2021–22 Men's FIH Pro League explained

Tournament:2021–22 Men's
FIH Pro League
Dates:16 October 2021 – 26 June 2022
Teams:9
Confederations:4
Count:1
Matches:72
Goals:376
Top Scorer: Harmanpreet Singh
Top Scorer Goals:18
Previous Year:2020–21
Previous Tournament:2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League
Next Year:2022–23
Next Tournament:2022–23 Men's FIH Pro League

The 2021–22 Men's FIH Pro League was the third edition of the Men's FIH Pro League, a field hockey championship for men's national teams. The tournament started on 16 October 2021 and finished on 26 June 2022.[1]

Format

The home and away principle was kept but this principle was split over two consecutive seasons and worked according to the following example:[2]

If one of the two matches played between two teams was cancelled, the winner of the other match would have received double points.

Teams

Originally, nine teams were scheduled to compete in a round-robin tournament, being played from October 2021 to June 2022. On 17 September 2021, both New Zealand and Australia withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions coming with it.[3] [4] Canada and South Africa joined on 8 December 2021.[5] [6] On 17 January 2022, Canada withdrew due to the COVID-19 Omicron variant and the travel restrictions coming with it, six weeks after being named New Zealand substitute.[7] France was announced as Canada's substitute on 25 January 2022.[8] [9]

Squads

See main article: 2021–22 Men's FIH Pro League squads.

Results

Fixtures

All times are local.

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIH Hockey Pro League 2021–2022: Match schedule confirmed. FIH. 1 May 2021. 30 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Executive Board approves 2020 and 2021 FIH Pro League match schedule principles . fih.ch . . 16 April 2019 . 16 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Hockey Australia announces absence from FIH tournaments. hockey.org.au. 17 September 2021. 17 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Hockey New Zealand unable to participate in FIH events in late. hockeynz.co.nz. 17 September 2021. 17 September 2021.
  5. Web site: South Africa and Canada to join Men’s FIH Hockey Pro League. fih.ch. 8 December 2021. 8 December 2021.
  6. News: Butler. Lynn. South Africa temporary joins Men's Hockey Pro League. News24.
  7. Web site: Field Hockey Canada Statement Regarding Pro League. 17 January 2022. 17 January 2022.
  8. Web site: France to join Men’s FIH Hockey Pro League . fih.ch . . 25 January 2022 . 25 January 2022.
  9. Web site: Frankrijk nieuwe tegenstander Oranje in Pro League . hockey.nl . 25 January 2022 . nl . 25 January 2022.