2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Malaysian men's field hockey tournament
2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityIpoh
Dates23–30 November
Teams6 (from 4 confederations)
VenueAzlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions Belgium (1st title)
Runner-up India
Third place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored107 (5.94 per match)
Top scorerNew Zealand Sam Lane (9 goals)
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The 2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 31st edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, the annual men's invitational international field hockey tournament hosted by Malaysia. It was held at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia from 23 to 30 November 2025.[1][2][3]

The defending champions, Japan, did not receive an invitation to participate in the tournament.[3] Belgium won their first Sultan Azlan Shah Cup title by defeating India 1–0 in the final.[4] New Zealand won the bronze medal by defeating the hosts Malaysia 6–1.[5]

Teams

The following six teams were invited by the Malaysian Hockey Confederation to participate in the tournament.[1][3]

Team FIH Ranking[6] Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Belgium 3 2nd 2008 6th place (2008)
 Canada 20 11th 2024 4th place (1995, 1999, 2019)
 India 7 23rd 2019 Champions (1985, 1991, 1995, 2009, 2010)
 South Korea 15 23rd 2022 Champions (1996, 2010, 2019)
 Malaysia 13 31st 2024 Champions (2022)
 New Zealand 11 17th 2024 Champions (2012, 2015)

Preliminary round

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 5 4 1 0 24 7 +17 13 Final
2  India 5 4 0 1 24 11 +13 12
3  New Zealand 5 2 1 2 12 13 −1 7 Third place match
4  Malaysia (H) 5 1 1 3 12 21 −9 4
5  Canada 5 1 1 3 11 24 −13 4 Fifth place match
6  South Korea 5 1 0 4 9 16 −7 3
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

