2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League

Field hockey tournament 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League 15 15 56 Australia 1 Belgium India 213 1147 2012-13 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League 2016–17 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League The 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League was the second season of the men's field hockey national team league series. The tournament started in July 2014 in Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia and finished in December 2015 in Raipur, India.FIH unveils event hosts for 2015-2018 cycle http://www.fih.ch/en/news-4818-fih-unveils-event-hosts-for-2015-2018-cycle FIH 2013-11-08 2013-11-08FIH unveils plans for 2nd edition of Hockey World League http://www.fih.ch/en/news-4898-fih-unveils-plans-for-2nd-edition-of-hockey FIH 2014-02-06 2013-12-18Raipur, India confirmed host of the 2015 Men’s Hockey World League Final http://www.fih.ch/news/raipur-india-confirmed-host-of-the-2015-men-s-hockey-world-league-final/ FIH 2015-08-18 2015-08-18 The Semifinals of this competition also served as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics as the 6 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualified. Australia won the tournament's Final round for the first time after defeating Belgium 2–1 in the final match. India won the third place match by defeating the Netherlands 3–2 on a penalty shootout after a 5–5 draw in regular time.http://www.fih.ch/events/hockey-world-league/hockey-world-league-final-raipur-2015-m/news/australia-crowned-hero-hockey-world-league-champions/ Australia crowned Hero Hockey World League champions 2015-12-06 FIH 2015-12-07 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, 56 teams were announced to compete.International Hockey Federation https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/425 https://web.archive.org/web/20241204175753/https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/425 2024-12-04 2026-09-26 tms.fih.ch en The 11 teams ranked between 1st and 11th in the FIH World Rankings current at early 2013 received an automatic bye to the Semifinals while the 8 teams ranked between 12th and 19th received an automatic bye to Round 2. Those nineteen teams, shown with qualifying rankings, were the following:FIH Men's World Rankings - 10 December 2012 http://www.fih.ch/files/Sport/World%20Ranking/FIH%20Mens%20World%20Rankings%2010%20December%202012.pdf FIH 2014-03-25 2012-12-10Explanatory Note about the Format of Hockey World League 2014 / 2015 http://www.fih.ch/files/Sport/General%20documents/World%20League%202014-15%20Explanatory%20Note.pdf FIH 2014-04-22 2014-04-16 18em Germany (1) Australia (2) Netherlands (3) Great Britain (4) Pakistan (5) New Zealand (6) Spain (7) South Korea (8) Belgium (9) Argentina (10) India (11) South Africa (12) Malaysia (13) Canada (14) Ireland (15) Japan (16) France (17) China (18) Poland (19) Schedule Round 1 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 1 DatesLocationTeamsRound 2QuotasRound 2Qualifier(s)1–6 July 2014Sveti Ivan Zelina, CroatiaBulgariaCroatiaRussiaSwitzerlandTurkey2RussiaSwitzerland2–7 September 2014Hradec Králové, Czech RepublicBelarusCzech RepublicLithuaniaSlovakiaUkraine3BelarusCzech RepublicUkraine5–7 September 2014Dhaka, BangladeshBangladeshHong KongSri Lanka1Bangladesh5–7 September 2014Muscat, OmanAzerbaijanIranOmanThailand2Azerbaijan Oman5–7 September 2014Nairobi, KenyaEgyptGhanaKenyaTanzania1Egypt12–14 September 2014Guadalajara, MexicoBrazilChileGuatemalaMexico2ChileMexico12–14 September 2014Lousada, PortugalAustriaItalyPortugal2AustriaItaly1–5 October 2014Kingston, JamaicaBarbadosDominican RepublicJamaicaTrinidad and Tobago1Trinidad and Tobago6–11 December 2014Suva, FijiFijiPapua New GuineaSamoa0 Round 2 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 DatesLocationTeams QualifiedSemifinalsQuotasSemifinalsQualifiersHostBy RankingFrom Round 117–25 January 2015SingaporeSingaporeJapanMalaysiaPolandBangladeshMexicoOman1 1Ukraine1 13MalaysiaPolandJapan28 February – 8 March 2015San Diego, United StatesUnited StatesCanadaIrelandAustriaChileItalyRussiaTrinidad and Tobago3IrelandAustriaCanada7–15 March 2015Cape Town, South AfricaSouth AfricaChinaFranceAzerbaijanBelarusCzech RepublicEgyptSwitzerland3FranceChinaEgypt 1 1 – Fiji and Sri Lanka withdrew from participating and Oman and Ukraine took their place. Semifinals 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals DatesLocationTeams QualifiedFinalQuotasFinalQualifiersHostBy RankingFrom Round 23–14 June 2015Buenos Aires, ArgentinaArgentinaGermanyNetherlandsNew ZealandSouth KoreaSpainAustriaCanadaEgyptJapan4GermanyArgentinaNetherlandsCanada20 June–5 July 2015Antwerp, BelgiumBelgiumAustraliaGreat BritainIndiaPakistanChinaFranceIrelandMalaysiaPoland3AustraliaBelgiumGreat Britain Final 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final DatesLocationTeams QualifiedHostFrom Semifinals28 November–6 December 2015Raipur, IndiaIndiaArgentinaAustraliaBelgiumCanadaGermanyGreat BritainNetherlands Final ranking FIH issued a final ranking to determine the world ranking. The final ranking was as follows:FIH MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - NOVEMBER 2015 http://www.fih.ch/media/9051600/fih-mens-world-rankings-november-2015.pdf International Hockey Federation FIH.ch 2015-12-07 18em AUS BEL IND NED ARG GBR GER CAN Ireland ESP NZL MAS KOR FRA PAK JPN POL EGY AUT CHN RUS RSA OMA UKR SUI CHI CZE BAN ITA USA AZE SIN BLR Trinidad and Tobago MEX References Category:Men's FIH Hockey World League FIH Hockey World League FIH Hockey World League