The 1999 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the ninth edition of

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tournament the

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an annual invitational international men's field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. It began in 1983 as a biennial contest. The tournament became an annual event from 1998, following its growth and popularity. The t ...

held in

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. Pakistan won their maiden title defeating

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3-1 in the final after having finished runner-ups in four out of their last eight appearances.

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was the competition's top scorer with 12 goals.

Participating nations

Six countries participated in the year's tournament: * * * * * *

Results

Preliminary round

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Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics

Final standings

Goalscorers

There were 86 goals scored in 18 matches for an average of 4.78 goals per match

References

External links

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