2023 SULTAN OF JOHOR CUP

2023 Sultan of Johor Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Johor Bahru
Dates	27 October – 4 November
Teams	8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	Taman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Germany (2nd title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	India
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	107 (5.35 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Amandeep Lakra (6 goals)
Best player	Matteo Poljaric
Best goalkeeper	Joshua Onyekwue
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The 2023 Sultan of Johor Cup was the eleventh edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup, an international men's under–21 field hockey tournament in Malaysia. It was held at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 27 October to 4 November 2023.^[1]^[2]

Germany won their second title by defeating Australia 3–1 in a shoot-out after the match finished 0–0. The defending champions India won the bronze medal by defeating Pakistan 6–5 in a shoot-out after the match finished 3–3.^[3]

Participating nations

Including the host nation, 8 teams competed in the tournament.^[4]^[5]

Country	FIH Junior Ranking^[6]	Previous Best Appearance	Best FIH Junior World Cup Finish
Australia	9	Champions ( 2016, 2017)	Champions ( 1997)
India	3	Champions ( 2013, 2014, 2022)	Champions ( 2001, 2016)
Germany	2	Champions ( 2012)	Champions ( 1982, 1985, 1989, 1993, 2009, 2013)
Great Britain*	15	Champions ( 2015, 2018, 2019)	Fourth Place ( 1997, 2001)
Malaysia	8	Champions ( 2011)	Fourth Place ( 1979, 1982, 2013)
New Zealand	13	Fourth Place ( 2014)	Fourth Place ( 2009)
Pakistan	12	Runners-Up ( 2016)	Champions ( 1979)
South Africa	10	Fifth Place ( 2022)	Ninth Place ( 2021)

* = includes results representing England, Scotland and Wales

Preliminary round

All times are local ( UTC+8).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7	Semi-finals
2	Germany	3	2	1	0	12	6	+6	7	Semi-finals
3	Great Britain	3	1	0	2	5	8	−3	3
4	South Africa	3	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[7]

27 October 2023
18:05

Australia	3–0	Great Britain
Foster 14', 18' Chappell 35'	Report

Umpires:
Khalid Hussain (HKG)
Mohit (IND)

28 October 2023
16:05

Germany	6–1	South Africa
Holdermann 18' Poljaric 21' Hoechemer 31' Sperling 37' Hasbach 38', 54'	Report	Oliphant 58'

Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)

30 October 2023
16:05

South Africa	1–2	Great Britain
De Klerk 54'	Report	Sturch-Hibbitt 43' Penrose 58'

Umpires:
Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)
Khalid Hussain (HKG)

30 October 2023
18:05

Australia	2–2	Germany
Downey 10' Burns 11'	Report	Glander 51' Hoechemer 59'

Umpires:
Mohit (IND)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

31 October 2023
16:05

Germany	4–3	Great Britain
Brilla 20' Glander 33' Struthoff 52' Sperling 56'	Report	Sturch-Hibbitt 4' Moorhouse 50' Markham 52'

Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Kugannan Segaran (MAS)

31 October 2023
18:05

South Africa	0–4	Australia
	Report	Burns 15', 51' Mathison 24' Downey 41'

Umpires:
Fahad Ali Khan (PAK)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	3	2	1	0	12	6	+6	7	Semi-finals
2	Pakistan	3	2	1	0	9	7	+2	7	Semi-finals
3	New Zealand	3	1	0	2	7	11	−4	3
4	Malaysia (H)	3	0	0	3	5	9	−4	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[7]
(H) Hosts

27 October 2023
16:05

India	3–3	Pakistan
Amandeep L. 30' Aditya 56' Uttam 59'	Report	Ahmad 31', 58' Shahid 49'

Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

27 October 2023
20:35

Malaysia	2–3	New Zealand
Faris 7', 24'	Report	Aldred 6' Cosslett 15' Hickson 33'

Umpires:
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)

28 October 2023
18:05

Pakistan	3–2	New Zealand
Ahmad 7' B. Ali 30' Khan 47'	Report	Nelson 58' Ward 59'

Umpires:
Kugannan Segaran (MAS)
Chad Fourie (RSA)

28 October 2023
20:35

Malaysia	1–3	India
Shahmie Irfan 13'	Report	Aditya 28' Amandeep L. 37' Rohit 54'

Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Fahad Ali Khan (PAK)

