2017 Sultan of Johor Cup

2017 Sultan of Johor Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Johor Bahru
Dates	22–29 October 2017
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Taman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up	Great Britain
Third place	India
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	140 (7.78 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nathan Ephraums; Dilpreet Singh (9 goals)
← 2016 (previous)	(next) 2018 →

The 2017 Sultan of Johor Cup was the seventh edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup, a field hockey tournament. It was held in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia from 22 to 29 October 2017.

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

Participating nations[]

Including the host nation, 6 teams competed in the tournament.

Umpires[]

A total of seven umpires were appointed by the FIH and National Association to officiate the tournament.

Tim Bond (NZL)
Anand Dangi (IND)
Ian Diamond (GBR)
Ben Hocking (AUS)
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)
Kinoshita Hideki (JPN)
Benjamin Peters (USA)

Results[]

The schedule was released on 7 September 2017.^[1] All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Pool Matches[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Great Britain	5	5	0	0	21	4	+17	15	Advance to Final
2	Australia	5	4	0	1	32	8	+24	12	Advance to Final
3	India	5	3	0	2	31	9	+22	9	Third place match
4	Malaysia (H)	5	1	1	3	21	7	+14	4	Third place match
5	Japan	5	1	1	3	18	11	+7	4	Fifth place match
6	United States	5	0	0	5	0	84	−84	0	Fifth place match

Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2017. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Host

22 October 2017
16:05 MST

India	3–2	Japan
Dilpreet 11', 53' 41'	Report	23', 31'

Umpires:
Benjamin Peters (USA)
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)

22 October 2017
18:05 MST

Australia	19–0	United States
6', 22' 10', 53' Ephraums 10', 12', 42', 46', 49' 15', 33', 34' 21' 44', 48', 55', 57' 50' Anderson 57'	Report

Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Ian Diamond (GBR)

22 October 2017
20:35 MST

Great Britain	1–0	Malaysia
49'	Report

Umpires:
Ben Hocking (AUS)
Anand (IND)

23 October 2017
16:05 MST

Australia	4–0	Japan
Ephraums 33' 36' 39' 44'	Report

Umpires:
Anand (IND)
Ian Diamond (GBR)

23 October 2017
18:05 MST

United States	0–11	Great Britain
	Report	6', 44' 15', 40', 41' 45', 46' 47' 54' 56' 59'

Umpires:
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)

23 October 2017
20:35 MST

India	2–1	Malaysia
Dilpreet 20', 43'	Report	3'

Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Benjamin Peters (USA)

25 October 2017
16:05 MST

Great Britain	4–2	Australia
25' 43' 57'	Report	Busiko 26' Ephraums 28'

Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)

25 October 2017
18:05 MST

United States	0–22	India
	Report	2' 2', 30', 44' Dilpreet 3', 54', 59' 7' 25', 26', 40', 45', 52' 28', 37', 38', 45' 37' 42', 43' S. Lakra 47' Prasad 48'

Umpires:
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)
Ian Diamond (GBR)

25 October 2017
20:35 MST

Malaysia	1–1	Japan
17'	Report	32'

Umpires:
Ben Hocking (AUS)
Anand (IND)

26 October 2017
16:05 MST

India	3–4	Australia
	Report

Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Ian Diamond (GBR)

26 October 2017
18:05 MST

Malaysia	18–0	United States
	Report

Umpires:
Anand (IND)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)

26 October 2017
20:35 MST

Japan	1–3	Great Britain
	Report

Umpires:
Ben Hocking (AUS)
Benjamin Peters (USA)

28 October 2017
16:05 MST

Great Britain	2–1	India
	Report

Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Ben Hocking (AUS)

28 October 2017
18:05 MST

Australia	3–1	Malaysia
	Report

Umpires:
Ian Diamond (GBR)
Benjamin Peters (USA)

28 October 2017
20:35 MST

Japan	14–0	United States
	Report

Umpires:
Anand (IND)
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)

Classification Matches[]

Fifth and sixth place[]

29 October 2017
15:35 MST

Japan	11–0	United States
	Report

Umpires:
Anand (IND)
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)

Third and fourth place[]

29 October 2017
18:05 MST

India	4–0	Malaysia
	Report

Umpires:
Ian Diamond (GBR)
Ben Hocking (AUS)

Final[]

29 October 2017
20:35 MST

Great Britain	0–2	Australia
	Report	4' Ephraums 35'

Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)

Statistics[]

Final standings[]

Rank	Team
1	Australia
2	Great Britain
3	India
4	Malaysia
5	Japan
6	United States

Awards[]

Five awards were awarded during the tournament, they were:^[2]

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorer(s)	Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Vivek Prasad	Nathan Ephraums Dilpreet Singh
Player of the Final		Play the Whistle (Fair Play)

References[]

^ "Sultan of Johor Cup". www.facebook.com.
^ "Australia retain Sultan of Johor Cup, Malaysia finish fourth - SPORTS247.MY - The Ultimate Malaysian Sports Channel - SPORTS247.MY - The Ultimate Malaysian Sports Channel". www.sports247.my.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Sultan of Johor Cup". www.facebook.com.

[2] "Australia retain Sultan of Johor Cup, Malaysia finish fourth - SPORTS247.MY - The Ultimate Malaysian Sports Channel - SPORTS247.MY - The Ultimate Malaysian Sports Channel". www.sports247.my.

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