2015 Sultan of Johor Cup

2015 Sultan of Johor Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Johor Bahru
Dates	11 October 2015 (2015-10-11)–18 October 2015 (2015-10-18)
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Taman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Great Britain (1st title)
Runner-up	India
Third place	Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	79 (4.39 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Luke Taylor (10 goals)
All statistics are correct as of 9 May 2017 ← 2014 (previous) (next) 2016 →

The 2015 Sultan of Johor Cup was the 5th edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup. It was held in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia from 11 October – 18 October 2015.

The number of teams for this year’s cup are the same compared to the previous tournament where six teams competed. New Zealand who competed previously, will not join this edition and Argentina had been invited.

Great Britain defeated India 4–3 in a penalty shootout after being tied 2–2 in the final match to win the cup.

Participating nations

Six countries are participating in this year's tournament:

• Malaysia (Host)
• Argentina
• Australia
• Great Britain
• India
• Pakistan

Umpires

1. Diego Estebanez (ESP)
2. Ben Gontgen (GER)
3. Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
4. Nick Bennett (ENG)
5. Jeremy Coleman (AUS)
6. Latif Hazif Atif (PAK)
7. Dhaval Prajapati (IND)
8. Federico Silva (ARG)

Results

All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	5	4	0	1	14	8	+6	12	Advance to Final
2	Great Britain	5	3	2	0	15	9	+6	11
3	Malaysia (H)	5	2	1	2	11	11	0	7	Third place match
4	Argentina	5	2	1	2	8	9	−1	7
5	Australia	5	1	1	3	12	11	+1	4	Fifth place match
6	Pakistan	5	0	1	4	5	17	−12	1

Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2015. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

11 October 2015 16:35 MST Argentina 1–0 Australia Gencarelli  65' Report Umpires: Diego Estebanez (ESP) Latif Hazif Atif (PAK)

11 October 2015 18:35 MST India 5–1 Pakistan Yadav  5' Sumit  23' Qureshi  27' Parvinder  34' Santa  60' Report Umpires: Nick Bennett (ENG) Ben Gontgen (GER)

11 October 2015 20:35 MST Malaysia 2–4 Great Britain Azwar  48' Shahril  50' Report Taylor  32', 62', 68' Gleeson  44' Umpires: Jeremy Coleman (AUS) Federico Silva (ARG)

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12 October 2015 16:35 MST Australia 6–2 Pakistan Report Umpires: Rawi Anbananthan (MAS) Dhaval Prajapati (IND)

12 October 2015 18:35 MST Great Britain 4–3 India Report Umpires: Ben Gontgen (GER) Federico Silva (ARG)

12 October 2015 20:35 MST Malaysia 2–2 Argentina Report Umpires: Nick Bennett (ENG) Latif Hazif Atif (PAK)

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14 October 2015 16:35 MST Great Britain 0–0 Pakistan Report Umpires: Diego Estebanez (ESP) Dhaval Prajapati (IND)

14 October 2015 18:35 MST Argentina 2–3 India Report Umpires: Rawi Anbananthan (MAS) Jeremy Coleman (AUS)

14 October 2015 20:35 MST Australia 2–3 Malaysia Report Umpires: Nick Bennett (ENG) Federico Silva (ARG)

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15 October 2015 16:35 MST Pakistan 1–3 Argentina Report Umpires: Ben Gontgen (GER) Dhaval Prajapati (IND)

15 October 2015 18:35 MST Great Britain 4–4 Australia Report Umpires: Rawi Anbananthan (MAS) Latif Hazif Atif (PAK)

15 October 2015 20:35 MST India 2–1 Malaysia Report Umpires: Diego Estebanez (ESP) Jeremy Coleman (AUS)

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17 October 2015 16:35 MST Argentina 0–3 Great Britain Report Umpires: Ben Gontgen (GER) Jeremy Coleman (AUS)

17 October 2015 18:35 MST Australia 0–1 India Report Umpires: Nick Bennett (ENG) Latif Hazif Atif (PAK)

17 October 2015 20:35 MST Pakistan 1–3 Malaysia Report Umpires: Federico Silva (ARG) Diego Estebanez (ESP)

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

18 October 2015 15:05 MST Australia 5–0 Pakistan Report Umpires: Federico Silva (ARG) Nick Bennett (ENG)

Third and fourth place

18 October 2015 17:35 MST Malaysia 3–2 Argentina Report Umpires: Jeremy Coleman (AUS) Dhaval Prajapati (IND)

Final

18 October 2015 20:35 MST India 2–2 (3–4 p.s.o.) Great Britain Report Umpires: Ben Gontgen (GER) Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Great Britain
2	India
3	Malaysia
4	Argentina
5	Australia
6	Pakistan

External links

• Official website