Fixtures

23 November 2025
18:30
New Zealand  2–2  Malaysia
Lane field hockey ball 26'
Thomas field hockey ball 58' 		Report Silverius field hockey ball 10'
Cholan field hockey ball 22'
Umpires:
Haroon Rashid (PAK)
Kim Jiyong (KOR)
23 November 2025
20:30
Belgium  1–1  Canada
Stockbroekx field hockey ball 57' Report Sarmento field hockey ball 27'
Umpires:
Ben Grant (NZL)
Balaji Kumar (IND)
23 November 2025
22:15
India  1–0  South Korea
Raheel field hockey ball 15' Report
Umpires:
Coen Van Bunge (NED)
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
24 November 2025
16:00
South Korea  1–3  New Zealand
Kim Hyeon-hong field hockey ball 30+' Report Lane field hockey ball 18', 49'
Lidstone field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Thipak Kanabathu (MAS)
Haroon Rashid (PAK)
24 November 2025
21:55
Malaysia  3–2  Canada
Anuar field hockey ball 5'
Azrai field hockey ball 20'
Faizal field hockey ball 25' 		Report Davis field hockey ball 13'
Sarmento field hockey ball 17'
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Lucien Vanderborght (BEL)
25 November 2025
10:00
Belgium  3–2  India
Duvekot field hockey ball 17', 46'
De Kerpel field hockey ball 45' 		Report Abhishek field hockey ball 33'
Shilanand field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Coen Van Bunge (NED)
Mohd Ismady Alis (MAS)
26 November 2025
16:00
Canada  2–4  New Zealand
Guraliuk field hockey ball 32'
McCulloch field hockey ball 49' 		Report Baker field hockey ball 16', 32'
Lane field hockey ball 20'
Houlbrooke field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Balaji Kumar (IND)
Lucien Vanderborght (BEL)
26 November 2025
18:00
South Korea  2–6  Belgium
Kim Hyeon-hong field hockey ball 30', 60' Report Hendrickx field hockey ball 11', 37'
Boon field hockey ball 18', 46', 49'
Stockbroekx field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Ben Grant (NZL)
Thipak Kanabathu (MAS)
26 November 2025
20:00
India  4–3  Malaysia
Selvam field hockey ball 7'
Sukhjeet field hockey ball 21'
Amit field hockey ball 39'
Sanjay field hockey ball 53' 		Report Faizal field hockey ball 13'
Fitri field hockey ball 36'
Jalil field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Kim Jiyong (KOR)
27 November 2025
16:00
South Korea  2–3  Canada
Park Cheoleon field hockey ball 31'
Yang Ji-hun field hockey ball 56' 		Report Davis field hockey ball 17'
McCulloch field hockey ball 53'
Sarmento field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Haroon Rashid (PAK)
Mohd Ismady Alis (MAS)
27 November 2025
18:00
India  3–2  New Zealand
Amit field hockey ball 4'
Sanjay field hockey ball 32'
Selvam field hockey ball 54' 		Report Baker field hockey ball 42', 48'
Umpires:
Coen Van Bunge (NED)
Lucien Vanderborght (BEL)
27 November 2025
20:00
Malaysia  1–9  Belgium
Faizal field hockey ball 13' Report Boon field hockey ball 8', 38'
Crols field hockey ball 11'
Stockbroekx field hockey ball 15'
Duvekot field hockey ball 24', 54'
Hendrickx field hockey ball 27'
Willems field hockey ball 30+'
Foubert field hockey ball 41'
Umpires:
Ben Grant (NZL)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
29 November 2025
16:00
Canada  3–14  India
Guraliuk field hockey ball 11'
Sarmento field hockey ball 35'
Sidhu field hockey ball 55' 		Report Sharma field hockey ball 4'
Rajinder field hockey ball 10', 24'
Jugraj field hockey ball 12', 26', 39', 50'
Amit field hockey ball 15', 46'
Dilpreet field hockey ball 25'
Selvam field hockey ball 43'
Sanjay field hockey ball 56'
Abhishek field hockey ball 57', 59'
Umpires:
Thipak Kanabathu (MAS)
Kim Jiyong (KOR)
29 November 2025
18:00
New Zealand  1–5  Belgium
Thomas field hockey ball 56' Report Van Dessel field hockey ball 2'
Stockbroekx field hockey ball 19', 26'
Foubert field hockey ball 25'
Boon field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Mohd Ismady Alis (MAS)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
29 November 2025
20:00
Malaysia  3–4  South Korea
Faizal field hockey ball 54'
Azrai field hockey ball 55', 58' 		Report Oh Seyong field hockey ball 4'
Park Cheoleon field hockey ball 5'
Yang Ji-hun field hockey ball 47'
Kim Hyeon-hong field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Balaji Kumar (IND)

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

30 November 2025
16:00
Canada  4–3  South Korea
Davis field hockey ball 15', 49'
Guraliuk field hockey ball 43', 53' 		Report Yang Ji-hun field hockey ball 18'
Kim Hyeon-hong field hockey ball 58', 60'

Third and fourth place

30 November 2025
18:15
New Zealand  6–1  Malaysia
Lane field hockey ball 5', 7', 33', 34', 41'
Hickson field hockey ball 29' 		Report Faizal field hockey ball 43'

Final

30 November 2025
20:30
Belgium  1–0  India
Stockbroekx field hockey ball 34' Report

Statistics

Final standings

  1.  Belgium
  2.  India
  3.  New Zealand
  4.  Malaysia
  5.  Canada
  6.  South Korea

Goalscorers

There have been 107 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.94 goals per match.

9 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "31st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025 (M)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Pakistan snubbed from 2025 Sultan Azlan Shah cup despite runner-up finish". msn.com. MSN. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Pakistan, Japan excluded from Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey 2025". thenews.com.pk. The News International. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025: India fall short by a goal in fighting defeat to Belgium". indianexpress.com. The Indian Express. 25 November 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  5. ^ Singh, Aftar (30 November 2025). "Malaysia fall 6-1 to New Zealand, finish fourth in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  6. ^ "OUTDOOR RANKINGS". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  7. ^ "FIH General Tournament Regulations" (PDF). February 2024.
  • Malaysian Hockey Confederation
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