| Tournament: | 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League |
| Cities: | 15 |
| Venues: | 15 |
| Teams: | 56 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 213 |
| Goals: | 1147 |
| Previous Year: | 2012-13 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League |
| Next Year: | 2016–17 |
| Next Tournament: | 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League |
The 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League was the second season of the men's field hockey national team league series. The tournament started in July 2014 in Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia and finished in December 2015 in Raipur, India.[1] [2] [3]
The Semifinals of this competition also served as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics as the 6 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualified.
Australia won the tournament's Final round for the first time after defeating Belgium 2–1 in the final match. India won the third place match by defeating the Netherlands 3–2 on a penalty shootout after a 5–5 draw in regular time.[4]
Each national association member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) had the opportunity to compete in the tournament, and after seeking entries to participate, 56 teams were announced to compete.
The 11 teams ranked between 1st and 11th in the FIH World Rankings current at early 2013 received an automatic bye to the Semifinals while the 8 teams ranked between 12th and 19th received an automatic bye to Round 2. Those nineteen teams, shown with qualifying rankings, were the following:[5] [6]
See main article: 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 1.
| Dates | Location | Teams | Round 2 Quotas | Round 2 Qualifier(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–6 July 2014 | Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia | 2 | |||
| 2–7 September 2014 | Hradec Králové, Czech Republic | 3 | |||
| 5–7 September 2014 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 1 | |||
| 5–7 September 2014 | Muscat, Oman | 2 | | ||
| 5–7 September 2014 | Nairobi, Kenya | 1 | |||
| 12–14 September 2014 | Guadalajara, Mexico | 2 | |||
| 12–14 September 2014 | Lousada, Portugal | 2 | |||
| 1–5 October 2014 | Kingston, Jamaica | 1 | |||
| 6–11 December 2014 | Suva, Fiji | 0 |
See main article: 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2.
| Dates | Location | Teams Qualified | Semifinals Quotas | Semifinals Qualifiers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | By Ranking | From Round 1 | |||||
| 17–25 January 2015 | Singapore | 3 | |||||
| 28 February – 8 March 2015 | San Diego, United States | 3 | |||||
| 7–15 March 2015 | Cape Town, South Africa | 3 | |||||
– Fiji and Sri Lanka withdrew from participating and Oman and Ukraine took their place.
See main article: 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals.
| Dates | Location | Teams Qualified | Final Quotas | Final Qualifiers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | By Ranking | From Round 2 | |||||
| 3–14 June 2015 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 4 | |||||
| 20 June–5 July 2015 | Antwerp, Belgium | 3 | |||||
See main article: 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final.
FIH issued a final ranking to determine the world ranking. The final ranking was as follows:[7]