The 2016 Sultan of Johor Cup was the sixth edition of the

Sultan of Johor Cup The Sultan of Johor Cup is an annual, international under–21 men's field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. Since the first edition held in 2011, five teams have emerged victorious. India and Great Britain are the most successful teams havin ...

. It was held in

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, Malaysia from 31 October – 6 November 2016. As in previous editions, a total of six teams competed for the title. Defending champions

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, as well as

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and

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who also competed previously, were absent from the tournament. The teams were replaced by

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and

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won the tournament for the first time by defeating

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3–1 in the final.

won the bronze medal by defeating

4–1 in a

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following a 2–2 draw.

Participating nations

Including the host nation, 6 teams competed in the tournament. Defending champions,

, were absent from the tournament. * * * * (host nation) * *

Umpires

A total of eight umpires were appointed by the FIH to officiate the tournament. * Andres Ortiz (ESP) * Michiel Otten (NED) * Nick Bennett (ENG) * Lee Erskine (NZL) * Yasir Khurshid (PAK) * Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN) * James Unkles (AUS) * Rais Zakaria (MAS)

Results

''All times are local;

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( UTC+08:00)''.

Preliminary round

Fixtures

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Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics

Final standings

Goalscorers

References

External links

Official website
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