| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Malaysia | ||
| City | Ipoh | ||
| Dates | 23–30 March | ||
| Teams | 6 (from 3 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | Azlan Shah Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  South Korea (3rd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  India | ||
| Third place |  Malaysia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 18 | ||
| Goals scored | 96 (5.33 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Mandeep Singh  Jang Jong-hyun (7 goals) | ||
| Best player |  Surender Kumar | ||
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The 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 28th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held in Ipoh, Malaysia from 23 until 30 March.
The number of teams for this year's cup is the same as last year's tournament where six teams competed. India, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Poland, and South Korea participated in this edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.
South Korea won the tournament for the third time after defeating India 4–2 on penalties, after the match ended in a draw at 1–1, in the final.[1]
Teams
Argentina, Australia, and England who competed in the past tournament did not participate this year due to the 2019 Men's FIH Pro League. Canada, Japan, and South Korea are the teams replacing them.
Ireland withdrew from the tournament a month before it began. Poland was invited to replace South Africa (the team planned to replace Ireland), who were not able to finance flight tickets.[2][3]
| Team | FIH Ranking (January 2019)[4] | Appearance | Last Appearance | Previous best performance | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Canada | 10 | 9th | 2016 | 4th (1995, 1999) | 
|  India | 5 | 22nd | 2018 | 1st (1985, 1991, 1995, 2009, 2010) | 
|  Japan | 18 | 4th | 2017 | 6th (1987, 2017) | 
|  Malaysia | 13 | 28th | 2018 | 2nd (1985, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014) | 
|  Poland | 21 | 1st | – | – | 
|  South Korea | 17 | 20th | 2015 | 1st (1996, 2010) | 
Results
All times are local, MYT (UTC+8).
Pool
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  India | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 13 | Final | 
| 2 |  South Korea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 13 | |
| 3 |  Malaysia (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 9 | Third place game | 
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Japan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 3 | Fifth place game | 
| 6 |  Poland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 0 | 
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Statistics
Final standings
Goalscorers
There have been 96 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.33 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
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.svg.png.webp) Gordon Johnston Gordon Johnston
 Simranjeet Singh Simranjeet Singh
 Kentaro Fukuda Kentaro Fukuda
 Kazuma Murata Kazuma Murata
 Hirotaka Wakuri Hirotaka Wakuri
2 goals
1 goal
.svg.png.webp) Brenden Bissett Brenden Bissett
.svg.png.webp) Adam Froese Adam Froese
.svg.png.webp) James Kirkpatrick James Kirkpatrick
.svg.png.webp) Balraj Panesar Balraj Panesar
.svg.png.webp) Matthew Sarmento Matthew Sarmento
 Surender Kumar Surender Kumar
 Sumit Sumit
 Suguru Hoshi Suguru Hoshi
 Kota Watanabe Kota Watanabe
 Shota Yamada Shota Yamada
 Koji Yamasaki Koji Yamasaki
 Ashran Hamsani Ashran Hamsani
 Azrai Abu Kamal Azrai Abu Kamal
 Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin
 Mikolaj Gumny Mikolaj Gumny
 Joseph Hillyer Joseph Hillyer
 Michal Kasprzyk Michal Kasprzyk
 Jacek Kurowski Jacek Kurowski
 Chu Suk-hoon Chu Suk-hoon
 Kim Jung-hoo Kim Jung-hoo
Source: FIH
Awards
Five awards were awarded during the tournament, they were:
- Fairplay:  Japan Japan
- Best Player:  Surender Kumar Surender Kumar
- Man of the Match (Final):  Jang Jong-hyun Jang Jong-hyun
- Best Goalkeeper:  Kim Jae-hyeon Kim Jae-hyeon
- Top Scorer:  Mandeep Singh & Mandeep Singh & Jang Jong-hyun (7 goals each) Jang Jong-hyun (7 goals each)
See also
References
- ↑ Singh, Jugjet. "Korea upset India for third Azlan Shah Cup crown". www.nst.com.my. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ↑ Avineshwaran, T. "Hockey: South Africa withdraw from SultanAzlan Shah Cup | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ↑ "Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2019 : Poland confirms participation". thedragflick.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ↑ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 March 2019.


