Dates | 19 January – 30 June | ||
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Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | ![]() | ||
Runner-up | ![]() | ||
Third place | ![]() | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 60 | ||
Goals scored | 308 (5.13 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
Best player | ![]() | ||
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The 2019 Men's FIH Pro League was the first season of the Pro League, the premier men's field hockey national team league series. The tournament started in January 2019 and finished in June 2019 in Amstelveen, Netherlands.[1]
Australia defeated Belgium 3–2 in the final to win the first FIH Pro League title. The Netherlands won the third-place match against Great Britain 5–3.[2]
The competition also served as a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics with the four best teams qualifying for the FIH Olympic Qualifiers taking place in October and November 2019.
Qualification
[edit]Nine teams competed in a round-robin tournament with home and away matches, played from January to June, with the top four teams advancing to the final at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands.[3] In July 2017, Hockey India decided to withdraw the men's national team from the competition as they estimated the chances of qualifying for the Summer Olympics to be higher when participating in the Hockey Series. Hockey India also cited lack of clarity in the ranking system.[4][5] The International Hockey Federation subsequently invited Spain instead.[6] Pakistan was suspended on 23 January 2019 after they could not play their first three games.[7]
Belgium (1)
Australia (2)
Netherlands (3)
Argentina (4)
Germany (6)
Great Britain (7)
New Zealand (8)
Spain (9)
(12)Pakistan
Results
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 32 | Advance to Semi-finals[a] |
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14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 28 | |
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14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 23 | |
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14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 22 | |
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14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 22 | |
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14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 20 | |
7 | ![]() |
14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 16 | |
8 | ![]() |
14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 4 | |
9 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suspended |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[8]
Fixtures
[edit]All times are local.[9]
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Due to heavy rain and thunder the match was cancelled and considered a 0–0 draw.[10]
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Grand Final
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
28 June | ||||||
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30 June | ||||||
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Semi-finals
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Third place game
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Final
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Statistics
[edit]Final standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final standing |
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1 | ![]() |
16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 38 | Gold Medal |
2 | ![]() |
16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 31 | Silver Medal |
3 | ![]() |
16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 26 | Bronze Medal |
4 | ![]() |
16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 22 | Fourth place |
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14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 22 | Eliminated in group stage |
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14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 20 | |
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14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 16 | |
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14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[8]
Awards
[edit]Player of the League | Top Goalscorer | Goalkeeper of the Grand Final | Goal of the Grand Final |
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Goalscorers
[edit]There were 308 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 5.13 goals per match.
12 goals
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Martín Ferreiro
Ignacio Ortiz
Lucas Vila
Daniel Beale
Tom Craig
Trent Mitton
Tom Wickham
Florent van Aubel
Thomas Briels
Florian Fuchs
Tom Grambusch
Niklas Wellen
Lukas Windfeder
Adam Dixon
Zachary Wallace
Thierry Brinkman
Jip Janssen
Stephen Jenness
Sam Lane
Kane Russell
Nic Woods
Xavi Lleonart
Josep Romeu
2 goals
1 goal
Juan Catán
Federico Fernández
Juan Martín López
Lucas Martínez
Lucas Toscani
Jake Harvie
Eddie Ockenden
Jack Welch
Corey Weyer
Dylan Wotherspoon
Gauthier Boccard
Simon Gougnard
Loïck Luypaert
Mats Grambusch
Johannes Große
Malte Hellwig
Timur Oruz
Moritz Röthlander
David Condon
Mark Gleghorne
Ashley Jackson
Luke Taylor
Henry Weir
Billy Bakker
Lars Balk
Roel Bovendeert
Bob de Voogd
Hayden Phillips
Aidan Sarikaya
Blair Tarrant
Dylan Thomas
Mackenzie Wilcox
Diego Arana
Marc Miralles
Viçens Ruiz
Ricardo Sánchez
Marc Serrahima
Source: FIH
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ As Australia and Belgium had already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics via their own continental qualification tournaments (EuroHockey Championship, Oceania Cup), the teams placed below them (Netherlands, Great Britain) replaced their position as qualifiers to the Summer Olympics.
- ^ Pakistan was suspended on 23 January 2019.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIH unveils Hockey PRO League schedule". FIH. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Australia men win FIH Pro League and reclaim top spot in world rankings". FIH. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "'Game-changing' Hockey Pro League teams announced for 2019". fih.ch. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Hockey India justifies withdrawal from FIH Pro League". The Times of India. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "FIH statement on the withdrawal of Hockey India from the Hockey Pro League". fih.ch. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". fih.ch. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ a b "FIH Pro League: Pakistan out of first edition". fih.ch. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ a b FIH Pro League Competition Regulations
- ^ "Venues announced for FIH Pro League matches". fih.ch. 30 August 2018.
- ^ "FIH Pro League: Argentina women edge past Germany; men's match cancelled due to inclement weather". www.fihproleague.com. International Hockey Federation. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.