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]
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Melbourne | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | State Netball and Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| 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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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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
All times are Australia Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11)[5]
First round edit
Pool A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Germany
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  England
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | New Zealand
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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]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[6]
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Pool B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Australia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Pakistan
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Belgium
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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]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[7]
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Second round edit
| Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 December 2012 | ||||||||||
| India | 1 | |||||||||
| 8 December 2012 | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||||||
| India | 0 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 3 | |||||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||||||
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| England | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||||||
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| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||
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| Pakistan | 2 | |||||||||
| Pakistan | 2 | |||||||||
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| Netherlands | 5 | Third place match | ||||||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||
| 9 December 2012 | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 0 | |||||||||
| India | 2 | |||||||||
| Pakistan | 3 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
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Fifth to eighth place classification edit
| Crossover | Fifth place match | |||||
| 8 December 2012 | ||||||
| Belgium | 4 | |||||
| 9 December 2012 | ||||||
| England | 0 | |||||
| Belgium (a.e.t) | 5 | |||||
| 8 December 2012 | ||||||
| Germany | 4 | |||||
| Germany | 6 | |||||
| New Zealand | 4 | |||||
| Seventh place match | ||||||
| 9 December 2012 | ||||||
| England | 2 | |||||
| New Zealand (a.e.t) | 3 | |||||
Crossover edit
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Seventh and eighth place edit
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Fifth and sixth place edit
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First to fourth place classification edit
Semi-finals edit
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Third and fourth place edit
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Final edit
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Awards edit
| Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Fair Play Trophy |
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| Nick Wilson
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Shakeel Abbasi
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Jaap Stockmann
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Netherlands
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Statistics edit
Final standings edit
Goalscorers edit
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
- Glenn Simpson
- Jacob Whetton
- Alexandre de Saedeleer
- John-John Dohmen
- Alexander Hendrickx
- Xavier Reckinger
- Cédric Charlier
- Loïck Luypaert
- Adam Dixon
- Mark Gleghorne
- Harry Martin
- Barry Middleton
- Richard Smith
- Benedikt Fürk
- Moritz Fürste
- Moritz Polk
- Patrick Schmidt
- Rupinder Pal Singh
- Yuvraj Walmiki
- Sander Baart
- Quirjin Caspers
- Tim Jenniskens
- Seve van Ass
- Nick Haig
- Matt L'Huilier
- Muhammad Ateeq
- Abdul Haseem Khan
- Muhammad Rizwan Sr.
- Muhammad Waqas
1 own goal
- England (against Germany)
- Germany (against England)
- India (against New Zealand)
- New Zealand (against India)
- Pakistan (against the Netherlands)
Source: FIH
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "FIH Tournament Regulations - January 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "FIH Tournament Regulations - January 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 19 June 2016.