{{Short description|International Hockey Cup}}{{EngvarB|date=March 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox sports league | title = The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | current_season = 2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | last_season = 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | upcoming_season = 2026 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | sport = Field hockey | image = Sultan Azlan Shah Cup logo.png | founded = {{Start date and age|1983}} | inaugural = 1983 | teams = 6 | country = Malaysia | venue = Azlan Shah Stadium | champion = {{fh|BEL}} (1st title) | champ_season = 2025 | most_champs = {{fh|Australia}} (10 titles) | website = {{URL|http://www.azlanshahcup.my/|azlanshahcup.my}} }}
The '''Sultan Azlan Shah Cup''' is an annual invitational international men's field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. It began in 1983 as a biennial contest. The tournament became an annual event from 1998, following its growth and popularity. The tournament is named after the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (king) of Malaysia, Sultan Azlan Shah, a supporter of field hockey.<ref name=pioneer>{{cite news|title=Hockey pioneer Sultan Azlan Shah dies aged 86|date=28 May 2014|work=Firstpost|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/hockey-pioneer-sultan-azlan-shah-dies-aged-86-1546997.html|access-date=1 June 2014|agency=PTI}}</ref>
Since 2007 the tournament has been held at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Perak. Kuala Lumpur and Penang have also hosted the tournament.
Australia have won the tournament a record 10 times, followed by India and Pakistan winning five and three times, respectively.
==Results== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%; font-size:90%;" |- !rowspan=2|Year !rowspan=2|Host !rowspan=2|Teams !rowspan=35| !colspan=3|Final !rowspan=35| !colspan=3|Third place match |- !width=15%|Winner !width=10%|Score !width=15%|Runner-up !width=15%|Third place !width=10%|Score !width=15%|Fourth place |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |1983<br />''Details'' |Kuala Lumpur |5 |'''{{fh-big|Australia}}''' |'''1–0''' |{{fh-big|Pakistan}} |{{fh-big|India}} |round-robin |{{fh-big|Malaysia}} |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1985 <br />''Details'' |rowspan="3"|Ipoh |4 |'''{{fh-big|India}}''' |round-robin |{{fh-big|Malaysia }} |{{fh-big|Pakistan}} |round-robin |{{fh-big|Spain}} |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |1987 <br />''Details'' |6 |'''{{fh-big|West Germany}}''' |round-robin |{{fh-big|Pakistan}} |{{fh-big|England}} |round-robin |{{fh-big|Malaysia}} |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1991<br />''Details'' |6 |'''{{fh-big|India}}''' |round-robin |{{fh-big|Pakistan}} |{{fh-big|Soviet Union}} |round-robin |{{fh-big|New Zealand}} |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |1994<br />''Details'' |Penang |5 |'''{{fh-big|England}}''' |'''2–2''' (a.e.t.)<br />(5–3 p.s.o.) |{{fh-big|Pakistan}} |{{fh-big|Australia}} |'''4–0''' |{{fh-big|Malaysia}} |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1995 <br />''Details'' |Kuala Lumpur |6 |'''{{fh-big|India}}''' |'''2–2''' (a.e.t.)<br />(5–4 p.s.o.) |{{fh-big|Germany}} |{{fh-big|New Zealand}} |'''3–1''' |{{fh-big|Canada}} |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |1996 <br /> ''Details'' |rowspan="2"|Ipoh |6 |'''{{fh-big|South Korea|1984}}''' |'''0–0''' (a.e.t.)<br />(4–2 p.s.o.) |{{fh-big|Australia}} |{{fh-big|Malaysia}} |'''2–2''' (a.e.t.)<br />(4–3 p.s.o.) |{{fh-big|Great Britain}} |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |1998 <br /> ''Details'' |6 |'''{{fh-big|Australia}}''' |'''1–1''' (a.e.t.)<br />(10–9 p.s.o.) |{{fh-big|Germany}} |{{fh-big|South Korea}} |'''1–0''' |{{fh-big|New Zealand}} |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |1999 <br /> ''Details'' |rowspan="7"|Kuala Lumpur |6 |'''{{fh-big|Pakistan}}''' |'''3–1''' |{{fh-big|South Korea}} |{{fh-big|Germany}} |'''3–2''' |{{fh-big|Canada}} |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |2000 <br /> ''Details'' |7 |'''{{fh-big|Pakistan}}''' |'''1–0''' |{{fh-big|South Korea}} |{{fh-big|India}} |'''4–1''' |{{fh-big|Malaysia}} |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |2001 <br /> ''Details'' |7 |'''{{fh-big|Germany}}''' |'''3–2''' |{{fh-big|South Korea}} |{{fh-big|Australia}} |'''4–3''' |{{fh-big|Pakistan}} |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |2003 <br />''Details'' |5 |'''{{fh-big|Pakistan}}''' |'''1–0''' |{{fh-big|Germany}} |{{fh-big|New