2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final explained

Tournament:2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final
Dates:1–10 December
Country:India
City:Bhubaneswar
Venues:Kalinga Stadium
Teams:8
Confederations:4
Count:2
Matches:22
Goals:80
Top Scorer: Loïck Luypaert
Top Scorer Goals:8
Best Player: Mats Grambusch

The 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final was the final stage of the 2016–17 edition of the Men's FIH Hockey World League. It took place between 1 and 10 December 2017 in Bhubaneswar, India.[1] [2]

Australia won the tournament for a record second time after defeating Argentina 2–1 in the final match. India won the third place match by defeating Germany 2–1.[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)
15–25 June 20172016–17 FIH Hockey World League SemifinalsLondon, England7 (4)
(1)
(7)
8–23 July 2017Johannesburg, South Africa (3)
(5)
(2)
(9)
Total8

Results

All times are local (UTC+5:30).[4]

First round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Second round

Quarter-finals

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Fifth to eighth place classification

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

Fifth place game

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Final ranking

RankTeam
4
5
6
7
8

Awards

The following individual awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Goalscorers

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIH unveils event hosts for 2015-2018 cycle. FIH. 2013-11-08. 2013-11-08.
  2. Web site: Bhubaneswar, India to host Men's Hockey World League Final 2017 and Hockey Men's World Cup 2018. FIH. 2017-04-11. 2017-03-27.
  3. News: Australia's Kookaburras claim Odisha Men's Hockey World League Final Bhubaneswar 2017. 10 December 2017. FIH. 11 December 2017.
  4. Web site: FIH confirms Odisha Men's Hockey World League Final, Bhubaneswar 2017 schedule. 7 September 2017. fih.ch.