2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

{{Infobox field hockey

| tournament = 2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

| other_titles =

| image =

| size = 200px

| caption = Official logo of the tournament

| country = Malaysia

| city = Ipoh

| venues = Azlan Shah Stadium

| teams = 7

| champions = {{fh|New Zealand}}

| second = {{fh|Argentina}}

| third = {{fh|India}}

| count = 1

| matches = 24

| goals = 98

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|Great Britain}} Ashley Jackson

| top_scorer_goals = 6

| best_player = {{flagicon|India}} Sardar Singh

| previous_year = 2011

| previous_tournament = 2011 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

| next_year = 2013

| next_tournament = 2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

| update =

}}

The 2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is the 21st edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held from 24 May to 3 June 2012 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. New Zealand won their first ever title by defeating Argentina with 1–0 in the final, while five-time champions India took the bronze medal by defeating Great Britain scoring 3–1.{{cite news|url=http://www.azlanshahcup.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=590:kiwis-are-champs&catid=3:outdoor&Itemid=16|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117174839/http://www.azlanshahcup.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=590:kiwis-are-champs&catid=3:outdoor&Itemid=16|url-status=usurped|archive-date=17 January 2013|title=Kiwis are Champs|publisher=Azlanshahcup.com|date=3 June 2012}}

Participating nations

Seven countries participated in this year's tournament:

  • {{fh|Argentina}}
  • {{fh|Great Britain}}
  • {{fh|India}}
  • {{fh|South Korea}}
  • {{fh|Malaysia}}
  • {{fh|New Zealand}}
  • {{fh|Pakistan}}

Results

=Pool=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source={{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120701194403/http://www.azlanshahcup.com/index.php?option=com_bearleague&view=ltable&sid=3&Itemid=19 Azlan Shah Cup]}}

|team1=NZL |team2=ARG |team3=GBR |team4=IND |team5=KOR |team6=MAS |team7=PAK

|win_ARG=4 |draw_ARG=0 |loss_ARG=2 |gf_ARG=15|ga_ARG=16

|win_GBR=3 |draw_GBR=2 |loss_GBR=1 |gf_GBR=13|ga_GBR=11

|win_IND=3 |draw_IND=0 |loss_IND=3 |gf_IND=12|ga_IND=15

|win_MAS=1 |draw_MAS=2 |loss_MAS=3 |gf_MAS=10|ga_MAS=14

|win_NZL=4 |draw_NZL=0 |loss_NZL=2 |gf_NZL=18|ga_NZL=8

|win_PAK=1 |draw_PAK=0 |loss_PAK=5 |gf_PAK=9 |ga_PAK=16

|win_KOR=2 |draw_KOR=2 |loss_KOR=2 |gf_KOR=11|ga_KOR=8

|name_ARG={{fh|ARG}}

|name_GBR={{fh|GBR}}

|name_IND={{fh|IND}}

|name_MAS={{fh|MAS}}

|name_NZL={{fh|NZL}}

|name_PAK={{fh|PAK}}

|name_KOR={{fh|KOR}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[http://www.fih.ch/files/Sport/Event%20Management/FIH%20Tournament%20Regulations%20-%20January%202015.pdf Regulations]

|result1=F |result2=F |result3=B |result4=B |result5=C |result6=C

|res_col_header=Q

|col_F=green1 |text_F=Final

|col_B=yellow1 |text_B=Third Place Match

|col_C=blue1 |text_C=Fifth Place Match

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 24 May 2012

|time = 16:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|PAK}}

|score = 4–2

|team2 = {{fh|ARG}}

|goals1 = Irfan {{fhgoal|FG|34}}
Abbas {{fhgoal|PC|50}}
Khan {{fhgoal|FG|65}}
Waqas {{fhgoal|FG|69}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1549:news-for-25-may-2012&catid=43:may&Itemid=52 Report]

|goals2 = Peillat {{fhgoal|PC|53}}
Paredes {{fhgoal|FG|62}}

|umpires = Paco Jazquez (ESP)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 24 May 2012

