# 2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

The 2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 22nd edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held from 9–17 March 2013 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Australia was the winner after defeating Malaysia in the final.

## Participating nations

Six countries participated in this year's tournament:
* Australia
* India
* South Korea
* Malaysia
* New Zealand
* Pakistan

## Results

All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

### Pool

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 11 | Final |
| 2 | Malaysia (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 | Final |
| 3 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 | Third Place Match |
| 4 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | Third Place Match |
| 5 | Pakistan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 5 | Fifth Place Match |
| 6 | India | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 4 | Fifth Place Match |
* 9 March 2013 16:05
| New Zealand | 3–4 | Pakistan |
| Russell 30' Tarrant 52' Hayward 56' | Report | Imran 19', 28', 58' Haseem Khan 21' |
* Umpires: Jonathan Wright (RSA) Benjamin de Young (AUS)
* 9 March 2013 18:05
| Australia | 4–3 | India |
| Gohdes 24', 39' Simpson 38' Mitton 53' | Report | Rupinder Pal 40', 68' Malak 51' |
* Umpires: Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS) Timothy Bond (NZL)
* 9 March 2013 20:05
| Malaysia | 3–2 | South Korea |
| Faizal 21' Chua 68', 69' | Report | Nam 57' Yoon 68' |
* Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Kamran Sharif (PAK)
* 10 March 2013 16:05
| Australia | 6–0 | Pakistan |
| Mirecki 8' Gohdes 9' Whetton 17', 34' Beale 45' Budgeon 61' | Report | |
* Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Lim Jung-Woo (KOR)
* 10 March 2013 18:05
| South Korea | 2–1 | India |
| Kang 29', 60' | Report | Malak 39' |
* Umpires: Benjamin de Young (AUS) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
* 10 March 2013 20:05
| Malaysia | 2–1 | New Zealand |
| Chua 40' Tengku 44' | Report | Neal 65' |
* Umpires: Jonathan Wright (RSA) Harsha Vardhan Gandham (IND)
* 12 March 2013 16:05
| South Korea | 0–3 | New Zealand |
| | Report | Inglis 4' Bennett 12' Hayward 42' |
* Umpires: Kamran Sharif (PAK) Harsha Vardhan Gandham (IND)
* 12 March 2013 18:05
| India | 3–1 | Pakistan |
| Rupinder Pal 5' Akashdeep 9' Mandeep 56' | Report | Waqas 4' |
* Umpires: Timothy Bond (NZL) Marcin Grochal (POL)
* 12 March 2013 20:05
| Malaysia | 1–1 | Australia |
| Faizal 70' | Report | Mitton 34' |
* Umpires: Lim Jung-Woo (KOR) Jonathan Wright (RSA)
* 14 March 2013 16:05
| Australia | 3–3 | South Korea |
| Miller 41', 58' Deavin 70' | Report | Nam 35+' 43' Lee S. 55' |
* Umpires: Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS) Harsha Vardhan Gandham (IND)
* 14 March 2013 18:05
| New Zealand | 2–0 | India |
| Hayward 40' Bennett 57' | Report | |
* Umpires: Lim Jung-Woo (KOR) Kamran Sharif (PAK)
* 14 March 2013 20:05
| Pakistan | 2–2 | Malaysia |
| Imran 15' Shan 62' | Report | Saari 6' Razie 53' |
* Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Benjamin de Young (AUS)
* 16 March 2013 16:05
| Pakistan | 2–2 | South Korea |
| Hussain 17' Khan 47' | Report | Hyun 39' 53' |
* Umpires: Timothy Bond (NZL) Harsha Vardhan Gandham (IND)
* 16 March 2013 18:05
| New Zealand | 2–3 | Australia |
| Smith 27' Bennett 56' | Report | Whetton 38', 39' Gohdes 42' |
* Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
* 16 March 2013 20:05
| India | 2–2 | Malaysia |
| Mandeep 20' Rupinder Pal 48' | Report | Faizal 6', 70' |
* Umpires: Benjamin de Young (AUS) Lim Jung-Woo (KOR)

### Classification round
#### Fifth and sixth place

* 17 March 2013 15:35
| Pakistan | 2–4 | India |
| Imran 8' Shah 46' | Report | Rupinder Pal 10', 62' Akashdeep 35' Malak 43' |
* Umpires: Timothy Bond (NZL) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

#### Third and fourth place

* 17 March 2013 18:05
| New Zealand | 1–2 | South Korea |
| Jenness 41' | Report | Hyun 33' Nam 58' |
* Umpires: Kamran Sharif (PAK) Benjamin de Young (AUS)

#### Final

* 17 March 2013 20:35
| Australia | 3–2 | Malaysia |
| Budgeon 29' Boyne 30' Mitton 70' | Report | Faizal 4' Tengku 48' |
* Umpires: Jonathan Wright (RSA) Marcin Grochal (POL)

## Awards

The following five awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Player of the Final | Fairplay Award |
| Rupinder Pal Singh Faizal Saari | Razie Rahim | Kumar Subramaniam | Trent Mitton | South Korea |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | Australia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 14 | Gold Medal |
| | Malaysia (H) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 9 | Silver Medal |
| | South Korea | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 8 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | New Zealand | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 6 | |
| 5 | India | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | Pakistan | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 5 | |

## Goalscorers

There were 79 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.39 goals per match.
6 goals
* Rupinder Pal Singh
* Faizal Saari
5 goals
* Muhammad Imran
4 goals
* Matthew Gohdes
* Jacob Whetton
3 goals
* Trent Mitton
* Malak Singh
* Chua Boon Huat
* Cory Bennett
* Andrew Hayward
* Nam Hyun-woo
2 goals
* Nicholas Budgeon
* Joshua Miller
* Akashdeep Singh
* Mandeep Singh
* Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin
* Abdul Haseem Khan
* Hyun Hye-sung
* Kang Moon-kweon
1 goal
* Daniel Beale
* Craig Boyne
* Timothy Deavin
* Daniel Mirecki
* Glenn Simpson
* Razie Rahim
* Hugo Inglis
* Stephen Jenness
* Shay Neal
* Kane Russell
* Jacob Smith
* Blair Tarrant
* Salman Hussain
* Kashif Shah
* Ali Shan
* Muhammad Waqas
* Lee Seung-il
* Yoon Sung-hoon
1 own goal
* Australia (against South Korea)
* Pakistan (against South Korea)
Source: FIH