Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament explained

Tournament:	Men's hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Country:	England
City:	Birmingham
Dates:	17–25 March 2006
Venues:	State Netball and Hockey Centre
Teams:	10
Confederations:	5
Count:	3
Matches:	27
Goals:	135
Top Scorer:	Sandeep Singh
Top Scorer Goals:	7
Previous Year:	2002
Previous Tournament:	Hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament
Next Year:	2010
Next Tournament:	Hockey at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament

Men's field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 17 March and 25 March. The competition consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals.^[1] All matches were played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Parkville area of Melbourne.^{[2] [3]}

The competition was won by Australia who defeated Pakistan 3–0 to claim their third successive commonwealth title.

Squads

See main article: Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's team squads.

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Classification matches

Fifth and sixth place

Medal round

Semi-finals

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Gold medal match

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hockey Schedule and Results. 2006 Commonwealth Games. 9 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20091013220524/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Schedule+and+Results/By+Sport/Hockey/. 13 October 2009. dead.
2. Web site: 2006 Commonwealth Games. Commonwealth Games Federation. 2016-03-26. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20141117120231/http://www.thecgf.com/games/games_index.asp. 2014-11-17. dead.
3. Web site: Hockey Schedule and Results. Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.