30 October 2023
20:35

India	6–2	New Zealand
Amandeep L. 2', 7', 35' Arun 12', 53' Poovanna 52'	Report	Aldred 29', 60'

Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

31 October 2023
20:35

Pakistan	3–2	Malaysia
Abuzar 13' Ahmad 21' Khan 24'	Report	Shahmie Irfan 47' Shafiq Ikhmal 51'

Umpires:
Chad Fourie (RSA)
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Bracket

Cross-overs		Fifth place

2 November

New Zealand	3
		4 November
South Africa	1
		New Zealand	3
2 November
		Great Britain	5
Great Britain	7

Malaysia	4
		Seventh place

		3 November

		South Africa	2

		Malaysia	3

Cross-overs

2 November 2023
18:05

New Zealand	3–1	South Africa
J. Elmes 15' Lints 36' Nelson 47'	Report	Mbata 14'

Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Kugannan Segaran (MAS)

2 November 2023
20:35

Great Britain	7–4	Malaysia
Hughson 5' Graves 9' Douglas 15' Payton 36', 42' Markham 49' Penrose 54'	Report	Faris 22', 44' Andywalfian 24' Harris 27'

Umpires:
Khalid Hussain (HKG)
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

Seventh and eighth place

3 November 2023
15:35

South Africa	2–3	Malaysia
Mbata 10' Le Forestier 49'	Report	Nur Aqilrullah 12' Harris 39' Mughni 56'

Umpires:
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)
Fahad Ali Khan (PAK)

Fifth and sixth place

4 November 2023
15:35

New Zealand	3–5	Great Britain
Whittleston 2' Lints 58' J. Elmes 58'	Report	Markham 3', 54' Sturch-Hibbitt 23' Stone 33' Tully 37'

Umpires:
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

3 November

India	3
		4 November
Germany	6
		Germany ( p.s.o.)	0 (3)
3 November
		Australia	0 (1)
Australia	2

Pakistan	1
		Third place

		4 November

		India ( p.s.o.)	3 (6)

		Pakistan	3 (5)

Semi-finals

3 November 2023
16:05

India	3–6	Germany
Amandeep L. 35' Uttam 58' Rohit 60'	Report	Franz 16' Berendts 29', 45' Hinrichs 43', 48' Sperling 49'

Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

3 November 2023
20:35

Australia	2–1	Pakistan
Burns 18' Foster 29'	Report	Shahid 59'

Umpires:
Mohit (IND)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

Third and fourth place

4 November 2023
16:05

India	3–3	Pakistan
Arun 11' Poovanna 42' Uttam 52'	Report	Khan 33' Qayyum 50' Shahid 57'
Penalties
Vishnukant Rajinder Angad Uttam Amandeep Vishnukant Angad	6–5	Liaqat Shahid Rehman Aslam Yaqoob Liaqat Shahid

Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Kugannan Segaran (MAS)

Final

4 November 2023
20:35

Germany	0–0	Australia
	Report
Penalties
Sperling Struthoff Von Montgelas Poljaric	3–1	Burns Marais Henderson Czinner

Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Chad Fourie (RSA)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team
1	Germany
2	Australia
3	India
4	Pakistan
5	Great Britain
6	New Zealand
7	Malaysia (H)
8	South Africa

Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 107 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.35 goals per match.

6 goals

Amandeep Lakra

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

^ "Fixtures & Results – Sultan Johor Cup". Sultan of Johor Cup. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
^ "No ranking points for 2023 SOJ – Sultan Johor Cup". Retrieved 2023-09-25.
^ "India beats Pakistan in penalty shootout, wins bronze at Sultan of Johor Cup 2023". Sportstar.
^ "Burras team announced for 11th Sultan of Johor Cup". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
^ "SA Hockey U21 Men Named for 2023 Sultan of Johor Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
^ "JUNIOR OUTDOOR RANKINGS". FIH. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022

[1] "Fixtures & Results – Sultan Johor Cup". Sultan of Johor Cup. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

[2] "No ranking points for 2023 SOJ – Sultan Johor Cup". Retrieved 2023-09-25.

[3] "India beats Pakistan in penalty shootout, wins bronze at Sultan of Johor Cup 2023". Sportstar.

[4] "Burras team announced for 11th Sultan of Johor Cup". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 2023-09-25.

[5] "SA Hockey U21 Men Named for 2023 Sultan of Johor Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2023-09-25.

[6] "JUNIOR OUTDOOR RANKINGS". FIH. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[Regulations-7] FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022

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