1997 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

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.

Results

Pool

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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
South 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)

11 October 1997 Germany  4 – 1  Pakistan Umpires: Peter von Reth (NED) Sumesh Putra (CAN)

11 October 1997 Netherlands  3 – 1  South Korea Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Donald Prior (AUS)

12 October 1997 Spain  6 – 2  South Korea Umpires: Peter von Reth (NED) Murray Grime (AUS)

12 October 1997 Australia  5 – 3  Pakistan Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Klaus Peltzer (GER)

12 October 1997 Netherlands  2 – 2  Germany Umpires: Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) Donald Prior (AUS)

14 October 1997 South Korea  3 – 1  Pakistan Umpires: Ravi Irugalbandara (SLI) Donald Prior (AUS)

14 October 1997 Australia  2 – 0  Germany Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Peter von Reth (NED)

15 October 1997 Germany  3 – 1  South Korea Umpires: Sumesh Putra (CAN) Murray Grime (AUS)

15 October 1997 Netherlands  2 – 5  Spain Umpires: Klaus Peltzer (GER) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)

16 October 1997 Spain  1 – 1  Pakistan Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Murray Grime (AUS)

16 October 1997 Netherlands  1 – 3  Australia Umpires: Sumesh Putra (CAN) Santiago Deo (ESP)

18 October 1997 Germany  3 – 2  Spain Umpires: Donald Prior (AUS) Peter von Reth (NED)

18 October 1997 Australia  6 – 1  South Korea Umpires: Ravi Irugalbandara (SLI) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)

18 October 1997 Netherlands  5 – 2  Pakistan Umpires: Klaus Peltzer (GER) Santiago Deo (ESP)

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

19 October 1997 Pakistan  6 – 2  South Korea Umpires: Klaus Peltzer (GER) Sumesh Putra (CAN)

Third and fourth place

19 October 1997 Netherlands  1 – 2  Spain Lomans 32' Pujol 10' Arnau 64' Umpires: Donald Prior (AUS) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)

Final

19 October 1997 Germany  3 – 2 (AET)  Australia Bechmann 7', 37', 74' Sproule 31' Davies 52' Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Peter von Reth (NED)

1997 Men's Champions Trophy Winners
Germany Seventh title

Awards

Topscorer	Player of the Tournament
Javier Arnau (ESP) (8 goals)	David Wansbrough (AUS)

Statistics

Final ranking

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

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