2023 Sultan of Johor Cup

2023 Sultan of Johor Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityJohor Bahru
Dates27 October – 4 November
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)Taman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Germany (2nd title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored107 (5.35 per match)
Top scorer(s) Amandeep Lakra (6 goals)
Best player Matteo Poljaric
Best goalkeeper Joshua Onyekwue
2022 (previous) (next) 2024

The 2023 Sultan of Johor Cup was the eleventh edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup, an international men's under–21 field hockey tournament in Malaysia. It was held at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 27 October to 4 November 2023.[1][2]

Germany won their second title by defeating Australia 3–1 in a shoot-out after the match finished 0–0. The defending champions India won the bronze medal by defeating Pakistan 6–5 in a shoot-out after the match finished 3–3.[3]

Participating nations

Including the host nation, 8 teams competed in the tournament.[4][5]

Country FIH Junior Ranking[6] Previous Best Appearance Best FIH Junior World Cup Finish
 Australia 9 Champions (2016, 2017) Champions (1997)
 India 3 Champions (2013, 2014, 2022) Champions (2001, 2016)
 Germany 2 Champions (2012) Champions (1982, 1985, 1989, 1993, 2009, 2013)
 Great Britain* 15 Champions (2015, 2018, 2019) Fourth Place (1997, 2001)
 Malaysia 8 Champions (2011) Fourth Place (1979, 1982, 2013)
 New Zealand 13 Fourth Place (2014) Fourth Place (2009)
 Pakistan 12 Runners-Up (2016) Champions (1979)
 South Africa 10 Fifth Place (2022) Ninth Place (2021)
* = includes results representing England, Scotland and Wales

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+8).

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Semi-finals
2  Germany 3 2 1 0 12 6 +6 7
3  Great Britain 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 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 for.[7]
27 October 2023
18:05
Australia  3–0  Great Britain
Foster  14'18'
Chappell  35'
Report
Umpires:
Khalid Hussain (HKG)
Mohit (IND)

28 October 2023
16:05
Germany  6–1  South Africa
Holdermann  18'
Poljaric  21'
Hoechemer  31'
Sperling  37'
Hasbach  38'54'
Report Oliphant  58'
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)

30 October 2023
16:05
South Africa  1–2  Great Britain
De Klerk  54' Report Sturch-Hibbitt  43'
Penrose  58'
Umpires:
Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)
Khalid Hussain (HKG)
30 October 2023
18:05
Australia  2–2  Germany
Downey  10'
Burns  11'
Report Glander  51'
Hoechemer  59'
Umpires:
Mohit (IND)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

31 October 2023
16:05
Germany  4–3  Great Britain
Brilla  20'
Glander  33'
Struthoff  52'
Sperling  56'
Report Sturch-Hibbitt  4'
Moorhouse  50'
Markham  52'
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Kugannan Segaran (MAS)
31 October 2023
18:05
South Africa  0–4  Australia
Report Burns  15'51'
Mathison  24'
Downey  41'
Umpires:
Fahad Ali Khan (PAK)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 3 2 1 0 12 6 +6 7 Semi-finals
2  Pakistan 3 2 1 0 9 7 +2 7
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 7 11 −4 3
4  Malaysia (H) 3 0 0 3 5 9 −4 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 for.[7]
(H) Hosts
27 October 2023
16:05
India  3–3  Pakistan
Amandeep L.  30'
Aditya  56'
Uttam  59'
Report Ahmad  31'58'
Shahid  49'
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
27 October 2023
20:35
Malaysia  2–3  New Zealand
Faris  7'24' Report Aldred  6'
Cosslett  15'
Hickson  33'
Umpires:
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)

28 October 2023
18:05
Pakistan  3–2  New Zealand
Ahmad  7'
B. Ali  30'
Khan  47'
Report Nelson  58'
Ward  59'
Umpires:
Kugannan Segaran (MAS)
Chad Fourie (RSA)
28 October 2023
20:35
Malaysia  1–3  India
Shahmie Irfan  13' Report Aditya  28'
Amandeep L.  37'
Rohit  54'
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Fahad Ali Khan (PAK)

30 October 2023
20:35
India  6–2  New Zealand
Amandeep L.  2'7'35'
Arun  12'53'
Poovanna  52'
Report Aldred  29'60'
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

31 October 2023
20:35
Pakistan  3–2  Malaysia
Abuzar  13'
Ahmad  21'
Khan  24'
Report Shahmie Irfan  47'
Shafiq Ikhmal  51'
Umpires:
Chad Fourie (RSA)
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Bracket

 
Cross-oversFifth place
 
      
 
