2023 Sultan of Johor Cup

Men's U21 field hockey tournament in Malaysia

2023 Sultan of Johor CupTournament details

Host country| Malaysia
City| Johor Bahru
Dates| 27 October – 4 November
Teams| 8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)| Taman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions|  Germany (2nd title)
Runner-up|  Australia
Third place|  India
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 20
Goals scored| 107 (5.35 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Amandeep Lakra (6 goals)
Best player|  Matteo Poljaric
Best goalkeeper|  Joshua Onyekwue
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The 2023 Sultan of Johor Cup was the eleventh edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup, an international men's under–21 field hockey tournament in Malaysia. It was held at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 27 October to 4 November 2023.[1][2]

Germany won their second title by defeating Australia 3–1 in a shoot-out after the match finished 0–0. The defending champions India won the bronze medal by defeating Pakistan 6–5 in a shoot-out after the match finished 3–3.[3]

## Participating nations

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Including the host nation, 8 teams competed in the tournament.[4][5]

Country  | FIH Junior Ranking[6] | Previous Best Appearance  | Best FIH Junior World Cup Finish

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Australia | 9  | Champions (2016, 2017)  | Champions (1997)
India | 3  | Champions (2013, 2014, 2022)  | Champions (2001, 2016)
Germany | 2  | Champions (2012)  | Champions (1982, 1985, 1989, 1993, 2009, 2013)
Great Britain*  | 15  | Champions (2015, 2018, 2019)  | Fourth Place (1997, 2001)
Malaysia | 8  | Champions (2011)  | Fourth Place (1979, 1982, 2013)
New Zealand | 13  | Fourth Place (2014)  | Fourth Place (2009)
Pakistan | 12  | Runners-Up (2016)  | Champions (1979)
South Africa | 10  | Fifth Place (2022)  | Ninth Place (2021)

* = includes results representing England, Scotland and Wales

## Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+8).

### Pool A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Australia | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 9  | 2  | +7  | 7  | Semi-finals
2  |  Germany | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 12  | 6  | +6  | 7
3  |  Great Britain | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 8  | −3  | 3  |
4  |  South Africa | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 12  | −10  | 0

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]

| 27 October 2023
18:05

Australia  | 3–0  |  Great Britain

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Foster  14', 18'
Chappell  35' | Report |
Umpires:
Khalid Hussain (HKG)
Mohit (IND)

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| 28 October 2023
16:05

Germany  | 6–1  |  South Africa

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Holdermann  18'
Poljaric  21'
Hoechemer  31'
Sperling  37'
Hasbach  38', 54' | Report | Oliphant  58'
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)

* * *

| 30 October 2023
16:05

South Africa  | 1–2  |  Great Britain

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De Klerk  54' | Report | Sturch-Hibbitt  43'
Penrose  58'
Umpires:
Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)
Khalid Hussain (HKG)

| 30 October 2023
18:05

Australia  | 2–2  |  Germany

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Downey  10'
Burns  11' | Report | Glander  51'
Hoechemer  59'
Umpires:
Mohit (IND)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

* * *

| 31 October 2023
16:05

Germany  | 4–3  |  Great Britain

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Brilla  20'
Glander  33'
Struthoff  52'
Sperling  56' | Report | Sturch-Hibbitt  4'
Moorhouse  50'
Markham  52'
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Kugannan Segaran (MAS)

| 31 October 2023
18:05

South Africa  | 0–4  |  Australia

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| Report | Burns  15', 51'
Mathison  24'
Downey  41'
Umpires:
Fahad Ali Khan (PAK)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

### Pool B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  India | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 12  | 6  | +6  | 7  | Semi-finals
2  |  Pakistan | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 9  | 7  | +2  | 7
3  |  New Zealand | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 7  | 11  | −4  | 3  |
4  |  Malaysia (H) | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 5  | 9  | −4  | 0

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

| 27 October 2023
16:05

India  | 3–3  |  Pakistan

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Amandeep L.  30'
Aditya  56'
Uttam  59' | Report | Ahmad  31', 58'
Shahid  49'
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

| 27 October 2023
20:35

Malaysia  | 2–3  |  New Zealand

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Faris  7', 24' | Report | Aldred  6'
Cosslett  15'
Hickson  33'
Umpires:
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)

* * *

| 28 October 2023
18:05

Pakistan  | 3–2  |  New Zealand

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Ahmad  7'
B. Ali  30'
Khan  47' | Report | Nelson  58'
Ward  59'
Umpires:
Kugannan Segaran (MAS)
Chad Fourie (RSA)

| 28 October 2023
20:35

Malaysia  | 1–3  |  India

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Shahmie Irfan  13' | Report | Aditya  28'
Amandeep L.  37'
Rohit  54'
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Fahad Ali Khan (PAK)

* * *

| 30 October 2023
20:35

India  | 6–2  |  New Zealand

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Amandeep L.  2', 7', 35'
Arun  12', 53'
Poovanna  52' | Report | Aldred  29', 60'
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

* * *

| 31 October 2023
20:35

Pakistan  | 3–2  |  Malaysia

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Abuzar  13'
Ahmad  21'
Khan  24' | Report | Shahmie Irfan  47'
Shafiq Ikhmal  51'
Umpires:
Chad Fourie (RSA)
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)

## Fifth to eighth place classification

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### Bracket

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| Cross-overs| | Fifth place

