place (2022) Ninth Place (2021)
* = includes results representing England, Scotland and Wales

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+8).

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Semi-finals
2  Germany 3 2 1 0 12 6 +6 7
3  Great Britain 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
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.[7]
27 October 2023
18:05
Australia  3–0  Great Britain
Foster field hockey ball 14'18'
Chappell field hockey ball 35'
Report
Umpires:
Khalid Hussain (HKG)
Mohit (IND)

28 October 2023
16:05
Germany  6–1  South Africa
Holdermann field hockey ball 18'
Poljaric field hockey ball 21'
Hoechemer field hockey ball 31'
Sperling field hockey ball 37'
Hasbach field hockey ball 38'54'
Report Oliphant field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)

30 October 2023
16:05
South Africa  1–2  Great Britain
De Klerk field hockey ball 54' Report Sturch-Hibbitt field hockey ball 43'
Penrose field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)
Khalid Hussain (HKG)
30 October 2023
18:05
Australia  2–2  Germany
Downey field hockey ball 10'
Burns field hockey ball 11'
Report Glander field hockey ball 51'
Hoechemer field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Mohit (IND)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

31 October 2023
16:05
Germany  4–3  Great Britain
Brilla field hockey ball 20'
Glander field hockey ball 33'
Struthoff field hockey ball 52'
Sperling field hockey ball 56'
Report Sturch-Hibbitt field hockey ball 4'
Moorhouse field hockey ball 50'
Markham field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Kugannan Segaran (MAS)
31 October 2023
18:05
South Africa  0–4  Australia
Report Burns field hockey ball 15'51'
Mathison field hockey ball 24'
Downey field hockey ball 41'
Umpires:
Fahad Ali Khan (PAK)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 3 2 1 0 12 6 +6 7 Semi-finals
2  Pakistan 3 2 1 0 9 7 +2 7
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 7 11 −4 3
4  Malaysia (H) 3 0 0 3 5 9 −4 0
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.[7]
(H) Hosts
27 October 2023
16:05
India  3–3  Pakistan
Amandeep L. field hockey ball 30'
Aditya field hockey ball 56'
Uttam field hockey ball 59'
Report Ahmad field hockey ball 31'58'
Shahid field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
27 October 2023
20:35
Malaysia  2–3  New Zealand
Faris field hockey ball 7'24' Report Aldred field hockey ball 6'
Cosslett field hockey ball 15'
Hickson field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)

28 October 2023
18:05
Pakistan  3–2  New Zealand
Ahmad field hockey ball 7'
B. Ali field hockey ball 30'
Khan field hockey ball 47'
Report Nelson field hockey ball 58'
Ward field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Kugannan Segaran (MAS)
Chad Fourie (RSA)
28 October 2023
20:35
Malaysia  1–3  India
Shahmie Irfan field hockey ball 13' Report Aditya field hockey ball 28'
Amandeep L. field hockey ball 37'
Rohit field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Fahad Ali Khan (PAK)

30 October 2023
20:35
India  6–2  New Zealand
Amandeep L. field hockey ball 2'7'35'
Arun field hockey ball 12'53'
Poovanna field hockey ball 52'
Report Aldred field hockey ball 29'60'
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

31 October 2023
20:35
Pakistan  3–2  Malaysia
Abuzar field hockey ball 13'
Ahmad field hockey ball 21'
Khan field hockey ball 24'
Report Shahmie Irfan field hockey ball 47'
Shafiq Ikhmal field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Chad Fourie (RSA)
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)

Fifth to eighth place classification

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Bracket

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Cross-oversFifth place
 
      
 
2 November
 
 
 New Zealand3
 
4 November
 
 South Africa1
 
 New Zealand3
 
2 November
 
 Great Britain5
 
 Great Britain7
 
 
 Malaysia4
 
Seventh place
 
 
3 November
 
 
 South Africa2
 
 
 Malaysia3

Cross-overs

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2 November 2023
18:05
New Zealand  3–1  South Africa
J. Elmes field hockey ball 15'
Lints field hockey ball 36'
Nelson field hockey ball 47'
Report Mbata field hockey ball 14'
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Kugannan Segaran (MAS)

