2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final explained

Tournament:2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final
Size:200px
Dates:27 November–6 December
Country:India
City:Raipur
Venues:Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Hockey Stadium
Teams:8
Count:1
Matches:22
Goals:100
Top Scorer: Gonzalo Peillat
Top Scorer Goals:8
Best Player: Jamie Dwyer
Best Goalkeeper: Jaap Stockmann

The 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final took place from 27 November to 6 December 2015 in Raipur, India.[1] A total of 8 teams competed for the title.[2]

Australia won the tournament for the first time after defeating Belgium 2–1 in the final match. Host nation India won the third place match by defeating the Netherlands 3–2 on a penalty shootout after a 5–5 draw.[3]

Qualification

The host nation qualified automatically in addition to 7 teams qualified from the Semifinals. The following eight teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.

DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)
Host nation1 (6)
3–14 June 20152014–15 FIH Hockey World League SemifinalsBuenos Aires, Argentina7 (3)
(5)
(2)
(14)
20 June–5 July 2015Antwerp, Belgium (1)
(7)
(4)
Total8

Umpires

Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:

Results

All times are Indian Standard Time [4]

First round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Second round

Quarterfinals

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Fifth to eighth place classification

The losing quarterfinalists were ranked according to their first round results to determine the fixtures for the fifth to eighth place classification matches.

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

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Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raipur, India confirmed host of the 2015 Men’s Hero Hockey World League Final. FIH. 2015-08-20. 2015-08-20.
  2. Web site: FIH unveils event hosts for 2015-2018 cycle. FIH. 2014-04-12. 2013-11-08.
  3. News: Australia crowned Hero Hockey World League champions. 2015-12-06. FIH. 2015-12-07.
  4. Web site: FIH confirms men’s Hero Hockey World League Final schedule. 30 September 2015. fih.ch.