2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League

Field hockey tournament 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League 15 15 54 Netherlands 1 New Zealand England 121 1067 2014–15 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League The 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League was the inaugural season of the men's field hockey national team league series. The tournament started in August 2012 in Prague, Czech Republic and finished in January 2014 in New Delhi, India.The Hockey World League 2012 http://www.fih.ch/en/events/worldleague FIH.ch 8 September 2012 The semifinals of this competition also served as a qualifier for the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup as the 6 highest-placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualified. The Netherlands won the tournament's Final round for the first time after defeating New Zealand 7–2 in the final. England won the third place match by defeating Australia 2–1.http://www.fih.ch/en/news-4926-the-netherlands-are-winners-of-the-hero-hockey The Netherlands are winners of the Hero Hockey World League Final 2014-01-18 FIH 2014-02-06 Qualification Each national association member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) had the opportunity to compete in the tournament, and after seeking entries to participate, 62 teams were announced to compete. However, for different reasons, the final count of participating teams was 54.Line-up for World League Revealed http://www.fih.ch/en/news-3342-line-up-for-world-league-revealed FIH 2014-03-24 2011-10-23 The 8 teams ranked between 1st and 8th in the FIH World Rankings current at early 2011 received an automatic bye to the Semifinals while the 8 teams ranked between 9th and 16th received an automatic bye to Round 2. Those sixteen teams, shown with qualifying rankings, were the following:Invitation letters sent for FIH World League http://www.fih.ch/en/news-2934-invitation-letters-sent-for-fih-world-league FIH 2014-03-24 2011-02-21 30em Australia (1) Germany (2) Netherlands (3) England (4) Spain (5) South Korea (6) New Zealand (7) Pakistan (8) India (9) Canada (10) Argentina (11) South Africa (12) Belgium (13) China (14) Malaysia (15) Japan (16) Schedule Round 1 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 1 DatesLocationTeamsRound 2QuotasRound 2Qualifier(s)17–19 August 2012Prague, Czech RepublicBelarusCzech RepublicPolandUkraine2PolandUkraine31 August – 2 September 2012SingaporeBangladeshHong KongSingaporeThailand1Bangladesh7–9 September 2012Accra, GhanaEgyptGhanaNigeria1Egypt7–9 September 2012Cardiff, WalesAustriaIrelandSwedenWales2IrelandAustria25–30 September 2012Lousada, PortugalGibraltarItalyMoroccoPortugalScotland2ScotlandPortugal14–17 November 2012Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoBarbadosChileTrinidad and TobagoVenezuela2Trinidad and TobagoChile16–18 November 2012Chula Vista, United StatesGuatemalaMexicoUnited States1United States27 November – 2 December 2012Doha, QatarAzerbaijanOmancenter —1 1Sri LankaTurkey1Azerbaijan8–15 December 2012Suva, FijiFijiPapua New GuineaVanuatu1Fiji 1 1 – Qatar´s results were officially deleted from the event due to an eligibility problem with some of its players.Welcome to World League Round 2 Azerbaijan http://www.fih.ch/en/news-4052-welcome-to-world-league-round-2-azerbaijan 2012-12-14 FIH 2012-12-03 Round 2 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 DatesLocationTeams QualifiedSemifinalsQuotasSemifinalsQualifier(s)HostBy RankingFrom Round 118–24 February 2013New Delhi, IndiaIndiaChinaBangladeshFijiIrelandOman2 22IndiaIreland27 February – 5 March 2013Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBrazilArgentinaSouth AfricaChileTrinidad and TobagoUnited States2ArgentinaSouth Africa6–12 May 2013Saint-Germain-en-Laye, FranceFranceBelgiumCanadaPolandPortugalScotland2BelgiumFrance4 427 May – 2 June 2013Elektrostal, RussiaRussiaJapanAustriaCzech Republic3 3EgyptUkraine1Japan 2 2 – Azerbaijan withdrew from participating and Oman took their place. 3 3 – Malaysia was chosen to host a Semifinal therefore exempt from Round 2, to which were qualified by ranking basis. The Czech Republic took their place.Hockey World League Semifinals take shape http://www.fih.ch/en/news-4152-hockey-world-league-semi-finals-take-shape FIH 2013-01-30 2012-01-30 4 4 – As Malaysia was chosen to host a Semifinal, one less berth was available at that event. France (17th) qualified as the highest-ranked second-placed team between the Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Elektrostal Round 2 events, leaving Russia (20th) unable to qualify.Last two teams known for men’s World League Semis http://www.fih.ch/en/news-4447-last-two-teams-known-for-men-s-world-league FIH 2013-06-02 2013-06-02 Semifinals 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals DatesLocationTeams QualifiedFinalQuotasFinalQualifiersHostBy RankingFrom Round 213–23 June 2013Rotterdam, NetherlandsNetherlandsAustraliaNew ZealandSpainBelgiumFranceIndiaIreland4BelgiumAustraliaNetherlandsNew Zealand29 June – 7 July 2013Johor Bahru, MalaysiaMalaysiaEnglandGermanyPakistanSouth KoreaArgentinaJapanSouth Africa3GermanyArgentinaEngland Final 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final DatesLocationTeams QualifiedHostFrom Semifinals10–18 January 2014New Delhi, IndiaIndiaArgentinaAustraliaBelgiumEnglandGermanyNetherlandsNew Zealand Final ranking FIH issued a final ranking to determine the world ranking. The final ranking was as follows:FIH Men's World Rankings – 20 January 2014 http://www.fih.ch/files/Sport/World%20Ranking/FIH%20Men's%20World%20Rankings%2020%20January%202014.pdf International Hockey Federation FIH.ch 2014-03-24 15em Netherlands New Zealand England Australia Belgium India Germany Argentina South Korea Spain Malaysia Japan Pakistan Ireland South Africa France Russia Canada Bangladesh Chile Ukraine Austria China Scotland Egypt Trinidad and Tobago Poland United States Oman Czech Republic Brazil Fiji Portugal References Category:Men's FIH Hockey World League