2012 Men's VISA International Hockey Tournament

The 2012 Men's VISA International Hockey Tournament was a men's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in London, United Kingdom, from May 2 to 6, 2012. The tournament served as a test event for the field hockey tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] The tournament featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[2]

VISA International
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Dates2–6 May
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Riverbank Arena
Final positions
Champions Germany
Runner-up Australia
Third place Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored37 (4.63 per match)
Top scorer(s) Florian Fuchs
Ashley Jackson (4 goals)
This article is about men's event. For women's event, see 2012 Women's VISA International Hockey Tournament.

Germany won the tournament after defeating Australia 5–2 in the final. Great Britain finished in third place after defeating India 2–1 in the third place playoff.[3]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, Germany, India, and the hosts, Great Britain, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 Australia Champions (1986, 2010) Champions (2004)
 Germany ^ Champions (2002, 2006) Champions (1972, 1992, 2008)
 Great Britain * Runners-Up (1986) Champions (1908, 1920, 1988)
 India Champions (1975) Champions (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980)

^ Includes results representing West Germany.
* Includes results representing England.

Results

Pool Stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 8 4 +4 9 Final
2  Australia 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 4
3  Great Britain (H) 3 1 1 1 8 8 0 4
4  India 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source: GB Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Host.
2 May 2012
16:15
Australia  3–0  India
Ford  23'
Gohdes  43'
Doerner  64'		 Report
2 May 2012
18:30
Great Britain  1–3  Germany
Jackson  62' Report Fuchs  36'
C. Zeller  52'
Fürste  54'
3 May 2012
16:15
Germany  3–2  Australia
Fürste  19'
Fuchs  30'
C. Zeller  69'		 Report Ford  12'
Ockenden  70'
3 May 2012
18:30
Great Britain  4–2  India
Moore  4'
Mantell  11'
Jackson  24', 26'		 Report Raghunath  16'
Sandeep  47'
5 May 2012
14:45
Germany  2–1  India
Wesley  27'
Fuchs  65'		 Report Shivendra  15'
5 May 2012
17:00
Australia  3–3  Great Britain
Gohdes  26'
Wilson  35'
Orchard  52'		 Report Tindall  19'
Alexander  30'
Jackson  66'

Classification Matches

Third and fourth place
6 May 2012
15:45
Great Britain  2–1  India
Tindall  35'
Moore  47'		 Report Raghunath  24'

Final
6 May 2012
18:30
Germany  5–2  Australia
Matania  18'
Stralkowski  34'
Fuchs  37'
Witthaus  61'
P. Zeller  68'		 Report Ciriello  18'
Gohdes  57'

Statistics

Final Standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
 Germany 4 4 0 0 13 6 +7 12 Gold Medal
 Australia 4 1 1 2 10 11 −1 4 Silver Medal
 Great Britain (H) 4 2 1 1 10 9 +1 7 Bronze Medal
4  India 4 0 0 4 4 11 −7 0 Fourth Place
Source: GB Hockey
(H) Host.

Goalscorers

There were 37 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.62 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

  • Matt Gohdes

2 goals

1 goal

Source: GB Hockey

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References
  1. "Plans announced for Olympic Hockey test event". en.olympic.cn. Chinese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. "London 2012: Top teams for Olympics hockey test event". bbc.com. BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. "VISA INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL HOCKEY TOURNAMENT". greatbritainhockey.co.uk. GB Hockey. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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