2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityIpoh
Teams7
Venue(s)Azlan 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 scorer(s)United Kingdom Ashley Jackson (6 goals)
Best playerIndia Sardar Singh
2011 (previous) (next) 2013

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]
24 May 2012
16:05
Pakistan  4–2  Argentina
Irfan field hockey ball 34'
Abbas field hockey ball 50'
Khan field hockey ball 65'
Waqas field hockey ball 69'
Report Peillat field hockey ball 53'
Paredes field hockey ball 62'
Umpires:
Paco Jazquez (ESP)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
24 May 2012
18:05
New Zealand  5–1  India
S. Child field hockey ball 1'
Hayward field hockey ball 35'
Wilson field hockey ball 58'
Jenness field hockey ball 61'
L’Huillier field hockey ball 65'
Report Shivendra field hockey ball 6'
Umpires:
Daniel Barstow (GBR)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
24 May 2012
20:05
Malaysia  1–1  South Korea
Faizal field hockey ball 56' Report Seo field hockey ball 7'
Umpires:
Kamran Hussain (PAK)
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)

25 May 2012
16:05
Argentina  2–5  New Zealand
Cammareri field hockey ball 3'
L. Vila field hockey ball 53'
Report Burrows field hockey ball 32'
Petherick field hockey ball 44'
Hayward field hockey ball 57'
Neal field hockey ball 59'
Panchia field hockey ball 64'
Umpires:
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)
25 May 2012
18:05
Great Britain  3–3  Malaysia
Kirkham field hockey ball 6'
Jackson field hockey ball 20'
Moore field hockey ball 25'
Report Azlan field hockey ball 9'
Faizal field hockey ball 67', 68'
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)
25 May 2012
20:05
South Korea  1–2  India
Nam field hockey ball 66' Report Sandeep field hockey ball 12'
Uthappa field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Kamran Hussain (PAK)

27 May 2012
16:05
New Zealand  3–1  Pakistan
Archibald field hockey ball 8'
Hayward field hockey ball 11'
Wilson field hockey ball 40'
Report Khan field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Pankaj Tyagi (MAS)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
27 May 2012
18:05
South Korea  3–4  Argentina
Nam field hockey ball 4'
Jang J. field hockey ball 42', 48'
Report L. Vila field hockey ball 10'
Mazzilli field hockey ball 34'
Callioni field hockey ball 46', 70'
Umpires:
Paco Jazquez (ESP)
Daniel Barstow (GBR)
27 May 2012
20:05
India  2–3  Great Britain
Raghunath field hockey ball 55'
Sunil field hockey ball 59'
Report Kirkham field hockey ball 28'
Hawes field hockey ball 43'
Catlin field hockey ball 62'
Umpires:
Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)

28 May 2012
16:05
Pakistan  0–4  South Korea
Report Nam field hockey ball 18', 44'
You field hockey ball 49'
Hyun H. field hockey ball 61'
Umpires:
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
28 May 2012
18:05
Great Britain  2–3  Argentina
Jackson field hockey ball 39', 65' Report Paredes field hockey ball 8', 41'
Cammareri field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)
28 May 2012
20:05
India  3–2  Malaysia
Mujtaba field hockey ball 9'
Shivendra field hockey ball 11'
Khandekar field hockey ball 40'
Report Rahim field hockey ball 39'
Fitri field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Kamran Hussain (PAK)

30 May 2012
16:05
Argentina  3–2  India
Paredes field hockey ball 37'
Montelli field hockey ball 38'
Peillat field hockey ball 58'
Report Sardar field hockey ball 49'
Raghunath field hockey ball 62'
Umpires:
Paco Jazquez (ESP)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
30 May 2012
18:05
Great Britain  2–1  New Zealand
Jackson field hockey ball 18'
Daly field hockey ball 27'
Report Hayward field hockey ball 62'
Umpires:
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)
Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)
30 May 2012
20:05
Malaysia  3–2  Pakistan
Amir field hockey ball 35'
Faizal field hockey ball 48'
Razie field hockey ball 70'
Report Bhutta field hockey ball 4'
Rasool field hockey ball 12'
Umpires:
Daniel Barstow (GBR)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

31 May 2012
16:05
South Korea  1–1  Great Britain
Yoon field hockey ball 23' Report Clarke field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
31 May 2012
18:05
India  2–1  Pakistan
Sandeep field hockey ball 31'
Sunil field hockey ball 69'
Report Abbas field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
31 May 2012
20:05
Malaysia  1–4  New Zealand
Hafifi field hockey ball 45' Report Archibald field hockey ball 5'
McAleese field hockey ball 16'
Wilson field hockey ball 34'
Neal field hockey ball 61'
Umpires:
Kamran Hussain (PAK)
Paco Jazquez (ESP)

2 June 2012
16:05
New Zealand  0–1  South Korea
Report Jang J. field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)
2 June 2012
18:05
Pakistan  1–2  Great Britain
Khan field hockey ball 15' Report Middleton field hockey ball 47'
Jackson field hockey ball 66'
Umpires:
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
2 June 2012
20:05
Argentina  1–0  Malaysia
Ibarra field hockey ball 40' Report
Umpires:
Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)
Paco Jazquez (ESP)

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

3 June 2012
15:35
South Korea  3–2  Malaysia
Hyun field hockey ball 1'
Jang J. field hockey ball 42'
You field hockey ball 50'
Report Hafifi field hockey ball 17'
Faizal field hockey ball 63'
Umpires:
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Kamran Hussain (PAK)

Third and fourth place

3 June 2012
18:05
Great Britain  1–3  India
Jackson field hockey ball 35' Report Shivendra field hockey ball 43'
Sandeep field hockey ball 52'
Khandekar field hockey ball 69'
Umpires:
Richmand Attipoe (GHA)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

Final

3 June 2012
20:35
New Zealand  1–0  Argentina
Hayward field hockey ball 18' Report
Umpires:
Daniel Barstow (GBR)
Paco Jazquez (ESP)

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. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
  2. Regulations
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