2017 Sultan of Johor Cup

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.

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) Nathan Ephraums
Dilpreet Singh (9 goals)
← 2016 (previous) (next) 2018 →

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

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

Umpires

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

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

Pool Matches
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) Host.
22 October 2017
16:05 MST
India  3–2  Japan
Dilpreet  11', 53'
Sukhjeet  41'		 Report Ogawa  23', 31'
Umpires:
Benjamin Peters (USA)
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)
22 October 2017
18:05 MST
Australia  19–0  United States
Scanlon  6', 22'
Steffens  10', 53'
Ephraums  10', 12', 42', 46', 49'
Rintala  15', 33', 34'
Green  21'
Farmilo  44', 48', 55', 57'
Flynn  50'
Anderson  57'		 Report
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Ian Diamond (GBR)
22 October 2017
20:35 MST
Great Britain  1–0  Malaysia
Scott  49' Report
Umpires:
Ben Hocking (AUS)
Anand (IND)
23 October 2017
16:05 MST
Australia  4–0  Japan
Ephraums  33'
Stewart  36'
Flynn  39'
Scanlon  44'		 Report
Umpires:
Anand (IND)
Ian Diamond (GBR)
23 October 2017
18:05 MST
United States  0–11  Great Britain
Report Golden  6', 44'
Scott  15', 40', 41'
Francis  45', 46'
MacKenzie  47'
Sutcliffe  54'
Way  56'
Blumfield  59'
Umpires:
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
23 October 2017
20:35 MST
India  2–1  Malaysia
Dilpreet  20', 43' Report Firdaus  3'
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Benjamin Peters (USA)
25 October 2017
16:05 MST
Great Britain  4–2  Australia
Park  25'
MacKenzie
Way  43'
Scott  57'		 Report Busiko  26'
Ephraums  28'
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
25 October 2017
18:05 MST
United States  0–22  India
Report P. Lakra  2'
Vishal  2', 30', 44'
Dilpreet  3', 54', 59'
Moirangthem  7'
Harmanjit  25', 26', 40', 45', 52'
Abhishek  28', 37', 38', 45'
Raushan  37'
Maninder  42', 43'
S. Lakra  47'
Prasad  48'
Umpires:
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)
Ian Diamond (GBR)
25 October 2017
20:35 MST
Malaysia  1–1  Japan
Akhimullah  17' Report Ineyama  32'
Umpires:
Ben Hocking (AUS)
Anand (IND)
26 October 2017
16:05 MST
India  3–4  Australia
Report
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Ian Diamond (GBR)
26 October 2017
18:05 MST
Malaysia  18–0  United States
Report
Umpires:
Anand (IND)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
26 October 2017
20:35 MST
Japan  1–3  Great Britain
Report
Umpires:
Ben Hocking (AUS)
Benjamin Peters (USA)
28 October 2017
16:05 MST
Great Britain  2–1  India
Report
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Ben Hocking (AUS)
28 October 2017
18:05 MST
Australia  3–1  Malaysia
Report
Umpires:
Ian Diamond (GBR)
Benjamin Peters (USA)
28 October 2017
20:35 MST
Japan  14–0  United States
Report
Umpires:
Anand (IND)
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)

Classification Matches

Fifth and sixth place
29 October 2017
15:35 MST
Japan  11–0  United States
Report
Umpires:
Anand (IND)
Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)

Third and fourth place
29 October 2017
18:05 MST
India  4–0  Malaysia
Report
Umpires:
Ian Diamond (GBR)
Ben Hocking (AUS)

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

Statistics

Final standings
RankTeam
1 Australia
2 Great Britain
3 India
4 Malaysia
5 Japan
6 United States

Awards

Five awards were awarded during the tournament, they were:[2]

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

References
  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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