2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League

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The 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League was the second season of the Pro League, the premier men's field hockey national team league series. The tournament started in January 2020 and finished in June 2021.[1]

2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League
Dates18 January 2020 – 27 June 2021
Teams9 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Belgium (1st title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played50
Goals scored248 (4.96 per match)
Top scorer(s)Belgium Alexander Hendrickx (11 goals)
2019 (previous) (next) 2021–22

Format changes

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The home and away principle was kept but this principle was split over two consecutive seasons from this season onwards and worked according to the following example:[1]

  • in season 2020-21, Team A hosted Team B twice within a couple of days
  • in season 2021-22:, Team B will host Team A twice within a couple of days

COVID-19 pandemic interruption

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Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, Hockey Australia decided to suspend all international travels for its national teams until further notice in early March.[2] Later Hockey New Zealand took the same decision.[3]

Once declared as a pandemic on 11 March, the FIH and all participating National Associations involved in the competition decided to put all the matches scheduled until 15 April on hold. Furthermore, it was agreed that the current edition is maintained, no matches will be played after the Olympic Games and depending on the evolution of the situation and the decisions of the public authorities, every match which can be organized between late April and before the Olympics, shall be played.[4] On 19 March, it was announced by the FIH that all the matches scheduled to play until 17 May were put on hold.[5] On 24 April, the league was extended until June 2021.[6] The restart for September 2020, was announced on 9 July.[7] Because not all matches are due to be played before the end of the season, the final ranking will be determined by points percentage instead of total points.[8]

On 28 May, it was announced that despite the efforts of the involved federations, the matches set to play before the announcing date were going to be the last of the edition.[9]

Teams

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Nine teams competed in a round-robin tournament, being played from January to June.

Squads

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Results

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD PCT
1   Belgium (C) 14 9 2 1 2 40 26 +14 .762
2   Australia 10 5 1 3 1 36 23 +13 .667
3   Germany 10 5 2 0 3 26 23 +3 .633
4   India 8 3 3 0 2 22 17 +5 .625
5   Netherlands 12 5 2 2 3 32 29 +3 .583
6   Great Britain 12 4 0 3 5 25 25 0 .417
7   Argentina 12 2 1 3 6 26 35 −9 .306
8   New Zealand 10 2 1 0 7 18 34 −16 .267
9   Spain 12 2 1 1 8 23 36 −13 .250
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[10]
(C) Champion

All times are local.[11]

Fixtures

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18 January 2020
19:00
India   5–2   Netherlands
Gurjant   1'
Rupinder   12'46'
Mandeep   34'
Lalit   36'
Report Janssen   14'
Hertzberger   28'
Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

19 January 2020
17:00
India   3–3   Netherlands
Lalit   25'
Mandeep   51'
Rupinder   55'
Report Van der Weerden   23'
Hertzberger   26'
Kellerman   27'
Penalties
Harmanpreet  
Vivek  
Rupinder  
Gurjant  
Akashdeep  
3–1   Hertzberger
  Schuurman
  Brinkman
  Pruyser
Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)

24 January 2020
11:00
Spain   2–2   Germany
Alegre   11'
Quemada   38'
Report Rühr   3'57'
Penalties
Iglesias  
Oliva  
Lleonart  
Alegre  
Romeu  
3–4   Rühr
  Hauke
  Wellen
  Fuchs
Estadio Betero, Valencia
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)

25 January 2020
13:00
Spain   1–5   Germany
Miralles   45' Report Rühr   13'
Oruz   32'
Miltkau   56'
Windfeder   59'
Staib   60'
Estadio Betero, Valencia
Umpires:
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
Bruce Bale (ENG)
25 January 2020
18:30
Australia   2–2   Belgium
Hayward   49'
Craig   51'
Report Briels   18'
Denayer   59'
Penalties
Brand  
Ogilvie  
Craig  
Swann  
2–4   Van Aubel
  De Sloover
  Gougnard
  Wegnez
  A. Van Doren
Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre, Sydney
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Simon Taylor (NZL)

26 January 2020
17:30
Australia   2–4   Belgium
Sharp   42'
Hayward   60'
Report Hendrickx   13'25'
Plennevaux   56'
E. Stockbroekx   58'
Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre, Sydney
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Simon Taylor (NZL)

31 January 2020
11:00
Spain   3–4   Netherlands
Romeu   5'37'58' Report Janssen   2'48'50'
De Geus   15'
Estadio Betero, Valencia
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)

