2019 Men's FIH Pro League

The 2019 Men's FIH Pro League was the first season of the Pro League, the premier men's field hockey national team league series. The tournament started in January 2019 and finished in June 2019 in Amstelveen, Netherlands.[1]

2019 Men's FIH Pro League
Dates19 January – 30 June
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up Belgium
Third place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Goals scored308 (5.13 per match)
Top scorer(s) Blake Govers (12 goals)
Best player Aran Zalewski
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Australia defeated Belgium 3–2 in the final to win the first FIH Pro League title.[2]

The competition also served as a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics with the four best teams qualifying for the FIH Olympic Qualifiers taking place in October and November 2019.

Qualification

Nine teams competed in a round-robin tournament with home and away matches, played from January to June, with the top four teams advancing to the final at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands.[3] In July 2017, Hockey India decided to withdraw the men's national team from the competition as they estimated the chances of qualifying for the Summer Olympics to be higher when participating in the Hockey Series. Hockey India also cited lack of clarity in the ranking system.[4][5] The International Hockey Federation subsequently invited Spain instead.[6] Pakistan was suspended on 23 January 2019 after they could not play their first three games.[7]

Results

Standings
Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 14 10 0 2 2 40 26 +14 32 Grand Final
and
Olympic Qualifiers
2  Belgium 14 8 1 2 3 52 29 +23 28
3  Netherlands 14 5 3 2 4 37 32 +5 23
4  Great Britain 14 6 1 2 5 35 31 +4 22
5  Argentina 14 6 1 2 5 31 36 −5 22
6  Germany 14 4 3 2 5 30 38 −8 20
7  Spain 14 2 5 0 7 33 45 −12 16
8  New Zealand 14 0 0 4 10 26 47 −21 4
9  Pakistan[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suspended
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[8]
Notes:
  1. Pakistan was suspended on 23 January 2019.[7]

Fixtures

All times are local.[9]

19 January 2019
13:00
Spain  2–2  Belgium
Rodríguez  58'
González  60'		 Report Plennevaux  37'
Hendrickx  55'
Penalties
Romeu
Iglesias
Lleonart
Enrique 		2–0 Wegnez
Kina
De Sloover
Van Aubel
Estadio Beteró, Valencia
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Martin Madden (SCO)
25 January 2019
11:00
Spain  5–6  Great Britain
Lleonart  2'
Boltó  7'
Arana  9'
Béltran  11'
Iglesias  58'		 Report Dixon  3', 41'
Wallace  22'
Gleghorne  40'
Roper  47'
Condon  57'
Estadio Beteró, Valencia
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Coen van Bunge (NED)
26 January 2019
18:15
Argentina  2–4  Belgium
Vila  21'
Martínez  51'		 Report Boon  3', 51'
Boccard  44'
Wegnez  45'
Estadio Municipal de Hockey, Córdoba
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
27 January 2019
14:30
New Zealand  3–4  Netherlands
Inglis  16', 28'
Russell  30'		 Report Brinkman  9', 44'
De Geus  12'
Janssen  27'
North Harbor Hockey Stadium, Auckland
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
1 February 2019
19:00
New Zealand  4–4  Belgium
Inglis  17'
Sarikaya  35'
Woods  51'
Jenness  52'		 Report Charlier  19', 46'
Plennevaux  27'
A. Van Doren  37'
Penalties
Inglis
Tarrant
Jenness
Thomas 		2–4 Van Aubel
Denayer
Wegnez
De Sloover
North Harbor Hockey Stadium, