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.

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2016 Sultan of Johor Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Johor Bahru
Dates	31 October–6 November
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Taman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Australia (1st title)
Runner-up	Pakistan
Third place	Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	89 (4.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Thomas Craig Blake Govers (6 goals)
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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.^[1]

Including the host nation, 6 teams competed in the tournament. Defending champions, Great Britain, were absent from the tournament.

A total of eight umpires were appointed by the FIH to officiate the tournament.

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

Preliminary round

More information Pos, Team ...

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
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
5	Malaysia	5	1	1	3	7	12	−5	4
6	New Zealand	5	0	0	5	7	24	−17	0

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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Fixtures

More information Australia, 6–0 ...

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)

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More information New Zealand, 2–5 ...

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)

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More information England, 3–1 ...

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)

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More information Japan, 4–1 ...

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)

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More information England, 2–2 ...

1 November 2016 18:00 England  2–2  Pakistan Calnan  12', 39' Report Ullah  63' Mahmood  69' Umpires: Michiel Otten (NED) Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)

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More information Malaysia, 2–2 ...

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)

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More information Japan, 2–1 ...

2 November 2016 16:00 Japan  2–1  England Yamasaki  44', 68' Report Gall  65' Umpires: Rais Zakaria (MAS) Yasir Khurshid (PAK)

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More information New Zealand, 1–9 ...

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)

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More information Pakistan, 4–1 ...

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)

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More information England, 4–2 ...

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)

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More information Australia, 8–1 ...

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)

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More information Malaysia, 1–2 ...

4 November 2016 20:30 Malaysia  1–2  Japan Rozaini  16' Report Tanimitsu  27', 63' Umpires: Michiel Otten (NED) Yasir Khurshid (PAK)

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More information Australia, 2–2 ...

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)

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More information Pakistan, 2–1 ...

5 November 2016 18:00 Pakistan  2–1  Japan Mahmood  4', 11' Report Ogawa  21' Umpires: Andrés Ortíz (ESP) Nicholas Bennett (ENG)

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More information New Zealand, 1–2 ...

5 November 2016 20:30 New Zealand  1–2  Malaysia Read  9' Report Muhammad  38' Najmi  48' Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Yasir Khurshid (PAK)

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Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

More information Malaysia, 4–1 ...

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)

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Third and fourth place

More information Japan, 2–2 ...

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)

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Final

More information Australia, 3–1 ...

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

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