2023–24 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup

2023–24 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPoland
CityGniezno
Dates31 May – 9 June 2024
Teams9 (from 4 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored19 (6.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Austria Maximilian Scholz
Malaysia Fitri Saari
South Africa Matthew Guise-Brown (2 goals)
All statistics are correct as of 31 May 2024
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The 2023–24 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup is 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 is held from 31 May to 9 June 2024 at Gniezno, Poland.[1]

Teams[edit]

The nine highest ranked teams not participating in the Men's FIH Pro League participate in the tournament. The Polish team had not qualified for this FIH Hockey Nations Cup, so the tournament will exceptionally be played with nine teams:[1]

Preliminary round[edit]

All times are local (UTC+1).[1]

Pool A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 3 Semi-finals
2  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Poland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  South Africa 1 0 0 1 3 4 −1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2024. 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.[2]
(H) Hosts
31 May 2024
16:30
South Africa  3–4  Austria
Ntuli field hockey ball 4'
Guise-Brown field hockey ball 6'33'
Report Kaiser field hockey ball 7'
Losonci field hockey ball 20'
Scholz field hockey ball 26'32'
Umpires:
Paul van den Assum (NED)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
31 May 2024
19:00
New Zealand  v  Poland
Report
Umpires:
Titus Ngolia (KEN)
Benjamin Peters (USA)

1 June 2024
16:30
New Zealand  v  Austria
Report
1 June 2024
19:00
South Korea  v  Poland
Report

3 June 2024
15:30
South Korea  v  Austria
Report
3 June 2024
18:00
South Africa  v  New Zealand
Report

4 June 2024
15:30
New Zealand  v  South Korea
Report
4 June 2024
18:00
Poland  v  South Africa
Report

6 June 2024
15:30
South Africa  v  South Korea
Report
6 June 2024
18:00
Austria  v  Poland
Report

Pool B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 3 Semi-finals
2  Malaysia 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 1
3  Pakistan 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 1
4  Canada 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2024. 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.[2]
31 May 2024
11:30
Malaysia  4–4  Pakistan
Fit. Saari field hockey ball 4'42'
Azrai field hockey ball 7'
Fai. Saari field hockey ball 11'
Report Rehman field hockey ball 32'
Khan field hockey ball 43'
Shahid field hockey ball 52'
Mahmood field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Harry Collinson (ENG)
31 May 2024
14:00
France  4–0  Canada
Baumgarten field hockey ball 25'
Curty field hockey ball 48'
Charlet field hockey ball 53'
Rogeau field hockey ball 54'
Report
Umpires:
Federico Silva (ARG)
Erik Etsebeth (RSA)

2 June 2024
13:00
Pakistan  v  Canada
Report
2 June 2024
15:30
France  v  Malaysia
Report

5 June 2024
15:30
Malaysia  v  Canada
Report
5 June 2024
18:00
Pakistan  v  France
Report

Fifth to eight place classification[edit]

Bracket[edit]

 
CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
8 June
 
 
3rd Pool A
 
9 June
 
4th Pool B
 
Winner C1
 
8 June
 
Winner C2
 
3rd Pool B
 
 
4th Pool A
 
Seventh place
 
 
9 June
 
 
Loser C1
 
 
Loser C2

Crossover[edit]

8 June 2024
11:30
3rd Pool A C1 4th Pool B
Report

8 June 2024
14:00
3rd Pool B C2 4th Pool A
Report

Seventh and eighth place[edit]

9 June 2024
11:30
Loser C1 v Loser C2
Report

Fifth and sixth place[edit]

9 June 2024
14:00
Winner C1 v Winner C2
Report

First to fourth place classification[edit]

Bracket[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 June
 
 
1st Pool A
 
9 June
 
2nd Pool B
 
Winner SF1
 
8 June
 
Winner SF2
 
1st Pool B
 
 
2nd Pool A
 
Third place
 
 
9 June
 
 
Loser SF1
 
 
Loser SF2

Semi-finals[edit]

8 June 2024
16:30
1st Pool A SF1 2nd Pool B
Report

8 June 2024
19:00
1st Pool B SF2 2nd Pool A
Report

Third and fourth place[edit]

9 June 2024
16:30
Loser SF1 v Loser SF2
Report

Final[edit]

9 June 2024
19:00
Winner SF1 v Winner SF2
Report

Goalscorers[edit]

There have been 19 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 6.33 goals per match (as of 31 May 2024).

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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 "FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 October 2021.