2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals

Tournament details
Host country	Südafrika
City	Johannesburg
Dates	8–23 July 2017
Teams	10

Tournament details
Host country	England
City	London
Dates	15–25 June 2017
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Niederlande
Runner-up	Argentinien
Third place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33
Goals scored	177 (5.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gonzalo Peillat (12 goals)
Best player	Gonzalo Peillat

The 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals will take place in June and July 2017. A total of 20 teams will compete in 2 events in this round of the tournament playing for 7 berths in the Final, to be played between 2 and 10 December 2017 in Bhubaneswar, India.

This round will also serve as a qualifier for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup as the 10/11 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 8 teams qualified from Round 2 and one nation that did not meet ranking criteria and was exempt from Round 2 to host a Semifinal.^[1]^[2] The following twenty teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.

Dates	Event	Standort	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
	Ranked 1st to 11th in the FIH World Rankings		11	Australien (2) Niederlande (4) Deutschland (3) England (7) Belgien (5) Argentinien (1) Indien (6) Neuseeland (8) Südkorea (12) Pakistan (13) Spanien (10)
	Host Nation		1	Südafrika (15)
4–12 March 2017	2016–17 FIH Hockey World League Round 2	Dhaka, Bangladesh	3	Malaysia (14) China (18) Ägypten (19)
11–19 March 2017		Belfast, Ireland	3	Irland (9) Frankreich (17) Scotland (23)
25 March–2 April 2017		Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago	2	Japan (16) Kanada (11)
Total			20

London

All times are local (UTC+1).^[3]^[4]

First round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentinien	4	3	1	0	20	6	+14	10	Quarterfinals
2	England (H)	4	3	1	0	19	8	+11	10
3	Malaysia	4	2	0	2	11	13	−2	6
4	China	4	1	0	3	6	19	−13	3
5	Südkorea	4	0	0	4	5	15	−10	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[5]
(H) Hosts

15 June 2017
12:00

Südkorea	1–2	Argentinien
Lee N. 46'	Bericht	Peillat 26', 53'

Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Paul Walker (ENG)

15 June 2017
20:00

England	2–0	China
Middleton 11' Gleghorne 11'	Bericht

Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)

16 June 2017
20:00

Argentinien	5–2	Malaysia
Peillat 4', 11', 40', 47' Callioni 49'	Bericht	Saabah 7' Tajuddin 18'

Umpires:
Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Simon Taylor (NZL)

17 June 2017
12:00

China	5–2	Südkorea
Su L. 3' Su J. 5', 15' E L. 44' Guo Z. 60'	Bericht	Yang 10' Hwang 40'

Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)

17 June 2017
16:00

England	7–3	Malaysia
Middleton 5', 34' Griffiths 8' Ward 32', 51' Gleghorne 39', 55'	Bericht	Fa. Saari 19', 57' Tajuddin 28'

Umpires:
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)

18 June 2017
16:00

England	3–3	Argentinien
Gleghorne 6' Ward 9' Middleton 34'	Bericht	Peillat 37', 41' Paredes 40'

Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Coen van Bunge (NED)

19 June 2017
18:00

Südkorea	0–1	Malaysia
	Bericht	Rahim 35'

Umpires:
You Suolong (CHN)
Coen van Bunge (NED)

19 June 2017
20:00

Argentinien	10–0	China
Peillat 1', 15', 38' Vila 17', 55' Paredes 30' Tolini 33' Brunet 42' Bugallo 54' López 59'	Bericht

Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Eric Koh (MAS)

20 June 2017
18:00

China	1–5	Malaysia
Du T. 43'	Bericht	Fa. Saari 2' Jazlan 12' Rahim 19', 27' Fi. Saari 51'

Umpires:
Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)

20 June 2017
20:00

England	7–2	Südkorea
Ward 6', 34', 36', 60' Ames 17' Roper 50', 60'	Bericht	Jang 22' Lee D. 32'

Umpires:
Eric Koh (MAS)
Coen van Bunge (NED)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Niederlande	4	4	0	0	13	2	+11	12	Quarterfinals
2	Indien	4	3	0	1	15	5	+10	9
3	Kanada	4	1	1	2	8	7	+1	4
4	Pakistan	4	1	0	3	4	18	−14	3
5	Scotland	4	0	1	3	3	11	−8	1

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[5]

15 June 2017
14:00

Indien	4–1	Scotland
R. Singh 31', 34' A. Singh 40' Harm. Singh 42'	Bericht	Grassick 6'

Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)

15 June 2017
18:00

Niederlande	4–0	Pakistan
Brinkman 6' Pruyser 26' Van der Weerden 42' Kempermann 49'	Bericht

Umpires:
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
Eric Koh (MAS)

