2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityIpoh
Dates23–30 November
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Azlan Shah Stadium
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The 2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is the upcoming 31st edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, the annual men's invitational international field hockey tournament hosted by Malaysia. It will be 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]

Teams

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

Team FIH Ranking[4] Appearance Last Appearance Previous Best Performance
 Belgium 3 2nd 2008 6th Place (2008)
 Canada 21 11th 2024 4th Place (1995, 1999, 2019)
 Germany 2 9th 2004 Champions (1987, 2001)
 India 8 23rd 2019 Champions (1985, 1991, 1995, 2009, 2010)
 Ireland 11 2nd 2018 6th Place (2018)
 Malaysia 12 31st 2024 Champions (2022)

Preliminary round

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final
2  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Third place match
4  Malaysia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fifth place match
6  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 23 November 2025. 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.[5]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

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23 November 2025
16:00
India  v  South Korea
Report
23 November 2025
18:00
New Zealand  v  Malaysia
Report
23 November 2025
20:00
Belgium  v  Canada
Report
24 November 2025
16:00
South Korea  v  New Zealand
Report
24 November 2025
18:00
Belgium  v  India
Report
24 November 2025
20:00
Malaysia  v  Canada
Report
26 November 2025
16:00
Canada  v  New Zealand
Report
26 November 2025
18:00
South Korea  v  Belgium
Report
26 November 2025
20:00
India  v  Malaysia
Report
27 November 2025
16:00
South Korea  v  Canada
Report
27 November 2025
18:00
India  v  New Zealand
Report
27 November 2025
20:00
Malaysia  v  Belgium
Report
29 November 2025
16:00
Canada  v  India
Report
29 November 2025
18:00
New Zealand  v  Belgium
Report
29 November 2025
20:00
Malaysia  v  South Korea
Report

Classification round

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Fifth and sixth place

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30 November 2025
16:00
5th Pool v 6th Pool
Report

Third and fourth place

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30 November 2025
18:15
3rd Pool v 4th Pool
Report

Final

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30 November 2025
20:30
1st Pool v 2nd Pool
Report

References

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  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. ^ "OUTDOOR RANKINGS". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  5. ^ "FIH General Tournament Regulations" (PDF). February 2024.
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