2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Ipoh
Teams	7
Venue(s)	Azlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-up	Argentina
Third place	India
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	98 (4.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ashley Jackson (6 goals)
Best player	Sardar Singh
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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.^[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.^[2]

24 May 2012
16:05

Pakistan	4–2	Argentina
Irfan 34' Abbas 50' Khan 65' Waqas 69'	Report	Peillat 53' Paredes 62'

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

24 May 2012
18:05

New Zealand	5–1	India
S. Child 1' Hayward 35' Wilson 58' Jenness 61' 65'	Report	Shivendra 6'

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

24 May 2012
20:05

Malaysia	1–1	South Korea
Faizal 56'	Report	Seo 7'

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

25 May 2012
16:05

Argentina	2–5	New Zealand
Cammareri 3' L. Vila 53'	Report	Burrows 32' Petherick 44' Hayward 57' Neal 59' Panchia 64'

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

25 May 2012
18:05

Great Britain	3–3	Malaysia
Kirkham 6' Jackson 20' Moore 25'	Report	Azlan 9' Faizal 67', 68'

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

25 May 2012
20:05

South Korea	1–2	India
Nam 66'	Report	Sandeep 12' Uthappa 68'

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

27 May 2012
16:05

New Zealand	3–1	Pakistan
Archibald 8' Hayward 11' Wilson 40'	Report	Khan 44'

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

27 May 2012
18:05

South Korea	3–4	Argentina
Nam 4' Jang J. 42', 48'	Report	L. Vila 10' Mazzilli 34' Callioni 46', 70'

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

27 May 2012
20:05

India	2–3	Great Britain
Raghunath 55' Sunil 59'	Report	Kirkham 28' Hawes 43' Catlin 62'

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

28 May 2012
16:05

Pakistan	0–4	South Korea
	Report	Nam 18', 44' You 49' Hyun H. 61'

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

28 May 2012
18:05

Great Britain	2–3	Argentina
Jackson 39', 65'	Report	Paredes 8', 41' Cammareri 49'

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

28 May 2012
20:05

India	3–2	Malaysia
Mujtaba 9' Shivendra 11' Khandekar 40'	Report	39' Fitri 59'

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

30 May 2012
16:05

Argentina	3–2	India
Paredes 37' Montelli 38' Peillat 58'	Report	Sardar 49' Raghunath 62'

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

30 May 2012
18:05

Great Britain	2–1	New Zealand
Jackson 18' Daly 27'	Report	Hayward 62'

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

30 May 2012
20:05

Malaysia	3–2	Pakistan
35' Faizal 48' Razie 70'	Report	Bhutta 4' Rasool 12'

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

31 May 2012
16:05

South Korea	1–1	Great Britain
Yoon 23'	Report	Clarke 50'

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

31 May 2012
18:05

India	2–1	Pakistan
Sandeep 31' Sunil 69'	Report	Abbas 60'

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

31 May 2012
20:05

Malaysia	1–4	New Zealand
45'	Report	Archibald 5' McAleese 16' Wilson 34' Neal 61'

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

2 June 2012
16:05

New Zealand	0–1	South Korea
	Report	Jang J. 68'

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

2 June 2012
18:05

Pakistan	1–2	Great Britain
Khan 15'	Report	Middleton 47' Jackson 66'

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

2 June 2012
20:05

Argentina	1–0	Malaysia
Ibarra 40'	Report

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

Classification[]

Fifth and sixth place[]

3 June 2012
15:35

South Korea	3–2	Malaysia
Hyun 1' Jang J. 42' You 50'	Report	17' Faizal 63'

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

Third and fourth place[]

3 June 2012
18:05

Great Britain	1–3	India
Jackson 35'	Report	Shivendra 43' Sandeep 52' Khandekar 69'

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

Final[]

3 June 2012
20:35

New Zealand	1–0	Argentina
Hayward 18'	Report

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