1 February 2020
13:00
Spain   2–4   Netherlands
Miralles   44'
Sánchez   59'
Report Janssen   27'
Brinkman   36'
Van der Weerden   45'
Kellerman   50'
Estadio Betero, Valencia
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Christian Blasch (GER)
1 February 2020
16:00
Australia   4–4   Great Britain
Ockenden   19'
Wickham   29'
Zalewski   56'
Mitton   59'
Report Jackson   20'
Wallace   31'
Shipperley   44'
Ansell   45'
Penalties
Swann  
Whetton  
Harvie  
Ogilvie  
3–1   Forsyth
  Sorsby
  Roper
  Wallace
Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre, Sydney
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Javed Shaikh (IND)
1 February 2020
19:30
New Zealand   2–6   Belgium
Muir   17'41' Report Denayer   3'5'
Boon   7'52'
Dockier   19'
De Kerpel   41'
North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

2 February 2020
15:00
Australia   5–1   Great Britain
Wotherspoon   14'
Sharp   19'
Craig   29'
Brand   45'
Mitton   55'
Report Taylor   18'
Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre, Sydney
Umpires:
Javed Shaikh (IND)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
2 February 2020
17:30
New Zealand   1–3   Belgium
Tarrant   34' Report Hendrickx   19'
Dockier   24'
Cosyns   53'
North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland
Umpires:
Steve Rogers (AUS)
Adam Kearns (AUS)

7 February 2020
20:30
Argentina   3–4   Spain
Casella   5'26'
Tolini   41'
Report Iglesias   13'
Quemada   29'59'
Ruiz   55'
CeNARD, Buenos Aires
Umpires:
Bruce Bale (ENG)
Federico García (URU)

8 February 2020
17:00
New Zealand   1–1   Great Britain
Jenness   43' Report Griffiths   56'
Penalties
Jenness  
S. Child  
Thomas  
Edwards  
3–1   Calnan
  Ansell
  Griffiths
  Ames
North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland
Umpires:
Lim Hong-Zhen (SGP)
Steve Rogers (AUS)
8 February 2020
17:00
India   2–1   Belgium
Mandeep   2'
Ramandeep   46'
Report Boccard   33'
Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Coen van Bunge (NED)
8 February 2020
20:30
Argentina   5–1   Spain
Ferreiro   9'
Vila   32'
Tolini   38'
Martínez   42'46'
Report Quemada   22'
CeNARD, Buenos Aires
Umpires:
Federico García (URU)
Bruce Bale (ENG)

9 February 2020
15:00
New Zealand   0–3   Great Britain
Report Dixon   14'55'
Ansell   50'
North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland
Umpires:
Steve Rogers (AUS)
Lim Hong-Zhen (SGP)
9 February 2020
17:00
India   2–3   Belgium
Vivek   15'
Amit   17'
Report Hendrickx   3'
De Kerpel   17'
Plennevaux   26'
Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)

15 February 2020
18:00
Argentina   2–2   Netherlands
Martínez   12'
Tolini   51'
Report Pruyser   5'
Bakker   12'
Penalties
Keenan  
Domene  
Ferreiro  
Mazzilli  
1–3   Hertzberger
  Schuurman
  De Geus
CeNARD, Buenos Aires
Umpires:
Steve Rogers (AUS)
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
15 February 2020
19:30
New Zealand   1–4   Spain
Russell   42' Report Oliva   12'
Beltrán   23'42'
Quemada   51'
Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

16 February 2020
17:30
New Zealand   3–2   Spain
Russell   16'56'
Edwards   38'
Report Iglesias   44'
Quemada   60'
Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch
Umpires:
Javed Shaikh (IND)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
16 February 2020
18:00
Argentina   2–2   Netherlands
Vila   3'
Mazzilli   21'
Report Pruyser   30'
Kemperman   56'
Penalties
Ortiz  
Vila  
Rey  
Martínez  
Mazzilli  
3–4   Hertzberger
  Van Ass
  De Geus
  Van Dam
  Pruyser
CeNARD, Buenos Aires
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
Steve Rogers (AUS)

21 February 2020
19:00
India   3–4   Australia
Raj   36'47'
Rupinder   52'
Report Wotherspoon   6'
Wickham   18'
Sharp   41'
Anderson   42'
Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Coen van Bunge (NED)

22 February 2020
19:00
India   2–2   Australia
Rupinder   25'
Harmanpreet   27'
Report Mitton   23'
Zalewski   46'
Penalties
Harmanpreet  
Vivek  
Lalit  
3–1   Beale
  Brand
  Ephraums
  Harvie
Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Coen van Bunge (NED)