2 November 2023
20:35
Great Britain  7–4  Malaysia
Hughson field hockey ball 5'
Graves field hockey ball 9'
Douglas field hockey ball 15'
Payton field hockey ball 36'42'
Markham field hockey ball 49'
Penrose field hockey ball 54'
Report Faris field hockey ball 22'44'
Andywalfian field hockey ball 24'
Harris field hockey ball 27'
Umpires:
Khalid Hussain (HKG)
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

Seventh and eighth place

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3 November 2023
15:35
South Africa  2–3  Malaysia
Mbata field hockey ball 10'
Le Forestier field hockey ball 49'
Report Nur Aqilrullah field hockey ball 12'
Harris field hockey ball 39'
Mughni field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)
Fahad Ali Khan (PAK)

Fifth and sixth place

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4 November 2023
15:35
New Zealand  3–5  Great Britain
Whittleston field hockey ball 2'
Lints field hockey ball 58'
J. Elmes field hockey ball 58'
Report Markham field hockey ball 3'54'
Sturch-Hibbitt field hockey ball 23'
Stone field hockey ball 33'
Tully field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)

First to fourth place classification

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 November
 
 
 India3
 
4 November
 
 Germany6
 
 Germany (p.s.o.)0 (3)
 
3 November
 
 Australia0 (1)
 
 Australia2
 
 
 Pakistan1
 
Third place
 
 
4 November
 
 
 India (p.s.o.)3 (6)
 
 
 Pakistan3 (5)

Semi-finals

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3 November 2023
16:05
India  3–6  Germany
Amandeep L. field hockey ball 35'
Uttam field hockey ball 58'
Rohit field hockey ball 60'
Report Franz field hockey ball 16'
Berendts field hockey ball 29'45'
Hinrichs field hockey ball 43'48'
Sperling field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

3 November 2023
20:35
Australia  2–1  Pakistan
Burns field hockey ball 18'
Foster field hockey ball 29'
Report Shahid field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Mohit (IND)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

Third and fourth place

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4 November 2023
16:05
India  3–3  Pakistan
Arun field hockey ball 11'
Poovanna field hockey ball 42'
Uttam field hockey ball 52'
Report Khan field hockey ball 33'
Qayyum field hockey ball 50'
Shahid field hockey ball 57'
Penalties
Vishnukant Penalty shoot-out scored
Rajinder Penalty shoot-out scored
Angad Penalty shoot-out scored
Uttam Penalty shoot-out scored
Amandeep Penalty shoot-out missed
Vishnukant Penalty shoot-out scored
Angad Penalty shoot-out scored
6–5 Penalty shoot-out scored Liaqat
Penalty shoot-out scored Shahid
Penalty shoot-out scored Rehman
Penalty shoot-out scored Aslam
Penalty shoot-out missed Yaqoob
Penalty shoot-out scored Liaqat
Penalty shoot-out missed Shahid
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Kugannan Segaran (MAS)

Final

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4 November 2023
20:35
Germany  0–0  Australia
Report
Penalties
Sperling Penalty shoot-out scored
Struthoff Penalty shoot-out scored
Von Montgelas Penalty shoot-out missed
Poljaric Penalty shoot-out scored
3–1 Penalty shoot-out missed Burns
Penalty shoot-out scored Marais
Penalty shoot-out missed Henderson
Penalty shoot-out missed Czinner
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Chad Fourie (RSA)

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team
1  Germany
2  Australia
3  India
4  Pakistan
5  Great Britain
6  New Zealand
7  Malaysia (H)
8  South Africa
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

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There were 107 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.35 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

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  1. ^ "Fixtures & Results – Sultan Johor Cup". Sultan of Johor Cup. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ "No ranking points for 2023 SOJ – Sultan Johor Cup". Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  3. ^ "India beats Pakistan in penalty shootout, wins bronze at Sultan of Johor Cup 2023". Sportstar.
  4. ^ "Burras team announced for 11th Sultan of Johor Cup". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  5. ^ "SA Hockey U21 Men Named for 2023 Sultan of Johor Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  6. ^ "JUNIOR OUTDOOR RANKINGS". FIH. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  7. ^ a b FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022