# 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup

The 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup was the ninth edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup, an international men's under–21 field hockey tournament in Malaysia. It was held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 12 to 19 October 2019.
As in previous editions, a total of six teams competed for the title. All the teams that appeared in the 2018 edition returned for the 2019 tournament.
The defending champions Great Britain won the tournament for the third time by defeating India 2–1 in the final. The hosts Malaysia won the bronze medal by defeating Japan 2–1.

## Participating nations

Including the host nation, 6 teams competed in the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| Australia | 8th | 2018 | 1st (2016, 2017) |
| India | 8th | 2018 | 1st (2013, 2014) |
| Great Britain | 7th | 2018 | 1st (2015, 2018) |
| Japan | 4th | 2018 | 3rd (2016) |
| Malaysia | 9th | 2018 | 1st (2011) |
| New Zealand | 6th | 2018 | 4th (2014) |

## Results

All times are in Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+8).

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 10 | Final |
| 2 | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | Final |
| 3 | Malaysia (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 7 | Third place game |
| 4 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | Third place game |
| 5 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | Fifth place game |
* 12 October 2019 16:10
| Australia | 2–1 | Japan |
| Hazell 3', 33' | Report | Niwa 15' |
* Umpires: Nick Saunders (NZL) Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)
* 12 October 2019 18:10
| Great Britain | 2–0 | New Zealand |
| Russell 34' Oates 58' | Report | |
* Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Takashi Kurihara (JPN)
* 12 October 2019 20:40
| India | 4–2 | Malaysia |
| Rahul 19' Pratap 33' Shilanand 39' Uttam 60' | Report | Hassan 8' Zainudin 9' |
* Umpires: Sean Rapaport (RSA) Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
* 13 October 2019 16:10
| Japan | 1–2 | Great Britain |
| Kawabe 21' | Report | Wall 13' Park 47' |
* Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Matthew Claxton (AUS)
* 13 October 2019 18:10
| India | 8–2 | New Zealand |
| Dilpreet 6' Shilanand 14' Sanjay 17', 22' Mor 20' Suman 45' Pratap 50' Sudeep 51' | Report | Thomas 28', 44' |
* Umpires: Takashi Kurihara (JPN) Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
* 13 October 2019 20:40
| Australia | 1–1 | Malaysia |
| McBride 58' | Report | A. Mamat 35' |
* Umpires: Nick Saunders (NZL) Sean Rapaport (RSA)
* 15 October 2019 16:10
| Great Britain | 1–0 | Australia |
| Golden 6' | Report | |
* Umpires: Takashi Kurihara (JPN) Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)
* 15 October 2019 18:10
| Japan | 4–3 | India |
| W. Motsumoto 1' Kawabe 22', 37' Watanabe 33' | Report | Gursahibjit 31' Sharda 38' Pratap 53' |
* Umpires: Sean Rapaport (RSA) Palani Mariappan (MAS)
* 15 October 2019 20:40
| New Zealand | 6–0 | Malaysia |
| Jackson 19' Wyndham-Smith 23' Edwards 26', 33', 47' Thomas 45' | Report | |
* Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Matthew Claxton (AUS)
* 16 October 2019 16:10
| India | 5–1 | Australia |
| Shilanand 26', 29' Dilpreet 44' Gursahibjit 48' Mor 50' | Report | Knight 57' |
* Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Palani Mariappan (MAS)
* 16 October 2019 18:10
| Malaysia | 1–0 | Great Britain |
| Muhibddin 46' | Report | |
* Umpires: Nick Saunders (NZL) Matthew Claxton (AUS)
* 16 October 2019 20:40
| New Zealand | 2–4 | Japan |
| Wyndham-Smith 12' Ulrich 19' | Report | K. Tamura 12', 32' R. Tamura 33' Ukai 44' |
* Umpires: Alex Fedenczuk (SCO) Faqarudin Kadir (MAS)
* 18 October 2019 16:10
| Great Britain | 3–3 | India |
| Wall 27' McConnell 32' Ramshaw 59' | Report | Shilanand 48' Mor 51' Sharda 57' |
* Umpires: Takashi Kurihara (JPN) Sean Rapaport (RSA)
* 18 October 2019 18:10
| Malaysia | 3–2 | Japan |
| Zainudin 5' Azahar 42', 50' | Report | Ukai 8' Tamekuni 12' |
* Umpires: Alex Fedenczuk (SCO) Nick Saunders (NZL)
* 18 October 2019 20:40
| Australia | 1–3 | New Zealand |
| Coates 60' | Report | Wyndham-Smith 23' Neild 31' Ulrich 33' |
* Umpires: Faqarudin Kadir (MAS) Palani Mariappan (MAS)

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

* 19 October 2019 15:40
| New Zealand | 2–4 | Australia |
| Ulrich 38' Thomas 56' | Report | McBride 13', 38' Busiko 15', 27' |
* Umpires: Palani Mariappan (MAS) Takashi Kurihara (JPN)

#### Third and fourth place

* 19 October 2019 18:10
| Malaysia | 3–2 | Japan |
| Akhimullah 14' A. Mamat 18' Hassan 37' | Report | R. Tamura 23' K. Tamura 57' |
* Umpires: Alex Fedenczuk (SCO) Matthew Claxton (AUS)

#### Final

* 19 October 2019 20:40
| India | 1–2 | Great Britain |
| Gursahibjit 49' | Report | Rushmere 50', 60' |
* Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Nick Saunders (NZL)

## Statistics
### Final standings

* Great Britain
* India
* Malaysia
* Japan
* Australia
* New Zealand

### Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
| Player of the tournament | Goalkeeper of the tournament | Top goalscorer |
| Kosei Kawabe | Oliver Payne | Shilanand Lakra |

### Goalscorers

There were 82 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.56 goals per match.
5 goals
* Shilanand Lakra
4 goals
* Dylan Thomas
3 goals
* Daniel McBride
* Pratap Lakra
* Mandeep Mor
* Gursahibjit Singh
* Kosei Kawabe
* Keigo Tamura
* Benji Edwards
* Charl Ulrich
* Maks Wyndham-Smith
2 goals
* Lachlan Busiko
* Ehren Hazell
* Stuart Rushmere
* Ioan Wall
* Sanjay
* Dilpreet Singh
* Sharda Nand Tiwari
* Riku Tamura
* Sota Ukai
* Amirul Azahar
* Muhammad Hassan
* Adam Mamat
* Muhammad Zainudin
1 goal
* Patrick Coates
* Aaron Knight
* Jamie Golden
* Andrew McConnell
* James Oates
* Nicholas Park
* Matthew Ramshaw
* Thomas Russell
* Suman Beck
* Sudeep Chirmako
* Rahul Rajbhar
* Uttam Singh
* Wataru Matsumoto
* Takuma Niwa
* Ryuji Tamekuni
* Keita Watanabe
* Akhimullah Anuar
* Muhibddin Moharam
* Moss Jackson
* Tim Neild
Source: FIH