The 1997 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy took place from 11 October to 19 October 1997 in the Pines Hockey Stadium in Adelaide, Australia. It was the toughest tournament of the year, and a prelude to the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup in Utrecht next year. Participating nations were: hosting nation Australia, Germany, titleholders Netherlands, Pakistan, debutants Korea and Spain.
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| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Australia | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 |
| Germany | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 |
| Spain | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Korea | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 | –11 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | –10 |
| 11 October 1997 | |||
| Australia | 3 – 0 | Spain | Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) |
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| 11 October 1997 | |||
| Germany | 4 – 1 | Pakistan | Umpires: Peter von Reth (NED) Sumesh Putra (CAN) |
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| 11 October 1997 | |||
| Netherlands | 3 – 1 | Korea | Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Donald Prior (AUS) |
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| 12 October 1997 | |||
| Spain | 6 – 2 | Korea | Umpires: Peter von Reth (NED) Murray Grime (AUS) |
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| 12 October 1997 | |||
| Australia | 5 – 3 | Pakistan | Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Klaus Peltzer (GER) |
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| 12 October 1997 | |||
| Netherlands | 2 – 2 | Germany | Umpires: Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) Donald Prior (AUS) |
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| 14 October 1997 | |||
| Korea | 3 – 1 | Pakistan | Umpires: Ravi Irugalbandara (SLI) Donald Prior (AUS) |
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| 14 October 1997 | |||
| Australia | 2 – 0 | Germany | Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Peter von Reth (NED) |
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| 15 October 1997 | |||
| Germany | 3 – 1 | Korea | Umpires: Sumesh Putra (CAN) Murray Grime (AUS) |
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| 15 October 1997 | |||
| Netherlands | 2 – 5 | Spain | Umpires: Klaus Peltzer (GER) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) |
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| 16 October 1997 | |||
| Spain | 1 – 1 | Pakistan | Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Murray Grime (AUS) |
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| 16 October 1997 | |||
| Netherlands | 1 – 3 | Australia | Umpires: Sumesh Putra (CAN) Santiago Deo (ESP) |
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| 18 October 1997 | |||
| Germany | 3 – 2 | Spain | Umpires: Donald Prior (AUS) Peter von Reth (NED) |
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| 18 October 1997 | |||
| Australia | 6 – 1 | Korea | Umpires: Ravi Irugalbandara (SLI) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) |
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| 18 October 1997 | |||
| Netherlands | 5 – 2 | Pakistan | Umpires: Klaus Peltzer (GER) Santiago Deo (ESP) |
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| 19 October 1997 | |||
| Pakistan | 6 – 2 | Korea | Umpires: Klaus Peltzer (GER) Sumesh Putra (CAN) |
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| 19 October 1997 | |||
| Netherlands | 1 – 2 | Spain | Umpires: Donald Prior (AUS) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) |
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| Lomans 32' | Pujol 10' Arnau 64' |
In a fiercely contested final at the Pines, Germany outplayed Australia 3-2 to clinch the Champions Trophy. Playing before an expectant home crowd of 10,000 spectators, Australia could not sustain its devastating form during the league stage, and allowed Germany to claim the Champions Trophy for a record seventh time.
The match was not over till the last second, when the Aussies forced two penalty-corners on the stroke of full-time, but failed to score amid frenetic home support. Forward Christoph Bechmann was the German hero after scoring the sudden death goal, four minutes into the first-half of extra-time, to finish with a hat-trick. Daniel Sproule and Stephen Davies scored for the losing hosts.
| 19 October 1997 | |||
| Germany | 3 – 2 (AET) | Australia | Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Peter von Reth (NED) |
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| Bechmann 7', 37', 74' | Sproule 31' Davies 52' |
| 1997 Men's Champions Trophy Winners |
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Germany Seventh title |
| Topscorer | Player of the Tournament |
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| Javier Arnau (ESP) (8 goals) | David Wansbrough (AUS) |
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