The 2022–23 Men's FIH Pro League was the fourth edition of the Men's FIH Pro League, a field hockey championship for men's national teams. The tournament began on 28 October 2022 and finished on 5 July 2023.[1]
| Dates | 28 October 2022 – 5 July 2023 | ||
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| Teams | 9 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Netherlands (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Great Britain | ||
| Third place |  Belgium | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 72 | ||
| Goals scored | 348 (4.83 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Harmanpreet Singh (18 goals) | ||
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The Netherlands won their second title.[2]
Format
editThe FIH changed the format for this season as there were no home and away matches and the season was divided into date blocks. To reduce financial and logistical issues, a set of three teams gathered at one venue and a "mini tournament" was contested where each team played two matches against one another.[1][3] The changed format also reduced the issue of travel time and minimised the burden on players.
Point system and rankings
editThe winning team got three points. In case of a draw, both teams were given one point, with the winner of the shootout earning an extra point.[3] The team finishing last was relegated to the Nations Cup.
Teams
editFollowing their withdrawal in the 2021–22 season due to COVID-19 related travel requirements, the national teams of Australia and New Zealand rejoined for this season.[4][5]
Squads
editResults
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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| 1 | Netherlands (C)
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16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 35 | |
| 2 | Great Britain
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16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 32 | |
| 3 | Belgium
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16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 30 | |
| 4 | India
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16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 30 | |
| 5 |  Spain
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16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 27 | |
| 6 |  Germany
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16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 22 | |
| 7 |  Australia
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16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 19 | |
| 8 |  Argentina
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16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 18 | |
| 9 |  New Zealand (R)
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16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 60 | −34 | 3 | Relegated to 2023 FIH Nations Cup |
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.[6]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[6]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Fixtures
editAll times are local.[7]
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Goalscorers
editThere were 348 goals scored in 72 matches, for an average of 4.83 goals per match.
18 goals
13 goals
12 goals
11 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Martín Ferreiro- Lucas Martínez
- Matías Rey
- Lucas Vila
Jack Welch- Jacob Whetton
Sébastien Dockier- John-John Dohmen
- Nicolas De Kerpel
- Nelson Onana
Tom Grambusch- Malte Hellwig
- Timm Herzbruch
- Florian Sperling
- Justus Weigand
Timothy Nurse- Rupert Shipperley
- Jack Waller
Amit Rohidas- Vivek Prasad
Justen Blok- Timo Boers
- Jasper Brinkman
- Miles Bukkens
- Thijs van Dam
Hayden Phillips- Jacob Smith
José Basterra- Gerard Clapés
- Pau Cunill
- Enrique González
- Borja Lacalle
- Joaquín Menini
1 goal
- Agustín Bugallo
- Lautaro Ferrero
- Tobías Martins
- Daniel Beale
- Joshua Beltz
- Tim Brand
- Timothy Howard
- Craig Marais
- Lachlan Sharp
- Benjamin Staines
- Aran Zalewski
- Florent van Aubel
- Tom Boon
- Cédric Charlier
- Arno van Dessel
- William Ghislain
- Arthur de Sloover
- Jakob Brilla
- Paul Glander
- Raphael Hartkopf
- Paul-Philipp Kaufmann
- Elian Mazkour
- Hannes Müller
- Timur Oruz
- Christopher Rühr
- Michel Struthoff
- Niklas Wellen
- Will Calnan
- David Goodfield
- James Oates
- Stuart Rushmere
- Liam Sanford
- Thomas Sorsby
- Mandeep Mor
- Raj Kumar Pal
- Sanjay
- Akashdeep Singh
- Dilpreet Singh
- Gurjant Singh
- Jonas de Geus
- Steijn van Heijningen
- Jair van der Horst
- Terrance Pieters
- Pepijn Reyenga
- Derck de Vilder
- Floris Wortelboer
- David Brydon
- Connor Greentree
- Sam Hiha
- Kim Kingstone
- Dane Lett
- Blair Tarrant
- Dylan Thomas
- Nic Woods
- Marc Escudé
- Bruno Font
- Xavier Gispert
- Eduard de Ignacio-Simó
- Rafael Vilallonga
Source: FIH
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "FIH Hockey Pro League: a new schedule to enhance the experience". fihproleague.com. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Netherlands men seal second FIH Hockey Pro League title". fihproleague.com. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ a b "FIH Pro League: Indian men return to action in changed format – all you need to know". ESPN. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Kookaburras and Hockeyroos back for 'Hockey at its best'". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "VANTAGE BLACK STICKS RETURN TO FIH PRO LEAGUE". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "FIH Pro League Regulations Season 3" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. October 2021.
- ^ "FIH Hockey Pro League 2022–2023: Venues and timings confirmed!". fih.hockey. Retrieved 23 August 2022.