2016 Sultan of Johor Cup
The 2016 Sultan of Johor Cup was the sixth edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup. It was held in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia from 31 October – 6 November 2016.
Tournament details | |||
---|---|---|---|
Host country | Malaysia | ||
City | Johor Bahru | ||
Dates | 31 October–6 November | ||
Teams | 6 | ||
Venue(s) | Taman Daya Hockey Stadium | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | Australia (1st title) | ||
Runner-up | Pakistan | ||
Third place | Japan | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 18 | ||
Goals scored | 89 (4.94 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Thomas Craig Blake Govers (6 goals) | ||
|
As in previous editions, a total of six teams competed for the title. Defending champions Great Britain, as well as Argentina and India who also competed previously, were absent from the tournament. The teams were replaced by England, Japan and New Zealand.
Australia won the tournament for the first time by defeating Pakistan 3–1 in the final. Japan won the bronze medal by defeating England 4–1 in a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw.[1]
Participating nations
Including the host nation, 6 teams competed in the tournament. Defending champions, Great Britain, were absent from the tournament.
Umpires
A total of eight umpires were appointed by the FIH to officiate the tournament.
- Andres Ortiz (ESP)
- Michiel Otten (NED)
- Nick Bennett (ENG)
- Lee Erskine (NZL)
- Yasir Khurshid (PAK)
- Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)
- James Unkles (AUS)
- Rais Zakaria (MAS)
Results
All times are local; Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
Preliminary round
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 6 | +21 | 11 | Advanced to Final |
2 | Pakistan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | |
3 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 | Advanced to Third Place Match |
4 | England | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 8 | |
5 | Malaysia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | |
6 | New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Fixtures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fifth and sixth place
|
Statistics
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 14 | Gold Medal | |
Pakistan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 10 | Silver Medal | |
Japan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 10 | Bronze Medal | |
4 | England | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 9 | |
5 | Malaysia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 7 | |
6 | New Zealand | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 28 | −20 | 0 |
Goalscorers
There were 89 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.94 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
- Max Hendry
4 goals
- Koji Yamasaki
- Najmi Jazlan
- Abu Mahmood
3 goals
- Kiran Arunasalam
- Frazer Gerrard
- Ryan Proctor
- William Calnan
- Jack Clee
- Miyu Tanimitsu
2 goals
- Andrew Scanlon
- Christoper Proctor
- Peter Scott
- Kyohei Ogawa
- Kaito Tanaka
- Mohamed Zulhamizan
- Samuel Lane
- Mackenzie Wilcox
- Muhammad Dilber
- Sami Ullah
- Rana Riaz
1 goal
- Matthew Bird
- Joshua Simmonds
- James Gall
- Nicholas Page
- Thomas Sorsby
- Jack Waller
- Mohamed Akhimullah Anuah
- Nik Muhammad Aiman
- Firdaus Fauzi
- Ashran Hamsani
- Rozaini Baharom
- Oliver Logan
- Bradley Read
- Aidan Sarikaya
- Dylan Thomas
- Hassan Anwar
- Muhammad Atiq
- Shan Irshad
- Ali Mubasshir
- Muhammad Bilal Qadir
Source: FIH