The 2019 Men's Ford National Hockey League was the 21st and final edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in Tauranga , New Zealand , from 14 to 22 September.
North Harbour won the title for the sixth time, defeating Auckland 2–1 in the final.[ 1] [ 2] Canterbury finished in third place after defeating Capital in the third place match, 2–1.[ 3]
Participating teams
For the first time in history, the NHL hosted an international team from Australia , comprising players from the country's most southern state, Tasmania . The following eight teams competed for the title:
Results
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
WD
LD
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
–– Capital
3
3
0
0
0
13
5
+8
12
Advanced to Pool C
2
–– Auckland
3
2
0
0
1
9
6
+3
8
3
Tasmania
3
1
0
0
2
4
8
−4
4
4
–– Central
3
0
0
0
3
5
12
−7
0
Source:
Hockey New Zealand Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)
Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Bren Duckworth (NZL)
Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Pool B
Source:
Hockey New Zealand Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Umpires: Bruce Brownsey (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)
Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Bren Duckworth (NZL)
Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Classification round
Pool C
Source:
Hockey New Zealand Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)
Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Umpires: Bruce Brownsey (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)
Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)
Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Pool D
Pos
Team
Pld
W
WD
LD
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
–– Central
3
2
1
0
0
10
7
+3
10
2
–– Southern
3
1
0
1
1
6
7
−1
5
3
–– Midlands
3
1
0
0
2
7
8
−1
4
4
Tasmania
3
0
1
1
1
6
7
−1
3
Source:
Hockey New Zealand Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
Umpires: Bren Duckworth (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
Umpires: Bren Duckworth (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)
Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)
Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)
Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Bren Duckworth (NZL)
Classification matches
Seventh and eighth place
Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)
Fifth and sixth place
Umpires: Bruce Brownsey (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Third and fourth place
Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Final
Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)
Statistics
Final standings
Pos
Team
Pld
W
WD
LD
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
–– North Harbour
7
5
0
0
2
16
13
+3
20
Gold Medal
–– Auckland
7
5
0
0
2
20
12
+8
20
Silver Medal
–– Canterbury
7
5
0
0
2
23
16
+7
20
Bronze Medal
4
–– Capital
7
3
0
0
4
22
20
+2
12
5
–– Southern
7
2
1
1
3
14
20
−6
11
6
–– Central
7
2
1
1
3
18
22
−4
11
7
Tasmania
7
2
1
1
3
13
17
−4
11
8
–– Midlands
7
1
0
0
6
15
21
−6
4
Goalscorers
There were 141 goals scored in 28 matches, for an average of 5.04 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: Hockey New Zealand
References
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