FIH Hockey World League

FIH Hockey World League (HWL)
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League
2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League

HWL Logo
Sport Field hockey
Founded 2012
No. of teams +32
Country FIH member nations
Continent International (FIH)
Most recent
champion(s)		 M: Australia (1st title)
W: Argentina (1st title)
Most titles M: Netherlands
 Australia (1 title each)
W: Netherlands
 Argentina (1 title each)
Official website World League Info

The FIH Hockey World League (HWL) is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The competition, which is held over two years, also serves as the qualifier for the Hockey World Cup (men and women's) and the Olympic Games.[1]

Format

Both men and women's tournament have four rounds of competition. For each edition the FIH decides the amount of events and teams for each round.

The number of Round 1 events varies in each cycle depending on the number of participating national teams. Teams are grouped regionally, although European teams are split in several tournaments. The remaining rounds have teams selected with no regional restrictions.

The top teams receive a bye to a Round 2 or Semifinal event depending on the FIH World Rankings at the time of seeking entries, number which also varies depending on the edition.[2]

Year Teams Round 1 Round 2 Semifinals Final
Men Women Men Women
2012–13[3] 54 45 9 events of 3 to 5 teams 6 events of 2 to 6 teams 4 events of 6 teams 2 events of 8 teams 1 event of 8 teams
2014–15[4] 56 51 9 events of 4 to 8 teams 7 events of 3 to 9 teams 3 events of 8 teams 2 events of 10 teams 1 event of 8 teams
2016–17

[5]

 65 60 8 events of 4 to 9 teams 7 events of 3 to 7 teams

Men

Summaries

Year Final Hosts Final Third Place Match
Winners Score Runners-up Third Place Score Fourth Place
2012–13
Details		 New Delhi, India
Netherlands		 7–2
New Zealand
England		 2–1
Australia
2014–15
Details		 Raipur, India
Australia		 2–1
Belgium
India		 5–5
(3–2 pen.)
Netherlands
2016–17
Details		 Bhubaneswar,India

Performance by nation

Team Titles Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
 Netherlands 1 (2012–13) 1 (2014–15)
 Australia 1 (2014–15) 1 (2012–13)
 New Zealand 1 (2012–13)
 Belgium 1 (2014–15)
 England 1 (2012–13)
 India 1 (2014–15*)
* = host nation

Team appearances

Team 2012–13 2014–15 2016-17 Apps at Finals
 Argentina 8th5thTBD3
 Australia 4th1stTBD3
 Austria 22nd19th25th–
 Azerbaijan –31st––
 Bangladesh 19th28th27th–
 Barbados ––34th–
 Belarus – 33rd––
 Belgium 5th2ndTBD3
 Brazil 31st–––
 Canada 18th8thTBD1
 Chile 20th26th32nd–
 China 23rd20thTBD–
 Czech Republic 30th27th––
 England~ 3rd6thTBD3
 Egypt 25th18thTBD–
 Fiji 32nd–36th–
 France 16th14thTBD–
 Ghana ––28th–
 Germany 7th7thTBD3
 India 6th3rdTBD3
 Ireland 14th9thTBD–
 Italy –29th31st–
 Japan 12th16thTBD–
 Malaysia 11th12thTBD–
 Mexico –35th––
 Netherlands 1st4thTBD3
 New Zealand 2nd11thTBD1
 Oman 29th23rd23rd–
 Pakistan 13th15thTBD–
 Poland 27th17th29th–
 Portugal 33rd–––
 Russia 17th21st22nd–
 Scotland 24th–TBD–
 Singapore –32nd––
 South Africa 15th22ndTBD–
 South Korea 9th13thTBD–
 Spain 10th10thTBD1
 Sri Lanka ––33th–
  Switzerland –25th30th–
 Trinidad and Tobago 26th34th26th–
 Ukraine 21st24th35th–
 United States 28th30th21st–
 Wales ––24th–
* = host nation
~ = includes results representing Great Britain

Women

Summaries

Year Final Hosts Final Third Place Match
Winners Score Runners-up Third Place Score Fourth Place
2012–13
Details		 San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Netherlands		 5–1
Australia
England		 1–1
(4–2 pen.)
Argentina
2014–15
Details		 Rosario, Argentina
Argentina		 5–1
New Zealand
Germany		 6–2
China
2016–17
Details		 Auckland, New Zealand

Performance by nation

Team Titles Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
 Argentina 1 (2014–15*) 1 (2012–13*)
 Netherlands 1 (2012–13)
 Australia 1 (2012–13)
 New Zealand 1 (2014–15)
 England 1 (2012–13)
 Germany 1 (2014–15)
 China 1 (2014–15)
* = host nation

Team appearances

Team 2012–13 2014–15 2016-17 Apps at Finals
 Argentina 4th1stTBD3
 Australia 2nd6th9th2
 Austria 24th28th-–
 Azerbaijan 20th38th-–
 Belarus 19th23rd21st–
 Belgium 11th13th15th–
 Brazil 29th–-–
 Canada – 17th26th–
 Chile 16th21st17th–
 China 6th4thTBD3
 Czech Republic 28th–25th–
 Dominican Republic –33rd-–
 England~ 3rd7thTBD3
 Fiji 30th–––
 France –20th––
 Germany 7th3rdTBD3
 Ghana 27th34th34th–
 Hong Kong ––35th–
 India 14th10th16th–
 Ireland 23rd15th13th–
 Italy 12th16th12th–
 Japan 9th12th11th–
 Kazakhstan 26th29th32nd–
 Kenya –35th––
 Lithuania –31st––
 Malaysia 17th22nd20th–
 Mexico –25th29th–
 Netherlands 1st5thTBD3
 New Zealand 5th2ndTBD3
 Poland –18th19th–
 Russia 22nd27th28th–
 Scotland 18th–18th–
 Singapore –36th30th–
 South Africa 13th14th10th–
 South Korea 8th8thTBD3
 Spain 15th11th14th–
 Thailand –24th27th–
 Trinidad and Tobago 25th30th33th–
 Turkey –37th31st–
 Ukraine –32nd24th–
 United States 10th9thTBD1
 Uruguay 21st19th23th–
 Wales ––22nd–
* = host nation
~ = includes results representing Great Britain

References

  1. ↑ "FIH World League will replace Olympic, WC qualifiers". The Times of India. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  2. ↑ "A Newcomers Guide: World League 101". International Hockey Federation. 2012-08-21. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  3. ↑ "FIH Hockey World League" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  4. ↑ "Hockey World League 2014 / 2015" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  5. ↑ "Hockey World League 2014 / 2015" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
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