Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
(Redirected from Azlan Shah Cup)
| Current season, competition or edition: Current sports event 2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | |
 | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1983 |
| First season | 1983 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Venue | Azlan Shah Stadium |
| Most recent champion | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (1st title) (2025) |
| Most titles | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (10 titles) |
| Official website | azlanshahcup.my |
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
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]
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
[edit | edit source]
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
Tournament Summary
[edit | edit source]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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^) | 4 (2008, 2016, 2019, 2025) | 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) |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 3 (1996, 2010^, 2019) | 5 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2022) | 4 (1998, 2004, 2013, 2014) | 3 (2003, 2007, 2015) |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany[a] | 2 (1987, 2001) | 3 (1995,1998, 2003) | 1 (1999) | 1 (2004) |
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain[b] | 2 (1994*, 2017) | 1 (2018*) | 2 (1987*, 2011) | 2 (1996, 2012) |
| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 2 (2012, 2015) | 7 (1995, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2024, 2025) | 7 (1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2017) | |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 1 (2022) | 5 (1985, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014) | 2 (1996, 2019) | 9 (1983, 1987, 1994, 2000, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2024, 2025) |
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 1 (2008) | 1 (2012) | 1 (2018) | |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 1 (2024) | 1 (2022) | ||
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 1 (2006) | |||
| File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 1 (2025) | |||
| File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 1 (1991) | |||
 Canada
|
3 (1995, 1999, 2019) | |||
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 1 (1985) | |||
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 1 (2014) |
- * = Played as England in those tournaments
- ^ = Title was shared between two teams
Team appearances
[edit | edit source]| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 5th | 1st | – | – | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 1st | – | – | – | 3rd | – | 2nd | 1st | – | – | 3rd | – | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | – | – | 3rd | 1st | – | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | – | – | – | – | 17 |
| File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | 2 |
| Canada
|
– | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | 4th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 5th | 6th | – | – | 4th | – | 6th | 5th | 11 |
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | 3 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany[a] | – | – | 1st | – | – | 2nd | – | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 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 | – | – | 2nd | 23 |
| File:Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg Ireland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 6th | – | 5th | 4th | 1st | – | 6 |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg 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 | 4th | 31 |
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 5th | – | – | 4th | – | 3rd | – | 4th | 6th | 6th | – | 3rd | – | 4th | 4th | – | 3rd | 3rd | – | 4th | 1st | 4th | – | 1st | 3rd | 4th | – | – | – | 3rd | 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 |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | 1 |
| File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | 3 |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | – | – | 5th | 6th | 5th | – | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | 4th | – | – | 1st | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | – | – | – | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 22 |
| File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | – | – | – | 3rd | Defunct | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Spain.svg 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
[edit | edit source]| 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 | 6 titles, won by Germany (2), Great Britain (2), Netherlands (1) and Belgium (1) |
| Americas | 1 title, won by Argentina |
| Africa | Fifth place, achieved by Egypt (2) |
See also
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
