2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League
| Tournament details | |||
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| Teams | 65 | ||
| Venue(s) | 14 (in 14 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | ||
| Third place | File:Flag of India.svg India | ||
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The 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League was the third edition of the men's field hockey national team league series and last season of the World League. The tournament started in April 2016 in Singapore and finished in December 2017 in Bhubaneswar, India.[1][2] The Semifinals of this competition also served as a qualifier for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup as the 10/11 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualified. Australia won the tournament's Final round for a record second time after defeating Argentina 2–1 in the final match. India won the third place match by defeating Germany 2–1.[3] From 2019 onwards, the tournament was replaced by Pro League.
Qualification
Each national association member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) had the opportunity to compete in the tournament, and after seeking entries to participate, several teams were announced to compete. The 11 teams ranked between 1st and 11th in the FIH World Rankings current at early 2015 received an automatic bye to the Semifinals while the 9 teams ranked between 12th and 20th received an automatic bye to Round 2.[4] Those twenty teams, shown with qualifying rankings, were the following:[5]
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Schedule
Round 1
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Round 2
Semifinals
Final
| Dates | Location | Teams Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host | From Semifinals | ||
| 1–10 December 2017 | Bhubaneswar, India | File:Flag of India.svg India | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium File:Flag of England.svg England File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
Final ranking
FIH issued a final ranking to determine the world ranking. The final ranking was as follows:[6]
- File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
- File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
- File:Flag of India.svg India
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
- File:Flag of England.svg England
- File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
- File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
- File:Flag of France.svg France
- File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
- File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
- File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
- File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman
- File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
- File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
- File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
- File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
- File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
- File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
- File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
References
- ↑ "FIH unveils event hosts for 2015-2018 cycle". FIH. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ↑ "Bhubaneswar, India to host Men's Hockey World League Final 2017 and Hockey Men's World Cup 2018". FIH. 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ↑ "Australia's Kookaburras claim Odisha Men's Hockey World League Final Bhubaneswar 2017". FIH. 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ↑ "Hockey World League 2016 / 2017" (PDF). FIH. November 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ "FIH MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - MARCH 2015" (PDF). FIH. March 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ↑ "FIH MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - DECEMBER 2017" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. FIH.ch. Retrieved 2017-12-12.