The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an annual international men's field hockey

Field hockey

Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

 tournament held in Malaysia. It began in 1983 as a biennial contest. The tournament became an annual event after 1998, following its growth and popularity. The tournament is named after the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong

Yang di-Pertuan Agong

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence....

 (King) of Malaysia, Sultan Azlan Shah, an avid fan of field hockey. The current champions are Australia, who won the title by defeating Pakistan in 2011 final with a score of 3-2 (OT).

Results

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Third place	Fourth place
1983
1985
1987
1991
1994
1995
1998
1999
2000
2001
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010 Details 2010 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup The 2010 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the nineteenth installment of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, held between 6–16 May 2010. Due to bad weather, the final between India and Korea was abandoned after 6 minutes and 14 seconds minutes of play...
2011 Details 2011 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup The 2011 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is the 20th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held from May 5–15, 2011 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.-Pool:-Fifth and sixth place:-Third and fourth place:-Final:...

Performances by nation

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third-place
	6 (1983, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007,2011)	2 (1996, 2006)	3 (1994, 2001, 2010)
	5 (1985, 1991, 1995, 2009, 2010*)	1 (2008)	4 (1983, 2000, 2006, 2007)
	3 (1999, 2000, 2003)	6 (1983, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2004, 2011)	2 (1985, 2005)
	2 (1987, 2001)	3 (1995, 1998, 2003)	1 (1999)
	2 (1996, 2010*)	4 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2005)	2 (1998, 2004)
	1 (2008)
	1 (1994)		2 (1987, 2011)
	1 (2006)
		3 (1985, 2007, 2009)	1 (1996)
			4 (1995, 2003, 2008, 2009)

* Joint Winners

External links

• http://www.azlanshahcup.com/ The Official Sultan Azlan Shah Cup site