16 June 2017
18:00

Pakistan	0–6	Kanada
	Bericht	Tupper 11' Smythe 19', 27' Van Son 28' Bissett 50' Johnston 60+'

Umpires:
Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)
You Suolong (CHN)

17 June 2017
14:00

Kanada	0–3	Indien
	Bericht	S. V. Sunil 5' A. Singh 10' Sar. Singh 18'

Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Paul Walker (ENG)

17 June 2017
18:00

Scotland	0–3	Niederlande
	Bericht	Kempermann 15' Van der Weerden 36' Verger 51'

Umpires:
Eric Koh (MAS)
You Suolong (CHN)

18 June 2017
14:00

Pakistan	1–7	Indien
Bhutta 57'	Bericht	Harm. Singh 13', 33' T. Singh 21', 24' A. Singh 47', 59' Mor 49'

Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)

19 June 2017
12:00

Scotland	1–3	Pakistan
Adams 13'	Bericht	Irfan 34' Qadir 42' Bilal 46'

Umpires:
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

19 June 2017
14:00

Niederlande	3–1	Kanada
Van der Weerden 13' Croon 36' Pruyser 53'	Bericht	Tupper 30'

Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

20 June 2017
12:00

Scotland	1–1	Kanada
Marshall 42'	Bericht	Johnston 29'

Umpires:
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
You Suolong (CHN)

20 June 2017
14:00

Indien	1–3	Niederlande
A. Singh 28'	Bericht	Brinkman 2' Baart 12' Pruyser 24'

Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Paul Walker (ENG)

Second round

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Quarterfinals

22 June 2017
13:15

Argentinien	3–1	Pakistan
Casella 22', 44' Peillat 33'	Bericht	Shan 49'

Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Eric Koh (MAS)

22 June 2017
15:30

Indien	2–3	Malaysia
R. Singh 24', 26'	Bericht	Rahim 19', 48' Tajuddin 20'

Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)

22 June 2017
17:45

Niederlande	7–0	China
Kempermann 24' De Geus 25' Pruyser 45', 60' Bakker 47' Kellerman 51' Algera 58'	Bericht

Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)

22 June 2017
20:00

England	4–2	Kanada
Middleton 13' Gleghorne 24' Goodfield 38' Ward 57'	Bericht	J. Smythe 9' Johnston 12'

Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

Ninth and tenth place

22 June 2017
11:00

Südkorea	6–3	Scotland
Bae 11' Yang 14' Jang 26' Jeong 39' Lee J. 45' Hwang W. 48'	Bericht	Atkins 3' Bain 54', 59'

Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
You Suolong (CHN)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

24 June 2017
09:30

Kanada	7–3	China
Sarmento 14' Tupper 22', 45', 52' Pearson 33' Van Son 35' Pereira 37'	Bericht	E W. 8' Meng 19' Wo 39'

Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Paul Walker (ENG)

24 June 2017
11:45

Pakistan	1–6	Indien
Ahmad 41'	Bericht	R. Singh 8', 28' T. Singh 25' A. Singh 27' Harm. Singh 36' M. Singh 59'

Umpires:
Eric Koh (MAS)
Simon Taylor (NZL)

Seventh and eighth place

25 June 2017
09:30

Pakistan	3–1	China
Bhutta 51', 56' Irfan 56'	Bericht	Guo X. 58'

Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)

Fifth and sixth place

25 June 2017
11:45

Indien	2–3	Kanada
Harm. Singh 7', 22'	Bericht	Johnston 3', 44' Pereira 44'

Umpires:
You Suolong (CHN)
Coen van Bunge (NED)

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

24 June 2017
14:00

Argentinien	2–1	Malaysia
Vila 13' Brunet 34'	Bericht	Saari 38'

Umpires:
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)

24 June 2017
16:15

England	0–2	Niederlande
	Bericht	Pruyser 45' Kellerman 48'

Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)

Third and fourth place

25 June 2017
14:00

Malaysia	1–4	England
Faizal 53'	Bericht	Martin 5', 28' Ames 9' Roper 59'

Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Lim Hong Zhen (SIN)

Final

25 June 2017
16:15

Argentinien	1–6	Niederlande
Paredes 58'	Bericht	Verga 4', 14' Van Dam 27' Kempermann 33' Pruyser 35' Brinkman 58'

Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Eric Koh (MAS)

Awards

Top Goalscorers^[6]	Player of the Tournament	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Young Player of the Tournament
Gonzalo Peillat	Gonzalo Peillat	Kumar Subramiam	Thierry Brinkman

Johannesburg

All times are local (UTC+2).^[7]^[8]

First round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Australien	Quarterfinals
2	Neuseeland
3	Spanien
4	Japan
5	Frankreich

