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Sultan of Johor Cup (abbreviated as SOJ Cup) is an annual international under-21 field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. It is the only invitational junior hockey competition played at international level.

The championship is named after the Sultan of Johor, ceremonial head of the Malaysian state of Johor.So far India is the more successful team in the tournament reaching 4 finals out of 5 editions.The 2015 edition was won by Great Britain defeating India 4-3 in sudden death penalties.

History
The Sultan of Johor Cup was started in 2011 by the State Government of Johor. The tournament is a sanctioned event in the calendar of the International Hockey Federation (FIH). Incumbent Sultan of Johor Ibrahim Ismail launched the opening tournament on 28 September 2011.

2011
Six teams from two regional confederations competed—India, South Korea, Malaysia and Pakistan (members of Asian Hockey Federation) and Australia and New Zealand (members of Oceania Hockey Federation).

Malaysia defeated Australia by 3–2 in the final and won the tournament.

2012
The second edition included hosts Malaysia,Australia,New Zealand,Pakistan,Germany and India. Germany won the second edition of the tournament after defeating India in final by 3–2.

2013
Teams from six nations—Argentina, England, India, Malaysia, Pakistan and South Korea—participated in the third edition of the tournament. The tournament was held from 22 to 28 September. India won the tournament defeating Malaysia 3-0 in the final thereby clinching their first Sultan of Johor cup. It preceded the Junior World Cup and, thus, served as a world cup warmup event.

2014
Teams from six nations including hosts Malaysia,Australia,Pakistan,New Zealand,Great Britain and India participated in this edition.India defended their title successfully for 2nd time defeating Great Britain 2-1 in final.Australia took bronze defeating New Zealand.

2015
Teams from Australia,Argentina,Pakistan,Great Britain,India and hosts Malaysia participated in the tournament.Great Britain won their first title defeating India 4-3 in sudden death penalty shootout.Hosts Malaysia won bronze medal defeating Argentina 3-2.