2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityIpoh
Teams7
VenueAzlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-up Argentina
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored98 (4.08 per match)
Top scorerUnited Kingdom Ashley Jackson (6 goals)
Best playerIndia Sardar Singh
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The 2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is the 21st edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held from 24 May to 3 June 2012 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. New Zealand won their first ever title by defeating Argentina with 1–0 in the final, while five-time champions India took the bronze medal by defeating Great Britain scoring 3–1.[1]

Participating nations

Seven countries participated in this year's tournament:

Results

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

Pool

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 6 4 0 2 18 8 +10 12 Final
2  Argentina 6 4 0 2 15 16 −1 12
3  Great Britain 6 3 2 1 13 11 +2 11 Third Place Match
4  India 6 3 0 3 12 15 −3 9
5  South Korea 6 2 2 2 11 8 +3 8 Fifth Place Match
6  Malaysia 6 1 2 3 10 14 −4 5
7  Pakistan 6 1 0 5 9 16 −7 3
Source: Azlan Shah Cup
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

Third and fourth place

Final

Awards

The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play Award Player of the Final
India Sardara Singh United Kingdom Ashley Jackson New Zealand Kyle Pontifex  Great Britain New Zealand Kyle Pontifex

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand 7 5 0 2 19 8 +11 15 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Argentina 7 4 0 3 15 17 −2 12 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  India 7 4 0 3 15 16 −1 12 Bronze Medal
4  Great Britain 7 3 2 2 14 14 0 11
5  South Korea 7 3 2 2 14 10 +4 11
6  Malaysia 7 1 2 4 12 17 −5 5
7  Pakistan 6 1 0 5 9 16 −7 3

Goalscorers

There were 98 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.08 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ↑ "Kiwis are Champs". Azlanshahcup.com. 3 June 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ Regulations
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