1996 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

1996 Men's Hockey
Champions Trophy
Kuber Champions Trophy
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
CityMadras
Dates7–15 December
Teams6
Venue(s)Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (3rd title)
Runner-up Pakistan
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored74 (4.11 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Christoph Bechmann (5 goals)
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The 1996 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, also known as the Kuber Champions Trophy for sponsorship reasons,[1][2] was the 18th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 7–15 December 1996 in the newly built Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Madras, India.[3]

Host selection

India won the right to host the competition after Spain, the other contender, withdrew their bid in April 1994. The Asian Hockey Federation was tasked to monitor the competition by the International Hockey Federation.[4]

Results

All times are India Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

Pool

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 5 3 2 0 10 3 +7 11
 Pakistan 5 3 1 1 13 10 +3 10
 Germany 5 3 0 2 12 11 +1 9
 India 5 2 1 2 10 7 +3 7
 Australia 5 0 2 3 6 12 −6 2
 Spain 5 0 2 3 6 14 −8 2
Source: [citation needed]
7 December 1996
08:30
India  1–2  Germany
Pillay field hockey ball 27' Report Michel field hockey ball 32'
Reinelt field hockey ball 42'
Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Steve Graham (WAL)
7 December 1996
13:30
Pakistan  0–2  Netherlands
Report Van Pelt field hockey ball 62'
De Nooijer field hockey ball 64'
Umpires:
Ermanno Silvano (ITA)
Murray Grime (AUS)
7 December 1996
15:30
Spain  1–1  Australia
Usoz field hockey ball 66' Report Hiskins field hockey ball 67'
Umpires:
Shakeel Qureshi (IND)
Peter Elders (NED)
8 December 1996
13:45
Australia  2–4  Pakistan
Choppy field hockey ball 32'
Hiskins field hockey ball 49' 		Report R. Khan field hockey ball 21'
Ashraf field hockey ball 28'
Usman field hockey ball 48'
Raza field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
8 December 1996
15:45
Spain  0–3  India
Report Kumar field hockey ball 16'
Pillay field hockey ball 38', 47'
Umpires:
Alan Waterman (CAN)
Irfan Zaidi (PAK)
8 December 1996
15:30
Netherlands  2–1  Germany
Brinkman field hockey ball 10'
Van Wijk field hockey ball 68' 		Report Michel field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Ermanno Silvano (ITA)
Murray Grime (AUS)
10 December 1996
08:35
Pakistan  2–2  Spain
Anis field hockey ball 26'
Ashraf field hockey ball 44' 		Report Pujol field hockey ball 63'
Escarré field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
Steve Graham (WAL)
Shakeel Qureshi (IND)
10 December 1996
13:30
Netherlands  1–1  India
Lomans field hockey ball 47' Report Ferreira field hockey ball 69'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Santiago Deo (ESP)
10 December 1996
15:30
Germany  3–1  Australia
Hollensteiner field hockey ball 18'
Michel field hockey ball 40'
Reinelt field hockey ball 62' 		Report Kingston field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
Peter Elders (NED)
Irfan Zaidi (PAK)
11 December 1996
15:30
India  3–1  Australia
Ramandeep Singh field hockey ball 40', 42'
Ferreira field hockey ball 47' 		Report Stacy field hockey ball 6'
Umpires:
Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
Steve Graham (WAL)
12 December 1996
08:35
Netherlands  4–0  Spain
De Nooijer field hockey ball 8'
Buma field hockey ball 26', 51'
Lomans field hockey ball 60' 		Report
Umpires:
Irfan Zaidi (PAK)
Alan Waterman (CAN)
12 December 1996
15:30
Pakistan  4–2  Germany
M. Khan field hockey ball 12'
R. Khan field hockey ball 2', 61'
Ashraf field hockey ball 49' 		Report Bechmann field hockey ball 67'
Helwig field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Ermanno Silvano (ITA)
13 December 1996
08:35
Netherlands  1–1  Australia
Buma field hockey ball 10' Report Choppy field hockey ball 61'
Umpires:
Irfan Zaidi (PAK)
Shakeel Qureshi (IND)
13 December 1996
13:30
Germany  4–3  Spain
Bellenbaum field hockey ball 22'
Rott field hockey ball 24'
Hollensteiner field hockey ball 32'
Bechmann field hockey ball 48' 		Report Fábregas field hockey ball 11'
Ja. Arnau field hockey ball 33'
Escarré field hockey ball 64'
Umpires:
Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
Murray Grime (AUS)
13 December 1996
15:45
Pakistan  3–2  India
M. Khan field hockey ball 6'
Kaleem field hockey ball 26'
Ashraf field hockey ball 38' 		Report Aldrin field hockey ball 14'
Pargat Singh field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
Peter Elders (NED)
Steve Graham (WAL)

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

15 December 1996
08:35
Spain  5–2  Australia
Ferran field hockey ball 12'
P. Amat field hockey ball 30'
Escarre field hockey ball 55'
Arnau field hockey ball 62', 70' 		Report Williams field hockey ball 16'
Hiskins field hockey ball 66'
Umpires:
Peter Elders (NED)
Shakeel Qureshi (IND)

Third and fourth place

15 December 1996
13:00
Germany  5–0  India
Reinelt field hockey ball 28'
Bechmann field hockey ball 30', 52', 62'
Waldhauser field hockey ball 70' 		Report
Umpires:
Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
Alan Waterman (CAN)

Final

15 December 1996
15:30
Netherlands  3–2  Pakistan
De Nooijer field hockey ball 9'
Van Pelt field hockey ball 13'
Lomans field hockey ball 20' 		Report R. Khan field hockey ball 26'
Usman field hockey ball 28'
Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Steve Graham (WAL)

Final standings

  1.  Netherlands
  2.  Pakistan
  3.  Germany
  4.  India
  5.  Spain
  6.  Australia

References

  1. ^ Singh, Pargat (7 December 1996). "Winning first match is vital". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 April 1997. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  2. ^ Ganesan, Uthra (26 April 2008). "Meddle Path". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Champions Trophy 1996". FIH.
  4. ^ "India to host '96 Champions Trophy". The Indian Express. 25 April 1994.