2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League

The 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League was the third edition of the men's field hockey national team league series and last season of the World League. The tournament started in April 2016 in Singapore and finished in December 2017 in Bhubaneswar, India.[1][2]

2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League
Tournament details
Teams65
Venue(s)14 (in 14 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up Argentina
Third place India
← 2014–15 (previous) (next) 2019 Pro League →

The Semifinals of this competition will also serve as a qualifier for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup as the 10/11 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualify.

Australia won the tournament's Final round for a record second time after defeating Argentina 2–1 in the final match. India won the third place match by defeating Germany 2–1.[3]

From 2019 onwards, the tournament was replaced by Pro League.

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, several teams were announced to compete.

The 11 teams ranked between 1st and 11th in the FIH World Rankings current at early 2015 received an automatic bye to the Semifinals while the 9 teams ranked between 12th and 20th received an automatic bye to Round 2.[4] Those twenty teams, shown with qualifying rankings, were the following:[5]

Schedule

Round 1
Main article: 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 1
Dates Location Teams Round 2
Quotas		 Round 2
Qualifier(s)
9–17 April 2016 Singapore, Singapore  Brunei
 China
 Hong Kong
 Kazakhstan
 Myanmar
 Singapore
 Sri Lanka
 Thailand
 Vietnam		 2  China
 Sri Lanka
28 June–2 July 2016 Suva, Fiji  Fiji
 Papua New Guinea
 Solomon Islands
 Tonga
 Vanuatu		 1  Fiji
30 August–4 September 2016 Prague, Czech Republic  Belarus
 Cyprus
 Czech Republic
 Italy
 Lithuania
 Ukraine		 2  Ukraine
 Italy
6–11 September 2016 Glasgow, Scotland  Portugal
 Scotland
 Slovakia
  Switzerland
 Wales		 2  Wales
 Scotland
9–11 September 2016 Antalya, Turkey  Austria
 Oman
 Qatar
 Turkey		 1  Austria
9–11 September 2016 Accra, Ghana  Ghana
 Kenya
 Namibia
 Nigeria		 1  Ghana
27 September–2 October 2016 Salamanca, Mexico  Barbados
 Guatemala
 Mexico
 United States		 1  United States
1–9 October 2016 Chiclayo, Peru  Chile
 Ecuador
 Paraguay
 Peru
 Uruguay
 Venezuela		 1  Chile
12 October 2016 Appointed by FIH 3  Barbados
 Oman
  Switzerland

Round 2
Main article: 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
Dates Location Teams Qualified Semifinals
Quotas		 Semifinals
Qualifiers
Host By Ranking From Round 1
4–12 March 2017 Dhaka, Bangladesh  Bangladesh  Egypt
 Malaysia		  China
 Fiji
 Ghana
 Oman
 Sri Lanka		 3  Malaysia
 China
 Egypt
11–19 March 2017 Belfast, Ireland  Ireland  France
 Poland		  Austria
 Italy
 Scotland
 Ukraine
 Wales		 3  Ireland
 France
 Scotland
25 March–2 April 2017 Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago  Japan
 Russia
 Canada		  Barbados
 Chile
  Switzerland
 United States		 2  Japan
 Canada

Semifinals
Main article: 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
Dates Location Teams Qualified Final
Quotas		 Final
Qualifiers
Host By Ranking From Round 2
15–25 June 2017 London, England  England  Argentina
 India
 Netherlands
 Pakistan
 South Korea		  Canada
 China
 Malaysia
 Scotland		 3  Netherlands
 Argentina
 England
8–23 July 2017 Johannesburg, South Africa  South Africa  Australia
 Belgium
 Germany
 New Zealand
 Spain		  Egypt
 France
 Japan
 Ireland		 4  Belgium
 Germany
 Australia
 Spain

Final
Main article: 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final
Dates Location Teams Qualified
Host From Semifinals
1–10 December 2017 Bhubaneswar, India  India  Argentina
 Australia
 Belgium
 England
 Germany
 Netherlands
 Spain

Final ranking

FIH issued a final ranking to determine the world ranking. The final ranking was as follows:[6]

  1.  Australia
  2.  Argentina
  3.  India
  4.  Germany
  5.  Belgium
  6.  Spain
  7.  Netherlands
  8.  England
  9.  Malaysia
  10.  Canada
  11.  Ireland
  12.  New Zealand
  13.  France
  14.  Pakistan
  15.  Egypt
  16.  China
  17.  South Korea
  18.  South Africa
  19.  Scotland
  20.  Japan
  21.  United States
  22.  Russia
  23.  Oman
  24.  Wales
  25.  Austria
  26.  Trinidad and Tobago
  27.  Bangladesh
  28.  Ghana
  29.  Poland
  30.   Switzerland
  31.  Italy
  32.  Chile
  33.  Sri Lanka
  34.  Barbados
  35.  Ukraine
  36.  Fiji

References
  1. "FIH unveils event hosts for 2015-2018 cycle". FIH. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  2. "Bhubaneswar, India to host Men's Hockey World League Final 2017 and Hockey Men's World Cup 2018". FIH. 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  3. "Australia's Kookaburras claim Odisha Men's Hockey World League Final Bhubaneswar 2017". FIH. 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  4. "Hockey World League 2016 / 2017" (PDF). FIH. November 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  5. "FIH MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - MARCH 2015" (PDF). FIH. March 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  6. "FIH MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - DECEMBER 2017" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. FIH.ch. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
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