1987_Sultan_Azlan_Shah_Cup
The 1987 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the third edition of invitational field hockey tournament the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup held in Malaysia at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh. West Germany won the title defeating Pakistan 3-2 in the final after a goal by Andreas Keller in extra-time. Hassan Sardar of Pakistan was voted as Lucky Star Player of the Tournament for his all-round performances
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Malaysia | ||
| City | Ipoh | ||
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Venue(s) | Azlan Shah Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  West Germany (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Pakistan | ||
| Third place |  Great Britain | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Goals scored | 44 (4.4 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Martyn Grimley (6 goals) | ||
| Best player | Hassan Sardar | ||
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Six countries participated in the 1987 tournament:[1]
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Malaysia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Great Britain |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Japan |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Fixtures
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Note: Penalty shootout was held to determine the group winner. Malaysia won 8–9
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Pakistan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +6 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | West Germany |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  South Korea |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Fixtures
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Classification round
Semifinals
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Replay
Third and fourth place
Final
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Result |
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West Germany |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | champions |
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Pakistan |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | runner-up |
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Great Britain |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | Third place |
| 4 | Malaysia |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | |
| 5 | Japan |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | |
| 6 | South Korea |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
Goalscorers
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Jagjit Singh Chet
Mushtaq Ahmad- K Embaraj
Volker Knapp- Heiner Dopp
- Farhat Hassan Khan
1 goal
- Andreas Keller
- Wasim Feroz
- Naeem Akhtar
- Shahbaz Ahmed
- Karl-Joachim Hürter
David Faulkner- Harald Brandenstein
Toici Nagal- Kazunori Maeda
- Nor Saiful Zaini Nasir-ud-Din
- Stefan Saliger
- Ull Mayer
- "Previous winners". azlanshahcup.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.