1999 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

The 1999 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the ninth edition of field hockey tournament the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Pakistan won their maiden title defeating South Korea 3-1 in the final after having finished runner-ups in four out of their last eight appearances. Sohail Abbas was the competition's top scorer with 12 goals.

1999 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Dates	2 April - 10 April
Teams	6 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	National Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Pakistan (1st title)
Runner-up	South Korea
Third place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	86 (4.78 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sohail Abbas (12 goals)
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Participating nations

Six countries participated in the year's tournament:

• Pakistan
• Malaysia
• Germany
• Canada
• South Korea
• New Zealand

Results

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pakistan	5	5	0	0	26	10	+16	15	Final
2	South Korea	5	3	0	2	18	14	+4	9
3	Germany	5	3	0	2	14	12	+2	9	Third Place Match
4	Canada	5	2	0	3	11	16	-5	6
5	New Zealand	5	2	0	3	10	16	-6	6	Fifth Place Match
6	Malaysia	5	0	0	5	7	18	-11	0

Fixtures

2 April 1999 16:05 Malaysia 1 – 4 New Zealand Kuhan  48' Report Hari  12', 53' Bradley  35' Archibald  56'

2 April 1999 18:05 Pakistan 6 – 3 Canada Bashir  10', 20', 37', 52' Abbas  24', 46' Report Bird  33' Milkovich  48' Wettlaufer  50'

2 April 1999 20:05 Germany 4 – 3 South Korea Tewes  49' Weibenbor  54' Michel  66', 69' Report Keon-wook  6', 39' Kyung-seok  14'

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3 April 1999 17:35 Malaysia 1 – 2 Canada Kuhan  4' Report Pereira  55' Campbell  64'

3 April 1999 19:35 Pakistan 6 – 2 South Korea Abbas  5', 41' Sarwar  17' Bashir  57' Shahbaz Jr.  46', 66' Report Seung-tae  11' Keon-Wook  52'

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4 April 1999 18:05 New Zealand 0 – 3 Germany Report Reinelt  18' Kopp  45' Wein  68'

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5 April 1999 16:05 South Korea 5 – 2 Canada Jong-ha  2' Seung-tae  39' Hwang  50' Jeong-seon  56' Keon-wook  61' Report Pereira  54' Griffiths  66'

5 April 1999 18:05 New Zealand 2 – 5 Pakistan Radonovich  22' Hari  38' Report Abbas  24', 53', 59' Sarwar  51' Bashir  63'

5 April 1999 20:05 Germany 4 – 3 Malaysia Wein  20' Michel  25', 55' Saliger  27' Report Anwar  1' Suhaimi  33' Kuhan  45'

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6 April 1999 18:05 Pakistan 5 – 1 Malaysia Asim  5' Shahbaz Jr.  23' Hussain  37' Abbas  47', 60' Report Kuhan  40'

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7 April 1999 17:35 Canada 2 – 1 Germany Campbell  39' Griffiths  68' Report Saliger  57'

7 April 1999 19:35 South Korea 5 – 1 New Zealand Woon-kon  37' Jong-ha  39', 65' Keon-wook  51' Min-sik  56' Report Buckley  70'

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8 April 1999 16:05 Germany 2 – 4 Pakistan Michel  39', 47' Report Abbas  18', 43' Sarwar  19' Shahbaz Jr.  69'

8 April 1999 18:05 Malaysia 1 – 3 South Korea Kuhan  50' Report Yong-bae  13' Woon-kon  23', 58'

8 April 1999 20:05 Canada 2 – 3 New Zealand Griffiths  8' Yule  32' Report Archibald  19', 65' Hari  50'

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

10 April 1999 8:00 New Zealand 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Malaysia Archibald  24' Report Kuhan  54' Saiful Azli  85'

Third and fourth place

10 April 1999 16:05 Germany 3 – 2 Canada Reinelt  19' Gemmerig  23' Michel  39' Report Milkovich  30' Fernandes  53'

Final

10 April 1999 18:35 Pakistan 3 – 1 South Korea Abbas  30' Saqlain  61' Shahbaz Jr.  67' Report Woon-kon  16'

Statistics

Final standings

Position	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
	Pakistan	6	6	0	0	29	11	+18	18	Champions
	South Korea	6	3	0	3	19	17	+2	9	Runner-up
	Germany	6	4	0	2	17	14	+3	12	Third place
4	Canada	6	2	0	4	13	19	-6	6
5	Malaysia	6	1	0	5	9	19	-10	2
6	New Zealand	6	2	0	4	11	18	-7	6

Goalscorers

There were 86 goals scored in 18 matches for an average of 4.78 goals per match

12 goals

• Sohail Abbas

7 goals

• Björn Michel

6 goals

• Kuhan Shanmuganathan
• Atif Bashir

5 goals

• Muhammad Shahbaz
• Kang Keon-wook

4 goals

• Ryan Archibald
• Yeo Woon-kon
• Muhammad Sarwar
• Bevan Hari

3 goals

• Jeon Jong-ha
• Andrew Griffiths

2 goals

• Stefan Saliger
• Christian Wein
• Sascha Reinelt
• Song Seung-tae
• Ken Pereira
• Sean Campbell
• Peter Milkovich

1 goal

• Lee Young Hwang
• Lee Jeon-seon
• John Radonovich
• Chairil Anwar Abdul Aziz
• Ibrahim Suhaimi
• Naveed Asim
• Kim Min-sik
• Andrew Buckley
• Kim Yong-bae
• David Yule
• Muhammad Saqlain
• Frank Gemmerig
• Wayne Fernandes
• Saiful Azli bin Abdul Rahman
• Bradly Apted
• Ian Bird
• Paul Wettlaufer
• Jan-Peter Tewes
• Kim Kyung-seok
• Benjamin Kopp
• Tibor Weibenbor

External links

• Official website