2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityIpoh
Dates6 (6)–16 April 2016 (2016-04-16)
Teams7
Venue(s)Azlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (9th title)
Runner-up India
Third place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored107 (4.46 per match)
Top scorer(s) Arslan Qadir (6 goals)
All statistics are correct as of 7 April 2016
2015 (previous) (next) 2017

The 2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 25th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia from 6–16 April 2016.[1]

Australia won the title for the ninth time after defeating India 4–0 in final.[2]

Participating nations

Seven countries are participating in this year's tournament:

Umpires

  • Peter Wright (RSA)
  • Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
  • Nazmi Kamarudin (MAS)
  • Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)
  • Deric Leung (CAN)
  • Javed Shaikh (IND)
  • Simon Taylor (NZL)
  • Murray Grime (AUS)
  • Hafiz Atif Latif (PAK)

Results

All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Pool

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 6 6 0 0 21 3 +18 18 Advance to Final
2  India 6 4 0 2 18 11 +7 12
3  New Zealand 6 3 2 1 15 10 +5 11 Third place match
4  Malaysia 6 2 2 2 12 19 −7 8
5  Pakistan 6 2 0 4 11 17 −6 6 Fifth place match
6  Canada 6 1 2 3 8 13 −5 5
7  Japan 6 0 0 6 8 20 −12 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
6 April 2016
16:05
Pakistan  3–1  Canada
Qadir  27'28'
Arshad  52'
Report Hildreth  48'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)
6 April 2016
18:05
Japan  1–2  India
Kitazato  17' Report Harmanpreet  25'
Sardar  32'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Deric Leung (CAN)
6 April 2016
20:35
New Zealand  3–3  Malaysia
Wilson  22'34'
Child  55'
Report Firhan  15'
Razie  44'
Shahril  48'
Umpires:
Peter Wright (RSA)
Hafiz Atif Latif (PAK)

7 April 2016
16:05
Australia  5–1  India
Govers  5'
Whetton  13'
Ockenden  20'
Orchard  26'
Gohdes  53'
Report Rupinder Pal  8'
Umpires:
Peter Wright (RSA)
Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
7 April 2016
18:05
Canada  1–1  New Zealand
Johnston  25' Report Woods  45'
Umpires:
Javed Shaikh (IND)
Nazmi Kamarudin (MAS)
7 April 2016
20:35
Malaysia  4–3  Japan
Razie  2'11'
Haziq  14'
Fitri  32'
Report Sakamoto  3'
Yamada  54'60'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Deric Leung (CAN)

9 April 2016
16:05
Canada  3–1  Japan
Pearson  34'
Ho-Garcia  35'
Tupper  45'
Report Sakamoto  42'
Umpires:
Nazmi Kamarudin (MAS)
Hafiz Atif Latif (PAK)
9 April 2016
18:05
New Zealand  5–3  Pakistan
Jenness  11'
Child  19'
Woods  39'42'
Russell  44'
Report Qadir  8'52'
Irfan  23'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
9 April 2016
20:35
Malaysia  1–5  Australia
Razie  24' Report Whetton  26'
Ogilvie  40'41'
Gohdes  40'
Craig  55'
Umpires:
Javed Shaikh (MAS)
Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)

10 April 2016
16:05
Japan  1–4  New Zealand
Murata  20' Report Wilson  4'
Child  13'
Woods  27'
Inglis  58'
Umpires:
Deric Leung (CAN)
Murray Grime (AUS)
10 April 2016
18:05
Pakistan  0–4  Australia
Report Govers  24'
Craig  41'
Dwyer  42'
Zalewski  52'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Nazmi Kamarudin (MAS)
10 April 2016
20:35
India  3–1  Canada
Thimmaiah  3'
Harmanpreet  41'
Talwinder  57'
Report Pereira  23'
Umpires:
Peter Wright (RSA)
Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)

12 April 2016
16:05
New Zealand  0–1  Australia
Report Dwyer  22'
Umpires:
Javed Shaikh (IND)
Peter Wright (RSA)
12 April 2016
18:05
India  5–1  Pakistan
Manpreet  4'
Sunil  10'41'
Talwinder  50'
Rupinder Pal  54'
Report Irfan  7'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Simon Taylor (NZL)
12 April 2016
20:35
Canada  2–2  Malaysia
Tupper  21'
Guest  45'
Report Shahril  29'
Nabil  31'
Umpires:
Hafiz Atif Latif (PAK)
Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)

13 April 2016
16:05
India  1–2  New Zealand
Mandeep  36' Report Russell  28'
Wilson  41'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
13 April 2016
18:05
Australia  3–1  Japan
Dwyer  17'36'
Govers  30'
Report Fukuda  37'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Nazmi Kamarudin (MAS)
13 April 2016
20:35
Pakistan  0–1  Malaysia
Report Razie  4'
Umpires:
Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)
Deric Leung (CAN)

15 April 2016
16:05
Japan  1–4  Pakistan
Yamada  48' Report Shan  20'
Ali  24'
Qadir  8'57'
Umpires:
Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
Nazmi Kamarudin (MAS)
15 April 2016
18:05
Australia  3–0  Canada
Knowles  16'
Govers  33'
Ogilvie  36'
Report
Umpires:
Hafiz Atif Latif (PAK)
Javed Shaikh (IND)
15 April 2016
20:35
Malaysia  1–6  India
Shahril  46' Report Thimmaiah  3'
Harjeet  7'
Ramandeep  25'39'
Mujtaba  27'
Talwinder  50'
Umpires:
Peter Wright (RSA)
Deric Leung (CAN)

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

16 April 2016
15:40
Pakistan  3–1  Canada
Ahmed  11'
Ahmad  27'
Arshad  57'
Report Smythe  51'
Umpires:
Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)
Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)

Third and fourth place

16 April 2016
18:05
New Zealand  3–3  Malaysia
Phillips  27'
Russell  43'59'
Report Ramadan  7'
Fitri  11'
Shahril  3'
Penalties
Inglis
Wilson
Neal
Coughlan
Muir
5–4 Firhan
Faiz
Shahril
Haziq
Fitri
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

Final

16 April 2016
20:45
Australia  4–0  India
Craig  25'35'
Gohdes  43'57'
Report
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Peter Wright (RSA)

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
 Australia 7 7 0 0 25 3 +22 21 Gold Medal
 India 7 4 0 3 18 15 +3 12 Silver Medal
 New Zealand 7 3 3 1 18 13 +5 12 Bronze Medal
4  Malaysia (H) 7 2 3 2 15 22 −7 9
5  Pakistan 7 3 0 4 14 18 −4 9
6  Canada 7 1 2 4 9 16 −7 5
7  Japan 6 0 0 6 8 20 −12 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 107 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.46 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

  1. ^ "Sultan Azlan Shah Cup handed huge sponsorship boost". www.fourthofficial.com. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Australia thrash India 4–0 to win Sultan Azlan Shah Cup". The Times of India. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.