2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Ireland | ||
| City | Dublin | ||
| Dates | 6–12 July | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) | ||
| Venue | National Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Poland (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Ireland | ||
| Third place |  France | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Top scorer | John Jermyn (7 goals) | ||
| Best player | Tomasz Dutkiewicz | ||
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The 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II was the inaugural edition of the Champions Challenge II. It was held at the National Hockey Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, from 6 to 12 July 2009.[1]
Poland won the tournament, defeating hosts Ireland 5–4 on penalties after the final finished a 3–3 draw.[2][3] With the win, Poland gained promotion to the 2011 Champions Challenge I in Johannesburg.
Teams
Qualification for the tournament was based on rankings at the 2008 FIH Olympic Qualifiers.[4]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 2–10 February 2008 | 2008 FIH Olympic Qualifiers | Auckland, New Zealand | 2 | France Ireland |
| 1–9 March 2008 | Santiago, Chile | 3 |  Austria Chile Russia | |
| 5–13 April 2008 | Santiago, Chile | 3 |  Japan Malaysia Poland | |
| Total | 8 | |||
Results
All times are Irish Standard Time (UTC+1)[5]
First round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Poland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Ireland (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Chile |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Malaysia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Russia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 1 | |
| 4 | Austria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 1 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
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Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
| 11 July 2009 | ||||||
| Japan | 4 | |||||
| 12 July 2009 | ||||||
| Austria | 2 | |||||
| Japan | 9 | |||||
| 11 July 2009 | ||||||
| Russia | 2 | |||||
| Russia | 2 | |||||
| Chile | 1 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 12 July 2009 | ||||||
| Austria | 4 | |||||
| Chile | 2 | |||||
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 | Final | |||||
| 11 July 2009 | ||||||
| Poland | 3 | |||||
| 12 July 2009 | ||||||
| France | 1 | |||||
| Poland (pen.) | 3 (5) | |||||
| 11 July 2009 | ||||||
| Ireland | 3 (4) | |||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| Ireland | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 12 July 2009 | ||||||
| France (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||
Semifinals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
| Top scorer | Player of the Tournament |
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| John Jermyn |
Tomasz Dutkiewicz |
Final rankings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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Poland |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 13 | Qualified for 2011 Champions Challenge I |
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Ireland (H) |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 | |
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France |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 9 | |
| 4 | Malaysia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 9 | |
| 5 | Japan |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 9 | |
| 6 | Russia |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 4 | |
| 7 | Austria |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 4 | |
| 8 | Chile |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 0 |
Goalscorers
There were 114 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.7 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
- Michael Körper
- Frédéric Soyez
- Aleksei Sergeyev
4 goals
- Arnaud Becuwe
- Michael Watt
- Yoshihiro Anai
- Marcin Strykowski
3 goals
- Benjamin Stanzl
- Esteban Krainz
- Ryuji Furusato
- Kenji Kitazato
- Genki Mitani
- Katsuyoshi Nagasawa
- Amin Rahim
- Tomasz Dutkiewicz
- Tomasz Górny
2 goals
- Matthieu Durchon
- Sebastien Jean-Jean
- Ismail Abu
- Hafifi Hafiz Hanafi
- Razie Rahim
- Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin
- Dmitry Azarov
- Alexandre Platonov
1 goal
- Manuel Grandits
- Tobias Hübner
- Wolfgang Laminger
- Dominik Monghy
- Alexis Berczely
- Felipe Eggers
- Thomas Kannegiesser
- Felipe Montegu
- Jan Richter
- Martin Genestet
- Nicolas Martin-Brisac
- Lucas Sevestre
- David Hobbs
- Alan Sothern
- Tomonori Ono
- Kazuhiro Tsubouchi
- Hiroki Watanabe
- Azlan Misron
- Faizal Saari
- Selvaraju Sandrakasi
- Kevinder Makbul Singh
- Tomasz Choczaj
- Maciej Janiszewski
- Miroslaw Juszczak
- Szymon Oszyjczyk
- Dariusz Rachwalski
- Alexander Likov
- Alexey Mamoshkin
- Alexey Mayorov
- Evgeny Mokrousov
References
- ↑ "WorldHockey Champions Challenge II (Men)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ "Ireland let lead slip and pay penalty". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ "Ireland 3-3 Poland (4-5 on pens)". rte.ie. RTÉ. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ "FIH releases Qualified Teams for 2009 Events". FIH. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ↑ "FIH releases Men's Champions Challenge II schedule". FIH. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2009.