The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an annual invitational international men's

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tournament held in

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. It began in 1983 as a biennial contest. The tournament became an annual event after 1998, following its growth and popularity. The tournament is named after the ninth

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(King) of Malaysia,

Sultan Azlan Shah Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ; 19 April 1928 – 28 May 2014) was the 34th Sultan of Perak and served as the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 26 Ap ...

, a supporter of field hockey. Since 2007 the tournament has been held at the

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and

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have also hosted the tournament.

Results

Summary

Below is a list of teams that have finished in the top four positions in the tournament: :* = ''Played as England in those tournaments :^ = ''Title was shared between two teams

Team appearances

Performance by continental zones

Notes

References

External links

* {{Sultan Azlan Shah Cup International field hockey competitions in Asia International field hockey competitions hosted by Malaysia Recurring sporting events established in 1983