2012 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

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]

2012 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
Official logo
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
CityMelbourne
Teams8
Venue(s)State Netball and Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions Australia (13th title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored103 (4.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Nick Wilson (5 goals)
Best playerPakistan Shakeel Abbasi
2011 (previous) (next) 2014

Australia won the tournament for the thirteenth time after defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final, extending their record winning streak to five consecutive titles.[2]

Teams

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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.

Umpires

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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

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All times are Australia Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11)[5]

First round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   India 3 2 0 1 9 6 +3 6 Quarterfinals
2   Germany 3 2 0 1 7 8 −1 6
3   England 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
4   New Zealand 3 0 1 2 5 8 −3 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[6]
1 December 2012
12:30
Germany   3–2   New Zealand
Matania   2'
Ruehr   21'
Korn   26'
Report L'Huilier   56'
Wilson   66'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Haider Rasool (PAK)
1 December 2012
16:30
England   1–3   India
Smith   15' Report Mujtaba   22'
Walmiki   38'
Chandi   66'
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)

2 December 2012
14:30
England   4–1   Germany
Dixon   6'
Martin   10'
  33'
Cheesman   61'
Report   14'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Haider Rasool (PAK)
2 December 2012
18:30
New Zealand   2–4   India
  4'
Wilson   38'
Report   10'
Chandi   14'
Raghunath   25'
Mujtaba   65'
Umpires:
Deon Nel (RSA)
Diego Barbas (ARG)

4 December 2012
13:30
New Zealand   1–1   England
Burrows   63' Report Gleghorne   11'
Umpires:
Haider Rasool (PAK)
Martin Madden (SCO)
4 December 2012
17:30
Germany   3–2   India
Korn   13'
Matania   56'58'
Report Chandi   5'
Thimmaiah   40'
Umpires:
Paco Vázquez (ESP)
Diego Barbas (ARG)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7 Quarterfinals
2   Australia 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
3   Pakistan 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4   Belgium 3 0 0 3 6 11 −5 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[7]
1 December 2012
10:30
Netherlands   3–1   Pakistan
De Wijn   31'45'
Hertzberger   56'
Report Waqas   17'
Umpires:
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
Diego Barbas (ARG)
1 December 2012
14:30
Australia   4–2   Belgium
Simpson   4'
Whetton   29'
Ford   37'
Ciriello   62'
Report Dockier   38'40'
Umpires:
Deon Nel (RSA)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

2 December 2012
12:30
Belgium   0–2   Pakistan
Report Khan   56'
Rasool   69'
Umpires:
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
2 December 2012
16:30
Netherlands   0–0   Australia
Report
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Paco Vázquez (ESP)

4 December 2012
15:30
Belgium   4–5   Netherlands
Boon   36'39'
Hendrickx   42'
Reckinger   70+'
Report Hertzberger   25'
Caspers   29'
Jenniskens   35+'
Kempermann   41'
Verga   69'
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
4 December 2012
19:30
Australia   1−0   Pakistan
Govers   51' Report
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)

Second round

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QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 December 2012
 
 
  India1
 
8 December 2012
 
  Belgium0
 
  India0
 
6 December 2012
 
  Australia3
 
  Australia2
 
9 December 2012
 
  England0
 
  Australia (a.e.t)2
 
6 December 2012
 
  Netherlands1
 
  Germany1
 
8 December 2012
 
  Pakistan2
 
  Pakistan2
 
6 December 2012
 
  Netherlands5 Third place match
 
  Netherlands2
 
9 December 2012
 
  New Zealand0
 
  India2
 
 
  Pakistan3
 

Quarterfinals

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6 December 2012
12:30
Germany   1−2   Pakistan
Fürste   9' Report Abbasi   39'50'
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Paco Vázquez (ESP)

6 December 2012
15:00
Netherlands   2–0   New Zealand
Hertzberger   13'
Bakker   45'
Report
Umpires:
Haider Rassol (PAK)
Martin Madden (SCO)

6 December 2012
17:30
India   1–0   Belgium
Thimmaiah   13' Report
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Deon Nel (RSA)

6 December 2012
20:00
Australia   2–0   England
Dwyer   16'
Ciriello   53'
Report
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

Fifth to eighth place classification

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CrossoverFifth place match
 
      
 
8 December 2012
 
 
  Belgium4
 
9 December 2012
 
  England0
 
  Belgium (a.e.t)5
 
8 December 2012
 
  Germany4
 
  Germany6
 
 
  New Zealand4
 
Seventh place match
 
 
9 December 2012
 
 
  England2
 
 
  New Zealand (a.e.t)3
Crossover
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8 December 2012
08:30
Belgium   4–0   England
Truyens   27'60'
Charlier   57'
Luypaert   70+'
Report
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Diego Barbas (ARG)

8 December 2012
11:00
Germany   6–4   New Zealand
Miltkau   40'60'
Grambusch   43'
Matania   52'
Ruehr   61'68'
Report Burrows   7'
Wilson   20'
Jenness   51'
Haig   64'
Umpires:
Deon Nel (RSA)
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
Seventh and eighth place
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9 December 2012
08:30
England   2–3 (a.e.t.)   New Zealand
Cheesman   32'
Middleton   56'
Report Jenness   19'
Wilson   61'77'
Umpires:
Deon Nel (RSA)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Fifth and sixth place
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9 December 2012
11:00
Belgium   5–4 (a.e.t.)   Germany
Boon   10'
Dohmen   29'
Dockier   37'74'
De Saedeleer   68'
Report Schmidt   45'
Fürk   54'
Grambusch   60'
Polk   66'
Umpires:
Haider Rassol (PAK)
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finals
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8 December 2012
13:30
Pakistan   2–5   Netherlands
  23'
Abbasi   70+'
Report Bakker   2'32'
Van Ass   20'
Verga   46'
Kempermann   61'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Paco Vázquez (ESP)

8 December 2012
16:00
India   0–3   Australia
Report Dwyer   6'18'
Govers   44'
Umpires:
Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
Martin Madden (SCO)
Third and fourth place
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9 December 2012
13:30
India   2–3   Pakistan
Raghunath   7'
Rupinder Pal   70+'
Report Rizwan Sr.   21'
Rasool   41'
Ateeq   67'
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
David Gentles (AUS)
Final
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9 December 2012
16:00
Australia   2–1 (a.e.t.)   Netherlands
Ford   31'
Govers   75'
Report Baart   18'
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Paco Vázquez (ESP)

Awards

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Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play Trophy
  Nick Wilson   Shakeel Abbasi   Jaap Stockmann   Netherlands

Statistics

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Final standings

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Goalscorers

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There were 103 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.29 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: FIH

References

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  1. ^ "Men's FIH Champions Trophy 2012 to be held in Melbourne". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
  2. ^ "High five for Australia at Champions Trophy". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  3. ^ "England added to Champions Trophy". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  4. ^ a b "Pakistan joins 2012 Champions Trophy". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  5. ^ "2012 Men's Champions Trophy Schedule Announced". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  6. ^ "FIH Tournament Regulations - January 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  7. ^ "FIH Tournament Regulations - January 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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