# 2016 Sultan of Johor Cup

The 2016 Sultan of Johor Cup was the sixth edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup. It was held in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia from 31 October – 6 November 2016.
As in previous editions, a total of six teams competed for the title. Defending champions Great Britain, as well as Argentina and India who also competed previously, were absent from the tournament. The teams were replaced by England, Japan and New Zealand.
Australia won the tournament for the first time by defeating Pakistan 3–1 in the final. Japan won the bronze medal by defeating England 4–1 in a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw.

## Participating nations

Including the host nation, 6 teams competed in the tournament. Defending champions, Great Britain, were absent from the tournament.
Head Coach: Benjamin Bishop
* Kiran Arunasalam
* Timothy Howard (C)
* Blake Govers
* Matthew Bird
* Matthew Finn (GK)
* Max Hendry
* Stephen Gales
* Ryan Proctor
* Kurt Lovett
* Frazer Gerrard
* Joshua Simmonds
* Jack Welch
* Andrew Scanlon
* Corey Weyer
* Blake Wotherspoon
* Timothy Brand
* Samuel Liles (C)
* Thomas Craig
* Jonathan Bretherton
* Ashleigh Thomas (GK)
Head Coach: Jonathan Bleby
* Toby Reynolds-Cotterill (GK)
* Christopher Wyver (GK)
* Robert Gleeson
* Thomas Sorsby
* Nicholas Page
* Edward Way
* Peter Scott
* William Calnan
* Euan Gilmour
* James Gall (C)
* James Oates
* Jack Waller
* Duncan Scott
* Benjamin Stevenson
* Josh Pavis
* Jack Turner
* Jack Simpson
* Jack Clee
* Rhys Smith
* Christopher Proctor
Head Coach: Kyoichi Nagaya
* Hiroki Nakagami (GK)
* Keita Matsuda (GK)
* Koyo Kameyama
* Miyu Tanimitsu
* Tatsunori Kondo
* Takehiro Chiba
* Takumi Ineyama
* Fumiya Yamazaki
* Ryo Arai
* Shinichi Kamezaki
* Kaito Tanaka
* Mizuki Ikeda
* Kota Ozawa
* Soma Hayashi
* Ryo Ozawa (C)
* Koji Yamasaki
* Koki Kataoka
* Kyohei Ogawa
* Keisuke Kawamura
Head Coach: Wallace Tan
* Syed Cholan
* Arif Ishak
* Ashran Hamsani
* Firdaus Omar
* Zulhamizan Mohamad
* Najib Hassan
* Khaliq Hamirin
* Luqman Ahmad Shukran
* Akhimullah Anuar
* Muhammad Zaidi
* Muhammad Fauzi
* Norsyafiq Sumantri
* Amirol Arshad (C)
* Mohamad Baharom
* Ridzwan Azmi (GK)
* Rafizul Mustafa
* Zul Pidaus Mizun
* Aiman Rozemi
* Najmi Jazlan
* Zaimi Mat Deris (GK)
Head Coach: Bryce Collins
* Thomas Mallon (GK)
* Mitchell Ottow
* David Brydon
* Jonathan Keaney
* Hugh Hendrickson
* Kieran O'Connor
* Samuel Lane
* Robert Capizzi
* Oliver Logan
* Bradley Read (C)
* Aidan Sarikaya
* Dylan Thomas
* Jonathan Thorn
* Mackenzie Wilcox
* Dominic Dixon (GK)
* Reuben Andrews
* Joshua Meates
* Dylan Stevenson
* Samuel Hiha
* Joshua Smith
Head Coach: Zaman Tahir
* Ali Raza (GK)
* Muhammad Mushtaq
* Mubashar Ali
* Abu Mahmood
* Ammad Butt
* Muhammad Kamal
* Shan Irshad
* Muhammad Yaqoob
* Muhammad Dilber (C)
* Muhammad Atiq
* Muhammad Bilal Qadir
* Muneeb Un-Rehman
* Hassan Anwar
* Faizan
* Tazeem Ul Hassan (GK)
* Mohsin Sabir
* Suhail Riaz
* Ullah Sami
* Muhammad Rizwan
* Muhammad Hamdi

## Umpires

A total of eight umpires were appointed by the FIH to officiate the tournament.
* Andres Ortiz (ESP)
* Michiel Otten (NED)
* Nick Bennett (ENG)
* Lee Erskine (NZL)
* Yasir Khurshid (PAK)
* Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)
* James Unkles (AUS)
* Rais Zakaria (MAS)

## Results

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

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 6 | +21 | 11 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | Pakistan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 | Advanced to Third Place Match |
| 4 | England | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 8 | Advanced to Third Place Match |
| 5 | Malaysia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | |
| 6 | New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 0 | |

