The 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League was the fifth edition of the Men's FIH Pro League, a field hockey championship for men's national teams. The tournament began on 6 December 2023 and finished on 30 June 2024.[1]
| Dates | 6 December 2023 – 30 June 2024 | ||
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| Teams | 9 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Australia (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Netherlands | ||
| Third place |  Great Britain | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 72 | ||
| Goals scored | 341 (4.74 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Jip Janssen (15 goals) | ||
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Australia won the tournament for the second time.
Teams
editFollowing the announcement of South Africa's withdrawal for this season after failing to secure a sponsor,[2] Ireland joined despite finishing second in the 2022 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup.[3]
Format
editThe home and away principle was kept for the season, which was divided into date blocks. To assist with competition planning, international and national, several teams gathered in one venue to contest “mini-tournaments," wherein they each played two matches against one another.[1]
If one of the two matches played between two teams was cancelled, the winner of the other match received double points.
This season winner earned direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
Squads
editResults
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Australia (C, Q)
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16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 34 | Qualified for the 2026 FIH World Cup |
| 2 | Netherlands[a]
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16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 31 | |
| 3 | Great Britain
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16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 29 | |
| 4 |  Argentina
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16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 29 | |
| 5 |  Belgium[a]
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16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 25 | |
| 6 |  Germany
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16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 25 | |
| 7 |  India
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16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 24 | |
| 8 |  Spain
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16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 13 | |
| 9 |  Ireland (R)
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16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 59 | −43 | 6 | Relegated to 2024–25 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.[4]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[4]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Belgium and the Netherlands are already qualified for the 2026 FIH World Cup as hosts.
Fixtures
editAll times are local.[5]
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Goalscorers
editThere were 341 goals scored in 72 matches, for an average of 4.74 goals per match.
15 goals
12 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Agustín Mazzilli
Jacob Anderson- Tom Wickham
Tom Boon- Nicolas De Kerpel
- Loïck Luypaert
- Nelson Onana
- Tommy Willems
Raphael Hartkopf- Timm Herzbruch
- Marco Miltkau
- Thies Prinz
Alan Forsyth- Struan Walker
Araijeet Singh Hundal- Hardik Singh
- Jugraj Singh
- Mandeep Singh
- Lalit Upadhyay
Benjamin Johnson- Benjamin Walker
Jorrit Croon- Steijn van Heijningen
- Tjep Hoedemakers
- Tijmen Reyenga
Nicolás Álvarez- Enrique González
1 goal
- Thomas Habif
- Tadeo Marcucci
- Federico Monja
- Santiago Tarazona
- Lucas Toscani
- Timothy Howard
- Edward Ockenden
- Flynn Ogilvie
- Aran Zalewski
- Cédric Charlier
- John-John Dohmen
- Roman Duvekot
- Guillermo Hainaut
- Guillaume Hellin
- Antoine Kina
- Victor Wegnez
- Jeremy Wilbers
- Tom Grambusch
- Johannes Große
- Moritz Ludwig
- Christopher Rühr
- Liam Ansell
- Will Calnan
- Henry Croft
- Jacob Draper
- Lee Morton
- Stuart Rushmere
- Jack Waller
- Conor Williamson
- Amit Rohidas
- Nilakanta Sharma
- Akashdeep Singh
- Jarmanpreet Singh
- Jeremy Duncan
- Alistair Empey
- Shane O'Donoghue
- Jasper Brinkman
- Guus Jansen
- Floris Middendorp
- Joep de Mol
- Joep Troost
- Pere Amat
- Jordi Bonastre
- Pepe Cunill
- César Curiel
- Guillermo Fortuño
- Antonio Sanz
- Eduard de Ignacio-Simó
Source: FIH
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "FIH Hockey Pro League: Season 5 to start in Argentina". fihproleague.com. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "South African Hockey declines invitation to the FIH Pro League". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Ireland to join FIH Hockey Pro League, replacing South Africa". International Hockey Federation. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "FIH Pro League Regulations Season 3" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. October 2021.
- ^ "FIH Hockey Pro League 2023–2024: Argentina – Great Britain to open the show!". fih.hockey. Retrieved 20 July 2023.