First match(es) will be played: 9 July 2017. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[5]

9 July 2017
12:00

Neuseeland	v	Frankreich
	Bericht

9 July 2017
14:00

Spanien	v	Japan
	Bericht

11 July 2017
14:00

Australien	v	Frankreich
	Bericht

11 July 2017
16:00

Neuseeland	v	Japan
	Bericht

13 July 2017
14:00

Japan	v	Frankreich
	Bericht

13 July 2017
16:00

Spanien	v	Australien
	Bericht

15 July 2017
12:00

Frankreich	v	Spanien
	Bericht

15 July 2017
14:00

Neuseeland	v	Australien
	Bericht

17 July 2017
12:00

Australien	v	Japan
	Bericht

17 July 2017
14:00

Spanien	v	Neuseeland
	Bericht

Pool B

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Deutschland	Quarterfinals
2	Belgien
3	Südafrika (H)
4	Irland
5	Ägypten

First match(es) will be played: 9 July 2017. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[5]
(H) Hosts

9 July 2017
16:00

Belgien	v	Ägypten
	Bericht

9 July 2017
18:00

Südafrika	v	Irland
	Bericht

11 July 2017
12:00

Deutschland	v	Ägypten
	Bericht

11 July 2017
18:00

Belgien	v	Irland
	Bericht

13 July 2017
12:00

Irland	v	Ägypten
	Bericht

13 July 2017
18:00

Südafrika	v	Deutschland
	Bericht

15 July 2017
16:00

Ägypten	v	Südafrika
	Bericht

15 July 2017
18:00

Belgien	v	Deutschland
	Bericht

17 July 2017
16:00

Deutschland	v	Irland
	Bericht

17 July 2017
18:00

Südafrika	v	Belgien
	Bericht

Second round

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Quarterfinals

19 July 2017
11:15

TBD	v	TBD
	Bericht

19 July 2017
13:30

TBD	v	TBD
	Bericht

19 July 2017
15:45

TBD	v	TBD
	Bericht

19 July 2017
18:00

TBD	v	TBD
	Bericht

Ninth and tenth place

21 July 2017
10:00

A5	v	B5
	Bericht

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

21 July 2017
12:15

LQF1	v	LQF2
	Bericht

21 July 2017
14:30

LQF3	v	LQF4
	Bericht

Seventh and eighth place

22 July 2017
15:45

LSF1	v	LSF2
	Bericht

Fifth and sixth place

22 July 2017
18:00

WSF1	v	WSF2
	Bericht

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

21 July 2017
15:45

WQF1	v	WQF2
	Bericht

21 July 2017
18:00

WQF3	v	WQF4
	Bericht

Third and fourth place

23 July 2017
13:15

LSF1	v	LSF2
	Bericht

Final

23 July 2017
18:00

WSF1	v	WSF2
	Bericht

Final rankings

Qualification for 2018 Hockey World Cup

Rank	London	Johannesburg
1	Niederlande
2	Argentinien
3	England
4	Malaysia
5	Kanada
6	Indien
7	Pakistan
8	China
9	Südkorea
10	Scotland

Host nation

Continental champions

Qualified through FIH Hockey World League

References

^ "FIH unveils event hosts for 2015–2018 cycle". FIH. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
^ "Hockey World League 2016 / 2017" (PDF). FIH. November 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
^ "FIH announces men's Hockey World League Semi-Final 2017 schedule for London". FIH. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
^ "FIH announces finalised Men's Hockey World League Semi-Final 2017 schedule for London". FIH. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Regulations
^ "Netherlands storm to victory at Men's Hero Hockey World League Semi-Final in London". fih.ch. 25 June 2017.
^ "FIH confirms final line-ups for women's Hockey World League Semi-Finals". FIH. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^ "FIH announces finalised Hockey World League Semi-Finals 2017 schedule for Johannesburg". FIH. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

External links

[1] "FIH unveils event hosts for 2015–2018 cycle". FIH. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2014-04-12.

[2] "Hockey World League 2016 / 2017" (PDF). FIH. November 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-04.

[3] "FIH announces men's Hockey World League Semi-Final 2017 schedule for London". FIH. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

[4] "FIH announces finalised Men's Hockey World League Semi-Final 2017 schedule for London". FIH. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

[Regulations-5] Regulations

[6] "Netherlands storm to victory at Men's Hero Hockey World League Semi-Final in London". fih.ch. 25 June 2017.

[7] "FIH confirms final line-ups for women's Hockey World League Semi-Finals". FIH. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

[8] "FIH announces finalised Hockey World League Semi-Finals 2017 schedule for Johannesburg". FIH. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

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