Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament

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]

Men's hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
CityBirmingham
Dates17–25 March 2006
Teams10 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)State Netball and Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions Australia (3rd title)
Runner-up Pakistan
Third place Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored135 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Sandeep Singh (7 goals)
2002 (previous) (next) 2010

The competition was won by Australia who defeated Pakistan 3–0 to claim their third successive commonwealth title.

Squads

Results

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
17 March 2006
10:30
New Zealand  3–4  England
Hari field hockey ball 4'
H. Shaw field hockey ball 38'
Hopping field hockey ball 65'
Report Mantell field hockey ball 19'
Alexander field hockey ball 32'
Daly field hockey ball 46'
Middleton field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Syed Kamran Shah (PAK)
Ravinderpal Singh (MAS)
17 March 2006
19:00
Australia  5–1  Scotland
Butler field hockey ball 2'
Livermore field hockey ball 12'
Wells field hockey ball 31'
Doerner field hockey ball 50'
Brooks field hockey ball 59'
Report Stott field hockey ball 5'
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRE)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

18 March 2006
08:30
New Zealand  4–1  Canada
Child field hockey ball 15'
McAleese field hockey ball 21', 60'
Brooks field hockey ball 62'
Report Fernandes field hockey ball 10'
Umpires:
Syed Kamran Shah (PAK)
Colin Hutchinson (IRE)
18 March 2006
20:30
Scotland  1–3  England
Mitchell field hockey ball 16' Report Mantell field hockey ball 9'
Daly field hockey ball 11'
Jones field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Ravinderpal Singh (MAS)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

19 March 2006
16:00
Canada  1–5  Australia
Wettlaufer field hockey ball 68' Report McCann field hockey ball 8', 28'
Eglington field hockey ball 27'
George field hockey ball 45', 58'
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Colin Hutchinson (IRE)

20 March 2006
18:30
New Zealand  5–0  Scotland
Hari field hockey ball 30'
Burrows field hockey ball 42', 61'
H. Shaw field hockey ball 54', 67'
Report
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRE)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

21 March 2006
10:30
Australia  5–1  England
Eglington field hockey ball 2', 32', 63'
Livermore field hockey ball 37', 40'
Report Tindall field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Colin Hutchinson (IRE)
21 March 2006
16:30
Canada  0–2  Scotland
Report Christie field hockey ball 7'
Ralph field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Ravinderpal Singh (MAS)
Syed Kamran Shah (PAK)

22 March 2006
16:00
England  5–1  Canada
Tindall field hockey ball 12'
Daly field hockey ball 24', 40', 52'
Mantell field hockey ball 47'
Report Grimes field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Syed Kamran Shah (PAK)
Javed Shaikh (IND)
22 March 2006
18:00
Australia  5–2  New Zealand
Dwyer field hockey ball 38'
Knowles field hockey ball 43'
De Young field hockey ball 58'
Schubert field hockey ball 63'
Doerner field hockey ball 67'
Report Brooks field hockey ball 36'
Child field hockey ball 69'
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRE)
Ravinderpal Singh (MAS)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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.
17 March 2006
08:30
Malaysia  1–1  India
Amin field hockey ball 25' Report Sandeep field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Gerald Curran (SCO)
Simon Taylor (NZL)
17 March 2006
16:00
Trinidad and Tobago  1–6  South Africa
Quan Chan field hockey ball 50' Report Symons field hockey ball 8'
Tsolekile field hockey ball 15'
Phillips field hockey ball 18'
Madsen field hockey ball 23'
Paul field hockey ball 32'
Reid-Ross field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Nicholas Lockhart (ENG)
Paul Ludwig (AUS)

18 March 2006
15:30
Pakistan  4–1  India
Khan field hockey ball 23'
Aziz field hockey ball 39'
Maqsood field hockey ball 41', 61'
Report Tejbir field hockey ball 14'
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Gerald Curran (SCO)
18 March 2006
18:30
Trinidad and Tobago  0–8  Malaysia
Report Mohan field hockey ball 14', 38'
Amin field hockey ball 17', 20', 33', 54'
Azlan field hockey ball 35'
Logan field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Nicholas Lockhart (ENG)

