Men's_Hockey_at_the_2006_Commonwealth_Games
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]
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | England | ||
| City | Birmingham | ||
| Dates | 17–25 March 2006 | ||
| Teams | 10 (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 played | 27 | ||
| Goals scored | 135 (5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Sandeep Singh (7 goals) | ||
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The competition was won by Australia who defeated Pakistan 3–0 to claim their third successive commonwealth title.
Preliminary round
Pool A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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Source: The CGF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
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Pool B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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Source: The CGF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
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Classification matches
Ninth and tenth place
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Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
Medal round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 March 2006 | ||||||
| Australia | 6 | |||||
| 26 March 2006 | ||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||
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| Pakistan | 0 | |||||
| Pakistan (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||
| England | 1 | |||||
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| 26 March 2006 | ||||||
| Malaysia | 2 | |||||
| England | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
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.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Australia (H) |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | +24 | 18 | Gold Medal |
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Pakistan |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 13 | Silver Medal |
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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 |
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There were 135 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
Matthew Daly
Amin Rahim
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Travis Brooks- Dean Butler
- Mark Knowles
- Grant Schubert
- Matthew Wells
Wayne Fernandes- Connor Grimes
- Mark Pearson
- Peter Short
- Paul Wettlaufer
- Richard Alexander
- Martin Jones
- Barry Middleton
Kanwalpreet Singh- Rajpal Singh
- Tejbir Singh
- Azlan Misron
- Tengku Tajuddin
Blair Hopping
Tariq Aziz- Mudassar Ali Khan
- Syed Imran Ali Warsi
- Muhammad Zubair
Jonathan Christie- David Mitchell
Reece Basson- Wayne Madsen
- John Paul
- Leroy Phillips
- Justin Reid-Ross
- Lungile Tsolekile
- "Hockey Schedule and Results". 2006 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- "2006 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.