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]
Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Haider Rasool (PAK) | |
Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Richmond Attipoe (GHA) | |
Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Haider Rasool (PAK) | |
Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Diego Barbas (ARG) | |
Umpires: Haider Rasool (PAK) Martin Madden (SCO) | |
Umpires: Paco Vázquez (ESP) Diego Barbas (ARG) | |
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]
Umpires: Andrew Kennedy (ENG) Diego Barbas (ARG) | |
Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Raghu Prasad (IND) | |
Umpires: Andrew Kennedy (ENG) Richmond Attipoe (GHA) | |
Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Paco Vázquez (ESP) | |
Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Andrew Kennedy (ENG) | |
Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Richmond Attipoe (GHA) | |
Second round
Quarterfinals
Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Paco Vázquez (ESP) | |
Umpires: Haider Rassol (PAK) Martin Madden (SCO) | |
Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Deon Nel (RSA) | |
Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Raghu Prasad (IND) | |
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Diego Barbas (ARG) | |
Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Richmond Attipoe (GHA) | |
Seventh and eighth place
Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Raghu Prasad (IND) | |
Fifth and sixth place
Umpires: Haider Rassol (PAK) Andrew Kennedy (ENG) | |
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Paco Vázquez (ESP) | |
Umpires: Andrew Kennedy (ENG) Martin Madden (SCO) | |
Third and fourth place
Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) David Gentles (AUS) | |
Final
Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Paco Vázquez (ESP) | |
Awards
Statistics
Final standings
Goalscorers
There were 103 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.29 goals per match.
5 goals
Nick Wilson
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Source: FIH
References
- ^ "Men's FIH Champions Trophy 2012 to be held in Melbourne". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
- ^ "High five for Australia at Champions Trophy". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- ^ "England added to Champions Trophy". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ^ a b "Pakistan joins 2012 Champions Trophy". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ^ "2012 Men's Champions Trophy Schedule Announced". International Hockey Federation (FIH). 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
- ^ "FIH Tournament Regulations - January 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "FIH Tournament Regulations - January 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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