Zealand}} |'''3–2''' |{{fh-big|South Korea}} |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |2004 <br />''Details'' |7 |'''{{fh-big|Australia}}''' |'''4–3''' |{{fh-big|Pakistan}} |{{fh-big|South Korea}} |'''6–5''' |{{fh-big|Germany}} |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |2005 <br />''Details'' |7 |'''{{fh-big|Australia}}''' |'''4–3''' |{{fh-big|South Korea}} |{{fh-big|Pakistan}} |'''4–2''' |{{fh-big|New Zealand}} |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |2006<br />''Details'' |8 |'''{{fh-big|Netherlands}}''' |'''6–2''' |{{fh-big|Australia}} |{{fh-big|India}} |'''3–2''' |{{fh-big|New Zealand}} |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |2007 <br />''Details'' |rowspan="18"|Ipoh |8 |'''{{fh-big|Australia}}''' |'''3–1''' |{{fh-big|Malaysia}} |{{fh-big|India}} |'''1–0''' |{{fh-big|South Korea}} |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |2008<br />''Details'' |7 |'''{{fh-big|Argentina}}''' |'''2–1''' |{{fh-big|India}} |{{fh-big|New Zealand}} |'''2–1''' |{{fh-big|Pakistan}} |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |2009 <br />''Details'' |5 |'''{{fh-big|India}}''' |'''3–1''' |{{fh-big|Malaysia}} |{{fh-big|New Zealand}} |'''2–1''' |{{fh-big|Pakistan}} |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |2010 <br />''Details'' |7 |colspan=3|'''{{fh|India|size=30px}}''' & '''{{fh|South Korea|size=30px}}'''<br />(Joint Winners) |{{fh-big|Australia}} |'''5–3''' |{{fh-big|Malaysia}} |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |2011 <br />''Details'' |7 |'''{{fh-big|Australia}}''' |'''3–2''' (a.e.t) |{{fh-big|Pakistan}} |{{fh-big|Great Britain}} |'''4–2''' |{{fh-big|New Zealand}} |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |2012 <br />''Details'' |7 |'''{{fh-big|New Zealand}}''' |'''1–0''' |{{fh-big|Argentina}} |{{fh-big|India}} |'''3–1''' |{{fh-big|Great Britain}} |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |2013 <br />''Details'' |6 |'''{{fh-big|Australia}}''' |'''3–2''' |{{fh-big|Malaysia}} |{{fh-big|South Korea}} |'''2–1''' |{{fh-big|New Zealand}} |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |2014 <br />''Details'' |6 |'''{{fh-big|Australia}}''' |'''8–3''' |{{fh-big|Malaysia}} |{{fh-big|South Korea}} |'''3–2''' |{{fh-big|China}} |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |2015 <br />''Details'' |6 |'''{{fh-big|New Zealand}}''' |'''2–2'''<br />(3–1 p.s.o.) |{{fh-big|Australia}} |{{fh-big|India}} |'''2–2'''<br />(4–1 p.s.o.) |{{fh-big|South Korea}} |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |2016 <br />''Details'' |7 |'''{{fh-big|Australia}}''' |'''4–0''' |{{fh-big|India}} |{{fh-big|New Zealand}} |'''3–3'''<br />(5–4 p.s.o.) |{{fh-big|Malaysia}} |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF | 2017 <br />''Details'' | 6 |'''{{fh-big|Great Britain}}''' |'''4–3''' |{{fh-big|Australia}} |{{fh-big|India}} |'''4–0''' |{{fh-big|New Zealand}} |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |2018 <br />''Details'' |6 |'''{{fh-big|Australia}}''' |'''2–1''' |{{fh-big|England}} |{{fh-big|Argentina}} |'''3–2''' |{{fh-big|Malaysia}} |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |2019 <br />''Details'' |6 |'''{{fh-big|South Korea}}''' |'''1–1'''<br />(4–2 p.s.o.) |{{fh-big|India}} |{{fh-big|Malaysia}} |'''4–2''' |{{fh-big|Canada}} |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |2020<br/>''Details'' |6 |colspan=3 |Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barren year for hockey with Azlan Shah Cup off |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/hockey/2020/05/02/barren-year-for-hockey-with-azlan-shah-cup-off |website=thestar.com.my |publisher=The Star (Malaysia) |access-date=2 May 2020 |date=2 May 2020}}</ref> |colspan=3 |Cancelled |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |2021 | |colspan=3 |Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sultan Azlan Shah cup called off |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/hockey/2021/05/09/sultan-azlan-shah-cup-called-off |website=thestar.com.my |publisher=The Star (Malaysia) |access-date=12 June 2022 |date=9 May 2021}}</ref> |colspan=3 |Cancelled |- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |2022<br/>''Details'' |6 |'''{{fh-big|Malaysia}}''' |'''3–2''' |{{fh-big|South Korea}} |{{fh-big|Pakistan}} |'''5–3''' |{{fh-big|Japan}} |- bgcolor=#D0E7FF |2024<br />''Details'' |6 |'''{{fh-big|Japan}}''' |'''2–2'''<br />(4–1 p.s.o.) |{{fh-big|Pakistan}} |{{fh-big|New Zealand}} |'''3–2''' |{{fh-big|Malaysia}} |- |2025<br />''Details'' |6 |'''{{fh-big|Belgium}}''' |'''1–0''' |{{fh-big|India}} |{{fh-big|New Zealand}} |'''6–1''' |{{fh-big|Malaysia}} |}
