2012 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I

2012 Men's Champions Challenge I
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
CityQuilmes
Teams8
VenueEstadio Nacional de Hockey
Final positions
Champions Argentina (3rd title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored128 (5.33 per match)
Top scorerSouth Korea Jang Jong-Hyun (8 goals)
Best playerArgentina Lucas Vila
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The 2012 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was held from 24 November to 2 December 2012 in Quilmes, Argentina. The tournament doubled as the qualifier to the 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy to be held in India as the winner earned an automatic berth to compete.

This was the seventh edition of the competition initiated by the International Hockey Federation in 2001 to broaden hockey's competitive base globally and featured the 8 teams just behind the top six teams in the world.[1][2]

Argentina won the tournament for the third time after defeating Korea 5–0 in the final, earning an automatic berth at the 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy after their absence in the previous four editions.[3][4]

Qualification

The following eight teams announced by the FIH competed in this tournament.[5][6]

Umpires

Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:

  • Republic of Ireland Geoff Conn
  • Austria Michael Eilmer
  • Argentina Fernando Gómez
  • Australia Adam Kearns
  • Japan Satoshi Kondo
  • Spain Eduardo Lizana
  • India Javed Shaikh
  • South Africa Aiden Shrives
  • Belgium Gregory Uyttenhove
  • China You Suolong

Results

All times are Argentine Time (UTC−03:00)

First round

Pool A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Malaysia 3300124+89
 Poland 3111811−34
 South Korea 310289–13
 Canada 301259−41

Pool B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3300105+59
 Japan 31118804
 Ireland 310268−23
 South Africa 301269−21

Second round

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 Malaysia4
 South Africa1
 South Africa1 Malaysia3
 Japan2 South Korea6
 Japan2
 South Korea3
 Japan4 South Korea0
 Canada2 Argentina5
 Poland0
 Ireland4
Seventh place Poland2 Ireland1Third place
 Canada4 Argentina2
 South Africa4 Argentina5 Malaysia3
 Poland2 Canada1 Ireland (a.e.t.)4

Quarterfinals

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals
Third and fourth place
Final

Awards

Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play Trophy
South Korea Jang Jong-Hyun Argentina Lucas Vila Ireland David Harte  Japan

Statistics

Final ranking

  1.  Argentina
  2.  South Korea
  3.  Ireland
  4.  Malaysia
  5.  Japan
  6.  Canada
  7.  South Africa
  8.  Poland

References

  1. ↑ "Stage is set in Salta for BDO Champions Challenge I". International Hockey Federation. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
  2. ↑ "Did you know... a brief history of Champions Challenge 1 | FIH". www.fih.ch. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
  3. ↑ "Five star Argentina win Champions Challenge 1". FIH. 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  4. ↑ "India lose hockey Champions Challenge to Belgium". BBC News. 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
  5. ↑ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Champions Trophy and FIH Champions Challenges from 2012 onwards" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. FIH.ch. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
  6. ↑ "Schedule announced for Men's Champions Challenge 1". FIH. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
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