2023–24 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup

2023–24 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPoland
CityGniezno
Dates31 May – 9 June 2024
Teams9 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-up France
Third place South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored118 (4.92 per match)
Top scorer(s)France Victor Charlet
Malaysia Faizal Saari (7 goals)
Best playerNew Zealand Nic Woods
Best young playerPakistan Hannan Shahid
Best goalkeeperFrance Arthur Thieffry
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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]

New Zealand won the tournament and were promoted to the 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League.[2]

Teams

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The 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

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All times are local (UTC+1).[1]

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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.[3]
(H) Hosts
31 May 2024
16:30
South Africa  3–4  Austria
Ntuli field hockey ball 4'
Guise-Brown field hockey ball 6', 33' 		Report Kaiser field hockey ball 7'
Losonci field hockey ball 20'
Scholz field hockey ball 26', 32'
Umpires:
Paul van den Assum (NED)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
31 May 2024
19:00
New Zealand  4–2  Poland
Read field hockey ball 9'
Smith field hockey ball 16'
Elmes field hockey ball 38'
Child field hockey ball 53' 		Report Jarzembowski field hockey ball 23'
Koperski field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Titus Ngolia (KEN)
Benjamin Peters (USA)
1 June 2024
16:30
New Zealand  3–0  Austria
Elmes field hockey ball 7', 40'
Morrison field hockey ball 41' 		Report
Umpires:
Haroon Rashid (PAK)
Federico Silva (ARG)
1 June 2024
19:00
South Korea  0–1  Poland
Report Głowacki field hockey ball 24'
Umpires:
Federico Silva (ARG)
Paul van den Assum (NED)
3 June 2024
16:30
South Korea  5–1  Austria
Kim Sung-y. field hockey ball 11'
Park C. field hockey ball 22'
Oh S. field hockey ball 41'
Rim field hockey ball 49'
Kong field hockey ball 50' 		Report Frey field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Titus Ngolia (KEN)
Federico Silva (ARG)
3 June 2024
19:00
South Africa  1–2  New Zealand
Guise-Brown field hockey ball 34' Report Inglis field hockey ball 11'
Boyde field hockey ball 32'
Umpires:
Harry Collinson (ENG)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
4 June 2024
15:30
New Zealand  4–2  South Korea
Boyde field hockey ball 5'
Russell field hockey ball 23'
Smith field hockey ball 31'
Houlbrooke field hockey ball 46' 		Report Park C. field hockey ball 26', 52'
Umpires:
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
Haroon Rashid (PAK)
4 June 2024
18:00
Poland  1–2  South Africa
Jarzembowski field hockey ball 46' Report Ntuli field hockey ball 17'
Sherwood field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Paul van den Assum (NED)
Benjamin Peters (USA)
6 June 2024
15:30
South Africa  2–0  South Korea
Horne field hockey ball 38'
Julius field hockey ball 41' 		Report
Umpires:
Federico Silva (ARG)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
6 June 2024
18:00
Austria  2–1  Poland
Losonci field hockey ball 31'
Scholz field hockey ball 35' 		Report Hołosyniuk field hockey ball 20'
Umpires:
Haroon Rashid (PAK)
Harry Collinson (ENG)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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.[3]
31 May 2024
11:30
Malaysia  4–4  Pakistan
Fitri field hockey ball 4', 42'
Azrai field hockey ball 7'
Faizal field hockey ball 11' 		Report Rehman field hockey ball 32'
Khan field hockey ball 43'
Shahid field hockey ball 52'
Mahmood field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Harry Collinson (ENG)
31 May 2024
14:00
France  4–0  Canada
Baumgarten field hockey ball 25'
Curty field hockey ball 48'
Charlet field hockey ball 53'
Rogeau field hockey ball 54' 		Report
Umpires:
Federico Silva (ARG)
Erik Etsebeth (RSA)
3 June 2024[note 1]
11:30
Pakistan  8–1  Canada
Rana field hockey ball 7', 27', 58', 60'
Ali field hockey ball 36', 60'
Rehman field hockey ball 51'
Shahid field hockey ball 53' 		Report Davis field hockey ball 2'
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Erik Etsebeth (RSA)
3 June 2024[note 1]
14:00
France  3–1  Malaysia
Clément field hockey ball 5'
Goyet field hockey ball 43'
Tynevez field hockey ball 60+' 		Report Faizal field hockey ball 28'
Umpires:
Benjamin Peters (USA)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
5 June 2024
15:30
Malaysia  4–2  Canada
Fitri field hockey ball 2'
Azrai field hockey ball 6'
Cholan field hockey ball 22'
Abdu Rauf field hockey ball 42' 		Report Dhillon field hockey ball 41'
Sidhu field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Titus Ngolia (KEN)
Tim Bond (NZL)
5 June 2024
18:00
Pakistan  5–6  France
Mahmood field hockey ball 26'
Yaqoob field hockey ball 29'
Rana field hockey ball 46'
Rehman field hockey ball 52'
Shahid field hockey ball 56' 		Report Charlet field hockey ball 7', 25', 39', 59'
Rogeau field hockey ball 14'
Baumgarten field hockey ball 23'
Umpires:
Harry Collinson (ENG)
Erik Etsebeth (RSA)

