2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Malaysia | ||
| City | Ipoh | ||
| Dates | 23–30 November | ||
| Teams | 6 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Venue | Azlan Shah Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Belgium (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  India | ||
| Third place |  New Zealand | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 18 | ||
| Goals scored | 107 (5.94 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Sam Lane (9 goals) | ||
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The 2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 31st edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, the annual men's invitational international field hockey tournament hosted by Malaysia. It was held at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia from 23 to 30 November 2025.[1][2][3]
The defending champions, Japan, did not receive an invitation to participate in the tournament.[3] Belgium won their first Sultan Azlan Shah Cup title by defeating India 1–0 in the final.[4] New Zealand won the bronze medal by defeating the hosts Malaysia 6–1.[5]
The following six teams were invited by the Malaysian Hockey Confederation to participate in the tournament.[1][3]
| Team | FIH Ranking[6] | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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| Belgium | 3 | 2nd | 2008 | 6th place (2008) |
 Canada | 20 | 11th | 2024 | 4th place (1995, 1999, 2019) |
| India | 7 | 23rd | 2019 | Champions (1985, 1991, 1995, 2009, 2010) |
 South Korea | 15 | 23rd | 2022 | Champions (1996, 2010, 2019) |
 Malaysia | 13 | 31st | 2024 | Champions (2022) |
| New Zealand | 11 | 17th | 2024 | Champions (2012, 2015) |
Preliminary round
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Belgium |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 13 | Final |
| 2 | India |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 12 | |
| 3 | New Zealand |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 7 | Third place match |
| 4 | Malaysia (H) |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 4 | |
| 5 | Canada |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 4 | Fifth place match |
| 6 | South Korea |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 3 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[7]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[7]
(H) Hosts
Fixtures
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Classification round
Fifth and sixth place
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Statistics
Final standings
Goalscorers
There have been 107 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.94 goals per match.
9 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH