2016 Men's Ford National Hockey League
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 27 August – 17 September | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 6 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | –– Midlands (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up | –– Canterbury | ||
| Third place | –– Central | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 134 (5.58 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | –– Martin Atkinson (10 goals) | ||
| Best player | –– David Brydon | ||
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The 2016 Men's Ford National Hockey League was the 18th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in various cities across New Zealand, from 27 August to 17 September.
Midlands won the title for the second time, defeating Canterbury 3–1 in the final.[1][2] Central finished in third place defeating North Harbour 3–2 in penalties following a 3–3 draw.[3]
The following eight teams competed for the title:
- –– Auckland
- –– Canterbury
- –– Capital
- –– Central
- –– Midlands
- –– Northland
- –– North Harbour
Results
All times are local (NZST).
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | –– Canterbury | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 16 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | –– Midlands | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 16 | |
| 3 | –– North Harbour | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 16 | Advanced to Third Place Match |
| 4 | –– Central | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 15 | |
| 5 | –– Capital | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 13 | |
| 6 | –– Auckland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 5 | |
| 7 | –– Northland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 44 | −41 | 0 |
Source: Hockey New Zealand
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Fixtures
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Classification round
Fifth and sixth place
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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