2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
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Tournament details
Host countryIndia
CityBhubaneswar
Dates6–14 December
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
VenueKalinga Stadium
Final positions
Champions Germany (10th title)
Runner-up Pakistan
Third place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored107 (4.46 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Chris Ciriello
Germany Florian Fuchs
Netherlands Jeroen Hertzberger
Netherlands Mink van der Weerden
Pakistan Muhammad Irfan (4 goals)
Best playerGermany Moritz Fürste
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The 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 35th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy, an international men's field hockey tournament organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held between 6 and 14 December 2014 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India.[1] From this year on the tournament began to be held biennially due to the introduction of the Hockey World League, returning to its original format changed in 1980.[2]

Germany won the tournament for the tenth time after defeating Pakistan 2–0 in the final.[3] The five-time defending champions Australia won the bronze medal by defeating the hosts India 2–1.[4]

Qualification

Alongside the host nation, the top five finishers from the previous edition and the winner of the 2012 Champions Challenge I qualified automatically. The remaining spots were nominated by the FIH Executive Board, making a total of 8 competing teams.[5]

Umpires

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

  • Chen Dekang (CHN)
  • Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
  • Fernando Gómez (ARG)
  • Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
  • Andrew Kennedy (ENG)
  • Deon Nel (RSA)
  • Raghu Prasad (IND)
  • Coen van Bunge (NED)
  • Paco Vázquez (ESP)
  • Peter Wright (RSA)

Preliminary round

All times are Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)[7]

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 7 Quarter-finals
2  Belgium 3 1 2 0 7 6 +1 5
3  Australia 3 1 1 1 8 7 +1 4
4  Pakistan 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[8]

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6 Quarter-finals
2  Argentina 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3  India (H) 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4  Germany 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[9]
(H) Hosts

Second round

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 December
 
 
 England0
 
13 December
 
 Germany2
 
 Germany3
 
11 December
 
 Australia2
 
 Argentina2
 
14 December
 
 Australia4
 
 Germany2
 
11 December
 
 Pakistan0
 
 Belgium2
 
13 December
 
 India4
 
 India3
 
11 December
 
 Pakistan4 Third place
 
 Netherlands2
 
14 December
 
 Pakistan4
 
 Australia2
 
 
 India1
 

Quarter-finals

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
Cross-oversFifth place
 
      
 
13 December
 
 
 England1
 
14 December
 
 Argentina2
 
 Argentina1
 
13 December
 
 Netherlands4
 
 Belgium2 (2)
 
 
 Netherlands (p.s.o)2 (4)
 
Seventh place
 
 
14 December
 
 
 England3
 
 
 Belgium2

Cross-overs

Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics

Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Germany 6 4 0 2 9 9 0 12 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Pakistan 6 2 0 4 11 20 −9 6 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia 6 3 1 2 16 13 +3 10 Bronze Medal
4  India 6 2 0 4 13 15 −2 6 Fourth Place
5  Netherlands 6 3 1 2 17 11 +6 10 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6  Argentina 6 3 0 3 12 14 −2 9
7  England 6 3 1 2 16 10 +6 10
8  Belgium 6 1 3 2 13 15 −2 6
Source: FIH

Awards

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorers Goalkeeper of the Tournament Young player of the Tournament
Germany Moritz Fürste 5 Players (see list below) India Sreejesh Ravindran India Akashdeep Singh

Goalscorers

There were 107 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.46 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bhubaneswar, not Delhi to host 2014 Men's Champions Trophy". The Times Of India. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Hockey: England select 18-man Champions Trophy squad". BBC Sport. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Wesley & Fuchs give Germany 10th Champions Trophy Gold medal". FIH. 14 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kookaburras grab Bronze in Bhubaneswar". FIH. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Champions Trophy and FIH Champions Challenges from 2012 onwards" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. FIH.ch. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Executive Board makes key decisions at latest meeting". FIH.ch. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Schedule released for the men's Hero Hockey Champions Trophy 2014, Bhubaneswar, India". FIH. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "FIH Tournament Regulations - January 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "FIH Tournament Regulations - January 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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