2017 Sultan of Johor Cup

2017 Sultan of Johor Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityJohor Bahru
Dates22–29 October 2017
Teams6
Venue(s)Taman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up Great Britain
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored140 (7.78 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Nathan Ephraums
India Dilpreet Singh (9 goals)
Best playerIndia Vivek Prasad
← 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

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

Umpires

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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

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

Pool matches

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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
3  India 5 3 0 2 31 9 +22 9 Third-place match
4  Malaysia (H) 5 1 1 3 21 7 +14 4
5  Japan 5 1 1 3 18 11 +7 4 Fifth-place match
6  United States 5 0 0 5 0 84 −84 0
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) Hosts
22 October 2017
16:05
India  3–2  Japan
Dilpreet field hockey ball 11', 53'
Sukhjeet field hockey ball 41' 		Report Ogawa field hockey ball 23', 31'
Umpires:
Benjamin Peters (USA)
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)
22 October 2017
18:05
Australia  19–0  United States
Scanlon field hockey ball 6', 22'
Steffens field hockey ball 10', 53'
Ephraums field hockey ball 10', 12', 42', 46', 49'
Rintala field hockey ball 15', 33', 34'
Green field hockey ball 21'
Farmilo field hockey ball 44', 48', 55', 57'
Flynn field hockey ball 50'
Anderson field hockey ball 57' 		Report
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Ian Diamond (GBR)
22 October 2017
20:35
Great Britain  1–0  Malaysia
Scott field hockey ball 49' Report
Umpires:
Ben Hocking (AUS)
Anand (IND)
23 October 2017
16:05
Australia  4–0  Japan
Ephraums field hockey ball 33'
Stewart field hockey ball 36'
Flynn field hockey ball 39'
Scanlon field hockey ball 44' 		Report
Umpires:
Anand (IND)
Ian Diamond (GBR)
23 October 2017
18:05
United States  0–11  Great Britain
Report Golden field hockey ball 6', 44'
Scott field hockey ball 15', 40', 41'
Francis field hockey ball 45', 46'
Mackenize field hockey ball 47'
Sutcliffe field hockey ball 54'
Way field hockey ball 56'
Blumfield field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
23 October 2017
20:35
India  2–1  Malaysia
Dilpreet field hockey ball 20', 43' Report Firdaus field hockey ball 3'
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Benjamin Peters (USA)
25 October 2017
16:05
Great Britain  4–2  Australia
Park field hockey ball 25'
Mackenzie field hockey ball 41'
Way field hockey ball 43'
Scott field hockey ball 57' 		Report Busiko field hockey ball 26'
Ephraums field hockey ball 28'
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
25 October 2017
18:05
United States  0–22  India
Report Pratap field hockey ball 2'
Vishal field hockey ball 2', 30', 44'
Dilpreet field hockey ball 3', 54', 59'
Rabichandra field hockey ball 7'
Harmanjit field hockey ball 25', 26', 40', 45', 52'
Abhishek field hockey ball 28', 37', 38', 45'
Raushan field hockey ball 37'
Maninder field hockey ball 42', 43'
Shilanand field hockey ball 47'
Vivek field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)
Ian Diamond (GBR)
25 October 2017
20:35
Malaysia  1–1  Japan
Akhimullah field hockey ball 17' Report Ineyama field hockey ball 32'
Umpires:
Ben Hocking (AUS)
Anand (IND)
26 October 2017
16:05
India  3–4  Australia
Sanjay field hockey ball 9'
Dilpreet field hockey ball 30', 47' 		Report Rintala field hockey ball 3'
Green field hockey ball 36'
Bretherton field hockey ball 45'
Ephraums field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Ian Diamond (GBR)
26 October 2017
18:05
Malaysia  18–0  United States
Aiman field hockey ball 4', 5', 21', 22', 59'
Akhimullah field hockey ball 6', 23', 41', 56'
Zaidi field hockey ball 17'
Firdaus field hockey ball 18', 32', 54'
Abu field hockey ball 33', 50', 55'
Luqman field hockey ball 40'
Hassan field hockey ball 58' 		Report
Umpires:
Anand (IND)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
26 October 2017
20:35
Japan  1–3  Great Britain
Watanabe field hockey ball 30' Report Way field hockey ball 45'
Mackenzie field hockey ball 54'
Wallace field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Ben Hocking (AUS)
Benjamin Peters (USA)
28 October 2017
16:05
Great Britain  2–1  India
Sorsby field hockey ball 20'
Waller field hockey ball 52' 		Report Raushan field hockey ball 25'
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Ben Hocking (AUS)
28 October 2017
18:05
Australia  3–1  Malaysia
Stewart field hockey ball 15+'
Anderson field hockey ball 33'
Scanlon field hockey ball 57' 		Report Abu field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Ian Diamond (GBR)
Benjamin Peters (USA)
28 October 2017
20:35
Japan  14–0  United States
Ogawa field hockey ball 1', 22', 22'
Tamekuni field hockey ball 8'
Ikeda field hockey ball 17'
Sugiyama field hockey ball 21'
Fujishima field hockey ball 26'
Sugino field hockey ball 28'
Ozawa field hockey ball 29', 41'
Kamezaki field hockey ball 36', 42'
Kato field hockey ball 55'
Morishita field hockey ball 59' 		Report
Umpires:
Anand (IND)
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)

Classification matches

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Fifth and sixth place

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29 October 2017
15:35
Japan  11–0  United States
Kato field hockey ball 2', 7', 25', 55'
Morishita field hockey ball 10'
Kamezaki field hockey ball 13'
Sugiyama field hockey ball 14', 44', 45'
Watanabe field hockey ball 37'
Chiba field hockey ball 42' 		Report
Umpires:
Anand (IND)
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)

Third and fourth place

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29 October 2017
18:05
India  4–0  Malaysia
Vivek field hockey ball 11'
Vishal field hockey ball 15', 25'
Shilanand field hockey ball 21' 		Report
Umpires:
Ian Diamond (GBR)
Ben Hocking (AUS)

Final

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29 October 2017
20:35 MST
Great Britain  0–2  Australia
Report Rintala field hockey ball 4'
Ephraums field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)

Awards

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Five awards were awarded at the conclusion of the tournament.[2]

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer(s) Goalkeeper of the Tournament
India Vivek Prasad Australia Nathan Ephraums
India Dilpreet Singh 		United Kingdom Chris Wyver
Player of the Final Play the Whistle (Fair Play)
Australia Nathanael Stewart  United States

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia 6 5 0 1 34 8 +26 15 Gold medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain 6 5 0 1 21 6 +15 15 Silver medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  India 6 4 0 2 35 9 +26 12 Bronze medal
4  Malaysia (H) 6 1 1 4 21 11 +10 4
5  Japan 6 2 1 3 29 11 +18 7
6  United States 6 0 0 6 0 95 −95 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

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There were 140 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 7.78 goals per match.

9 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

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  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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