==Tournament Summary== Below is a list of teams that have finished in the top four positions in the tournament: {| class="wikitable sortable" !Team !Winners !Runners-up !Third place !Fourth place |- |style=background:#FFF68F|{{fh|Australia}} |style=background:#FFF68F|10 (1983, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018) |4 (1996, 2006, 2015, 2017) |3 (1994, 2001, 2010) | |- |style=background:#FFF68F|{{fh|India}} |style=background:#FFF68F|5 (1985, 1991, 1995, 2009, 2010^) |4 (2008, 2016, 2019, 2025) |7 (1983, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2017) | |- |style=background:#FFF68F|{{fh|Pakistan}} |style=background:#FFF68F|3 (1999, 2000, 2003) |7 (1983, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2004, 2011, 2024) |3 (1985, 2005, 2022) |3 (2001, 2008, 2009) |- |style=background:#FFF68F|{{fh|South Korea}} |style=background:#FFF68F|3 (1996, 2010^, 2019) |5 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2022) |4 (1998, 2004, 2013, 2014) |3 (2003, 2007, 2015) |- |style=background:#FFF68F|{{fh|Germany}}{{efn|name=Germany}} |style=background:#FFF68F|2 (1987, 2001) |3 (1995,1998, 2003) |1 (1999) |1 (2004) |- |style=background:#FFF68F|{{fh|GBR}}{{efn|name=England}} |style=background:#FFF68F|2 (1994*, 2017) |1 (2018*) |2 (1987*, 2011) |2 (1996, 2012) |- |style=background:#FFF68F|{{nowrap|{{fh|New Zealand}}}} |style=background:#FFF68F|2 (2012, 2015) | |7 (1995, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2024, 2025) |7 (1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2017) |- |style=background:#FFF68F|{{fh|Malaysia}} |style=background:#FFF68F|1 (2022) |5 (1985, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014) |2 (1996, 2019) |9 (1983, 1987, 1994, 2000, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2024, 2025) |- |style=background:#FFF68F|{{fh|Argentina}} |style=background:#FFF68F|1 (2008) |1 (2012) |1 (2018) | |- |style=background:#FFF68F|{{fh|Japan}} |style=background:#FFF68F|1 (2024) | | |1 (2022) |- |style=background:#FFF68F|{{nowrap|{{fh|Netherlands}}}} |style=background:#FFF68F|1 (2006) | | | |- |style=background:#FFF68F|{{nowrap|{{fh|Belgium}}}} |style=background:#FFF68F|1 (2025) | | | |- |{{nowrap|{{fh|Soviet Union}}}} | | |1 (1991) | |- |{{fh|Canada}} | | | |3 (1995, 1999, 2019) |- |{{fh|Spain}} | | | |1 (1985) |- |{{fh|China}} | | | |1 (2014) |}
:<nowiki>*</nowiki> = ''Played as England in those tournaments'' :<nowiki>^</nowiki> = ''Title was shared between two teams''
===Team appearances=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Team !83 !85 !87 !91 !94 !95 !96 !98 !99 !00 !01 !03 !04 !05 !06 !07 !08 !09 !10 !11 !12 !13 !14 !15 !16 !17 !18 !19 !22 !24 !25 !Total |- |align=left|{{fh|Argentina}} |–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||7th||5th||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||–||–||–||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||–||–||–||–||–||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||–||–||–||–||'''5''' |- |align=left|{{fh|Australia}} |bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||–||–||–||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||–||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||–||–||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||–||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||–||–||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||–||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||–||–||–||–||'''17''' |- |align=left|{{fh|Belgium}} |–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||6th||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||'''2''' |- |align=left|{{fh|Canada}} |–||–||–||–||–||4th||–||–||4th||7th||–||–||–||–||–||8th||5th||–||–||–||–||–||5th||5th||6th||–||–||4th||–||6th||5th||'''11''' |- |align=left|{{fh|China}} |–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||7th||–||–||6th||–||–||–||4th||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||'''3''' |- |align=left|{{fh|Egypt}} |–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||5th||7th||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||5th||–||–||'''3''' |- |align=left|{{fh|Germany}}{{efn|name=Germany|Includes results representing West Germany until 1990}} |–||–||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||–||–||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||–||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||5th||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||4th||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||'''9''' |- |align=left|{{fh|Great Britain}}{{efn|name=England|Includes results representing