|time = 18:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|NZL}}

|score = 5–1

|team2 = {{fh|IND}}

|goals1 = S. Child {{fhgoal|FG|1}}
Hayward {{fhgoal|PC|35}}
Wilson {{fhgoal|FG|58}}
Jenness {{fhgoal|FG|61}}
L’Huillier {{fhgoal|PC|65}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1549:news-for-25-may-2012&catid=43:may&Itemid=52 Report]

|goals2 = Shivendra {{fhgoal|FG|6}}

|umpires = Daniel Barstow (GBR)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 24 May 2012

|time = 20:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|MAS}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fh|KOR}}

|goals1 = Faizal {{fhgoal|FG|56}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1549:news-for-25-may-2012&catid=43:may&Itemid=52 Report]

|goals2 = Seo {{fhgoal|FG|7}}

|umpires = Kamran Hussain (PAK)
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)

}}

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{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 25 May 2012

|time = 16:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|ARG}}

|score = 2–5

|team2 = {{fh|NZL}}

|goals1 = Cammareri {{fhgoal|FG|3}}
L. Vila {{fhgoal|FG|53}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1550:news-for-26-may-2012&catid=43:may&Itemid=52 Report]

|goals2 = Burrows {{fhgoal|FG|32}}
Petherick {{fhgoal|PC|44}}
Hayward {{fhgoal|PC|57}}
Neal {{fhgoal|FG|59}}
Panchia {{fhgoal|FG|64}}

|umpires = Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 25 May 2012

|time = 18:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|GBR}}

|score = 3–3

|team2 = {{fh|MAS}}

|goals1 = Kirkham {{fhgoal|FG|6}}
Jackson {{fhgoal|FG|20}}
Moore {{fhgoal|PC|25}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1550:news-for-26-may-2012&catid=43:may&Itemid=52 Report]

|goals2 = Azlan {{fhgoal|PC|9}}
Faizal {{fhgoal|FG|67|FG|68}}

|umpires = David Tomlinson (NZL)
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 25 May 2012

|time = 20:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|KOR}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fh|IND}}

|goals1 = Nam {{fhgoal|PC|66}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1550:news-for-26-may-2012&catid=43:may&Itemid=52 Report]

|goals2 = Sandeep {{fhgoal|PC|12}}
Uthappa {{fhgoal|FG|68}}

|umpires = Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Kamran Hussain (PAK)

}}

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{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 27 May 2012

|time = 16:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|NZL}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fh|PAK}}

|goals1 = Archibald {{fhgoal|FG|8}}
Hayward {{fhgoal|PC|11}}
Wilson {{fhgoal|PC|40}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1552:news-for-28-may-2012&catid=43:may&Itemid=52 Report]

|goals2 = Khan {{fhgoal|FG|44}}

|umpires = Pankaj Tyagi (MAS)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 27 May 2012

|time = 18:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|KOR}}

|score = 3–4

|team2 = {{fh|ARG}}

|goals1 = Nam {{fhgoal|PC|4}}
Jang J. {{fhgoal|PC|42|PC|48}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1552:news-for-28-may-2012&catid=43:may&Itemid=52 Report]

|goals2 = L. Vila {{fhgoal|FG|10}}
Mazzilli {{fhgoal|FG|34}}
Callioni {{fhgoal|FG|46|FG|70}}

|umpires = Paco Jazquez (ESP)
Daniel Barstow (GBR)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 27 May 2012

|time = 20:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|IND}}

|score = 2–3

|team2 = {{fh|GBR}}

|goals1 = Raghunath {{fhgoal|PC|55}}
Sunil {{fhgoal|FG|59}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1552:news-for-28-may-2012&catid=43:may&Itemid=52 Report]

|goals2 = Kirkham {{fhgoal|PC|28}}
Hawes {{fhgoal|PC|43}}
Catlin {{fhgoal|FG|62}}

|umpires = Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 28 May 2012

|time = 16:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|PAK}}

|score = 0–4

|team2 = {{fh|KOR}}

|goals1 =

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1553:news-for-29-may-2012&catid=43:may&Itemid=52 Report]

|goals2 = Nam {{fhgoal|PC|18|PC|44}}
You {{fhgoal|FG|49}}
Hyun H. {{fhgoal|FG|61}}

