Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament
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Men's field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 17 March and 25 March. The competition consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals.[1] All matches were played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Parkville area of Melbourne.[2][3]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Melbourne | ||
| Dates | 17–25 March 2006 | ||
| Teams | 10 (from 5 confederations) | ||
| Venue | State Netball and Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Australia (3rd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Pakistan | ||
| Third place |  Malaysia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 27 | ||
| Goals scored | 135 (5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer |  Sandeep Singh (7 goals) | ||
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The competition was won by Australia who defeated Pakistan 3–0 to claim their third successive commonwealth title.
Squads
Results
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  England |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 9 | |
| 3 |  New Zealand |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Scotland |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Canada |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 |
Source: The CGF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Pakistan |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Malaysia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 7 | |
| 3 | India |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 7 | |
| 4 |  South Africa |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 0 |
Source: The CGF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
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Classification matches
Ninth and tenth place
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Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
Medal round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 March 2006 | ||||||
| Australia | 6 | |||||
| 26 March 2006 | ||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||
| 24 March 2006 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 0 | |||||
| Pakistan (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||
| England | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 26 March 2006 | ||||||
| Malaysia | 2 | |||||
| England | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Australia (H) |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | +24 | 18 | Gold Medal |
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Pakistan |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 13 | Silver Medal |
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Malaysia |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 10 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | England |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | |
| 5 | New Zealand |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 9 | |
| 6 | India |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 7 | |
| 7 | Scotland |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 6 | |
| 8 | South Africa |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 4 | |
| 9 | Canada |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 | |
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 33 | −30 | 0 |
Goalscorers
There were 135 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
Matthew Daly
Amin Rahim
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Travis Brooks- Dean Butler
- Mark Knowles
- Grant Schubert
- Matthew Wells
Wayne Fernandes- Connor Grimes
- Mark Pearson
- Peter Short
- Paul Wettlaufer
- Richard Alexander
- Martin Jones
- Barry Middleton
Kanwalpreet Singh- Rajpal Singh
- Tejbir Singh
- Azlan Misron
- Tengku Tajuddin
Blair Hopping
Tariq Aziz- Mudassar Ali Khan
- Syed Imran Ali Warsi
- Muhammad Zubair
Jonathan Christie- David Mitchell
Reece Basson- Wayne Madsen
- John Paul
- Leroy Phillips
- Justin Reid-Ross
- Lungile Tsolekile