| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Malaysia | ||
| City | Johor Bahru | ||
| Dates | 12–19 October | ||
| Teams | 6 (from 3 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | Taman Daya Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Great Britain (3rd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  India | ||
| Third place |  Malaysia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 18 | ||
| Goals scored | 82 (4.56 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Shilanand Lakra (5 goals) | ||
| Best player |  Kosei Kawabe | ||
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The 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup was the ninth edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup, an international men's under–21 field hockey tournament in Malaysia. It was held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 12 to 19 October 2019.[1][2]
As in previous editions, a total of six teams competed for the title. All the teams that appeared in the 2018 edition returned for the 2019 tournament.[3]
The defending champions Great Britain won the tournament for the third time by defeating India 2–1 in the final. The hosts Malaysia won the bronze medal by defeating Japan 2–1.
Participating nations
Including the host nation, 6 teams competed in the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | 
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| .svg.png.webp) Australia | 8th | 2018 | 1st (2016, 2017) | 
|  India | 8th | 2018 | 1st (2013, 2014) | 
|  Great Britain | 7th | 2018 | 1st (2015, 2018) | 
|  Japan | 4th | 2018 | 3rd (2016) | 
|  Malaysia | 9th | 2018 | 1st (2011) | 
|  New Zealand | 6th | 2018 | 4th (2014) | 
Results
All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+8).
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  India | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 10 | Final | 
| 2 |  Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Malaysia (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 7 | Third place game | 
| 4 |  Japan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 |  New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 6 | Fifth place game | 
| 6 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[4]
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Classification round
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Statistics
Final standings
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[5]
| Player of the tournament | Goalkeeper of the tournament | Top goalscorer | 
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|  Kosei Kawabe |  Oliver Payne |  Shilanand Lakra | 
Goalscorers
There were 82 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.56 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
 Dylan Thomas Dylan Thomas
3 goals
.svg.png.webp) Daniel McBride Daniel McBride
 Pratap Lakra Pratap Lakra
 Mandeep Mor Mandeep Mor
 Gursahibjit Singh Gursahibjit Singh
 Kosei Kawabe Kosei Kawabe
 Keigo Tamura Keigo Tamura
 Benji Edwards Benji Edwards
 Charl Ulrich Charl Ulrich
 Maks Wyndham-Smith Maks Wyndham-Smith
2 goals
.svg.png.webp) Lachlan Busiko Lachlan Busiko
.svg.png.webp) Ehren Hazell Ehren Hazell
 Stuart Rushmere Stuart Rushmere
 Ioan Wall Ioan Wall
 Sanjay Sanjay
 Dilpreet Singh Dilpreet Singh
 Sharda Nand Tiwari Sharda Nand Tiwari
 Riku Tamura Riku Tamura
 Sota Ukai Sota Ukai
 Amirul Azahar Amirul Azahar
 Muhammad Hassan Muhammad Hassan
 Adam Mamat Adam Mamat
 Muhammad Zainudin Muhammad Zainudin
1 goal
.svg.png.webp) Patrick Coates Patrick Coates
.svg.png.webp) Aaron Knight Aaron Knight
 Jamie Golden Jamie Golden
 Andrew McConnell Andrew McConnell
 James Oates James Oates
 Nicholas Park Nicholas Park
 Matthew Ramshaw Matthew Ramshaw
 Thomas Russell Thomas Russell
 Suman Beck Suman Beck
 Sudeep Chirmako Sudeep Chirmako
 Rahul Rajbhar Rahul Rajbhar
 Uttam Singh Uttam Singh
 Wataru Matsumoto Wataru Matsumoto
 Takuma Niwa Takuma Niwa
 Ryuji Tamekuni Ryuji Tamekuni
 Keita Watanabe Keita Watanabe
 Akhimullah Anuar Akhimullah Anuar
 Muhibddin Moharam Muhibddin Moharam
 Moss Jackson Moss Jackson
 Tim Neild Tim Neild
Source: FIH
See also
References
- ↑ "Home – Official Sultan of Johor Cup Website". sultanjohorcup.com.my. Sultan of Johor Cup. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ↑ "2019 Sultan of Johor Cup". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ↑ "Strong U21 squad named for Sultan of Johor Cup". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ↑ FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019
- ↑ "Awards". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
External links
- Official website Archived 2018-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
