2025 Sultan of Johor Cup
Men's U21 field hockey tournament in Malaysia
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The 2025 Sultan of Johor Cup was the thirteenth edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup, an international men's under–21 field hockey tournament in Malaysia, held at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 11 October to 18 October 2025.
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Malaysia | ||
| City | Johor Bahru | ||
| Dates | 11 October – 18 October | ||
| Teams | 6 (from 3 confederations) | ||
| Venue | Taman Daya Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Australia (3rd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  India | ||
| Third place |  Great Britain | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 18 | ||
| Goals scored | 91 (5.06 per match) | ||
| Top scorer |  Sufyan Khan (9 goals) | ||
| Best player | Hannan Shahid | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Magnus McCausland | ||
All statistics are correct as of 18 October 2025
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Background
Participating nations
Including the host nation, 6 teams are competing in the tournament.
| Country | FIH Junior Ranking[1] | Previous Best Appearance | Best FIH Junior World Cup Finish |
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| Australia |
8 | Champions (2016, 2017) | Champions (1997) |
| Great Britain* |
16 | Champions (2015, 2018, 2019, 2024) | Fourth Place (1997, 2001) |
| India |
2 | Champions (2013, 2014, 2022) | Champions (2001, 2016) |
 Malaysia |
11 | Champions (2011) | Fourth Place (1979, 1982, 2013) |
 New Zealand |
12 | Fourth Place (2014) | Fourth Place (2009) |
| Pakistan |
9 | Runners-up (2016) | Champions (1979) |
- * = includes results representing England, Scotland and Wales
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+8).
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 11 | Final |
| 2 | India |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 10 | |
| 3 | Great Britain |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7 | Third place game |
| 4 | Pakistan |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | Malaysia (H) |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 4 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | New Zealand |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 4 |
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.
(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.
(H) Hosts
Results
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Classification round results
Fifth and sixth place
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Third and fourth place
Final
Statistics
Final standings
| Pos | Team |
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| 1 | Australia |
| 2 | India |
| 3 | Great Britain |
| 4 | Pakistan |
| 5 | Malaysia (H) |
| 6 | New Zealand |
Goalscorers
There have been 91 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.06 goals per match (as of 18 October 2025).
9 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
Oscar Sproule
Jonny Sturch-Hibbitt- Kaden Draysey
Jordan Whittleston
3 goals
- Henry Markham
Rohit
Naaveenesh Panicker- Azimuddin Kamaruddin
2 goals
- Michael Royden
- Arshdeep Singh
- Araijeet Singh Hundal
- Sourabh Anand Kushwaha
- Ammar Abd
- Muhammad Muhammad
- Rocco Ludolph
Nadeem Khan
1 goal
- Dylan Brick
- Dylan Downey
- Duncan Jackson
- Patrick Andrew
- Oliver Will
- Toby Mallon
- Monty Neave
- Caspar Lea
- Max Anderson
- Anmol Ekka
- Gurjot Singh
- Manmeet Singh
- Sunil Palakshappa Bennur
- Rosan Kujur
- Ravneet Singh
- Adam Johari
- Harris Osman
- Mohd Muhammad
- Danish Khairil
- Aiden Bax
- Bradley Rothwell
- Dean Clarkson
- Gus Nelson
- Jakarta Klebert
- Javahn Jones
- Fayyaz Hamza
- Saif Ullah
Source: FIH