2016 Sultan of Johor Cup

2016 Sultan of Johor Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Johor Bahru
Dates	31 October–6 November
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Taman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Australia (1st title)
Runner-up	Pakistan
Third place	Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	89 (4.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Thomas Craig Blake Govers (6 goals)
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The 2016 Sultan of Johor Cup was the sixth edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup. It was held in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia from 31 October – 6 November 2016.

As in previous editions, a total of six teams competed for the title. Defending champions Great Britain, as well as Argentina and India who also competed previously, were absent from the tournament. The teams were replaced by England, Japan and New Zealand.

Australia won the tournament for the first time by defeating Pakistan 3–1 in the final. Japan won the bronze medal by defeating England 4–1 in a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw.^[1]

Including the host nation, 6 teams competed in the tournament. Defending champions, Great Britain, were absent from the tournament.

 Australia

Head Coach: Benjamin Bishop

1. Kiran Arunasalam
2. Timothy Howard (C)
3. Blake Govers
4. Matthew Bird
5. Matthew Finn (GK)
6. Max Hendry
7. Stephen Gales
8. Ryan Proctor
9. Kurt Lovett
10. Frazer Gerrard
12. Joshua Simmonds
13. Jack Welch
15. Andrew Scanlon
18. Corey Weyer
19. Blake Wotherspoon
21. Timothy Brand
22. Samuel Liles (C)
23. Thomas Craig
26. Jonathan Bretherton
31. Ashleigh Thomas (GK)

 England

Head Coach: Jonathan Bleby

1. Toby Reynolds-Cotterill (GK)
2. Christopher Wyver (GK)
3. Robert Gleeson
4. Thomas Sorsby
5. Nicholas Page
6. Edward Way
7. Peter Scott
8. William Calnan
9. Euan Gilmour
10. James Gall (C)
11. James Oates
12. Jack Waller
13. Duncan Scott
14. Benjamin Stevenson
15. Josh Pavis
17. Jack Turner
18. Jack Simpson
19. Jack Clee
20. Rhys Smith
21. Christopher Proctor

 Japan

Head Coach: Kyoichi Nagaya

1. Hiroki Nakagami (GK)
2. Keita Matsuda (GK)
3. Koyo Kameyama
4. Miyu Tanimitsu
5. Tatsunori Kondo
7. Takehiro Chiba
8. Takumi Ineyama
9. Fumiya Yamazaki
10. Ryo Arai
11. Shinichi Kamezaki
12. Kaito Tanaka
13. Mizuki Ikeda
14. Kota Ozawa
15. Soma Hayashi
16. Ryo Ozawa (C)
17. Koji Yamasaki
19. Koki Kataoka
20. Kyohei Ogawa
21. Keisuke Kawamura

 Malaysia

Head Coach: Wallace Tan

1. Syed Cholan
2. Arif Ishak
3. Ashran Hamsani
5. Firdaus Omar
6. Zulhamizan Mohamad
7. Najib Hassan
8. Khaliq Hamirin
9. Luqman Ahmad Shukran
10. Akhimullah Anuar
11. Muhammad Zaidi
12. Muhammad Fauzi
13. Norsyafiq Sumantri
14. Amirol Arshad (C)
15. Mohamad Baharom
16. Ridzwan Azmi (GK)
17. Rafizul Mustafa
18. Zul Pidaus Mizun
24. Aiman Rozemi
25. Najmi Jazlan
26. Zaimi Mat Deris (GK)

 New Zealand

Head Coach: Bryce Collins

1. Thomas Mallon (GK)
4. Mitchell Ottow
5. David Brydon
6. Jonathan Keaney
9. Hugh Hendrickson
10. Kieran O'Connor
11. Samuel Lane
12. Robert Capizzi
13. Oliver Logan
14. Bradley Read (C)
16. Aidan Sarikaya
17. Dylan Thomas
18. Jonathan Thorn
19. Mackenzie Wilcox
20. Dominic Dixon (GK)
21. Reuben Andrews
22. Joshua Meates
24. Dylan Stevenson
25. Samuel Hiha
26. Joshua Smith

 Pakistan

Head Coach: Zaman Tahir

1. Ali Raza (GK)
2. Muhammad Mushtaq
3. Mubashar Ali
4. Abu Mahmood
5. Ammad Butt
6. Muhammad Kamal
7. Shan Irshad
8. Muhammad Yaqoob
9. Muhammad Dilber (C)
10. Muhammad Atiq
11. Muhammad Bilal Qadir
12. Muneeb Un-Rehman
13. Hassan Anwar
14. Faizan
15. Tazeem Ul Hassan (GK)
16. Mohsin Sabir
17. Suhail Riaz
18. Ullah Sami
19. Muhammad Rizwan
20. Muhammad Hamdi

A total of eight umpires were appointed by the FIH to officiate the tournament.

