The 2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2 was the first edition of the Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2, the annual qualification tournament for the FIH Hockey Nations Cup organised by the International Hockey Federation. The tournament was held in Muscat, Oman from 17 to 23 February 2025.[1][2]
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| Host country | Oman | ||
| City | Muscat | ||
| Dates | 17–23 February | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Scotland (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Egypt | ||
| Third place |  Poland | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 98 (4.9 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Jamie Golden Struan Walker (8 goals) | ||
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Teams
editThe eight highest ranked teams not participating in the 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League and 2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup participated in the tournament.
Preliminary round
editAll times are local (UTC+4).
Pool A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Egypt |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Poland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 |  China |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Chile |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 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.[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[3]
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Pool B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Scotland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Austria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Oman (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 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.[3]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[3]
(H) Hosts
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Classification round
editMedal round
editBracket
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| Egypt | 4 | |||||
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| United States | 2 | |||||
| Egypt | 2 | |||||
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| Scotland | 4 | |||||
| Scotland | 4 | |||||
| Poland | 1 | |||||
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| United States | 2 (1) | |||||
| Poland (pen.) | 2 (3) | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Statistics
editFinal standings
edit| Pos | Team | Promotion |
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Scotland |
2025–26 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup |
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Egypt |
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Poland | |
| 4 | United States | |
| 5 | Austria | |
| 6 | China | |
| 7 | Chile | |
| 8 | Oman (H) |
Goalscorers
editThere were 98 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.9 goals per match.
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Adrian Fink
- Peter Kaltenböck
- Florian Steyrer
- Álvaro García
- Kay Gesswein
- Agustin Valenzuela
- Luis Valenzuela
- Chao Jieming
- Deng Jingwen
- Du Shihao
- Mahmoud Mamdouh
- Hossameldin Ragab
- Ammaar Al-Shaaibi
- Khalid Al-Shaaibi
- Maitham Al-Wahaibi
- Sanad Al-Fazari
- Talal Bait
- Asama Barazahan
- Tomasz Bembenek
- Mikołaj Gumny
- Thomas Austin
- Ali Douglas
- Craig Falconer
- David Nairn
- Mehtab Grewal
- Aki Käppeler
- Kei Käppeler
- Marius Leser
- Henzor Motta
Source: FIH
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Oman to host inaugural FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ↑ Purohit, Ashok (9 November 2024). "Oman to host first edition of hockey Nations Cup 2 in 2025". timesofoman.com. Times of Oman. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- 1 2 "FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 October 2021.