The 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 was held in March and April 2017. A total of 24 teams competing in three events took part in this round of the tournament playing for 8 berths in the Semifinals, played in June and July 2017.
9 teams ranked between 12th and 20th in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition qualified automatically. However, South Africa was chosen to host a Semifinal, hence exempt from Round 2 and leaving 8 teams qualified. Additionally 14 teams qualified from Round 1 as well as two nations that did not meet ranking criteria and were exempt from Round 1 to host a Round 2 tournament.[1] The following 24 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) | |
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| Ranked 12th to 20th in the FIH World Rankings | 8 | (13) (10) (11) (16) (19) (17) (22) (20) | |||
| Host nation | 2 | (32) (33) | |||
| 9–17 April 2016 | 2016–17 FIH Hockey World League Round 1 | Singapore | 2 | (18) (41) | |
| 28 June–2 July 2016 | Suva, Fiji | 1 | (44) | ||
| 30 August–4 September 2016 | Prague, Czech Republic | 2 | (24) (35) | ||
| 6–11 September 2016 | Glasgow, Scotland | 3 | (34) (27) (30) | ||
| 9–11 September 2016 | Antalya, Turkey | 2 | (21) (31) | ||
| 9–11 September 2016 | Accra, Ghana | 1 | (38) | ||
| 27 September–2 October 2016 | Salamanca, Mexico | 2 | (29) (49) | ||
| 1–9 October 2016 | Chiclayo, Peru | 1 | (26) | ||
| Total | 24 | ||||
All times are local (UTC+6).
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All times are local (UTC±0).
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All times are local (UTC−4).
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