Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an annual field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. It began in 1983 as a biennial contest. The tournament became an annual event after 1998, following its growth and popularity. The tournament is named after the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia, Sultan Azlan Shah, an avid fan of field hockey. India became the winner of 2009 cup by defeating Malaysia 3-1 in the finals. Indian team regained the title as 2010 final against South Korea was abandoned due to bad weather and both teams declared joint champions.

Results

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Third place	Fourth place
1983	Australia	Pakistan	India	Malaysia	1985	India	Malaysia	Pakistan	Spain
1987	West Germany	Pakistan	Great Britain	Malaysia
1991	India	Pakistan	CIS	New Zealand
1994	England	Pakistan	Australia	Malaysia
Australia	Malaysia
1995	India	Germany	New Zealand	Spain
1998	Australia	Germany	South Korea	New Zealand
1999	Pakistan	South Korea	Germany	Canada
2000	Pakistan	South Korea	India	Malaysia
2001	Germany	South Korea	Australia	Pakistan
2003	Pakistan	Germany	New Zealand	South Korea
2004	Australia	Pakistan	South Korea	Germany
2005	Australia	South Korea	Pakistan	New Zealand
2006	Netherlands	Australia	India	New Zealand
2007	Australia	Malaysia	India	South Korea
2008	Argentina	India	New Zealand	Pakistan
2009	India	Malaysia	New Zealand	Pakistan
2010 Details	India South Korea Performances by nation Team Titles Runners-up Third-place India 5 (1985, 1991, 1995, 2009, 2010*) 1 (2008) 4 (1983, 2000, 2006, 2007) Australia 5 (1983, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007) 2 (1996, 2006) 3 (1994, 2001, 2010) Pakistan 3 (1999, 2000, 2003) 5 (1983, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2004) 2 (1985, 2005) Germany 2 (1987, 2001) 3 (1995, 1998, 2003) 1 (1999) Korea 2 (1996, 2010*) 4 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2005) 2 (1998, 2004) Argentina 1 (2008) England 1 (1994) Netherlands 1 (2006) Malaysia 3 (1985, 2007, 2009) 1 (1996) New Zealand 4 (1995, 2003, 2008, 2009) * Joint Winners References