2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityIpoh
Dates23–30 November
Teams6 (from 4 confederations)
VenueAzlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions Belgium (1st title)
Runner-up India
Third place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored107 (5.94 per match)
Top scorerNew Zealand Sam Lane (9 goals)
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The 2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 31st edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, the annual men's invitational international field hockey tournament hosted by Malaysia. It was held at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia from 23 to 30 November 2025.[1][2][3]

The defending champions, Japan, did not receive an invitation to participate in the tournament.[3] Belgium won their first Sultan Azlan Shah Cup title by defeating India 1–0 in the final.[4] New Zealand won the bronze medal by defeating the hosts Malaysia 6–1.[5]

Teams

The following six teams were invited by the Malaysian Hockey Confederation to participate in the tournament.[1][3]

Team FIH Ranking[6] Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Belgium32nd20086th place (2008)
 Canada2011th20244th place (1995, 1999, 2019)
 India723rd2019Champions (1985, 1991, 1995, 2009, 2010)
 South Korea1523rd2022Champions (1996, 2010, 2019)
 Malaysia1331st2024Champions (2022)
 New Zealand1117th2024Champions (2012, 2015)

Preliminary round

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 5 4 1 0 24 7 +17 13 Final
2  India 5 4 0 1 24 11 +13 12
3  New Zealand 5 2 1 2 12 13 −1 7 Third place match
4  Malaysia (H) 5 1 1 3 12 21 −9 4
5  Canada 5 1 1 3 11 24 −13 4 Fifth place match
6  South Korea 5 1 0 4 9 16 −7 3
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

Fixtures

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics

Final standings

  1.  Belgium
  2.  India
  3.  New Zealand
  4.  Malaysia
  5.  Canada
  6.  South Korea

Goalscorers

There have been 107 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.94 goals per match.

9 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "31st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025 (M)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Pakistan snubbed from 2025 Sultan Azlan Shah cup despite runner-up finish". msn.com. MSN. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Pakistan, Japan excluded from Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey 2025". thenews.com.pk. The News International. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025: India fall short by a goal in fighting defeat to Belgium". indianexpress.com. The Indian Express. 25 November 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Singh, Aftar (30 November 2025). "Malaysia fall 6-1 to New Zealand, finish fourth in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "OUTDOOR RANKINGS". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "FIH General Tournament Regulations" (PDF). February 2024.
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