Sultan of Johor Cup
Malaysian youth field hockey tournament
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The Sultan of Johor Cup is an annual, international under-21 men's field hockey tournament held in Malaysia.[1]
| Most recent season or competition: 2025 Sultan of Johor Cup | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| First season | 2011 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Venue | Taman Daya Hockey Stadium |
| Most recent champion |  Australia (3rd title) (2025) |
| Most titles |  Great Britain (4 titles) |
| Official website | sultanjohorcup |
Since the first edition held in 2011, five teams have emerged victorious. Great Britain is the most successful team having won the tournament four times. India and Australia have won the tournament thrice. Germany have won the tournament twice, followed by Malaysia who have won the tournament once.[2]
Results
Summaries
| Year | Host | Final | Third place game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2011 Details |
Johor Bahru, Malaysia |  Malaysia |
3–2 (a.e.t) | Australia |
 South Korea |
4–3 (a.e.t) |  India | ||
| 2012 Details |
 Germany |
3–2 | India |
Australia |
3–2 (a.e.t) |  Pakistan | |||
| 2013 Details |
India |
3–0 | Malaysia |
 Argentina |
0–0 (3–0 s.o.) |
Pakistan | |||
| 2014 Details |
India |
2–1 | Great Britain |
Australia |
6–2 |  New Zealand | |||
| 2015 Details |
Great Britain |
2–2 (4–3 s.o.) |
India |
Malaysia |
3–2 | Argentina | |||
| 2016 Details |
Australia |
3–1 | Pakistan |
 Japan |
2–2 (4–1 s.o.) |
 England | |||
| 2017 Details |
Australia |
2–0 | Great Britain |
India |
4–0 | Malaysia | |||
| 2018 Details |
Great Britain |
3–2 | India |
Australia |
6–1 | Japan | |||
| 2019 Details |
Great Britain |
2–1 | India |
Malaysia |
3–2 | Japan | |||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] | Cancelled | |||||||
| 2021 | |||||||||
| 2022 Details |
India |
1–1 (5–4 s.o.) |
Australia |
Great Britain |
3–1 | Japan | |||
| 2023 Details |
Germany |
0–0 (3–1 s.o.) |
Australia |
India |
3–3 (6–5 s.o.) |
Pakistan | |||
| 2024 Details |
Great Britain |
3–2 | Australia |
India |
2–2 (3–2 s.o.) |
New Zealand | |||
| 2025 Details |
Australia | 2–1 | India |
Great Britain | 3–2 | Pakistan | |||
Successful national teams
Below is a list of teams that have finished in the top four positions in the tournament:
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain |
4 (2015, 2018, 2019, 2024) | 2 (2014, 2017) | 2 (2022, 2025) | 1 (2016) |
| India |
3 (2013, 2014, 2022) | 5 (2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2025) | 3 (2017, 2023, 2024) | 1 (2011) |
| Australia |
3 (2016, 2017, 2025) | 4 (2011, 2022, 2023, 2024) | 3 (2012, 2014, 2018) | |
| Germany |
2 (2012, 2023) | |||
| Malaysia |
1 (2011) | 1 (2013) | 2 (2015, 2019) | 1 (2017) |
| Pakistan |
1 (2016) | 4 (2012, 2013, 2023, 2025) | ||
| Japan |
1 (2016) | 3 (2018, 2019, 2022) | ||
| Argentina |
1 (2013) | 1 (2015) | ||
| South Korea |
1 (2011) | |||
| New Zealand |
2 (2014, 2024) | |||
- * = includes results representing England
Team appearances
| Team | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
– | – | 3rd | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Australia |
2nd | 3rd | – | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 12 |
| India |
4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | – | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 12 |
| Germany |
– | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | – | 2 |
| Great Britain* |
– | – | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 11 |
| Japan |
– | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | – | 5th | – | 6 |
| Malaysia |
1st | 6th | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 13 |
| New Zealand |
6th | 5th | – | 4th | – | 6th | – | 6th | 6th | – | 6th | 4th | 6th | 9 |
| Pakistan |
5th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 2nd | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | 4th | 8 |
 South Africa |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 8th | – | – | 2 |
| South Korea |
3rd | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
 United States |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
- * = includes results representing England, Scotland and Wales