2019 Men's FIH Pro League
Dates | 19 January – 30 June | ||
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Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (1st title) | ||
Runner-up | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | ||
Third place | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 60 | ||
Goals scored | 308 (5.13 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Australia Blake Govers (12 goals) | ||
Best player | Australia Aran Zalewski | ||
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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] 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]
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (1)
- File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (2)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (3)
- File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (4)
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (6)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (7)
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (8)
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (9)
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan(12)
Results
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 32 | Advance to Semi-finals[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 28 | |
3 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 23 | |
4 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 22 | |
5 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 22 | |
6 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 20 | |
7 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 16 | |
8 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 4 | |
9 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suspended |
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-finals | Final | |||||
28 June | ||||||
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 6 | |||||
30 June | ||||||
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 1 | |||||
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 3 | |||||
28 June | ||||||
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 2 | |||||
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 3 | |||||
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
30 June | ||||||
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 3 | |||||
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 5 |
Semi-finals
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Third place game
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Final
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Statistics
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final standing |
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1 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 38 | Gold Medal |
2 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 31 | Silver Medal |
3 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 26 | Bronze Medal |
4 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 22 | Fourth place |
5 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 22 | Eliminated in group stage |
6 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 20 | |
7 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 16 | |
8 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 4 |
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
Player of the League | Top Goalscorer | Goalkeeper of the Grand Final | Goal of the Grand Final |
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Australia Aran Zalewski | Australia Blake Govers | Australia Tyler Lovell | Belgium Tom Boon |
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
4 goals
3 goals
- Argentina Martín Ferreiro
- Argentina Ignacio Ortiz
- Argentina Lucas Vila
- Australia Daniel Beale
- Australia Tom Craig
- Australia Trent Mitton
- Australia Tom Wickham
- Belgium Florent van Aubel
- Belgium Thomas Briels
- Germany Florian Fuchs
- Germany Tom Grambusch
- Germany Niklas Wellen
- Germany Lukas Windfeder
- United Kingdom Adam Dixon
- United Kingdom Zachary Wallace
- Netherlands Thierry Brinkman
- Netherlands Jip Janssen
- New Zealand Stephen Jenness
- New Zealand Sam Lane
- New Zealand Kane Russell
- New Zealand Nic Woods
- Spain Xavi Lleonart
- Spain Josep Romeu
2 goals
- Argentina Agustín Mazzilli
- Australia Flynn Ogilvie
- Australia Lachlan Sharp
- Belgium Félix Denayer
- Belgium John-John Dohmen
- Belgium Arthur Van Doren
- Belgium Victor Wegnez
- Germany Martin Häner
- Germany Constantin Staib
- United Kingdom Will Calnan
- Netherlands Jelle Galema
- Netherlands Jonas de Geus
- Netherlands Arjen Lodewijks
- New Zealand George Muir
- New Zealand Jared Panchia
- Spain Albert Béltran
- Spain Marc Boltó
- Spain Álvaro Iglesias
- Spain Ignacio Rodríguez
1 goal
- Argentina Juan Catán
- Argentina Federico Fernández
- Argentina Juan Martín López
- Argentina Lucas Martínez
- Argentina Lucas Toscani
- Australia Jake Harvie
- Australia Eddie Ockenden
- Australia Jack Welch
- Australia Corey Weyer
- Australia Dylan Wotherspoon
- Belgium Gauthier Boccard
- Belgium Simon Gougnard
- Belgium Loïck Luypaert
- Germany Mats Grambusch
- Germany Johannes Große
- Germany Malte Hellwig
- Germany Timur Oruz
- Germany Moritz Röthlander
- United Kingdom David Condon
- United Kingdom Mark Gleghorne
- United Kingdom Ashley Jackson
- United Kingdom Luke Taylor
- United Kingdom Henry Weir
- Netherlands Billy Bakker
- Netherlands Lars Balk
- Netherlands Roel Bovendeert
- Netherlands Bob de Voogd
- New Zealand Hayden Phillips
- New Zealand Aidan Sarikaya
- New Zealand Blair Tarrant
- New Zealand Dylan Thomas
- New Zealand Mackenzie Wilcox
- Spain Diego Arana
- Spain Marc Miralles
- Spain Viçens Ruiz
- Spain Ricardo Sánchez
- Spain Marc Serrahima
Source: FIH
See also
Notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Pakistan was suspended on 23 January 2019.[7]
References
- ↑ "FIH unveils Hockey PRO League schedule". FIH. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ↑ "Australia men win FIH Pro League and reclaim top spot in world rankings". FIH. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ↑ "'Game-changing' Hockey Pro League teams announced for 2019". fih.ch. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ↑ "Hockey India justifies withdrawal from FIH Pro League". The Times of India. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ↑ "FIH statement on the withdrawal of Hockey India from the Hockey Pro League". fih.ch. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ↑ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". fih.ch. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "FIH Pro League: Pakistan out of first edition". fih.ch. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 FIH Pro League Competition Regulations
- ↑ "Venues announced for FIH Pro League matches". fih.ch. 30 August 2018.
- ↑ "FIH Pro League: Argentina women edge past Germany; men's match cancelled due to inclement weather". www.fihproleague.com. International Hockey Federation. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.