2009 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

The 2009 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 18th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held in Ipoh, Malaysia from 5 to 12 April 2009.

2009 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityIpoh
Dates5–12 April
Teams5 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Azlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions India (4th title)
Runner-up Malaysia
Third place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored44 (3.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sandeep Singh (6 goals)
Best player Sandeep Singh
← 2008 (previous) (next) 2010 →

India won the tournament for the fourth time by defeating the hosts Malaysia 3–1 in the final.

Teams

Five countries participated in the tournament:[1]

Team Appearance Last
Appearance		 Previous best performance
 Egypt1st––
 India13th20081st (1985, 1991, 1995)
 Malaysia18th20082nd (1985, 2007)
 New Zealand11th20083rd (1995, 2003, 2008)
 Pakistan15th20081st (1999, 2000, 2003)

Results

All times are local, MYT (UTC+8).

Pool
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 4 2 2 0 9 5 +4 8 Final
2  Malaysia (H) 4 2 1 1 8 7 +1 7
3  New Zealand 4 1 3 0 7 6 +1 6 Third Place Match
4  Pakistan 4 1 0 3 9 8 +1 3
5  Egypt 4 0 2 2 4 11 −7 2
Source: Azlan Shah Cup
(H) Host.
5 April 2009
17:00
Egypt  2–2  India
Hassan  8'
El-Saied  70'		 Report Sandeep  14'
Shivendra  50'
Umpires:
Haider Rasool (PAK)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
5 April 2009
19:00
Pakistan  2–3  Malaysia
Imran  10'
Haider  68'		 Report Rahim  9'
Shahrun  29'
Azlan  48'
Umpires:
Sayed Del-Rady (EGY)
Deon Nel (RSA)
6 April 2009
17:00
New Zealand  3–2  Pakistan
Bhana  5'
Haig  43'
Couzins  68'		 Report Imran  6', 23'
Umpires:
Deon Nel (RSA)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
6 April 2009
19:00
Malaysia  4–1  Egypt
Ismail  27'
Engku  39'
Chua  64', 68'		 Report El-Hakiem  45'
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
8 April 2009
17:00
Egypt  1–1  New Zealand
El-Hakiem  38' Report Edwards  51'
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Haider Rasool (PAK)
8 April 2009
19:00
Malaysia  0–3  India
Report Halappa  19'
Sandeep  31'
Gurwinder  62'
Umpires:
Sayed Del-Rady (EGY)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
9 April 2009
17:00
India  2–2  New Zealand
Sandeep  27', 48' Report Petherick  8'
Bartholomew  63'
Umpires:
Sayed Del-Rady (EGY)
Haider Rasool (PAK)
9 April 2009
19:00
Pakistan  4–0  Egypt
Imran  14'
Abbasi  18', 43', 67'		 Report
Umpires:
Deon Nel (RSA)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
11 April 2009
17:00
India  2–1  Pakistan
Sandeep  28', 60' Report Saqlain  50'
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Deon Nel (RSA)
11 April 2009
19:00
New Zealand  1–1  Malaysia
Wilson  49' Report Chua  48'
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)

Classification round

Third and fourth place
12 April 2009
17:00
New Zealand  2–1  Pakistan
Petherick  12'
Baker  13'		 Report Abbasi  35'
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Sayed Del-Rady (EGY)

Final
12 April 2009
19:30
India  3–1  Malaysia
Halappa  8'
Prabhjot  20'
Shivendra  41'		 Report Azlan  11'
Umpires:
Deon Nel (RSA)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)

Statistics

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 India 5 3 2 0 12 6 +6 11 Gold Medal
 Malaysia (H) 5 2 1 2 9 10 −1 7 Silver Medal
 New Zealand 5 2 3 0 9 7 +2 9 Bronze Medal
4  Pakistan 5 1 0 4 10 10 0 3
5  Egypt 4 0 2 2 4 11 −7 2
Source: Azlan Shah Cup
(H) Host.

Goalscorers

There were 44 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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References
  1. "Previous winners". azlanshahcup.com. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
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