2015 Men's Four Nations Cup

The 2015 Men's Four Nations Cup was the third Hockey Four Nations Cup, an international men's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Hamburg, Germany, from July 30 to August 2, 2015, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.[1]

2015 Men's Four Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityHamburg
Teams4
Venue(s)Club an der Alster
Final positions
Champions Germany (2nd title)
Runner-up Belgium
Third place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored32 (5.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Tom Boon
Ashley Jackson
Pau Quemada (4 goals)
2014 (previous) (next) 2016

Competition Format

The tournament featured the national teams of Belgium, England, Spain, 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 June 2015 FIH Ranking[2] Best World Cup Finish Best Olympic Games Finish
 Belgium 4 Fifth Place (2014) Third Place (1920)
 England 5 Runners-up (1986) Champions (1920, 1988)
 Germany 3 Champions (2006, 2010) Champions (1992, 2008, 2012)
 Spain 11 Runners-up (1971, 1998) Runners-up (1980, 1996, 2008)

Results

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1  Germany (H) 3 3 0 0 10 5 +5 9 Tournament Champion
2  Belgium 3 1 1 1 9 9 0 4
3  England 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
4  Spain 3 0 0 3 7 12 5 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Host.

Matches

30 July 2015
15:00
Belgium  3–3  England
Boon  26', 48'
Dockier  55'
Report Jackson  25', 33', 60'
Umpires:
Luis Martínez (ESP)
Coen van Bunge (NED)
30 July 2015
19:30
Spain  3–5  Germany
Quemada  1', 31'
Terraza  54'
Report Miltkau  1', 50'
Wesley  17'
Oruz  24'
Grambusch  45'
Umpires:
Tim Benford (ENG)
Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)

1 August 2015
14:15
Spain  2–4  Belgium
Quemada  51', 59' Report Hendrickx  12'
Van Aubel  14', 23'
Boon  38'
Umpires:
Tim Benford (ENG)
Ben Göntgen (GER)
1 August 2015
16:30
Germany  1–0  England
Fuchs  5' Report
Umpires:
Luis Martínez (ESP)
Coen van Bunge (NED)

2 August 2015
12:00
England  3–2  Spain
Ward  6', 57'
Jackson  37'
Report Salles  5'
Casasayas  12'
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
2 August 2015
14:15
Belgium  2–4  Germany
Boccard  20'
Boon  34'
Report Windfeder  15+'
Oruz  30'
Butt  40'
Rühr  56'
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Tim Benford (ENG)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 32 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 5.33 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

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