2023–24 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup

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]

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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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   4'
Guise-Brown   6'33'
Report Kaiser   7'
Losonci   20'
Scholz   26'32'
Umpires:
Paul van den Assum (NED)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
31 May 2024
19:00
New Zealand   4–2   Poland
Read   9'
Smith   16'
Elmes   38'
Child   53'
Report Jarzembowski   23'
Koperski   33'
Umpires:
Titus Ngolia (KEN)
Benjamin Peters (USA)

1 June 2024
16:30
New Zealand   3–0   Austria
Elmes   7'40'
Morrison   41'
Report
Umpires:
Haroon Rashid (PAK)
Federico Silva (ARG)
1 June 2024
19:00
South Korea   0–1   Poland
Report Głowacki   24'
Umpires:
Federico Silva (ARG)
Paul van den Assum (NED)

3 June 2024
16:30
South Korea   5–1   Austria
Kim Sung-y.   11'
Park C.   22'
Oh S.   41'
Rim   49'
Kong   50'
Report Frey   55'
Umpires:
Titus Ngolia (KEN)
Federico Silva (ARG)
3 June 2024
19:00
South Africa   1–2   New Zealand
Guise-Brown   34' Report Inglis   11'
Boyde   32'
Umpires:
Harry Collinson (ENG)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

4 June 2024
15:30
New Zealand   4–2   South Korea
Boyde   5'
Russell   23'
Smith   31'
Houlbrooke   46'
Report Park C.   26'52'
Umpires:
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
Haroon Rashid (PAK)
4 June 2024
18:00
Poland   1–2   South Africa
Jarzembowski   46' Report Ntuli   17'
Sherwood   55'
Umpires:
Paul van den Assum (NED)
Benjamin Peters (USA)

6 June 2024
15:30
South Africa   2–0   South Korea
Horne   38'
Julius   41'
Report
Umpires:
Federico Silva (ARG)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
6 June 2024
18:00
Austria   2–1   Poland
Losonci   31'
Scholz   35'
Report Hołosyniuk   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   4'42'
Azrai   7'
Faizal   11'
Report Rehman   32'
Khan   43'
Shahid   52'
Mahmood   60'
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Harry Collinson (ENG)
31 May 2024
14:00
France   4–0   Canada
Baumgarten   25'
Curty   48'
Charlet   53'
Rogeau   54'
Report
Umpires:
Federico Silva (ARG)
Erik Etsebeth (RSA)

3 June 2024[note 1]
11:30
Pakistan   8–1   Canada
Rana   7'27'58'60'
Ali   36'60'
Rehman   51'
Shahid   53'
Report Davis   2'
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Erik Etsebeth (RSA)
3 June 2024[note 1]
14:00
France   3–1   Malaysia
Clément   5'
Goyet   43'
Tynevez   60+'
Report Faizal   28'
Umpires:
Benjamin Peters (USA)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)

5 June 2024
15:30
Malaysia   4–2   Canada
Fitri   2'
Azrai   6'
Cholan   22'
Abdu Rauf   42'
Report Dhillon   41'
Sidhu   51'
Umpires:
Titus Ngolia (KEN)
Tim Bond (NZL)
5 June 2024
18:00
Pakistan   5–6   France
Mahmood   26'
Yaqoob   29'
Rana   46'
Rehman   52'
Shahid   56'
Report Charlet   7'25'39'59'
Rogeau   14'
Baumgarten   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   54' Report Loh   38'
Penalties
Unterkircher  
Losonci  
Winkler  
Valas  
1–3   Sidhu
  Guraliuk
  Harris
  Dhillon
  Sidhu
  Loh
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

8 June 2024
13:00
Malaysia   3–4   South Korea
Faizal   16'30'
Azrai   35'
Report Kim Sung-y.   26'
Seo   28'
Lim D.   38'
Rim   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   21'
Scholz   34'51'
Kucera   49'
Report Azrai   2'
Faizal   18'32'33'
Fitri   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   5'
Harris   7'
Report Park C.   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   54'
Charlet   60'
Report Ntuli   16'
Umpires:
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
Harry Collinson (ENG)

8 June 2024
18:00
New Zealand   2–1   Pakistan
Russell   2'
Smith   11'
Report Rana   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   28'
Rehman   35'
Shahid   59'
Report Mvimbi   20'
M. Cassiem   34'58'
Horne   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   53' Report Charlet   57'
Penalties
Findlay  
Boyde  
Woods  
Houlbrooke  
Russell  
4–3   Montecot
  Delemazure
  Clément
  Tynevez
  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   Nic Woods
Goalkeeper of the tournament   Arthur Thieffry
Best junior player   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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