|umpires = Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 28 May 2012

|time = 18:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|GBR}}

|score = 2–3

|team2 = {{fh|ARG}}

|goals1 = Jackson {{fhgoal|PC|39|PC|65}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1553:news-for-29-may-2012&catid=43:may&Itemid=52 Report]

|goals2 = Paredes {{fhgoal|FG|8|FG|41}}
Cammareri {{fhgoal|FG|49}}

|umpires = Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 28 May 2012

|time = 20:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|IND}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fh|MAS}}

|goals1 = Mujtaba {{fhgoal|FG|9}}
Shivendra {{fhgoal|PC|11}}
Khandekar {{fhgoal|FG|40}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1553:news-for-29-may-2012&catid=43:may&Itemid=52 Report]

|goals2 = Rahim {{fhgoal|PC|39}}
Fitri {{fhgoal|FG|59}}

|umpires = German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Kamran Hussain (PAK)

}}

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{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 30 May 2012

|time = 16:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|ARG}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fh|IND}}

|goals1 = Paredes {{fhgoal|FG|37}}
Montelli {{fhgoal|FG|38}}
Peillat {{fhgoal|PC|58}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1555:news-for-31-may-2012&catid=43:may&Itemid=52 Report]

|goals2 = Sardar {{fhgoal|FG|49}}
Raghunath {{fhgoal|PC|62}}

|umpires = Paco Jazquez (ESP)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 30 May 2012

|time = 18:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|GBR}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fh|NZL}}

|goals1 = Jackson {{fhgoal|PC|18}}
Daly {{fhgoal|FG|27}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1555:news-for-31-may-2012&catid=43:may&Itemid=52 Report]

|goals2 = Hayward {{fhgoal|PC|62}}

|umpires = Pankaj Tyagi (IND)
Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 30 May 2012

|time = 20:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|MAS}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fh|PAK}}

|goals1 = Amir {{fhgoal|FG|35}}
Faizal {{fhgoal|FG|48}}
Razie {{fhgoal|PC|70}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1555:news-for-31-may-2012&catid=43:may&Itemid=52 Report]

|goals2 = Bhutta {{fhgoal|FG|4}}
Rasool {{fhgoal|FG|12}}

|umpires = Daniel Barstow (GBR)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

}}

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{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 31 May 2012

|time = 16:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|KOR}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fh|GBR}}

|goals1 = Yoon {{fhgoal|FG|23}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1556:news-for-01-june-2012&catid=44:june&Itemid=53 Report]

|goals2 = Clarke {{fhgoal|FG|50}}

|umpires = German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 31 May 2012

|time = 18:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|IND}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fh|PAK}}

|goals1 = Sandeep {{fhgoal|PC|31}}
Sunil {{fhgoal|FG|69}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1556:news-for-01-june-2012&catid=44:june&Itemid=53 Report]

|goals2 = Abbas {{fhgoal|PC|60}}

|umpires = David Tomlinson (NZL)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 31 May 2012

|time = 20:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|MAS}}

|score = 1–4

|team2 = {{fh|NZL}}

|goals1 = Hafifi {{fhgoal|FG|45}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1556:news-for-01-june-2012&catid=44:june&Itemid=53 Report]

|goals2 = Archibald {{fhgoal|FG|5}}
McAleese {{fhgoal|FG|16}}
Wilson {{fhgoal|FG|34}}
Neal {{fhgoal|FG|61}}

|umpires = Kamran Hussain (PAK)
Paco Jazquez (ESP)

}}

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{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 2 June 2012

|time = 16:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|NZL}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fh|KOR}}

|goals1 =

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1558:news-for-03-june-2012&catid=44:june&Itemid=53 Report]

|goals2 = Jang J. {{fhgoal|PC|68}}

|umpires = Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 2 June 2012

|time = 18:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|PAK}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fh|GBR}}

|goals1 = Khan {{fhgoal|FG|15}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1558:news-for-03-june-2012&catid=44:june&Itemid=53 Report]

|goals2 = Middleton {{fhgoal|FG|47}}
Jackson {{fhgoal|FG|66}}

|umpires = Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 2 June 2012

|time = 20:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|ARG}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fh|MAS}}

|goals1 = Ibarra {{fhgoal|PC|40}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1558:news-for-03-june-2012&catid=44:june&Itemid=53 Report]

|goals2 =

|umpires = Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)
Paco Jazquez (ESP)