28 February 2020
17:30
New Zealand   5–3   Argentina
Lane   5'
Thomas   32'
J. Panchia   48'
Bennett   51'
Newman   55'
Report Casella   9'
Tolini   33'49'
Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch
Umpires:
Peter Wright (RSA)
Steve Rogers (AUS)

1 March 2020
15:00
New Zealand   2–3   Argentina
Lane   20'49' Report Tolini   5'
Ortiz   37'
Casella   44'
Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch
Umpires:
Peter Wright (RSA)
Steve Rogers (AUS)

6 March 2020
20:30
Australia   3–3   Argentina
Hayward   4'
Wickham   8'
Welch   52'
Report Ferreiro   11'
Tolini   20'
Martínez   39'
Penalties
Ogilvie  
Wickham  
Simmonds  
Swann  
1–3   Ibarra
  Vila
  Ortiz
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Peter Wright (RSA)

7 March 2020
18:30
Australia   5–1   Argentina
Simmonds   10'
Govers   24'30'
Wickham   44'
Mitton   49'
Report Tolini   57'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Peter Wright (RSA)

22 September 2020
18:00
Germany   1–6   Belgium
Windfeder   44' Report Boccard   26'
Hendrickx   33'60'
Ghislain   34'
De Kerpel   36'
Kina   57'
Düsseldorfer HC, Düsseldorf
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

23 September 2020
18:00
Germany   1–1   Belgium
Fuchs   24' Report Luypaert   49'
Penalties
Rühr  
Hauke  
Grambusch  
Große  
1–0   Wegnez
  Denayer
  Cosyns
  A. Van Doren
  De Sloover
Düsseldorfer HC, Düsseldorf
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Martin Madden (SCO)

27 October 2020
19:00
Netherlands   1–0   Great Britain
Wortelboer   30' Report
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Coen van Bunge (NED)

29 October 2020
19:00
Netherlands   3–1   Great Britain
Van der Weerden   9'
Hertzberger   47'48'
Report Roper   30'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)

31 October 2020
16:30
Belgium   3–2   Great Britain
Hendrickx   27'
Boon   33'
Dohmen   59'
Report Roper   30'
Waller   42'
Royal Uccle Sport, Brussels
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Coen van Bunge (NED)

1 November 2020
16:30
Belgium   2–1   Great Britain
Dohmen   18'
Hendrickx   30'
Report Condon   10'
Royal Uccle Sport, Brussels
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)

4 November 2020
18:00
Belgium   4–4   Netherlands
Hendrickx   8'51'
Plennevaux   36'
Van Aubel   50'
Report Hertzberger   8'
Brinkman   13'
Janssen   37'
Bakker   52'
Penalties
Gougnard  
Van Aubel  
Cosyns  
3–1   Croon
  Pruyser
  Hertzberger
  Van Ass
Royal Uccle Sport, Brussels
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)

5 February 2021
11:00
Spain   2–3   Belgium
Alegre   15'
Lleonart   44'
Report Dockier   8'51'
Briels   14'
Estadio Betero, Valencia
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)

6 February 2021
13:00
Spain   0–2   Belgium
Report Gougnard   10'
Hendrickx   18'
Estadio Betero, Valencia
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)

6 March 2021
16:30
Netherlands   2–4   Germany
Janssen   7'
Hertzberger   58'
Report Staib   18'53'
Kaufmann   25'
Miltkau   39'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Coen van Bunge (NED)

7 March 2021
16:30
Netherlands   1–3   Germany
Van Ass   38' Report Weigand   11'51'
Grambusch   59'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)

3 April 2021
14:30
Argentina   2–3   Germany
Tolini   12'32' Report Rühr   8'
Gill   29'
Staib   56'
CeNARD, Buenos Aires
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)

4 April 2021
14:30
Argentina   0–3   Germany
Report Rühr   25'
Zwicker   38'
Staib   46'
CeNARD, Buenos Aires
Umpires:
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
Diego Barbas (ARG)

10 April 2021
17:00
Argentina   2–2   India
Ferreiro   28'30' Report Harmanpreet   21'60'
Penalties
Keenan  
Martínez  
Vila  
Ferreiro  
Ortiz  
2–3   Harmanpreet
  Lalit
  Rupinder
  Shamsher
  Dilpreet
CeNARD, Buenos Aires
Umpires:
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

11 April 2021
17:00
Argentina   0–3   India
Report Harmanpreet   11'
Lalit   25'
Mandeep   58'
CeNARD, Buenos Aires
Umpires:
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
Irene Presenqui (ARG)

