2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityIpoh
Dates6 (6)–16 April 2016 (2016-04-16)
Teams7
VenueAzlan 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 scorerPakistan Arslan Qadir (6 goals)
All statistics are correct as of 7 April 2016
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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.

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

Third and fourth place

Final

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia 7 7 0 0 25 3 +22 21 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  India 7 4 0 3 18 15 +3 12 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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.
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