Fifth to eight place classification

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Bracket

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CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
8 June
 
 
 Austria1 (1)
 
9 June
 
 Canada (p.s.o.)1 (3)
 
 Canada2
 
8 June
 
 South Korea1
 
 Malaysia3
 
 
 South Korea4
 
Seventh place
 
 
9 June
 
 
 Austria4
 
 
 Malaysia5

Crossover

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8 June 2024
10:30
Austria  1–1  Canada
Hackl field hockey ball 54' Report Loh field hockey ball 38'
Penalties
Unterkircher Penalty shoot-out scored
Losonci Penalty shoot-out missed
Winkler Penalty shoot-out missed
Valas Penalty shoot-out missed 		1–3 Penalty shoot-out missed Sidhu
Penalty shoot-out scored Guraliuk
Penalty shoot-out missed Harris
Penalty shoot-out scored Dhillon
Penalty shoot-out missed Sidhu
Penalty shoot-out scored Loh
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
8 June 2024
13:00
Malaysia  3–4  South Korea
Faizal field hockey ball 16', 30'
Azrai field hockey ball 35' 		Report Kim Sung-y. field hockey ball 26'
Seo field hockey ball 28'
Lim D. field hockey ball 38'
Rim field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Benjamin Peters (USA)
Erik Etsebeth (RSA)

Seventh and eighth place

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9 June 2024
10:30
Austria  4–5  Malaysia
Losonci field hockey ball 21'
Scholz field hockey ball 34', 51'
Kucera field hockey ball 49' 		Report Azrai field hockey ball 2'
Faizal field hockey ball 18', 32', 33'
Fitri field hockey ball 23'
Umpires:
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)
Titus Ngolia (KEN)

Fifth and sixth place

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9 June 2024
13:00
Canada  2–1  South Korea
Nicholson field hockey ball 5'
Harris field hockey ball 7' 		Report Park C. field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Erik Etsebeth (RSA)
Haroon Rashid (PAK)

First to fourth place classification

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 June
 
 
 New Zealand2
 
9 June
 
 Pakistan1
 
 New Zealand (p.s.o.)1 (4)
 
8 June
 
 France1 (3)
 
 France2
 
 
 South Africa1
 
Third place
 
 
9 June
 
 
 Pakistan3
 
 
 South Africa4

Semi-finals

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8 June 2024
15:30
France  2–1  South Africa
Baumgarten field hockey ball 54'
Charlet field hockey ball 60' 		Report Ntuli field hockey ball 16'
Umpires:
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
Harry Collinson (ENG)
8 June 2024
18:00
New Zealand  2–1  Pakistan
Russell field hockey ball 2'
Smith field hockey ball 11' 		Report Rana field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Paul van den Assum (NED)
Federico Silva (ARG)

Third and fourth place

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9 June 2024
15:30
Pakistan  3–4  South Africa
Mahmood field hockey ball 28'
Rehman field hockey ball 35'
Shahid field hockey ball 59' 		Report Mvimbi field hockey ball 20'
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 34', 58'
Horne field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Paul van den Assum (NED)

Final

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9 June 2024
18:00
New Zealand  1–1  France
Elmes field hockey ball 53' Report Charlet field hockey ball 57'
Penalties
Findlay Penalty shoot-out scored
Boyde Penalty shoot-out scored
Woods Penalty shoot-out scored
Houlbrooke Penalty shoot-out missed
Russell Penalty shoot-out scored 		4–3 Penalty shoot-out scored Montecot
Penalty shoot-out missed Delemazure
Penalty shoot-out missed Clément
Penalty shoot-out scored Tynevez
Penalty shoot-out scored Lockwood
Umpires:
Federico Silva (ARG)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Promotion
1  New Zealand 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League
2  France
3  South Africa
4  Pakistan
5  Canada
6  South Korea
7  Malaysia
8  Austria
9  Poland (H)
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

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There 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

Source: FIH

Awards

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The awards were announced on 9 June 2024.[2]

Award Player
Player of the tournament New Zealand Nic Woods
Goalkeeper of the tournament France Arthur Thieffry
Best junior player Pakistan Hannan Shahid

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b The matches, originally scheduled for 2 June, were postponed to 3 June due to heavy rain.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Poland and Spain to host 2023–24 FIH Hockey Nations Cups". International Hockey Federation. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ a b "FIH General Tournament Regulations" (PDF). February 2024.
  4. ^ "FIH Hockey Nations Cup (men): 2 June matches postponed to 3 June 2024". fih.hockey. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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