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2019 Men's FIH Pro League

2019 Men's FIH Pro League

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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]

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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]

Results

Standings

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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.[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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More information Belgium, 7–3 ...

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Grand Final

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 June
 
 
 Australia6
 
30 June
 
 Great Britain1
 
 Australia3
 
28 June
 
 Belgium2
 
 Belgium3
 
 
 Netherlands1
 
Third place
 
 
30 June
 
 
 Great Britain3
 
 
 Netherlands5

Semi-finals

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Third place game

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Final

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Statistics

Final standings

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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.[8]

Awards

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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

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. Pakistan was suspended on 23 January 2019.[7]

References

  1. "FIH unveils Hockey PRO League schedule". FIH. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. "'Game-changing' Hockey Pro League teams announced for 2019". fih.ch. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  3. "Hockey India justifies withdrawal from FIH Pro League". The Times of India. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". fih.ch. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. "FIH Pro League: Pakistan out of first edition". fih.ch. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

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