19 March 2006
18:00
South Africa  1–1  Pakistan
Basson field hockey ball 55' Report Warsi field hockey ball 66'
Umpires:
Nicholas Lockhart (ENG)
Simon Taylor (NZL)

20 March 2006
18:00
India  10–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Rajpal field hockey ball 4'
Deepak field hockey ball 9', 17', 30'
Sandeep field hockey ball 38', 57', 64', 70'
Kanwalpreet field hockey ball 41'
Tushar field hockey ball 45'
Report Quan Chan field hockey ball 18'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Gerald Curran (SCO)

21 March 2006
08:30
South Africa  1–2  Malaysia
Symons field hockey ball 27' Report Logan field hockey ball 45'
Chua field hockey ball 46'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Nicholas Lockhart (ENG)
21 March 2006
14:00
Pakistan  7–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Abbasi field hockey ball 5'
Imran field hockey ball 9'
Butt field hockey ball 12', 14', 25'
Zubair field hockey ball 33'
Shabbir field hockey ball 53'
Report Quan Chan field hockey ball 29'
Umpires:
Gerald Curran (SCO)
Christopher Wilson (CAN)

22 March 2006
11:00
India  2–0  South Africa
Sandeep field hockey ball 5'
Tushar field hockey ball 51'
Report
Umpires:
Nicholas Lockhart (ENG)
Simon Taylor (NZL)
22 March 2006
13:00
Malaysia  5–6  Pakistan
Kuhan field hockey ball 5', 24', 45', 58'
Chua field hockey ball 48'
Report Maqsood field hockey ball 8'
Abbasi field hockey ball 10'
Shabbir field hockey ball 14'
Imran field hockey ball 21'
Butt field hockey ball 37', 61'
Umpires:
Gerald Curran (SCO)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

Ninth and tenth place

24 March 2006
08:30
Canada  2–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Pearson field hockey ball 28'
P. Short field hockey ball 34'
Report
Umpires:
Syed Kamran Shah (PAK)
Ravinderpal Singh (MAS)

Seventh and eighth place

24 March 2006
20:00
Scotland  2–1  South Africa
Ralph field hockey ball 30'
Stott field hockey ball 61'
Report Symons field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Christopher Wilson (CAN)

Fifth and sixth place

24 March 2006
13:30
New Zealand  2–1 (a.e.t.)  India
Burrows field hockey ball 59'
Hari field hockey ball 73'
Report Sandeep field hockey ball 22'
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRE)
Nicholas Lockhart (ENG)

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 March 2006
 
 
 Australia6
 
26 March 2006
 
 Malaysia0
 
 Australia3
 
24 March 2006
 
 Pakistan0
 
 Pakistan (a.e.t)2
 
 
 England1
 
Third place
 
 
26 March 2006
 
 
 Malaysia2
 
 
 England0

Semi-finals

24 March 2006
11:00
Australia  6–0  Malaysia
Livermore field hockey ball 31', 50'
Dwyer field hockey ball 42'
Doerner field hockey ball 57', 70'
De Young field hockey ball 67'
Report
Umpires:
Gerald Curran (SCO)
Colin Hutchinson (IRE)

24 March 2006
17:30
Pakistan  2–1 (a.e.t.)  England
Abbasi field hockey ball 54', 73' Report Daly field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Simon Taylor (NZL)

Bronze medal match

26 March 2006
10:30
Malaysia  2–0  England
Amin field hockey ball 33'
Tengku field hockey ball 59'
Report
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Paul Ludwig (AUS)

Gold medal match

26 March 2006
13:00
Australia  3–0  Pakistan
De Young field hockey ball 18'
Doerner field hockey ball 58'
Dwyer field hockey ball 61'
Report
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRE)
Gerald Curran (SCO)

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia (H) 6 6 0 0 29 5 +24 18 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Pakistan 6 4 1 1 20 12 +8 13 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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
Source: The CGF
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 135 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. "Hockey Schedule and Results". 2006 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  2. "2006 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  3. "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.
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