2016 Sultan of Johor Cup

2016 Sultan of Johor Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityJohor Bahru
Dates31 October–6 November
Teams6
Venue(s)Taman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up Pakistan
Third place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored89 (4.94 per match)
Top scorer(s) Thomas Craig
Blake Govers (6 goals)
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The 2016 Sultan of Johor Cup was the sixth edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup. It was held in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia from 31 October – 6 November 2016.

As in previous editions, a total of six teams competed for the title. Defending champions Great Britain, as well as Argentina and India who also competed previously, were absent from the tournament. The teams were replaced by England, Japan and New Zealand.

Australia won the tournament for the first time by defeating Pakistan 3–1 in the final. Japan won the bronze medal by defeating England 4–1 in a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw.[1]

Participating nations

Including the host nation, 6 teams competed in the tournament. Defending champions, Great Britain, were absent from the tournament.

 Australia

Head Coach: Benjamin Bishop

  1. Kiran Arunasalam
  2. Timothy Howard (C)
  3. Blake Govers
  4. Matthew Bird
  5. Matthew Finn (GK)
  6. Max Hendry
  7. Stephen Gales
  8. Ryan Proctor
  9. Kurt Lovett
  10. Frazer Gerrard
  11. Joshua Simmonds
  12. Jack Welch
  13. Andrew Scanlon
  14. Corey Weyer
  15. Blake Wotherspoon
  16. Timothy Brand
  17. Samuel Liles (C)
  18. Thomas Craig
  19. Jonathan Bretherton
  20. Ashleigh Thomas (GK)
 England

Head Coach: Jonathan Bleby

  1. Toby Reynolds-Cotterill (GK)
  2. Christopher Wyver (GK)
  3. Robert Gleeson
  4. Thomas Sorsby
  5. Nicholas Page
  6. Edward Way
  7. Peter Scott
  8. William Calnan
  9. Euan Gilmour
  10. James Gall (C)
  11. James Oates
  12. Jack Waller
  13. Duncan Scott
  14. Benjamin Stevenson
  15. Josh Pavis
  16. Jack Turner
  17. Jack Simpson
  18. Jack Clee
  19. Rhys Smith
  20. Christopher Proctor
 Japan

Head Coach: Kyoichi Nagaya

  1. Hiroki Nakagami (GK)
  2. Keita Matsuda (GK)
  3. Koyo Kameyama
  4. Miyu Tanimitsu
  5. Tatsunori Kondo
  6. Takehiro Chiba
  7. Takumi Ineyama
  8. Fumiya Yamazaki
  9. Ryo Arai
  10. Shinichi Kamezaki
  11. Kaito Tanaka
  12. Mizuki Ikeda
  13. Kota Ozawa
  14. Soma Hayashi
  15. Ryo Ozawa (C)
  16. Koji Yamasaki
  17. Koki Kataoka
  18. Kyohei Ogawa
  19. Keisuke Kawamura
 Malaysia

Head Coach: Wallace Tan

  1. Syed Cholan
  2. Arif Ishak
  3. Ashran Hamsani
  4. Firdaus Omar
  5. Zulhamizan Mohamad
  6. Najib Hassan
  7. Khaliq Hamirin
  8. Luqman Ahmad Shukran
  9. Akhimullah Anuar
  10. Muhammad Zaidi
  11. Muhammad Fauzi
  12. Norsyafiq Sumantri
  13. Amirol Arshad (C)
  14. Mohamad Baharom
  15. Ridzwan Azmi (GK)
  16. Rafizul Mustafa
  17. Zul Pidaus Mizun
  18. Aiman Rozemi
  19. Najmi Jazlan
  20. Zaimi Mat Deris (GK)
 New Zealand

Head Coach: Bryce Collins

  1. Thomas Mallon (GK)
  2. Mitchell Ottow
  3. David Brydon
  4. Jonathan Keaney
  5. Hugh Hendrickson
  6. Kieran O'Connor
  7. Samuel Lane
  8. Robert Capizzi
  9. Oliver Logan
  10. Bradley Read (C)
  11. Aidan Sarikaya
  12. Dylan Thomas
  13. Jonathan Thorn
  14. Mackenzie Wilcox
  15. Dominic Dixon (GK)
  16. Reuben Andrews
  17. Joshua Meates
  18. Dylan Stevenson
  19. Samuel Hiha
  20. Joshua Smith
 Pakistan

Head Coach: Zaman Tahir

  1. Ali Raza (GK)
  2. Muhammad Mushtaq
  3. Mubashar Ali
  4. Abu Mahmood
  5. Ammad Butt
  6. Muhammad Kamal
  7. Shan Irshad
  8. Muhammad Yaqoob
  9. Muhammad Dilber (C)
  10. Muhammad Atiq
  11. Muhammad Bilal Qadir
  12. Muneeb Un-Rehman
  13. Hassan Anwar
  14. Faizan
  15. Tazeem Ul Hassan (GK)
  16. Mohsin Sabir
  17. Suhail Riaz
  18. Ullah Sami
  19. Muhammad Rizwan
  20. Muhammad Hamdi

Umpires

A total of eight umpires were appointed by the FIH to officiate the tournament.

