2012 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
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Tournament details | |||
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Host country | Australia | ||
City | Melbourne | ||
Teams | 8 | ||
Venue(s) | State Netball and Hockey Centre | ||
Top three teams | |||
Champions | Australia (13th title) | ||
Runner-up | Netherlands | ||
Third place | Pakistan | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 24 | ||
Goals scored | 103 (4.29 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Nick Wilson (5 goals) | ||
Best player | Shakeel Abbasi | ||
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The 2012 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 34th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held between 1–9 December 2012 in Melbourne, Australia.[1]
Australia won the tournament for a record thirteenth time after defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final, extending their record winning streak to five consecutive titles.[2]
Teams
Even though Spain was automatically qualified as the runner-up of the previous edition, they withdrew from participating due to financial issues. In addition to the three teams nominated by the FIH Executive Board to compete, the following eight teams, competed in this tournament.
- Australia (Host nation and defending champions)
- Netherlands (Third in 2011 Champions Trophy)
- New Zealand (Fourth in 2011 Champions Trophy)
- Germany (Fifth in 2011 Champions Trophy)
- Belgium (Winner of 2011 Champions Challenge I)
- England (Nominated by FIH Executive Board)[3]
- India (Nominated by FIH Executive Board)[4]
- Pakistan (Nominated by FIH Executive Board)[4]
Umpires
Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
- Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
- Diego Barbas (ARG)
- David Gentles (AUS)
- Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
- Martin Madden (SCO)
- Deon Nel (RSA)
- Raghu Prasad (IND)
- Haider Rasool (PAK)
- Simon Taylor (NZL)
- Paco Vázquez (ESP)
Results
All times are Australia Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11)[5]
First round
Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 |
Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 |
England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 |
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Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 0 |
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Second round
Fifth place | Crossover | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
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9 December 2012 | 8 December 2012 | India | 1 | 8 December 2012 | 9 December 2012 | |||||||||||||
Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 4 | India | 0 | |||||||||||||||
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England | 0 | Australia | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Australia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
England | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Belgium (a.e.t.) | 5 | Australia (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Germany | 4 | Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
8 December 2012 | 8 December 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Seventh place | Germany | 6 | Pakistan | 2 | Third place | |||||||||||||
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New Zealand | 4 | Netherlands | 5 | |||||||||||||||
England | 2 | Netherlands | 2 | Pakistan | 3 | |||||||||||||
New Zealand (a.e.t.) | 3 | New Zealand | 0 | India | 2 | |||||||||||||
9 December 2012 | 9 December 2012 |
Quarter-finals
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Fair Play Trophy |
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Nick Wilson | Shakeel Abbasi | Jaap Stockmann | Netherlands |
Final standings
References
- ↑ "Men's FIH Champions Trophy 2012 to be held in Melbourne". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
- ↑ "High five for Australia at Champions Trophy". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- ↑ "England added to Champions Trophy". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- 1 2 "Pakistan joins 2012 Champions Trophy". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ↑ "2012 Men's Champions Trophy Schedule Announced". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-08-27.