Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
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Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | |
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| Sport | Field hockey |
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| Founded | 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 |
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 after 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]
Since 2007 the tournament has been held at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Perak. Kuala Lumpur and Penang have also hosted the tournament.
Results
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Tournament Summary
[edit]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 |
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| Australia
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10 (1983, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018) | 4 (1996, 2006, 2015, 2017) | 3 (1994, 2001, 2010) | |
 India
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5 (1985, 1991, 1995, 2009, 2010^) | 3 (2008, 2016, 2019) | 7 (1983, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2017) | |
 Pakistan
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3 (1999, 2000, 2003) | 7 (1983, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2004, 2011, 2024) | 3 (1985, 2005, 2022) | 3 (2001, 2008, 2009) |
 South Korea
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3 (1996, 2010^, 2019) | 5 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2022) | 4 (1998, 2004, 2013, 2014) | 3 (2003, 2007, 2015) |
 Germany[a]
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2 (1987, 2001) | 3 (1995,1998, 2003) | 1 (1999) | 1 (2004) |
 Great Britain[b]
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2 (1994*, 2017) | 1 (2018*) | 2 (1987*, 2011) | 2 (1996, 2012) |
 New Zealand
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2 (2012, 2015) | 6 (1995, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2024) | 7 (1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2017) | |
 Malaysia
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1 (2022) | 5 (1985, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014) | 2 (1996, 2019) | 8 (1983, 1987, 1994, 2000, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2024) |
 Argentina
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1 (2008) | 1 (2012) | 1 (2018) | |
| Japan
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1 (2024) | 1 (2022) | ||
 Netherlands
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1 (2006) | |||
 Soviet Union
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1 (1991) | |||
 Canada
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3 (1995, 1999, 2019) | |||
 Spain
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1 (1985) | |||
 China
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1 (2014) |
- * = Played as England in those tournaments
- ^ = Title was shared between two teams
Team appearances
[edit]| 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 | Total |
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| Argentina
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 5th | 1st | – | – | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | – | – | – | 5 |
| Australia
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1st | – | – | – | 3rd | – | 2nd | 1st | – | – | 3rd | – | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | – | – | 3rd | 1st | – | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | – | – | – | 17 |
 Belgium
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Canada
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– | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | 4th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 5th | 6th | – | – | 4th | – | 6th | 10 |
| China
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
 Egypt
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | 3 |
| Germany[a]
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– | – | 1st | – | – | 2nd | – | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| Great Britain[b]
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– | – | 3rd | – | 1st | – | 4th | 5th | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 4th | – | – | – | – | 1st | 2nd | – | – | – | 9 |
| India
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3rd | 1st | – | 1st | – | 1st | 5th | – | – | 3rd | 5th | – | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 6th | 3rd | 5th | – | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | – | – | 22 |
 Ireland
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | 1 |
| Japan
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– | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 6th | – | 5th | 4th | 1st | 6 |
| Malaysia
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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 | 30 |
| Netherlands
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– | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| New Zealand
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5th | – | – | 4th | – | 3rd | – | 4th | 6th | 6th | – | 3rd | – | 4th | 4th | – | 3rd | 3rd | – | 4th | 1st | 4th | – | 1st | 3rd | 4th | – | – | – | 3rd | 18 |
| Pakistan
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2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | – | – | – | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 7th | 6th | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | 3rd | 2nd | 22 |
 Poland
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | 1 |
 South Africa
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | 3 |
| South Korea
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– | – | 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
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– | – | – | 3rd | Defunct | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain
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– | 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 | |
Performance by continental zones
[edit]| Zone | Best performance |
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| 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
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hockey pioneer Sultan Azlan Shah dies aged 86". Firstpost. PTI. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Barren year for hockey with Azlan Shah Cup off". thestar.com.my. The Star (Malaysia). 2 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Sultan Azlan Shah cup called off". thestar.com.my. The Star (Malaysia). 9 May 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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