2019 Men's FIH Olympic Qualifiers
The 2019 Men's FIH Olympic Qualifiers was the final stage of the qualification for the men's field hockey event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. It was held in October and November 2019.
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 25 October – 3 November |
| Teams | 14 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 85 (6.07 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |   |
Format
In the first part of the qualification, the five continental champions automatically gained an Olympic berth, where they were joined by the hosts, Japan. Originally, twelve teams were to take part in the Olympic qualifying events. These teams were to be drawn into six pairs; each pair playing a two-match, aggregate score series, and the winner of each series qualifying for the Olympics. As Japan won the 2018 Asian Games (thereby qualifying twice, once as host and once as Asian champions), there instead were 14 teams, seven of whom qualified.[1] The seven Olympic qualifiers each featured two nations playing two back-to-back matches, with nations drawn to play each other based on their rankings at the end of the 2018 / 2019 Continental Championships. It was held in October and November 2019 and the matches were hosted by the higher-ranked of the two competing nations.[2]
Qualification
The participating teams were confirmed on 29 August 2019 by the International Hockey Federation.[3]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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| 19 January – 30 June 2019 | 2019 FIH Pro League | 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} .svg.png){kind=small} | |
| 26 April – 4 May 2019 | 2018–19 FIH Series Finals | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2 | .svg.png){kind=small}  |
| 6–15 June 2019 | Bhubaneswar, India | 1 |   | |
| 15–23 June 2019 | Le Touquet, France | 2 |   | |
| 8 September 2019 | FIH World Rankings | 7 |         | |
| Total | 14 | |||
Seeding
The seeding was announced on 8 September 2019.[3][4]
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Overview
The first legs were played on 25 and 26 October or 1 and 2 November 2019, and the second legs on 26 and 27 October or 2 and 3 November 2019.[5]
All times are local.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Spain |
6–5 | |
3–3 | 3–2 |
| Netherlands |
10–5 | |
4–4 | 6–1 |
| Canada |
6–6 (5–4 p.s.o.) |
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3–5 | 3–1 |
| India |
11–3 | |
4–2 | 7–1 |
| New Zealand |
6–2 | |
3–2 | 3–0 |
| Germany |
10–3 | |
5–0 | 5–3 |
| Great Britain |
9–3 | |
4–1 | 5–2 |
Matches
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Spain won 6–5 on aggregate.
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Netherlands won 10–5 on aggregate.
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6–6 on aggregate. Canada won 5–4 after penalty-shootout.
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India won 11–3 on aggregate.
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New Zealand won 6–2 on aggregate.
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Germany won 10–3 on aggregate.
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Great Britain won 9–3 on aggregate.
Goalscorers
There were 85 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 6.07 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
Notes
- Australia, Belgium and South Africa already qualified directly for the 2020 Summer Olympics by winning their continental championship so they were replaced by the highest ranked teams not already qualified.
- Egypt withdrew and was replaced by Russia.
See also
References
- "Tokyo 2020 – FIH Hockey Qualification System" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- "About FIH Series". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- "FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers: draw live on 9 September". fih.ch. Lausanne: International Hockey Federation. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- "FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers: pots confirmed for tomorrow's draw". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- "FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers: matches, dates and venues confirmed". fih.ch. Lausanne: International Hockey Federation. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.