England}} |–||–||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||–||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||–||4th||5th||–||–||6th||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||4th||–||–||–||–||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||–||–||–||–||'''9''' |- |align=left|{{fh|India}} |bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||–||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||–||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||5th||–||–||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||5th||–||7th||5th||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||6th||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||5th||–||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||5th||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||–||–||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||'''23''' |- |align=left|{{fh|Ireland}} |–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||6th||–||–||–||–||'''2''' |- |align=left|{{fh|Japan}} |–||–||6th||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||7th||6th||–||5th||4th||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||–||'''6''' |- |align=left|{{fh|Malaysia}} |4th||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||4th||5th||4th||6th||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||6th||5th||4th||7th||5th||6th||6th||8th||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||7th||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||4th||7th||6th||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||6th||4th||5th||4th||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||4th||4th||'''31''' |- |align=left|{{fh|Netherlands}} |–||–||–||–||–||–||6th||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||'''2''' |- |align=left|{{fh|New Zealand}} |5th||–||–||4th||–||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||–||4th||6th||6th||–||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||–||4th||4th||–||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||–||4th||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||4th||–||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||4th||–||–||–||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||'''18''' |- |align=left|{{fh|Pakistan}} |bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||–||–||–||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||4th||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||5th||6th||4th||4th||5th||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||7th||6th||–||–||5th||–||–||–||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||–||'''22''' |- |align=left|{{fh|Poland}} |–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||6th||–||–||–||'''1''' |- |align=left|{{fh|South Africa}} |–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||7th||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||6th||–||–||–||–||–||6th||–||–||'''3''' |- |align=left|{{fh|South Korea}} |–||–||5th||6th||5th||–||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||4th||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||6th||4th||–||–||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||5th||5th||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||4th||–||–||–||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||5th||6th||'''22''' |- |align=left|{{fh|Soviet Union}} |–||–||–||bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd'''||colspan=27|''Defunct''||'''1''' |- |align=left|{{fh|Spain}} |–||4th||–||–||–||5th||–||–||–||–||–||–||5th||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||–||'''3''' |- !Total||5||4||6||6||5||6||6||6||6||7||7||5||7||7||8||8||7||5||7||7||7||6||6||6||7||6||6||6||6||6||6|| |}
=== Performance by continental zones === {| class=wikitable !Zone !Best performance |- |Asia |'''13 titles''', won by India (5), Pakistan (3), South Korea (3), Malaysia (1) and Japan (1) |- |Oceania |'''12 titles''', won by Australia (10) and New Zealand (2) |- |- |Europe |'''6 titles''', won by Germany (2), Great Britain (2), Netherlands (1) and Belgium (1) |- |Americas |'''1 title''', won by Argentina |- |Africa |Fifth place, achieved by Egypt (2) |}
== See also == * Sultan of Johor Cup * Malaysian Hockey Confederation
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links== * {{official|http://www.azlanshahcup.my/}}
{{International field hockey}} {{Sultan Azlan Shah Cup}}
Category:Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Category:International field hockey competitions in Asia Category:International field hockey competitions hosted by Malaysia Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1983