}}

=Classification=

==Fifth and sixth place==

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 3 June 2012

|time = 15:35

|team1 = {{fh-rt|KOR}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fh|MAS}}

|goals1 = Hyun {{fhgoal|FG|1}}
Jang J. {{fhgoal|PC|42}}
You {{fhgoal|PC|50}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1559:news-for-04-june-2012&catid=44:june&Itemid=53 Report]

|goals2 = Hafifi {{fhgoal|FG|17}}
Faizal {{fhgoal|PC|63}}

|umpires = German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Kamran Hussain (PAK)

}}

==Third and fourth place==

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 3 June 2012

|time = 18:05

|team1 = {{fh-rt|GBR}}

|score = 1–3

|team2 = {{fh|IND}}

|goals1 = Jackson {{fhgoal|PC|35}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1559:news-for-04-june-2012&catid=44:june&Itemid=53 Report]

|goals2 = Shivendra {{fhgoal|FG|43}}
Sandeep {{fhgoal|PC|52}}
Khandekar {{fhgoal|FG|69}}

|umpires = Richmand Attipoe (GHA)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

}}

==Final==

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 3 June 2012

|time = 20:35

|team1 = {{fh-rt|NZL}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fh|ARG}}

|goals1 = Hayward {{fhgoal|PC|18}}

|report = [http://www.fieldhockey.com/archives/2008-2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1559:news-for-04-june-2012&catid=44:june&Itemid=53 Report]

|goals2 =

|umpires = Daniel Barstow (GBR)
Paco Jazquez (ESP)

}}

Awards

The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:

class=wikitable style="margin:auto; text-align:center"

!style="width: 220px;"|Player of the Tournament

!style="width: 220px;"|Top Goalscorer

!style="width: 220px;"|Goalkeeper of the Tournament

!style="width: 220px;"|Fair Play Award

!style="width: 220px;"|Player of the Final

{{fhicon|IND}} Sardara Singh

| {{fhicon|GBR}} Ashley Jackson

| {{fhicon|NZL}} Kyle Pontifex

| {{fh|GBR}}

| {{fhicon|NZL}} Kyle Pontifex

Statistics

=Final standings=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source={{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120701194403/http://www.azlanshahcup.com/index.php?option=com_bearleague&view=ltable&sid=3&Itemid=19 Azlan Shah Cup]}}

|team1=NZL |team2=ARG |team3=IND |team4=GBR |team5=KOR |team6=MAS |team7=PAK

|result1=G |result2=S |result3=B

|name_ARG={{fh|ARG}} |win_ARG=4 |draw_ARG=0 |loss_ARG=3 |gf_ARG=15|ga_ARG=17

|name_GBR={{fh|GBR}} |win_GBR=3 |draw_GBR=2 |loss_GBR=2 |gf_GBR=14|ga_GBR=14

|name_IND={{fh|IND}} |win_IND=4 |draw_IND=0 |loss_IND=3 |gf_IND=15|ga_IND=16

|name_MAS={{fh|MAS}} |win_MAS=1 |draw_MAS=2 |loss_MAS=4 |gf_MAS=12|ga_MAS=17

|name_NZL={{fh|NZL}} |win_NZL=5 |draw_NZL=0 |loss_NZL=2 |gf_NZL=19|ga_NZL=8

|name_PAK={{fh|PAK}} |win_PAK=1 |draw_PAK=0 |loss_PAK=5 |gf_PAK=9 |ga_PAK=16

|name_KOR={{fh|KOR}} |win_KOR=3 |draw_KOR=2 |loss_KOR=2 |gf_KOR=14|ga_KOR=10

|pos_NZL={{gold1}} |pos_ARG={{silver2}} |pos_IND={{bronze3}}

|res_col_header=Q

|col_G=gold |text_G=Gold Medal

|col_S=silver |text_S=Silver Medal

|col_B=#cc9966 |text_B=Bronze Medal

}}

=Goalscorers=

{{Goalscorers

|matches=24 |goals=98

|6 goals=

|5 goals=

|4 goals=

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

}}

References

{{Reflist}}