2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
The 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals took place in June and July 2015. A total of 20 teams competing in 2 events took part in this round of the tournament playing for 7 berths in the Final, played between 5–13 December 2015 in Raipur, India.
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Dates | 3 June – 5 July 2015 |
Teams | 20 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 66 |
Goals scored | 299 (4.53 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player | ![]() ![]() |
This round also served as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics as the 6 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualify.
Qualification
11 teams ranked between 1st and 11th in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition qualified automatically, in addition to 9 teams qualified from Round 2.[1][2] The following twenty teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.
Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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Ranked 1st to 11th in the FIH World Rankings | 11 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
17–25 January 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Round 2 | Singapore | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
28 February – 8 March 2015 | San Diego, United States | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
7–15 March 2015 | Cape Town, South Africa | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Total | 20 |
Buenos Aires
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Host country | Argentina |
City | Buenos Aires |
Dates | 3–14 June 2015 |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | CeNARD |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 33 |
Goals scored | 140 (4.24 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() |
Best player | ![]() |
All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00)[3]
Umpires
Below are the 11 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
- Bruce Bale (GBR)
- Murray Grime (AUS)
- Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
- Gabriel Labate (ARG)
- Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
- Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
- Deon Nel (RSA)
- Haider Rasool (PAK)
- Maximiliano Scala (ARG)
- Simon Taylor (NZL)
- Daniel López Ramos (URU)
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 10 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 | |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 7 | |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
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Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 9 | |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 6 | |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
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Second round
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Quarterfinals
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Ninth and tenth place
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Fifth to eighth place classification
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Crossover
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Fifth and sixth place
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Semifinals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
Top Goalscorers | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Young Player of the Tournament |
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Antwerp
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Belgium |
City | Brasschaat |
Dates | 20 June–5 July 2015 |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | KHC Dragons |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 33 |
Goals scored | 159 (4.82 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player | ![]() |
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)[5]
Umpires
Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
- Diego Barbas (ARG)
- Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
- Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
- Nathan Stagno (GBR)
- Eric Kim Lai Koh (MAS)
- Raghu Prasad (IND)
- Tim Pullman (AUS)
- Roel Van Eert (NED)
- Geoffroy van Elegem (BEL)
- John Wright (RSA)
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 12 | Advance to quarterfinals |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 | |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 4 | |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
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Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 10 | Advance to quarterfinals |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 | |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 4 | |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
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Quarterfinals
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Fifth and sixth place
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Semifinals
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Final
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Awards
Top Goalscorers[6] | Player of the Tournament[6] | Goalkeeper of the Tournament[6] | Young Player of the Tournament[6] |
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Final rankings
- Qualification for 2016 Summer Olympics
Rank | Buenos Aires | Antwerp |
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- Continental champions
- Qualified through 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League
Goalscorers
The following goalscorers list comprises players from both events.
There were 299 goals scored in 66 matches, for an average of 4.53 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Simon Orchard
John-John Dohmen
Amaury Keusters
Hamada Atef
Jean-Laurent Kieffer
Simon Martin-Brisac
Nicholas Catlin
Christopher Griffiths
Ashley Jackson
Barry Middleton
Samuel Ward
Moritz Fürste
Mats Grambusch
Christopher Zeller
Peter Caruth
Shane O'Donoghue
Haziq Shamsul
Jeroen Hertzberger
Bob de Voogd
2 goals
Ignacio Ortíz
Daniel Beale
Matthew Gohdes
Edward Ockenden
Sébastien Dockier
Simon Gougnard
Dorian Thiery
Devohn Noronha
Li Zecheng
Victor Charlet
Hugo Genestet
Martin Genestet
Mark Gleghorne
Oskar Deecke
Tobias Hauke
Jasjit Singh Kular
Devindar Walmiki
Kyle Good
Kenji Kitazato
Genki Mitani
Toshi Tachibana
Faizal Saari
Izwan Tajuddin
Constantijn Jonker
Robbert Kempermann
Steven Edwards
Nicholas Haig
Hugo Inglis
Muhammad Imran
Muhammad Irfan
Muhammad Waqas
Oh Dae-Keun
You Hyo-Sik
Jang Jong-Hyun
Albert Beltrán
Andrés Mir
1 goal
Facundo Callioni
Nicolás Della Torre
Pedro Ibarra
Matías Paredes
Lucas Vila
Matthew Swann
Aran Zalewski
Alexander Bele
Michael Körper
Dominic Uher
Tom Boon
Thomas Briels
Tanguy Cosyns
Loïck Luypaert
Emmanuel Stockbroekx
Gordon Johnston
James Kirkpatrick
Sukhi Panesar
Mark Pearson
Matthew Sarmento
Du Chen
Guo Xiaoping
Zhang Zhixuan
Amr El-Hady
Mohamed Essam
Mahmoud Mamdouh
Aristide Coisne
Charles Masson
Oliver Sánchez
David Condon
Adam Dixon
Linus Butt
Birendra Lakra
Manpreet Singh
Rupinder Pal Singh
Sardar Singh
Satbir Singh
Yuvraj Walmiki
Michael Darling
Stephen Dowds
Ronan Gormley
John Jackson
Koji Kayukawa
Hiroki Sakamoto
Azuan Hasan
Faiz Jali
Sukri Mutalib
Shahril Saabah
Seve van Ass
Rogier Hofman
Robert van der Horst
Niek van der Schoot
Valentin Verga
Phillip Burrows
Andrew Hayward
Stephen Jenness
Shea McAleese
Kane Russell
Muhammad Umar Bhutta
Muhammad Dilber
Muhammad Toseeq
Pavel Bratkowski
Mateusz Hulbój
Karol Majchrzak
Tomász Wachowiak
Maciej Wejezowski
Bartosz Żywiczka
Hyun Hye-Sung
Lee Jung-Jun
Kang Moon-Kyu
Kim Young-Jin
Gabriel Dabanch
Álvaro Iglesias
Xavi Lleonart
Source: Buenos Aires Antwerp
References
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- "FIH unveils plans for 2nd edition of Hockey World League". FIH. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
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- Regulations
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- "Ciriello strikes late as Kookaburras take glory in Antwerp". fih.ch. 6 July 2015.