2025 Sultan of Johor Cup

2025 Sultan of Johor Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityJohor Bahru
Dates11 October – 18 October
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Taman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (3rd title)
Runner-up India
Third place Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored91 (5.06 per match)
Top scorer(s)Pakistan Sufyan Khan (9 goals)
Best playerPakistan Hannan Shahid
Best goalkeeperAustralia Magnus McCausland
All statistics are correct as of 18 October 2025
2024 (previous) (next) 2026

The 2025 Sultan of Johor Cup was the thirteenth edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup, an international men's under–21 field hockey tournament in Malaysia, held at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 11 October to 18 October 2025.

Background

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Participating nations

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Including the host nation, 6 teams are competing in the tournament.

Country FIH Junior Ranking[1] Previous Best Appearance Best FIH Junior World Cup Finish
 Australia 8 Champions (2016, 2017) Champions (1997)
 Great Britain* 16 Champions (2015, 2018, 2019, 2024) Fourth Place (1997, 2001)
 India 2 Champions (2013, 2014, 2022) Champions (2001, 2016)
 Malaysia 11 Champions (2011) Fourth Place (1979, 1982, 2013)
 New Zealand 12 Fourth Place (2014) Fourth Place (2009)
 Pakistan 9 Runners-up (2016) Champions (1979)
* = includes results representing England, Scotland and Wales


Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+8).

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 3 2 0 14 6 +8 11 Final
2  India 5 3 1 1 14 12 +2 10
3  Great Britain 5 2 1 2 13 9 +4 7 Third place game
4  Pakistan 5 1 2 2 16 16 0 5
5  Malaysia (H) 5 1 1 3 9 16 −7 4 Fifth place game
6  New Zealand 5 1 1 3 9 16 −7 4
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.
(H) Hosts

Results

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11 October 2025
16:05 UTC+08:00
India  3–2  Great Britain
Ravneet field hockey ball 23'
Rohit field hockey ball 45+'52'
Report Royden field hockey ball 26'
Draysey field hockey ball 46'
Umpires:
Hari Silvarajoo (SGP)
Noor Muhamad (MAS)
11 October 2025
18:15 UTC+08:00
Pakistan  7–2  Malaysia
Sufyan field hockey ball 3'21'34'
Hannan field hockey ball 30'
Nadeem field hockey ball 32'44'
Hamza field hockey ball 52'
Report Abd field hockey ball 20'
Kamaruddin field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Amar Chudasama (ENG)
Ryan Potter (NZL)
11 October 2025
20:35 UTC+08:00
Australia  4–0  New Zealand
Sproule field hockey ball 19'
Grobbelaar field hockey ball 35'
Will field hockey ball 57'
Brick field hockey ball 59'
Report
Umpires:
Ravdeep Sethi (HKG)
Fahad Ali Khan (PAK)

12 October 2025
16:05 UTC+08:00
India  4–2  New Zealand
Arshdeep field hockey ball 2'
Bennur field hockey ball 15'
Hundal field hockey ball 26'
Kujur field hockey ball 47'
Report Nelson field hockey ball 41'
Bax field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Kugannan Segaran (MAS)
Amar Chudasama (ENG)
12 October 2025
18:15 UTC+08:00
Australia  1–1  Malaysia
Grobbelaar field hockey ball 47' Report Kamaruddin field hockey ball 13'
Umpires:
Ryan Potter (NZL)
Mohit Rawat (IND)
12 October 2025
20:35 UTC+08:00
Great Britain  5–1  Pakistan
Markham field hockey ball 4'14'
Sturch-Hibbitt field hockey ball 5'55'
Draysey field hockey ball 53'
Report Sufyan field hockey ball 22'
Umpires:
Oliver Chauhan (AUS)
Ravdeep Sethi (HKG)

