2022 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup

The 2022 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup was the first edition of the Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup, the annual qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Pro League organised by the International Hockey Federation. The tournament was held at the NWU Astro in Potchefstroom, South Africa from 28 November to 4 December 2022.[1]

2022 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityPotchefstroom
Dates28 November – 4 December
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)NWU Astro
Final positions
Champions South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up Ireland
Third place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored93 (4.65 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Jang Jong-hyun (7 goals)
Best playerSouth Africa Dayaan Cassiem
Best young playerFrance Corentin Sellier
Best goalkeeperSouth Korea Kim Jaeh-yeon
(next) 2023–24

South Africa beat Ireland in the final and as the winners were promoted to the 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League.[2][3]

Teams

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The eight highest ranked teams not participating in the Men's FIH Pro League participated in the tournament:[2]

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+2).[4]

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ireland 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Semi-finals
2   South Africa (H) 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3   France 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
4   Pakistan 3 0 1 2 6 12 −6 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[5]
(H) Hosts
28 November 2022
11:00
France   1–2   Ireland
Charlet   26' Report Duncan   22'
O'Donoghue   45'
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Zeke Newman (AUS)
28 November 2022
15:00
South Africa   6–2   Pakistan
Dlungwana   9'
M. Cassiem   26'
Mvimbi   28'
Kok   41'
D. Cassiem   46'
Horne   57'
Report Khan   14'
Liaqat   51'
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Nazmi Kamaruddin (MAS)

29 November 2022
11:00
Ireland   3–1   Pakistan
Empey   18'
Walker   32'
O'Donoghue   50'
Report Shahid   17'
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
29 November 2022
15:00
South Africa   2–1   France
Kok   13'
Horne   47'
Report Sellier   12'
Umpires:
Benjamin Peters (USA)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)

1 December 2022
11:00
France   3–3   Pakistan
Van Straaten   12'
Jouin   36'
Charlet   58'
Report Rana   9'
Hakeem   28'
Ahmad   60'
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Nazmi Kamaruddin (MAS)
1 December 2022
15:00
Ireland   1–0   South Africa
O'Donoghue   8' Report
Umpires:
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Benjamin Peters (USA)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Korea 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Semi-finals
2   Malaysia 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3   Japan 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4   Canada 3 0 0 3 4 12 −8 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[5]
28 November 2022
09:00
Canada   0–3   Japan
Report Nagayoshi   23'35'
Takade   29'
Umpires:
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
28 November 2022
13:00
Malaysia   0–1   South Korea
Report Jang   5'
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)

29 November 2022
09:00
South Korea   3–1   Japan
Jang   15'45'
Kim S.   18'
Report Niwa   29'
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Nazmi Kamaruddin (MAS)
29 November 2022
13:00
Canada   2–3   Malaysia
Davis   19'
Johnston   40'
Report Ashari   33'
Azrai   50'57'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Tim Meissner (GER)

1 December 2022
09:00
South Korea   6–2   Canada
Jang   27'35'
Jeon   38'
Lee J.   48'
Kim H.   52'
Seo   57'
Report Johnston   17'59'
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
1 December 2022
13:00
Malaysia   5–1   Japan
Hassan   2'39'
Aminudin   23'
Saari   34'
Hamsani   40'
Report Kawabe   5'
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

Classification round

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Bracket

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5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
3 December
 
 
  France7
 
4 December
 
  Canada1
 
  France (p.s.o.)2 (4)
 
3 December
 
  Japan2 (2)
 
  Japan3
 
 
  Pakistan1
 
Seventh place
 
 
4 December
 
 
  Canada4
 
 
  Pakistan5

5–8th place semifinals

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3 December 2022
09:00
France   7–1   Canada
Charlet   15'27'
Rogeau   30'32'43'
Jouin   37'
Delemazure   55'
Report Sarmento   47'
Umpires:
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)

3 December 2022
11:15
Japan   3–1   Pakistan
Nagayoshi   27'
Kawabe   47'
Fukuda   54'
Report Rooman   48'
Umpires:
Benjamin Peters (USA)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)

Seventh and eighth place

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4 December 2022
08:30
Canada   4–5   Pakistan
Davis   10'
Scholfield   29'
Johnston   48'
Tardif   53'
Report Ahmad   3'
Murtaza   7'
Shahid   46'
Rana   54'
Bashir   58'
Umpires:
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)

Fifth and sixth place

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4 December 2022
10:45
France   2–2   Japan
Charlet   7'
T. Clément   15'
Report Fukuda   31'
Nagayoshi   46'
Penalties
T. Clément  
Jouin  
Tynevez  
Baumgarten  
4–2   Yamasaki
  Niwa
  Fukuda
  S. Tanaka
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Benjamin Peters (USA)

Final round

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 December
 
 
  Ireland3
 
4 December
 
  Malaysia0
 
  Ireland3
 
3 December
 
  South Africa4
 
  South Korea1 (2)
 
 
  South Africa (p.s.o.)1 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
4 December
 
 
  Malaysia0
 
 
  South Korea4

Semi-finals

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3 December 2022
13:30
Ireland   3–0   Malaysia
Walker   41'
Duncan   43'52'
Report
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Tim Meissner (GER)

3 December 2022
15:45
South Korea   1–1   South Africa
Jang   52' Report Kok   31'
Penalties
Lee J.  
Hwang  
Ji  
Lee H.  
Jung  
2–3   D. Cassiem
  Sherwood
  Julius
  Dlungwana
  M. Cassiem
Umpires:
Nazmi Kamaruddin (MAS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

Third and fourth place

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4 December 2022
13:00
Malaysia   0–4   South Korea
Report Seo   22'
Lee N.   26'
Hwang   39'
Jang   59'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)

Final

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4 December 2022
15:15
Ireland   3–4   South Africa
O'Donoghue   19'36'
McKee   45'
Report D. Cassiem   4'29'
Kok   31'
M. Cassiem   49'
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)

Goalscorers

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There were 93 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.65 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

Final standing

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Rank Team
    South Africa
    Ireland
    South Korea
4   Malaysia
5   France
6   Japan
7   Pakistan
8   Canada
Qualified for the 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League

Awards

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The awards were announced on 4 December 2022.[3]

Award Player
Player of the tournament   Dayaan Cassiem
Goalkeeper of the tournament   Kim Jae-hyeon
Young player of the tournament   Corentin Sellier

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "South Africa to host inaugural Men's Nations Cup! – South African Hockey Association". SAHockey. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "South Africa to host inaugural Men's Nations Cup!". International Hockey Federation. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Captain Cassiem inspires South Africa to the title in the inaugural FIH Hockey Men's Nations Cup". International Hockey Federation. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ^ "FIH Hockey Nations Cup: pools and match schedules revealed - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 October 2021.