2022 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup

2022 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityPotchefstroom
Dates28 November – 4 December
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)NWU Astro
Final positions
Champions South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up Ireland
Third place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored93 (4.65 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jang Jong-hyun (7 goals)
Best player Dayaan Cassiem
Best young player Corentin Sellier
Best goalkeeper Kim Jaeh-yeon
(next) 2023–24 →

The 2022 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup was the first 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 was held at the NWU Astro in Potchefstroom, South Africa from 28 November to 4 December 2022.[1]

South Africa beat Ireland in the final and as the winners were promoted to the 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League.[2][3]

Teams

The eight highest ranked teams not participating in the Men's FIH Pro League participated in the tournament:[2]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).[4]

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Semi-finals
2  South Africa (H) 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  France 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
4  Pakistan 3 0 1 2 6 12 −6 1
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.[5]
(H) Hosts
28 November 2022
11:00
France  1–2  Ireland
Charlet  26' Report Duncan  22'
O'Donoghue  45'
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Zeke Newman (AUS)
28 November 2022
15:00
South Africa  6–2  Pakistan
Dlungwana  9'
M. Cassiem  26'
Mvimbi  28'
Kok  41'
D. Cassiem  46'
Horne  57' 		Report Khan  14'
Liaqat  51'
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Nazmi Kamaruddin (MAS)
29 November 2022
11:00
Ireland  3–1  Pakistan
Empey  18'
Walker  32'
O'Donoghue  50' 		Report Shahid  17'
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
29 November 2022
15:00
South Africa  2–1  France
Kok  13'
Horne  47' 		Report Sellier  12'
Umpires:
Benjamin Peters (USA)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
1 December 2022
11:00
France  3–3  Pakistan
Van Straaten  12'
Jouin  36'
Charlet  58' 		Report Rana  9'
Hakeem  28'
Ahmad  60'
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Nazmi Kamaruddin (MAS)
1 December 2022
15:00
Ireland  1–0  South Africa
O'Donoghue  8' Report
Umpires:
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Benjamin Peters (USA)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Semi-finals
2  Malaysia 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Japan 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 4 12 −8 0
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.[5]
28 November 2022
09:00
Canada  0–3  Japan
Report Nagayoshi  23', 35'
Takade  29'
Umpires:
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
28 November 2022
13:00
Malaysia  0–1  South Korea
Report Jang  5'
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
29 November 2022
09:00
South Korea  3–1  Japan
Jang  15', 45'
Kim S.  18' 		Report Niwa  29'
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Nazmi Kamaruddin (MAS)
29 November 2022
13:00
Canada  2–3  Malaysia
Davis  19'
Johnston  40' 		Report Ashari  33'
Azrai  50', 57'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Tim Meissner (GER)
1 December 2022
09:00
South Korea  6–2  Canada
Jang  27', 35'
Jeon  38'
Lee J.  48'
Kim H.  52'
Seo  57' 		Report Johnston  17', 59'
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
1 December 2022
13:00
Malaysia  5–1  Japan
Hassan  2', 39'
Aminudin  23'
Saari  34'
Hamsani  40' 		Report Kawabe  5'
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

Classification round

Bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
3 December
 
 
 France7
 
4 December
 
 Canada1
 
 France (p.s.o.)2 (4)
 
3 December
 
 Japan2 (2)
 
 Japan3
 
 
 Pakistan1
 
Seventh place
 
 
4 December
 
 
 Canada4
 
 
 Pakistan5

5–8th place semifinals

3 December 2022
09:00
France  7–1  Canada
Charlet  15', 27'
Rogeau  30', 32', 43'
Jouin  37'
Delemazure  55' 		Report Sarmento  47'
Umpires:
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
3 December 2022
11:15
Japan  3–1  Pakistan
Nagayoshi  27'
Kawabe  47'
Fukuda  54' 		Report Rooman  48'
Umpires:
Benjamin Peters (USA)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)

Seventh and eighth place

4 December 2022
08:30
Canada  4–5  Pakistan
Davis  10'
Scholfield  29'
Johnston  48'
Tardif  53' 		Report Ahmad  3'
Murtaza  7'
Shahid  46'
Rana  54'
Bashir  58'
Umpires:
Aziz Adimah (GHA)
Ayden Shrives (RSA)

Fifth and sixth place

4 December 2022
10:45
France  2–2  Japan
Charlet  7'
T. Clément  15' 		Report Fukuda  31'
Nagayoshi  46'
Penalties
T. Clément
Jouin
Tynevez
Baumgarten 		4–2 Yamasaki
Niwa
Fukuda
S. Tanaka
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Benjamin Peters (USA)

Final round

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 December
 
 
 Ireland3
 
4 December
 
 Malaysia0
 
 Ireland3
 
3 December
 
 South Africa4
 
 South Korea1 (2)
 
 
 South Africa (p.s.o.)1 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
4 December
 
 
 Malaysia0
 
 
 South Korea4

Semi-finals

3 December 2022
13:30
Ireland  3–0  Malaysia
Walker  41'
Duncan  43', 52' 		Report
Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Tim Meissner (GER)
3 December 2022
15:45
South Korea  1–1  South Africa
Jang  52' Report Kok  31'
Penalties
Lee J.
Hwang
Ji
Lee H.
Jung 		2–3 D. Cassiem
Sherwood
Julius
Dlungwana
M. Cassiem
Umpires:
Nazmi Kamaruddin (MAS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

Third and fourth place

4 December 2022
13:00
Malaysia  0–4  South Korea
Report Seo  22'
Lee N.  26'
Hwang  39'
Jang  59'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)

Final

4 December 2022
15:15
Ireland  3–4  South Africa
O'Donoghue  19', 36'
McKee  45' 		Report D. Cassiem  4', 29'
Kok  31'
M. Cassiem  49'
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)

Goalscorers

There were 93 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.65 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

Final standing

Rank Team
 South Africa
 Ireland
 South Korea
4  Malaysia
5  France
6  Japan
7  Pakistan
8  Canada
Qualified for the 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League

Awards

The awards were announced on 4 December 2022.[3]

Award Player
Player of the tournament Dayaan Cassiem
Goalkeeper of the tournament Kim Jae-hyeon
Young player of the tournament Corentin Sellier

See also

References

  1. ^ "South Africa to host inaugural Men's Nations Cup! – South African Hockey Association". SAHockey. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "South Africa to host inaugural Men's Nations Cup!". International Hockey Federation. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Captain Cassiem inspires South Africa to the title in the inaugural FIH Hockey Men's Nations Cup". International Hockey Federation. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ^ "FIH Hockey Nations Cup: pools and match schedules revealed - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 October 2021.
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