  • Andres Ortiz (ESP)
  • Michiel Otten (NED)
  • Nick Bennett (ENG)
  • Lee Erskine (NZL)
  • Yasir Khurshid (PAK)
  • Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)
  • James Unkles (AUS)
  • Rais Zakaria (MAS)

Results

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

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 3 2 0 27 6 +21 11 Advanced to Final
2  Pakistan 5 3 1 1 14 14 0 10
3  Japan 5 3 0 2 9 11 −2 9 Advanced to Third Place Match
4  England 5 2 2 1 12 9 +3 8
5  Malaysia 5 1 1 3 7 12 −5 4
6  New Zealand 5 0 0 5 7 24 −17 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 scored.

Fixtures

31 October 2016
16:00
Australia  6–0  Japan
Scanlon  6'
Arunasalam  19'
Simmonds  23'
Hendry  61', 70'
Craig  63' 		Report
Umpires:
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
Rais Zakaria (MAS)
31 October 2016
18:00
New Zealand  2–5  Pakistan
Lane  46'
Wilcox  59' 		Report Qadir  22'
Mubasshir  33'
Riaz  48', 65'
Dilber  70'
Umpires:
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
Michiel Otten (NED)
31 October 2016
20:30
England  3–1  Malaysia
Page  18'
Calnan  24'
C. Proctor  60' 		Report Akhimullah  23'
Umpires:
Lee Erskine (NZL)
James Unkles (AUS)
1 November 2016
16:00
Japan  4–1  New Zealand
Yamasaki  19', 25'
Ogawa  29'
Tanaka  69' 		Report Logan  64'
Umpires:
Yasir Khurshid (PAK)
James Unkles (AUS)
1 November 2016
18:00
England  2–2  Pakistan
Calnan  12', 39' Report Ullah  63'
Mahmood  69'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)
1 November 2016
20:30
Malaysia  2–2  Australia
Najmi  39'
Zulhamizan  59' 		Report Craig  58'
Arunasalam  66'
Umpires:
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
2 November 2016
16:00
Japan  2–1  England
Yamasaki  44', 68' Report Gall  65'
Umpires:
Rais Zakaria (MAS)
Yasir Khurshid (PAK)
2 November 2016
18:00
New Zealand  1–9  Australia
Lane  9' Report Hendry  20', 63'
Govers  34', 55'
R. Proctor  34'
Scanlon  41'
Arunasalam  53'
Bird  57'
Gerrard  66'
Umpires:
Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN))
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
2 November 2016
20:30
Pakistan  4–1  Malaysia
Mahmood  7'
Dilber  20'
Irshad  30'
Ullah  46' 		Report Najmi  25'
Umpires:
Lee Erskine (NZL)
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
4 November 2016
16:00
England  4–2  New Zealand
Clee  11'
Scott  28'
Sorsby  40'
C. Proctor  59' 		Report Sarikaya  51'
Thomas  57'
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Rais Zakaria (MAS)
4 November 2016
18:00
Australia  8–1  Pakistan
Craig  5', 17', 34'
Govers  21'
Gerrard  47'
Hendry  50'
R. Proctor  64', 68' 		Report  25' Atiq
Umpires:
Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)
Lee Erskine (NZL)
4 November 2016
20:30
Malaysia  1–2  Japan
Rozaini  16' Report Tanimitsu  27', 63'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Yasir Khurshid (PAK)
5 November 2016
16:00
Australia  2–2  England
Govers  9'
Craig  66' 		Report Scott  32'
Clee  70'
Umpires:
Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)
Michiel Otten (NED)
5 November 2016
18:00
Pakistan  2–1  Japan
Mahmood  4', 11' Report Ogawa  21'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
5 November 2016
20:30
New Zealand  1–2  Malaysia
Read  9' Report Muhammad  38'
Najmi  48'
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Yasir Khurshid (PAK)

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

6 November 2016
16:00
Malaysia  4–1  New Zealand
Najmi  6'
Zulhamizan  10'
Firdaus  51'
Ashran  69' 		Report Wilcox  32'
Umpires:
Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)
James Unkles (AUS)

Third and fourth place

6 November 2016
18:15
Japan  2–2  England
Tanimitsu  31'
Tanaka  55' 		Report Clee  20'
Waller  34'
Penalties
Yamasaki
Tanaka
Kamezaki
Ozawa 		4–1 Scott
Clee
Smith
Umpires:
Rais Zakaria (MAS)
Lee Erskine (NZL)

Final

6 November 2016
20:40
Australia  3–1  Pakistan
Gerrard  13'
Govers  47', 67' 		Report Anwar  7'
Umpires:
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Australia 6 4 2 0 30 7 +23 14 Gold Medal
 Pakistan 6 3 1 2 15 17 −2 10 Silver Medal
 Japan 6 3 1 2 11 13 −2 10 Bronze Medal
4  England 6 2 3 1 14 11 +3 9
5  Malaysia 6 2 1 3 11 13 −2 7
6  New Zealand 6 0 0 6 8 28 −20 0
Source: FIH

Goalscorers

There were 89 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.94 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

  • Max Hendry

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

  1. ^ "Australia defeat Pakistan in Sultan of Johor Cup final".
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