2012 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

2012 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
Official logo
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
CityMelbourne
Teams8
VenueState 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 scorerNew Zealand Nick Wilson (5 goals)
Best playerPakistan Shakeel Abbasi
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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]

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

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

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

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

First round

Pool A

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]


Pool B

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]


Second round

 
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




Fifth to eighth place classification

 
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

Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

Third and fourth place
Final

Awards

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

Statistics

Final standings

Goalscorers

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

  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. 1 2 "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.