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| 2 November| |

|  New Zealand| 3

| 4 November

|  South Africa| 1 |

|  New Zealand| 3

| 2 November

| |  Great Britain| 5

|  Great Britain| 7

|  Malaysia| 4 |

| Seventh place

| 3 November

|  South Africa| 2

|  Malaysia| 3

### Cross-overs

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| 2 November 2023
18:05

New Zealand  | 3–1  |  South Africa

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J. Elmes  15'
Lints  36'
Nelson  47' | Report | Mbata  14'
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Kugannan Segaran (MAS)

* * *

| 2 November 2023
20:35

Great Britain  | 7–4  |  Malaysia

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Hughson  5'
Graves  9'
Douglas  15'
Payton  36', 42'
Markham  49'
Penrose  54' | Report | Faris  22', 44'
Andywalfian  24'
Harris  27'
Umpires:
Khalid Hussain (HKG)
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

### Seventh and eighth place

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| 3 November 2023
15:35

South Africa  | 2–3  |  Malaysia

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Mbata  10'
Le Forestier  49' | Report | Nur Aqilrullah  12'
Harris  39'
Mughni  56'
Umpires:
Shahbaz Ali (BAN)
Fahad Ali Khan (PAK)

### Fifth and sixth place

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| 4 November 2023
15:35

New Zealand  | 3–5  |  Great Britain

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Whittleston  2'
Lints  58'
J. Elmes  58' | Report | Markham  3', 54'
Sturch-Hibbitt  23'
Stone  33'
Tully  37'
Umpires:
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)

## First to fourth place classification

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### Bracket

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 3 November| |

|  India| 3

| 4 November

|  Germany| 6 |

|  Germany (p.s.o.)| 0 (3)

| 3 November

| |  Australia| 0 (1)

|  Australia| 2

|  Pakistan| 1 |

| Third place

| 4 November

|  India (p.s.o.)| 3 (6)

|  Pakistan| 3 (5)

### Semi-finals

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| 3 November 2023
16:05

India  | 3–6  |  Germany

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Amandeep L.  35'
Uttam  58'
Rohit  60' | Report | Franz  16'
Berendts  29', 45'
Hinrichs  43', 48'
Sperling  49'
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

* * *

| 3 November 2023
20:35

Australia  | 2–1  |  Pakistan

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Burns  18'
Foster  29' | Report | Shahid  59'
Umpires:
Mohit (IND)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

### Third and fourth place

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| 4 November 2023
16:05

India  | 3–3  |  Pakistan

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Arun  11'
Poovanna  42'
Uttam  52' | Report | Khan  33'
Qayyum  50'
Shahid  57'
Penalties
Vishnukant
Rajinder
Angad
Uttam
Amandeep
Vishnukant
Angad | 6–5  |  Liaqat
Shahid
Rehman
Aslam
Yaqoob
Liaqat
Shahid
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Kugannan Segaran (MAS)

### Final

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| 4 November 2023
20:35

Germany  | 0–0  |  Australia

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| Report |
Penalties
Sperling
Struthoff
Von Montgelas
Poljaric | 3–1  |  Burns
Marais
Henderson
Czinner
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Chad Fourie (RSA)

## Statistics

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### Final standings

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Pos | Team

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1  |  Germany
2  |  Australia
3  |  India
4  |  Pakistan
5  |  Great Britain
6  |  New Zealand
7  |  Malaysia (H)
8  |  South Africa

Source: FIH
(H) Host

### Goalscorers

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There were 107 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.35 goals per match.

6 goals

* Amandeep Lakra

4 goals

* Cooper Burns
* Henry Markham
* Faris Harizan
* Arbaz Ahmad

3 goals

* Brodee Foster
* Florian Sperling
* Jonny Sturch-Hibbitt
* Arun Sahani
* Uttam Singh
* Luke Aldred
* Sufyan Khan
* Hannan Shahid

2 goals

* Dylan Downey
* Nikas Berendts
* Paul Glander
* Ben Hasbach
* Peer Hinrichs
* Luis Hoechemer
* Jacob Payton
* Rory Penrose
* Poovanna BC
* Aditya Lalage
* Rohit
* Harris Osman
* Shahmie Irfan Suhaimi
* Jonty Elmes
* Sam Lints
* Gus Nelson
* Viwe Mbata

1 goal

* Diarmid Chappell
* Will Mathison
* Jakob Brilla
* Christian Franz
* Liam Holdermann
* Matteo Poljaric
* Michel Struthoff
* Ali Douglas
* Ted Graves
* Matthew Hughson
* Tom Moorhouse
* Harrison Stone
* Felix Tully
* Nur Aqilrullah Che
* Andywalfian Jeffrynus
* Mughni Kamal
* Shafiq Ikhmal Daniel
* Scott Cosslett
* James Hickson
* Patrick Ward
* Jordan Whittleston
* Abuzar
* Basharat Ali
* Abdul Qayyum
* Josh de Klerk
* Cameron Le Forestier
* Caleb Oliphant

Source: FIH

## References

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1. ^ "Fixtures & Results – Sultan Johor Cup". Sultan of Johor Cup. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
2. ^ "No ranking points for 2023 SOJ – Sultan Johor Cup". Retrieved 2023-09-25.
3. ^ "India beats Pakistan in penalty shootout, wins bronze at Sultan of Johor Cup 2023". Sportstar.
4. ^ "Burras team announced for 11th Sultan of Johor Cup". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
5. ^ "SA Hockey U21 Men Named for 2023 Sultan of Johor Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
6. ^ "JUNIOR OUTDOOR RANKINGS". FIH. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
7. ^ a b FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022

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