2 November
 
 
 New Zealand3
 
4 November
 
 South Africa1
 
 New Zealand3
 
2 November
 
 Great Britain5
 
 Great Britain7
 
 
 Malaysia4
 
Seventh place
 
 
3 November
 
 
 South Africa2
 
 
 Malaysia3

Cross-overs

2 November 2023
18:05
New Zealand  3–1  South Africa
J. Elmes  15'
Lints  36'
Nelson  47'
Report Mbata  14'
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Kugannan Segaran (MAS)

2 November 2023
20:35
Great Britain  7–4  Malaysia
Hughson  5'
Graves  9'
Douglas  15'
Payton  36'42'
Markham  49'
Penrose  54'
Report Faris  22'44'
Andywalfian  24'
Harris  27'
Umpires:
Khalid Hussain (HKG)
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

Seventh and eighth place

3 November 2023
15:35
South Africa  2–3  Malaysia
Mbata  10'
Le Forestier  49'
Report Nur Aqilrullah  12'
Harris  39'
Mughni  56'
Umpires:
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)
Fahad Ali Khan (PAK)

Fifth and sixth place

4 November 2023
15:35
New Zealand  3–5  Great Britain
Whittleston  2'
Lints  58'
J. Elmes  58'
Report Markham  3'54'
Sturch-Hibbitt  23'
Stone  33'
Tully  37'
Umpires:
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 November
 
 
 India3
 
4 November
 
 Germany6
 
 Germany (p.s.o.)0 (3)
 
3 November
 
 Australia0 (1)
 
 Australia2
 
 
 Pakistan1
 
Third place
 
 
4 November
 
 
 India (p.s.o.)3 (6)
 
 
 Pakistan3 (5)

Semi-finals

3 November 2023
16:05
India  3–6  Germany
Amandeep L.  35'
Uttam  58'
Rohit  60'
Report Franz  16'
Berendts  29'45'
Hinrichs  43'48'
Sperling  49'
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

3 November 2023
20:35
Australia  2–1  Pakistan
Burns  18'
Foster  29'
Report Shahid  59'
Umpires:
Mohit (IND)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

Third and fourth place

4 November 2023
16:05
India  3–3  Pakistan
Arun  11'
Poovanna  42'
Uttam  52'
Report Khan  33'
Qayyum  50'
Shahid  57'
Penalties
Vishnukant
Rajinder
Angad
Uttam
Amandeep
Vishnukant
Angad
6–5 Liaqat
Shahid
Rehman
Aslam
Yaqoob
Liaqat
Shahid
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Kugannan Segaran (MAS)

Final

4 November 2023
20:35
Germany  0–0  Australia
Report
Penalties
Sperling
Struthoff
Von Montgelas
Poljaric
3–1 Burns
Marais
Henderson
Czinner
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Chad Fourie (RSA)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team
1  Germany
2  Australia
3  India
4  Pakistan
5  Great Britain
6  New Zealand
7  Malaysia (H)
8  South Africa
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 107 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.35 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

  • Dylan Downey
  • Nikas Berendts
  • Paul Glander
  • Ben Hasbach
  • Peer Hinrichs
  • Luis Hoechemer
  • Jacob Payton
  • Rory Penrose
  • Poovanna BC
  • Aditya Lalage
  • Rohit
  • Harris Osman
  • Shahmie Irfan Suhaimi
  • Jonty Elmes
  • Sam Lints
  • Gus Nelson
  • Viwe Mbata

1 goal

  • Diarmid Chappell
  • Will Mathison
  • Jakob Brilla
  • Christian Franz
  • Liam Holdermann
  • Matteo Poljaric
  • Michel Struthoff
  • Ali Douglas
  • Ted Graves
  • Matthew Hughson
  • Tom Moorhouse
  • Harrison Stone
  • Felix Tully
  • Nur Aqilrullah Che
  • Andywalfian Jeffrynus
  • Mughni Kamal
  • Shafiq Ikhmal Daniel
  • Scott Cosslett
  • James Hickson
  • Patrick Ward
  • Jordan Whittleston
  • Abuzar
  • Basharat Ali
  • Abdul Qayyum
  • Josh de Klerk
  • Cameron Le Forestier
  • Caleb Oliphant

Source: FIH

References

  1. ^ "Fixtures & Results – Sultan Johor Cup". Sultan of Johor Cup. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ "No ranking points for 2023 SOJ – Sultan Johor Cup". Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  3. ^ "India beats Pakistan in penalty shootout, wins bronze at Sultan of Johor Cup 2023". Sportstar.
  4. ^ "Burras team announced for 11th Sultan of Johor Cup". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  5. ^ "SA Hockey U21 Men Named for 2023 Sultan of Johor Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  6. ^ "JUNIOR OUTDOOR RANKINGS". FIH. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  7. ^ a b FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022