2012 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
International field hockey competition
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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]
Official logo | |||
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Melbourne | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue | State Netball and Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Australia (13th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Netherlands | ||
| Third place |  Pakistan | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 103 (4.29 per match) | ||
| Top scorer |  Nick Wilson (5 goals) | ||
| Best player | Shakeel Abbasi | ||
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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.
Australia (Host nation and defending champions)
Netherlands (Third in 2011 Champions Trophy)
New Zealand (Fourth in 2011 Champions Trophy)
Germany (Fifth in 2011 Champions Trophy)
Belgium (Winner of 2011 Champions Challenge I)
England (Nominated by FIH Executive Board)[3]
India (Nominated by FIH Executive Board)[4]
Pakistan (Nominated by FIH Executive Board)[4]
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]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[6]
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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]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[7]
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Second round
| Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 December 2012 | ||||||||||
| India | 1 | |||||||||
| 8 December 2012 | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||||||
| India | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 December 2012 | ||||||||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||||||
| 9 December 2012 | ||||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 December 2012 | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||
| 8 December 2012 | ||||||||||
| Pakistan | 2 | |||||||||
| Pakistan | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 December 2012 | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 5 | Third place match | ||||||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||
| 9 December 2012 | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 0 | |||||||||
| India | 2 | |||||||||
| Pakistan | 3 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
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Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth place match | |||||
| 8 December 2012 | ||||||
| Belgium | 4 | |||||
| 9 December 2012 | ||||||
| England | 0 | |||||
| Belgium (a.e.t) | 5 | |||||
| 8 December 2012 | ||||||
| Germany | 4 | |||||
| Germany | 6 | |||||
| New Zealand | 4 | |||||
| Seventh place match | ||||||
| 9 December 2012 | ||||||
| England | 2 | |||||
| New Zealand (a.e.t) | 3 | |||||
Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
Awards
| Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Fair Play Trophy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Wilson |
Shakeel Abbasi |
Jaap Stockmann |
Netherlands |
Statistics
Final standings
Goalscorers
There were 103 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.29 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
- Sébastien Dockier
- Tobias Matania
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Glenn Simpson
- Jacob Whetton
- Alexandre de Saedeleer
- John-John Dohmen
- Alexander Hendrickx
- Xavier Reckinger
- Cédric Charlier
- Loïck Luypaert
- Adam Dixon
- Mark Gleghorne
- Harry Martin
- Barry Middleton
- Richard Smith
- Benedikt Fürk
- Moritz Fürste
- Moritz Polk
- Patrick Schmidt
- Rupinder Pal Singh
- Yuvraj Walmiki
- Sander Baart
- Quirjin Caspers
- Tim Jenniskens
- Seve van Ass
- Nick Haig
- Matt L'Huilier
- Muhammad Ateeq
- Abdul Haseem Khan
- Muhammad Rizwan Sr.
- Muhammad Waqas
1 own goal
- England (against Germany)
- Germany (against England)
- India (against New Zealand)
- New Zealand (against India)
- Pakistan (against the Netherlands)
Source: FIH