Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an annual field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. It began in 1983 as a biennial contest. The tournament became an annual event after 1998, following its growth and popularity. The tournament is named after the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia, Sultan Azlan Shah, an avid fan of field hockey. India became the winner of 2009 cup by defeating Malaysia 3-1 in the finals. Indian team regained the title as 2010 final against South Korea was abandoned due to bad weather and both teams declared joint champions.^[1]

[edit]Results

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Third place	Fourth place
2010 Details	India & Korea	None	Australia	Malaysia
2009[2]	India	Malaysia	New Zealand	Pakistan
2008	Argentina	India	New Zealand	Pakistan
2007	Australia	Malaysia	India	Korea
2006	Netherlands	Australia	India	New Zealand
2005	Australia	Korea	Pakistan	New Zealand
2004	Australia	Pakistan	Korea	Germany
2003	Pakistan	Germany	New Zealand	Korea
2001	Germany	Korea	Australia	Pakistan
2000	Pakistan	Korea	India	Malaysia
1999	Pakistan	Korea	Germany	Canada
1998	Australia	Germany	Korea	New Zealand
1996	Korea	Australia	Malaysia	Great Britain
1995	India	Germany	New Zealand	Spain
1994	England	Pakistan	Australia	Malaysia
1991	India	Pakistan	CIS	New Zealand
1987	West Germany	Pakistan	Great Britain	Malaysia
1985	India	Malaysia	Pakistan	Spain
1983	Australia	Pakistan	India	Malay