2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 37th and the last edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for men.[1] It was held from 23 June to 1 July 2018 in Breda, Netherlands.[2] The tournament will be replaced by the Hockey Pro League (HPL) in 2019.
Rabobank Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018 | |||
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Tournament details | |||
Host country | Netherlands | ||
City | Breda | ||
Dates | 23 June – 1 July | ||
Teams | 6 (from 4 confederations) | ||
Venue(s) | BH & BC Breda | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | Australia (15th title) | ||
Runner-up | India | ||
Third place | Netherlands | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 18 | ||
Goals scored | 69 (3.83 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Gonzalo Peillat (6 goals) | ||
Best player | Aran Zalewski | ||
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Australia won their 15th title by defeating India in the final after penalties.[3]
Qualification
Alongside the host nation, the defending champions, the last Olympic, World Cup and World League champions qualified automatically. The remaining spots were nominated by the FIH Executive Board, making a total of 6 competing teams. If teams qualified under more than one criterion, the additional teams were invited by the FIH Executive Board as well.[4][5]
- Netherlands (Host nation)
- Australia (Defending champions and champions of the 2014 World Cup and 2016–17 World League)
- Argentina (Champions of 2016 Summer Olympics)
- Belgium (Invited by the FIH Executive Board)
- India (Invited by the FIH Executive Board)
- Pakistan (Invited by the FIH Executive Board)
Squads
Head coach: Germán Orozco
Head coach: Shane McLeod
- Loic van Doren (GK)
- Arthur van Doren
- Dorian Thiery
- John-John Dohmen
- Florent van Aubel
- Sébastien Dockier
- Cédric Charlier
- Amaury Keusters
- Gauthier Boccard
- Nicolas de Kerpel
- Augustin Meurmans
- Alexander Hendrickx
- Thomas Briels (C)
- Felix Denayer
- Vincent Vanasch (GK)
- Simon Gougnard
- Arthur de Sloover
- Antoine Kina
- Loïck Luypaert
- Victor Wegnez
- Tom Boon
- Tanguy Cosyns
Head coach: Roelant Oltmans
- Imran Butt (GK) (C)
- Muhammad Aleem Bilal
- Mubashar Ali
- Muhammad Rizwan Sr.
- Toseeq Arshad
- Rashid Mehmood
- Muhammad Qadir
- Muhammad Irfan
- Muhammad Dilber
- Ali Shan
- Muhammad Rizwan Jr.
- Mazhar Abbas (GK)
- Muhammad Irfan Jr.
- Muhammad Umar Bhutta
- Ammad Butt
- Shafqat Rasool
- Suhail Riaz
- Ajaz Ahmad
- Tasawar Abbas
- Amjad Ali (GK)
- Abu Bakar Mahmood
- Muhammad Yaqoob
Results
All times are local (UTC+2).[12]
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 10 | Final |
2 | India | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 | |
3 | Netherlands (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 | Third place game |
4 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | |
5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 | Fifth place game |
6 | Pakistan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 |
Results
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Fifth and sixth place
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Third and fourth place
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Statistics
Awards
The following individual awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[3]
Best Coach | Best Rising Player | Best Goalkeeper | Top Scorer | Best Player |
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Colin Batch | Jake Harvie | P. R. Sreejesh | Gonzalo Peillat | Aran Zalewski |
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Trent Mitton
- Harmanpreet Singh
- Mandeep Singh
- Jeroen Hertzberger
- Aleem Bilal
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Tom Craig
- Jake Harvie
- Jake Whetton
- Thomas Briels
- Arthur De Sloover
- John-John Dohmen
- Loïck Luypaert
- Varun Kumar
- Vivek Prasad
- Dilpreet Singh
- Ramandeep Singh
- Lalit Upadhyay
- Thierry Brinkman
- Robbert Kemperman
- Seve van Ass
- Thijs van Dam
- Valentin Verga
- Mubashar Ali
- Muhammad Irfan Jr.
- Ali Shan
- Toseeq Arshad
References
- "FIH reveals new structure of international hockey events from 2019 onwards". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- "Laatste Champions Trophy wordt gespeeld in Breda". KNHB.nl (in Dutch). 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- "Australia defeat India to win Men's Rabobank Hockey Champions Trophy 2018". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- "Qualification Criteria for the Hockey Champions Trophy 2018" (PDF). FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- "Qualification for the Men's Rabobank Hockey Champions Trophy 2018". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- "Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018: Teams: ARG". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- "Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018: Teams: AUS". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- "Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018: Teams: BEL". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- "Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018: Teams: IND". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- "Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018: Teams: NED". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- "Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018: Teams: PAK". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- "FIH reveals host, line-up and schedule for Rabobank Hockey Champions Trophy 2018". FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. 15 March 2018.
- "FIH Tournament Regulations - January 2015" (PDF). FIH.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 March 2018.