Hockey at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament
The men's field hockey event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games was held at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre from 25 July to 3 August 2014.[1] Australia defeated India in the final to take their fifth consecutive gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, whilst England defeated New Zealand on penalties in the bronze medal match.
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| Host country | Scotland | ||
| City | Glasgow | ||
| Dates | 25 July – 3 August 2014 | ||
| Teams | 10 | ||
| Venue(s) | Glasgow National Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (5th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  India | ||
| Third place |  England | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 27 | ||
| Goals scored | 148 (5.48 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Chris Ciriello Ashley Jackson (9 goals) | ||
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Competition format
Two groups each of five teams were drawn. Pool A consisted of Scotland, Australia, India, South Africa and Wales; whilst pool B consisted of Canada, England, Malaysia, New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago. The teams were required to play each other team in their group once in a group stage format. Three points were awarded for a win and one for a draw, with goal difference being necessary should the teams be tied on the same number of points.
The top two teams from each group qualified for the semifinals (the winner of group A playing the runner-up of group B and vice versa) whilst the teams which did not qualify played the team which achieved their position in the other group (i.e. 3rd place group A played 3rd place group B, 4th place group A played 4th place group B and 5th place group A played 5th place group B) to determine the fifth through to tenth-place rankings.
The winners of the semifinals qualified for the gold medal match whilst the losers played in the bronze medal match. England defeated New Zealand 4–2 on penalties after a 3–3 tie after normal time to take the bronze medal, whilst in the final Australia defeated India 4-0 after normal time to take their fifth consecutive men's hockey gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Results
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | India |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 |  South Africa |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Scotland |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 | |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
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Pool B
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 New Zealand |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 12 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 9 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
 Malaysia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 3 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 3 |
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Ninth and tenth place
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Medal round
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
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| Australia | 4 | |||||
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| England | 1 | |||||
| Australia | 4 | |||||
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| India | 0 | |||||
| New Zealand | 2 | |||||
| India | 3 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
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| England | 3 (4) | |||||
| New Zealand | 3 (2) | |||||
Semifinals
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Final rankings
References
- "Hockey". glasgow2014.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.