The 2023–24 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup was the second edition of the Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup, the annual qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Pro League organised by the International Hockey Federation. The tournament was held from 31 May to 9 June 2024 at Gniezno, Poland.[1]
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| Host country | Poland | ||
| City | Gniezno | ||
| Dates | 31 May – 9 June 2024 | ||
| Teams | 9 (from 5 confederations) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  New Zealand (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  France | ||
| Third place |  South Africa | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 118 (4.92 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Victor Charlet Faizal Saari (7 goals) | ||
| Best player | Nic Woods | ||
| Best young player |  Hannan Shahid | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Arthur Thieffry | ||
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New Zealand won the tournament and were promoted to the 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League.[2] The New Zealand withdrew, 2 October 2024, and were replaced by Ireland.[3][4]
Teams
editThe nine highest ranked teams not participating in the Men's FIH Pro League participated in the tournament. The Polish team had not qualified for this FIH Hockey Nations Cup, so the tournament was exceptionally be played with nine teams:[1]
Preliminary round
editAll times are local (UTC+1).[1]
Pool A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | New Zealand |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | South Africa |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Austria |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | |
| 4 |  South Korea |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Poland (H) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
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Pool B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Pakistan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 | Malaysia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Canada |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[5]
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Fifth to eight place classification
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edit| Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
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| Austria | 1 (1) | |||||
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| Canada (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | |||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||
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| South Korea | 1 | |||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||
| South Korea | 4 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 9 June | ||||||
| Austria | 4 | |||||
| Malaysia | 5 | |||||
Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
editFifth and sixth place
editFirst to fourth place classification
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edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 8 June | ||||||
| New Zealand | 2 | |||||
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| Pakistan | 1 | |||||
| New Zealand (p.s.o.) | 1 (4) | |||||
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| France | 1 (3) | |||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| South Africa | 1 | |||||
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| 9 June | ||||||
| Pakistan | 3 | |||||
| South Africa | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
editStatistics
editFinal standings
edit| Pos | Team | Promotion |
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| 1 | New Zealand[a] |
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| 2 | France |
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| 3 | South Africa | |
| 4 | Pakistan | |
| 5 | Canada | |
| 6 | South Korea | |
| 7 | Malaysia | |
| 8 | Austria | |
| 9 | Poland (H) |
Goalscorers
editThere were 118 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.92 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Moritz Frey
- Florian Hackl
- Julian Kaiser
- Arthur Kucera
- Sean Davis
- Roopkanwar Dhillon
- Thomson Harris
- Hudson Loh
- Jude Nicholson
- Maansarovar Sidhu
- Timothée Clément
- Eliot Curty
- François Goyet
- Etienne Tynevez
- Muhajir Abdu Rauf
- Syed Cholan
- Simon Child
- Isaac Houlbrooke
- Hugo Inglis
- Joseph Morrison
- Bradley Read
- Abdul Rehman
- Sufyan Khan
- Murtaza Yaqoob
- Mikołaj Głowacki
- Jakub Hołosyniuk
- Maksymilian Koperski
- Ryan Julius
- Samkelo Mvimbi
- Bradley Sherwood
- Kong Yoon-ho
- Lim Do-hyun
- Oh Se-yong
- Seo In-woo
Source: FIH
Awards
editThe awards were announced on 9 June 2024.[2]
| Award | Player |
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| Player of the tournament | Nic Woods |
| Goalkeeper of the tournament | Arthur Thieffry |
| Best junior player | Hannan Shahid |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 "Poland and Spain to host 2023–24 FIH Hockey Nations Cups". International Hockey Federation. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- 1 2 "New Zealand and Spain win FIH Hockey Nations Cup to gain Pro League promotion". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ↑ "FIH Hockey Pro League 2024-2025: get ready for the "League of the Best"!". International Hockey Federation. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ↑ "VANTAGE BLACK STICKS WITHDRAW FROM 2025 HOCKEY PRO LEAGUE". Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- 1 2 "FIH General Tournament Regulations" (PDF). February 2024.
- ↑ "FIH Hockey Nations Cup (men): 2 June matches postponed to 3 June 2024". fih.hockey. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ↑ "FIH Hockey Pro League 2024-2025: get ready for the "League of the Best"!". International Hockey Federation. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ↑ "VANTAGE BLACK STICKS WITHDRAW FROM 2025 HOCKEY PRO LEAGUE". Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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