2014 Men's Four Nations Cup

The 2014 Men's Four Nations Cup was the second Hockey Four Nations Cup, an international men's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was be held in Düsseldorf, Germany, from May 15 to 18, 2014, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.[1]

2014 Men's Four Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityDüsseldorf
Teams4
Venue(s)DSD Düsseldorf
Final positions
Champions Belgium (1st title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored27 (4.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mink van der Weerden (5 goals)
2013 (previous) (next) 2015

Competition Format

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

Country May 2014 FIH Ranking[2] Best World Cup Finish Best Olympic Games Finish
 Belgium 5 Eighth Place (1973) Third Place (1920)
 England 4 Runners-up (1986) Champions (1920, 1988)
 Germany 2 Champions (2006, 2010) Champions (1992, 2008, 2012)
 Netherlands 3 Champions (1973, 1990, 1998) Champions (1996, 2000)

Results

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1  Belgium 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 7 Tournament Champion
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6
3  Germany (H) 3 0 2 1 7 8 1 2
4  England 3 0 1 2 5 8 3 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Host.

Matches

15 May 2014
16:30
Netherlands  3–1  England
Van der Weerden  21', 51'
Bakker  31'
Report Mantell  39'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Michael Pontus (BEL)
15 May 2014
18:45
Germany  2–2  Belgium
Matania  7'
Zeller  17'
Report Boon  6'
Gougnard  46'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

17 May 2014
13:00
Netherlands  1–2  Belgium
Galema  28' Report Cosyns  13'
Stockbroekx  20'
Umpires:
Dave Dowdall (ENG)
Christian Blasch (GER)
17 May 2014
15:30
Germany  2–2  England
Stralkowski  39', 46' Report Jackson  51'
Shingles  63'
Umpires:
Michael Pontus (BEL)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

18 May 2014
12:30
Belgium  3–2  England
Dockier  17'
Dohmen  48'
Van Aubel  63'
Report Lewers  17'
Jackson  68'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Roel van Eert (NED)
18 May 2014
15:00
Germany  3–4  Netherlands
Rühr  6'
Fuchs  30', 66'
Report Van der Weerden  26', 45', 64'
Van Ass  53'
Umpires:
Dave Dowdall (ENG)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 27 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.

5 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

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References

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