14 October 2025
16:05 UTC+08:00
Great Britain  0–2  Australia
Report Jackson field hockey ball 15'
Grobbelaar field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Fahad Ali Khan (Pakistan)
Noor Muhamad (MAS)
14 October 2025
18:15 UTC+08:00
Malaysia  4–2  New Zealand
Panicker field hockey ball 16'19'
Abd field hockey ball 19'
Muhammad field hockey ball 57'
Report Jones field hockey ball 44'
Ludolph field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Oliver Chauhan (AUS)
Mohit Rawat (IND)
14 October 2025
20:35 UTC+08:00
Pakistan  3–3  India
Shahid field hockey ball 5'
Sufyan field hockey ball 39'55'
Report Hundal field hockey ball 43'
Kushwaha field hockey ball 47'
Manmeet field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Ravdeep Sethi (HKG)
Hari Silvarajoo (SGP)

15 October 2025
16:05 UTC+08:00
New Zealand  3–2  Pakistan
Ludolph field hockey ball 19'
Klebert field hockey ball 37'
Whittleston field hockey ball 53'
Report Sufyan field hockey ball 26'35'
Umpires:
Kugannan Segaran (MAS)
Oliver Chauhan (AUS)
15 October 2025
18:15 UTC+08:00
Great Britain  4–1  Malaysia
Draysey field hockey ball 10'
Sturch-Hibbitt field hockey ball 19'39'
Neave field hockey ball 26'
Report Johari field hockey ball 17'
Umpires:
Ryan Potter (NZL)
Mohit Rawat (IND)
15 October 2025
20:35 UTC+08:00
Australia  4–2  India
Sproule field hockey ball 39'42'
Andrew field hockey ball 40'
Downey field hockey ball 51'
Report Rohit field hockey ball 22'
Arshdeep field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Amar Chudasama (ENG)
Hari Silvarajoo (SGP)

17 October 2025
16:05 UTC+08:00
India  2–1  Malaysia
Gurjot field hockey ball 22'
Kushwaha field hockey ball 48'
Report Panicker field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Oliver Chauhan (AUS)
Ryan Potter (NZL)
17 October 2025
18:15 UTC+08:00
New Zealand  2–2  Great Britain
Whittleston field hockey ball 3'60' Report Lea field hockey ball 16'
Anderson field hockey ball 19'
Umpires:
Muhamad Noor (MAS)
Fahad Ali Khan (PAK)
17 October 2025
20:35 UTC+08:00
Pakistan  3–3  Australia
Shahid field hockey ball 38'48'
Saif field hockey ball 57'
Report Mallon field hockey ball 7'
Sproule field hockey ball 10'
Grobbelaar field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Ravdeep Sethi (HKG)
Kugannan Segaran (MAS)

Classification round results

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Fifth and sixth place

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18 October 2025
15:35 UTC+08:00
Malaysia  5–3  New Zealand
Osman field hockey ball 2'
Mohd field hockey ball 10'
Khairil field hockey ball 44'
Kamaruddin field hockey ball 47'
Muhammad field hockey ball 60'
Report Rothwell field hockey ball 32'
Whittleston field hockey ball 56'
Clarkson field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Fahad Ali Khan (PAK)
Mohit Rawat (IND)

Third and fourth place

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18 October 2025
18:15 UTC+08:00
Great Britain  3–2  Pakistan
Draysey field hockey ball 7'
Royden field hockey ball 12'
Markham field hockey ball 57'
Report Shahid field hockey ball 23'
Sufyan field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
Hari Silvarajoo (SGP)
Ravdeep Sethi (HKG)

Final

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18 October 2025
20:35 UTC+08:00
Australia  2–1  India
Grobbelaar field hockey ball 13'59' Report Ekka field hockey ball 17'
Umpires:
Amar Chudasama (ENG)
Muhamad Noor (MAS)

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team
1  Australia
2  India
3  Great Britain
4  Pakistan
5  Malaysia (H)
6  New Zealand
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

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There have been 91 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.06 goals per match (as of 18 October 2025).

9 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JUNIOR OUTDOOR RANKINGS". FIH. Retrieved 3 November 2023.