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1991 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

The 1991 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 4th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, an invitational international field hockey tournament. It took place in Ipoh, Malaysia at the Azlan Shah Stadium from 28 July to 3 August 1991.

1991 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityIpoh
Dates28 July - 3 August
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
VenueAzlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions1st place, gold medalist(s)  India (2nd title)
Runner-up2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Pakistan
Third place3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored67 (4.47 per match)
Top scorerPakistan Tahir Zaman (9 goals)
Best playerIndia Pargat Singh
← 1987 (previous) (next) 1994 →

This was the first time the tournament was held after a period of four years with the previous three editions held after every two years. India won its second title remaining unbeaten in the round-robin format.[1] India became the first team to regain the tournament after having won their first title in 1985.

Participating nations

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Six countries participated in the 1991 tournament:[2]

Results

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Round-robin

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1  India 5 5 0 0 12 1 +11 10 Champions
2  Pakistan 5 4 0 1 28 9 +19 8 Runner-up
3  Soviet Union 5 1 2 2 9 12 -3 4 Third place
4  New Zealand 5 1 1 3 5 12 -7 3
5  Malaysia 5 1 1 3 10 18 -8 3
6  South Korea 5 0 2 3 3 15 -12 2

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Fixtures

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Final ranking

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Position Team
1  India
2  Pakistan
3  Soviet Union
4  New Zealand
5  Malaysia
6  South Korea

References

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  1. ↑ "The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  2. ↑ "Previous winners". azlanshahcup.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
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