# 2023 Sultan of Johor Cup

The 2023 Sultan of Johor Cup was the eleventh edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup, an international men's under–21 field hockey tournament in Malaysia. It was held at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 27 October to 4 November 2023.
Germany won their second title by defeating Australia 3–1 in a shoot-out after the match finished 0–0. The defending champions India won the bronze medal by defeating Pakistan 6–5 in a shoot-out after the match finished 3–3.

## Participating nations

Including the host nation, 8 teams competed in the tournament.
| Country | FIH Junior Ranking | Previous Best Appearance | Best FIH Junior World Cup Finish |
| Australia | 9 | Champions (2016, 2017) | Champions (1997) |
| India | 3 | Champions (2013, 2014, 2022) | Champions (2001, 2016) |
| Germany | 2 | Champions (2012) | Champions (1982, 1985, 1989, 1993, 2009, 2013) |
| Great Britain* | 15 | Champions (2015, 2018, 2019) | Fourth Place (1997, 2001) |
| Malaysia | 8 | Champions (2011) | Fourth Place (1979, 1982, 2013) |
| New Zealand | 13 | Fourth Place (2014) | Fourth Place (2009) |
| Pakistan | 12 | Runners-Up (2016) | Champions (1979) |
| South Africa | 10 | Fifth Place (2022) | Ninth Place (2021) |
    * = includes results representing England, Scotland and Wales

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+8).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | |
* 27 October 2023 18:05
| Australia | 3–0 | Great Britain |
| Foster 14', 18' Chappell 35' | Report | |
* Umpires: Khalid Hussain (HKG) Mohit (IND)
* 28 October 2023 16:05
| Germany | 6–1 | South Africa |
| Holdermann 18' Poljaric 21' Hoechemer 31' Sperling 37' Hasbach 38', 54' | Report | Oliphant 58' |
* Umpires: Timothy Sheahan (AUS) Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)
* 30 October 2023 16:05
| South Africa | 1–2 | Great Britain |
| De Klerk 54' | Report | Sturch-Hibbitt 43' Penrose 58' |
* Umpires: Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS) Khalid Hussain (HKG)
* 30 October 2023 18:05
| Australia | 2–2 | Germany |
| Downey 10' Burns 11' | Report | Glander 51' Hoechemer 59' |
* Umpires: Mohit (IND) Kevin Roberts (WAL)
* 31 October 2023 16:05
| Germany | 4–3 | Great Britain |
| Brilla 20' Glander 33' Struthoff 52' Sperling 56' | Report | Sturch-Hibbitt 4' Moorhouse 50' Markham 52' |
* Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Kugannan Segaran (MAS)
* 31 October 2023 18:05
| South Africa | 0–4 | Australia |
| | Report | Burns 15', 51' Mathison 24' Downey 41' |
* Umpires: Fahad Ali Khan (PAK) Ole Ingwersen (GER)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Malaysia (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 | |
* 27 October 2023 16:05
| India | 3–3 | Pakistan |
| Amandeep L. 30' Aditya 56' Uttam 59' | Report | Ahmad 31', 58' Shahid 49' |
* Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Kevin Roberts (WAL)
* 27 October 2023 20:35
| Malaysia | 2–3 | New Zealand |
| Faris 7', 24' | Report | Aldred 6' Cosslett 15' Hickson 33' |
* Umpires: Ole Ingwersen (GER) Shahbaz Ali (BAN)
* 28 October 2023 18:05
| Pakistan | 3–2 | New Zealand |
| Ahmad 7' B. Ali 30' Khan 47' | Report | Nelson 58' Ward 59' |
* Umpires: Kugannan Segaran (MAS) Chad Fourie (RSA)
* 28 October 2023 20:35
| Malaysia | 1–3 | India |
| Shahmie Irfan 13' | Report | Aditya 28' Amandeep L. 37' Rohit 54' |
* Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Fahad Ali Khan (PAK)
* 30 October 2023 20:35
| India | 6–2 | New Zealand |
| Amandeep L. 2', 7', 35' Arun 12', 53' Poovanna 52' | Report | Aldred 29', 60' |
* Umpires: Timothy Sheahan (AUS) Ole Ingwersen (GER)
* 31 October 2023 20:35
| Pakistan | 3–2 | Malaysia |
| Abuzar 13' Ahmad 21' Khan 24' | Report | Shahmie Irfan 47' Shafiq Ikhmal 51' |
* Umpires: Chad Fourie (RSA) Shahbaz Ali (BAN)

## Fifth to eighth place classification
### Bracket

| Cross-overs | Cross-overs | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 2 November | 2 November |
| New Zealand | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 4 November | 4 November |
| South Africa | 1 | 4 November | 4 November |
| South Africa | 1 | New Zealand | 3 |
| 2 November | 2 November | | New Zealand | 3 |
| 2 November | 2 November | Great Britain | 5 |
| Great Britain | 7 | Great Britain | 5 |
| Malaysia | 4 | | |
| Malaysia | 4 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 3 November | 3 November |
| | | South Africa | 2 |
| | | Malaysia | 3 |