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	5	3	2	0	27	6	+21	11	Advanced to Final
2	Pakistan	5	3	1	1	14	14	0	10
3	Japan	5	3	0	2	9	11	−2	9	Advanced to Third Place Match
4	England	5	2	2	1	12	9	+3	8
5	Malaysia	5	1	1	3	7	12	−5	4
6	New Zealand	5	0	0	5	7	24	−17	0

31 October 2016 16:00 Australia  6–0  Japan Scanlon  6' Arunasalam  19' Simmonds  23' Hendry  61', 70' Craig  63' Report Umpires: Andrés Ortíz (ESP) Rais Zakaria (MAS)

31 October 2016 18:00 New Zealand  2–5  Pakistan Lane  46' Wilcox  59' Report Qadir  22' Mubasshir  33' Riaz  48', 65' Dilber  70' Umpires: Nicholas Bennett (ENG) Michiel Otten (NED)

31 October 2016 20:30 England  3–1  Malaysia Page  18' Calnan  24' C. Proctor  60' Report Akhimullah  23' Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) James Unkles (AUS)

1 November 2016 16:00 Japan  4–1  New Zealand Yamasaki  19', 25' Ogawa  29' Tanaka  69' Report Logan  64' Umpires: Yasir Khurshid (PAK) James Unkles (AUS)

1 November 2016 18:00 England  2–2  Pakistan Calnan  12', 39' Report Ullah  63' Mahmood  69' Umpires: Michiel Otten (NED) Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)

1 November 2016 20:30 Malaysia  2–2  Australia Najmi  39' Zulhamizan  59' Report Craig  58' Arunasalam  66' Umpires: Nicholas Bennett (ENG) Andrés Ortíz (ESP)

2 November 2016 16:00 Japan  2–1  England Yamasaki  44', 68' Report Gall  65' Umpires: Rais Zakaria (MAS) Yasir Khurshid (PAK)

2 November 2016 18:00 New Zealand  1–9  Australia Lane  9' Report Hendry  20', 63' Govers  34', 55' R. Proctor  34' Scanlon  41' Arunasalam  53' Bird  57' Gerrard  66' Umpires: Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)) Nicholas Bennett (ENG)

2 November 2016 20:30 Pakistan  4–1  Malaysia Mahmood  7' Dilber  20' Irshad  30' Ullah  46' Report Najmi  25' Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Andrés Ortíz (ESP)

4 November 2016 16:00 England  4–2  New Zealand Clee  11' Scott  28' Sorsby  40' C. Proctor  59' Report Sarikaya  51' Thomas  57' Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Rais Zakaria (MAS)

4 November 2016 18:00 Australia  8–1  Pakistan Craig  5', 17', 34' Govers  21' Gerrard  47' Hendry  50' R. Proctor  64', 68' Report  25' Atiq Umpires: Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN) Lee Erskine (NZL)

4 November 2016 20:30 Malaysia  1–2  Japan Rozaini  16' Report Tanimitsu  27', 63' Umpires: Michiel Otten (NED) Yasir Khurshid (PAK)

5 November 2016 16:00 Australia  2–2  England Govers  9' Craig  66' Report Scott  32' Clee  70' Umpires: Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN) Michiel Otten (NED)

5 November 2016 18:00 Pakistan  2–1  Japan Mahmood  4', 11' Report Ogawa  21' Umpires: Andrés Ortíz (ESP) Nicholas Bennett (ENG)

5 November 2016 20:30 New Zealand  1–2  Malaysia Read  9' Report Muhammad  38' Najmi  48' Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Yasir Khurshid (PAK)

6 November 2016 16:00 Malaysia  4–1  New Zealand Najmi  6' Zulhamizan  10' Firdaus  51' Ashran  69' Report Wilcox  32' Umpires: Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN) James Unkles (AUS)

6 November 2016 18:15 Japan  2–2  England Tanimitsu  31' Tanaka  55' Report Clee  20' Waller  34' Penalties Yamasaki Tanaka Kamezaki Ozawa 4–1 Scott Clee Smith Umpires: Rais Zakaria (MAS) Lee Erskine (NZL)

6 November 2016 20:40 Australia  3–1  Pakistan Gerrard  13' Govers  47', 67' Report Anwar  7' Umpires: Nicholas Bennett (ENG) Andrés Ortíz (ESP)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	Australia	6	4	2	0	30	7	+23	14	Gold Medal
	Pakistan	6	3	1	2	15	17	−2	10	Silver Medal
	Japan	6	3	1	2	11	13	−2	10	Bronze Medal
4	England	6	2	3	1	14	11	+3	9
5	Malaysia	6	2	1	3	11	13	−2	7
6	New Zealand	6	0	0	6	8	28	−20	0

There were 89 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.94 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

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