12 May 2021[note 1]
17:30
Great Britain   5–3   Germany
Ansell   9'
Creed   13'
Roper   20'
Griffiths   24'
Martin   32'
Report Röthlander   1'
Prinz   20'
Dösch   28'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Paul Walker (ENG)

13 May 2021[note 1]
17:30
Great Britain   3–1   Germany
Griffiths   24'
Forsyth   29'
Shipperley   54'
Report Wellen   58'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Martin Madden (SCO)

22 May 2021
13:00
Great Britain   2–2   Spain
Ansell   24'
Shipperley   60'
Report Iglesias   6'
Basterra   9'
Penalties
Ansell  
Dixon  
Forsyth  
Wallace  
1–3   Miralles
  Alegre
  Lleonart
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
Umpires:
Hannah Harrison (ENG)
Dan Barstow (ENG)

23 May 2021
12:00
Great Britain   2–0   Spain
Shipperley   28'41' Report
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
Umpires:
Dan Barstow (ENG)
Hannah Harrison (ENG)

30 May 2021
16:30
Belgium   0–4   Netherlands
Report Bovendeert   18'
Pruyser   29'
Van Ass   35'
Brinkman   38'
Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)

26 June 2021[note 2]
12:30
Australia   7–3   New Zealand
Ogilvie   11'
Mitton   17'
Hayward   20'40'
Govers   38'
Whetton   52'
Brand   56'
Report Lane   21'
Jenness   34'
Wilson   41'
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Peter Wright (RSA)

27 June 2021[note 2]
12:30
Australia   2–0   New Zealand
Ephraums   11'
Govers   40'
Report
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Peter Wright (RSA)
Adam Kearns (AUS)

Great Britain   Cancelled[note 3]   India
Report
Great Britain   Cancelled[note 3]   India
Report
Great Britain   Cancelled[note 3]   Argentina
Report
Spain   Cancelled[note 3]   Australia
Report
Great Britain   Cancelled[note 3]   Argentina
Report
Spain   Cancelled[note 3]   Australia
Report
Spain   Cancelled[note 3]   India
Report
Spain   Cancelled[note 3]   India
Report
Netherlands   Cancelled[note 3]   New Zealand
Report
Netherlands   Cancelled[note 3]   New Zealand
Report
Germany   Cancelled[note 3]   New Zealand
Report
Germany   Cancelled[note 3]   New Zealand
Report
Germany   Cancelled[note 3]   India
Report
Belgium   Cancelled[note 3]   Argentina
Report
Germany   Cancelled[note 3]   India
Report
Belgium   Cancelled[note 3]   Argentina
Report
Netherlands   Cancelled[note 3]   Australia
Report
Netherlands   Cancelled[note 3]   Australia
Report
Germany   Cancelled[note 3]   Australia
Report
India   Cancelled[note 3]   New Zealand
Report
Germany   Cancelled[note 3]   Australia
Report
India   Cancelled[note 3]   New Zealand
Report

Goalscorers

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There were 248 goals scored in 50 matches, for an average of 4.96 goals per match.

11 goals

10 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b The matches, originally scheduled for 14 and 15 November 2020, were postponed by the request of the German team.[12]
  2. ^ a b The matches, originally scheduled for 24 and 25 April 2021, were postponed.[13]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v The matches could not be rescheduled and were cancelled.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Executive Board approves 2020 and 2021 FIH Pro League match schedule principles". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Australia matches planned in Europe put on hold". fihproleague.com. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. ^ "New Zealand matches in the Netherlands and Germany put on hold". fihproleague.com. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. ^ "FIH Hockey Pro League put on hold until 15 April". International Hockey Federation. 13 March 2020.
  5. ^ "FIH Hockey Pro League: Postponement extended to 17 May". International Hockey Federation. 19 March 2020.
  6. ^ "FIH Hockey Pro League Season 2 extended until June 2021". International Hockey Federation. 24 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Germany to host Belgium as "Hockey at its Best" restarts!". International Hockey Federation. 9 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Fih Hockey Pro League 2021-2022: Match Schedule Confirmed". fihproleague.com. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b "FIH Hockey Pro League: This Sunday is "winners' day"". fihproleague.com. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  10. ^ FIH Pro League Competition Regulations November 2019
  11. ^ "FIH confirms venues and match timings of FIH Hockey Pro League 2020". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Upcoming Home Games Against Germany in FIH Hockey Pro League Postponed". englandhockey.co.uk. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  13. ^ "FIH Hockey Pro League: AUS-NZL to be played in June". fihproleague.com. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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