2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
The 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 28th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held in Ipoh, Malaysia from 23 until 30 March.
The number of teams for this year's cup is the same as last year's tournament where six teams competed. India, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Poland, and South Korea participated in this edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.
South Korea won the tournament for the third time after defeating India 4–2 on penalties, after the match ended in a draw at 1–1, in the final.
Teams
, Australia, and England who competed in the past tournament did not participate this year due to the 2019 Men's FIH Pro League. Canada, Japan, and South Korea are the teams replacing them.Ireland withdrew from the tournament a month before it began. Poland was invited to replace South Africa, who were not able to finance flight tickets.
Team | FIH Ranking | Appearance | Last Appearance | Previous best performance |
10 | 9th | 2016 | 4th | |
5 | 22nd | 2018 | 1st | |
18 | 4th | 2017 | 6th | |
13 | 28th | 2018 | 2nd | |
21 | 1st | – | – | |
17 | 20th | 2015 | 1st |
Results
All times are local, MYT.Pool
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Classification round
Fifth and sixth place
Third and fourth place
Final
Statistics
Final standings
Goalscorers
Awards
Five awards were awarded during the tournament, they were:- Fairplay:
- Best Player: Surender Kumar
- Man of the Match : Jang Jong-hyun
- Best Goalkeeper: Kim Jae-hyeon
- Top Scorer: Mandeep Singh & Jang Jong-hyun