### Cross-overs

* 2 November 2023 18:05
| New Zealand | 3–1 | South Africa |
| J. Elmes 15' Lints 36' Nelson 47' | Report | Mbata 14' |
* Umpires: Kevin Roberts (WAL) Kugannan Segaran (MAS)
* 2 November 2023 20:35
| Great Britain | 7–4 | Malaysia |
| Hughson 5' Graves 9' Douglas 15' Payton 36', 42' Markham 49' Penrose 54' | Report | Faris 22', 44' Andywalfian 24' Harris 27' |
* Umpires: Khalid Hussain (HKG) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

### Seventh and eighth place

* 3 November 2023 15:35
| South Africa | 2–3 | Malaysia |
| Mbata 10' Le Forestier 49' | Report | Nur Aqilrullah 12' Harris 39' Mughni 56' |
* Umpires: Shahbaz Ali (BAN) Fahad Ali Khan (PAK)

### Fifth and sixth place

* 4 November 2023 15:35
| New Zealand | 3–5 | Great Britain |
| Whittleston 2' Lints 58' J. Elmes 58' | Report | Markham 3', 54' Sturch-Hibbitt 23' Stone 33' Tully 37' |
* Umpires: Ole Ingwersen (GER) Mohd Ismady Alib (MAS)

## First to fourth place classification
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 3 November | 3 November |
| India | 3 |
| India | 3 | 4 November | 4 November |
| Germany | 6 | 4 November | 4 November |
| Germany | 6 | Germany (p.s.o.) | 0 (3) |
| 3 November | 3 November | | Germany (p.s.o.) | 0 (3) |
| 3 November | 3 November | Australia | 0 (1) |
| Australia | 2 | Australia | 0 (1) |
| Pakistan | 1 | | |
| Pakistan | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 4 November | 4 November |
| | | India (p.s.o.) | 3 (6) |
| | | Pakistan | 3 (5) |

### Semi-finals

* 3 November 2023 16:05
| India | 3–6 | Germany |
| Amandeep L. 35' Uttam 58' Rohit 60' | Report | Franz 16' Berendts 29', 45' Hinrichs 43', 48' Sperling 49' |
* Umpires: Timothy Sheahan (AUS) Kevin Roberts (WAL)
* 3 November 2023 20:35
| Australia | 2–1 | Pakistan |
| Burns 18' Foster 29' | Report | Shahid 59' |
* Umpires: Mohit (IND) Ole Ingwersen (GER)

### Third and fourth place

* 4 November 2023 16:05
| India | 3–3 | Pakistan |
| Arun 11' Poovanna 42' Uttam 52' | Report | Khan 33' Qayyum 50' Shahid 57' |
| Penalties |||
| Vishnukant Rajinder Angad Uttam Amandeep Vishnukant Angad | 6–5 | Liaqat Shahid Rehman Aslam Yaqoob Liaqat Shahid |
* Umpires: Timothy Sheahan (AUS) Kugannan Segaran (MAS)

### Final

* 4 November 2023 20:35
| Germany | 0–0 | Australia |
| | Report | |
| Penalties |||
| Sperling Struthoff Von Montgelas Poljaric | 3–1 | Burns Marais Henderson Czinner |
* Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Chad Fourie (RSA)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team |
| 1 | Germany |
| 2 | Australia |
| 3 | India |
| 4 | Pakistan |
| 5 | Great Britain |
| 6 | New Zealand |
| 7 | Malaysia (H) |
| 8 | South Africa |

### Goalscorers

There were 107 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.35 goals per match.
6 goals
* Amandeep Lakra
4 goals
* Cooper Burns
* Henry Markham
* Faris Harizan
* Arbaz Ahmad
3 goals
* Brodee Foster
* Florian Sperling
* Jonny Sturch-Hibbitt
* Arun Sahani
* Uttam Singh
* Luke Aldred
* Sufyan Khan
* Hannan Shahid
2 goals
* Dylan Downey
* Nikas Berendts
* Paul Glander
* Ben Hasbach
* Peer Hinrichs
* Luis Hoechemer
* Jacob Payton
* Rory Penrose
* Poovanna BC
* Aditya Lalage
* Rohit
* Harris Osman
* Shahmie Irfan Suhaimi
* Jonty Elmes
* Sam Lints
* Gus Nelson
* Viwe Mbata
1 goal
* Diarmid Chappell
* Will Mathison
* Jakob Brilla
* Christian Franz
* Liam Holdermann
* Matteo Poljaric
* Michel Struthoff
* Ali Douglas
* Ted Graves
* Matthew Hughson
* Tom Moorhouse
* Harrison Stone
* Felix Tully
* Nur Aqilrullah Che
* Andywalfian Jeffrynus
* Mughni Kamal
* Shafiq Ikhmal Daniel
* Scott Cosslett
* James Hickson
* Patrick Ward
* Jordan Whittleston
* Abuzar
* Basharat Ali
* Abdul Qayyum
* Josh de Klerk
* Cameron Le Forestier
* Caleb Oliphant
Source: FIH