#### Fixtures

* 31 October 2016 16:00
| Australia | 6–0 | Japan |
| Scanlon 6' Arunasalam 19' Simmonds 23' Hendry 61', 70' Craig 63' | Report | |
* Umpires: Andrés Ortíz (ESP) Rais Zakaria (MAS)
* 31 October 2016 18:00
| New Zealand | 2–5 | Pakistan |
| Lane 46' Wilcox 59' | Report | Qadir 22' Mubasshir 33' Riaz 48', 65' Dilber 70' |
* Umpires: Nicholas Bennett (ENG) Michiel Otten (NED)
* 31 October 2016 20:30
| England | 3–1 | Malaysia |
| Page 18' Calnan 24' C. Proctor 60' | Report | Akhimullah 23' |
* Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) James Unkles (AUS)
* 1 November 2016 16:00
| Japan | 4–1 | New Zealand |
| Yamasaki 19', 25' Ogawa 29' Tanaka 69' | Report | Logan 64' |
* Umpires: Yasir Khurshid (PAK) James Unkles (AUS)
* 1 November 2016 18:00
| England | 2–2 | Pakistan |
| Calnan 12', 39' | Report | Ullah 63' Mahmood 69' |
* Umpires: Michiel Otten (NED) Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)
* 1 November 2016 20:30
| Malaysia | 2–2 | Australia |
| Najmi 39' Zulhamizan 59' | Report | Craig 58' Arunasalam 66' |
* Umpires: Nicholas Bennett (ENG) Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
* 2 November 2016 16:00
| Japan | 2–1 | England |
| Yamasaki 44', 68' | Report | Gall 65' |
* Umpires: Rais Zakaria (MAS) Yasir Khurshid (PAK)
* 2 November 2016 18:00
| New Zealand | 1–9 | Australia |
| Lane 9' | Report | Hendry 20', 63' Govers 34', 55' R. Proctor 34' Scanlon 41' Arunasalam 53' Bird 57' Gerrard 66' |
* Umpires: Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)) Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
* 2 November 2016 20:30
| Pakistan | 4–1 | Malaysia |
| Mahmood 7' Dilber 20' Irshad 30' Ullah 46' | Report | Najmi 25' |
* Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
* 4 November 2016 16:00
| England | 4–2 | New Zealand |
| Clee 11' Scott 28' Sorsby 40' C. Proctor 59' | Report | Sarikaya 51' Thomas 57' |
* Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Rais Zakaria (MAS)
* 4 November 2016 18:00
| Australia | 8–1 | Pakistan |
| Craig 5', 17', 34' Govers 21' Gerrard 47' Hendry 50' R. Proctor 64', 68' | Report | 25' Atiq |
* Umpires: Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN) Lee Erskine (NZL)
* 4 November 2016 20:30
| Malaysia | 1–2 | Japan |
| Rozaini 16' | Report | Tanimitsu 27', 63' |
* Umpires: Michiel Otten (NED) Yasir Khurshid (PAK)
* 5 November 2016 16:00
| Australia | 2–2 | England |
| Govers 9' Craig 66' | Report | Scott 32' Clee 70' |
* Umpires: Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN) Michiel Otten (NED)
* 5 November 2016 18:00
| Pakistan | 2–1 | Japan |
| Mahmood 4', 11' | Report | Ogawa 21' |
* Umpires: Andrés Ortíz (ESP) Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
* 5 November 2016 20:30
| New Zealand | 1–2 | Malaysia |
| Read 9' | Report | Muhammad 38' Najmi 48' |
* Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Yasir Khurshid (PAK)

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

* 6 November 2016 16:00
| Malaysia | 4–1 | New Zealand |
| Najmi 6' Zulhamizan 10' Firdaus 51' Ashran 69' | Report | Wilcox 32' |
* Umpires: Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN) James Unkles (AUS)

#### Third and fourth place

* 6 November 2016 18:15
| Japan | 2–2 | England |
| Tanimitsu 31' Tanaka 55' | Report | Clee 20' Waller 34' |
| Penalties |||
| Yamasaki Tanaka Kamezaki Ozawa | 4–1 | Scott Clee Smith |
* Umpires: Rais Zakaria (MAS) Lee Erskine (NZL)

#### Final

* 6 November 2016 20:40
| Australia | 3–1 | Pakistan |
| Gerrard 13' Govers 47', 67' | Report | Anwar 7' |
* Umpires: Nicholas Bennett (ENG) Andrés Ortíz (ESP)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | Australia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 14 | Gold Medal |
| | Pakistan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 10 | Silver Medal |
| | Japan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 10 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | England | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 9 | |
| 5 | Malaysia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 7 | |
| 6 | New Zealand | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 28 | −20 | 0 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 89 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.94 goals per match.
6 goals
* Thomas Craig
* Blake Govers
5 goals
* Max Hendry
4 goals
* Koji Yamasaki
* Najmi Jazlan
* Abu Mahmood
3 goals
* Kiran Arunasalam
* Frazer Gerrard
* Ryan Proctor
* William Calnan
* Jack Clee
* Miyu Tanimitsu
2 goals
* Andrew Scanlon
* Christoper Proctor
* Peter Scott
* Kyohei Ogawa
* Kaito Tanaka
* Mohamed Zulhamizan
* Samuel Lane
* Mackenzie Wilcox
* Muhammad Dilber
* Sami Ullah
* Rana Riaz
1 goal
* Matthew Bird
* Joshua Simmonds
* James Gall
* Nicholas Page
* Thomas Sorsby
* Jack Waller
* Mohamed Akhimullah Anuah
* Nik Muhammad Aiman
* Firdaus Fauzi
* Ashran Hamsani
* Rozaini Baharom
* Oliver Logan
* Bradley Read
* Aidan Sarikaya
* Dylan Thomas
* Hassan Anwar
* Muhammad Atiq
* Shan Irshad
* Ali Mubasshir
* Muhammad Bilal Qadir
Source: FIH