2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Tournament details

Host country

Malaysia

City

Teams

7

Venue

Azlan Shah Stadium

Final positions

Champions

New Zealand (1st title)

Runner-up

Third place

Tournament statistics

Matches played

24

Goals scored

98 (4.08 per match)

Top scorer

Ashley Jackson (6 goals)

Best player

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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.

Participating nations

Seven countries participated in this year's tournament:

Results

All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	6	4	0	2	18	8	+10	12	Final
2	Argentina	6	4	0	2	15	16	−1	12	Final
3	Great Britain	6	3	2	1	13	11	+2	11	Third Place Match
4	India	6	3	0	3	12	15	−3	9	Third Place Match
5	South Korea	6	2	2	2	11	8	+3	8	Fifth Place Match
6	Malaysia	6	1	2	3	10	14	−4	5	Fifth Place Match
7	Pakistan	6	1	0	5	9	16	−7	3

Source: Azlan Shah Cup
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

24 May 2012
16:05

4–2

34'
Abbas

50'
Khan

65'
Waqas

69'

53'
Paredes

62'

Umpires:
Paco Jazquez (ESP)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

24 May 2012
18:05

5–1

35'
Wilson

58'
Jenness

61'
L’Huillier

65'

6'

Umpires:
Daniel Barstow (GBR)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)

24 May 2012
20:05

1–1

56'

7'

Umpires:
Kamran Hussain (PAK)
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)

25 May 2012
16:05

2–5

53'

44'
Hayward

57'
Neal

59'
Panchia

64'

Umpires:
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)

25 May 2012
18:05

3–3

20'
Moore

25'

9'
Faizal

67', 68'

Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

25 May 2012
20:05

1–2

66'

12'
Uthappa

68'

Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Kamran Hussain (PAK)

27 May 2012
16:05

3–1

11'
Wilson

40'

44'

Umpires:
Pankaj Tyagi (MAS)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

27 May 2012
18:05

3–4

42', 48'

46', 70'

Umpires:
Paco Jazquez (ESP)
Daniel Barstow (GBR)

27 May 2012
20:05

2–3

55'
Sunil

59'

28'
Hawes

43'
Catlin

62'

Umpires:
Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)

28 May 2012
16:05

0–4

18', 44'
You

49'
Hyun H.

61'

Umpires:
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

28 May 2012
18:05

2–3

39', 65'

8', 41'
Cammareri

49'

Umpires:
Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

28 May 2012
20:05

3–2

40'

39'
Fitri

59'

Umpires:
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Kamran Hussain (PAK)

30 May 2012
16:05

3–2

38'
Peillat

58'

62'

Umpires:
Paco Jazquez (ESP)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

30 May 2012
18:05

2–1

18'
Daly

27'

62'

Umpires:
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)
Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)

30 May 2012
20:05

3–2

35'
Faizal

48'
Razie

70'

4'
Rasool

12'

Umpires:
Daniel Barstow (GBR)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

31 May 2012
16:05

1–1

23'

50'

Umpires:
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)

31 May 2012
18:05

2–1

31'
Sunil

69'

60'

Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

31 May 2012
20:05

1–4

45'

16'
Wilson

34'
Neal

61'

Umpires:
Kamran Hussain (PAK)
Paco Jazquez (ESP)

2 June 2012
16:05

0–1

68'

Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

2 June 2012
18:05

1–2

15'

47'
Jackson

66'

Umpires:
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)

2 June 2012
20:05

1–0

40'

Umpires:
Hong Lae-Kim (KOR)
Paco Jazquez (ESP)

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

3 June 2012
15:35

3–2

42'
You

50'

17'
Faizal

63'

Umpires:
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Kamran Hussain (PAK)

Third and fourth place

3 June 2012
18:05

1–3

35'

43'
Sandeep

69'

Umpires:
Richmand Attipoe (GHA)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

Final

3 June 2012
20:35

1–0

18'

Umpires:
Daniel Barstow (GBR)
Paco Jazquez (ESP)

Awards

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

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorer	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Fair Play Award	Player of the Final
Sardara Singh	Ashley Jackson	Kyle Pontifex	Great Britain	Kyle Pontifex

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	New Zealand	7	5	0	2	19	8	+11	15	Gold Medal
	Argentina	7	4	0	3	15	17	−2	12	Silver Medal
	India	7	4	0	3	15	16	−1	12	Bronze Medal
4	Great Britain	7	3	2	2	14	14	0	11
5	South Korea	7	3	2	2	14	10	+4	11
6	Malaysia	7	1	2	4	12	17	−5	5
7	Pakistan	6	1	0	5	9	16	−7	3

Source: Azlan Shah Cup

Goalscorers

There were 98 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.08 goals per match.

6 goals

Ashley Jackson

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

↑ "Kiwis are Champs". Azlanshahcup.com. 3 June 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ Regulations

External links

Official website

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