2019 Men's FIH Pro League

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The 2019 Men's FIH Pro League was the first season of the Pro League, the premier men's field hockey national team league series. The tournament started in January 2019 and finished in June 2019 in Amstelveen, Netherlands.[1]

Dates19 January – 30 June
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up Belgium
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2019 Men's FIH Pro League
Dates19 January – 30 June
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up Belgium
Third place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Goals scored308 (5.13 per match)
Top scorerAustralia Blake Govers (12 goals)
Best playerAustralia Aran Zalewski
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Australia defeated Belgium 3–2 in the final to win the first FIH Pro League title. The Netherlands won the third-place match against Great Britain 5–3.[2]

The competition also served as a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics with the four best teams qualifying for the FIH Olympic Qualifiers taking place in October and November 2019.

Qualification

Nine teams competed in a round-robin tournament with home and away matches, played from January to June, with the top four teams advancing to the final at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands.[3] In July 2017, Hockey India decided to withdraw the men's national team from the competition as they estimated the chances of qualifying for the Summer Olympics to be higher when participating in the Hockey Series. Hockey India also cited lack of clarity in the ranking system.[4][5] The International Hockey Federation subsequently invited Spain instead.[6] Pakistan was suspended on 23 January 2019 after they could not play their first three games.[7]

Results

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 14 10 0 2 2 40 26 +14 32 Advance to Semi-finals[a]
2  Belgium 14 8 1 2 3 52 29 +23 28
3  Netherlands 14 5 3 2 4 37 32 +5 23
4  Great Britain 14 6 1 2 5 35 31 +4 22
5  Argentina 14 6 1 2 5 31 36 −5 22
6  Germany 14 4 3 2 5 30 38 −8 20
7  Spain 14 2 5 0 7 33 45 −12 16
8  New Zealand 14 0 0 4 10 26 47 −21 4
9  Pakistan[b] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suspended
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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.[8]

Fixtures

All times are local.[9]

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Due to heavy rain and thunder the match was cancelled and considered a 0–0 draw.[10]

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Grand Final

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 June
 
 
 Australia6
 
30 June
 
 Great Britain1
 
 Australia3
 
28 June
 
 Belgium2
 
 Belgium3
 
 
 Netherlands1
 
Third place
 
 
30 June
 
 
 Great Britain3
 
 
 Netherlands5

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Final standing
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia 16 12 0 2 2 49 29 +20 38 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Belgium 16 9 1 2 4 57 33 +24 31 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Netherlands 16 6 3 2 5 43 38 +5 26 Bronze Medal
4  Great Britain 16 6 1 2 7 39 42 −3 22 Fourth place
5  Argentina 14 6 1 2 5 31 36 −5 22 Eliminated in
group stage
6  Germany 14 4 3 2 5 30 38 −8 20
7  Spain 14 2 5 0 7 33 45 −12 16
8  New Zealand 14 0 0 4 10 26 47 −21 4
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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.[8]

Awards

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Player of the League Top Goalscorer Goalkeeper of the Grand Final Goal of the Grand Final
Australia Aran Zalewski Australia Blake Govers Australia Tyler Lovell Belgium Tom Boon
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Goalscorers

There were 308 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 5.13 goals per match.

12 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

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3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

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Notes

  1. [a]
    As Australia and Belgium had already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics via their own continental qualification tournaments (EuroHockey Championship, Oceania Cup), the teams placed below them (Netherlands, Great Britain) replaced their position as qualifiers to the Summer Olympics.
  2. [b]
    Pakistan was suspended on 23 January 2019.[7]

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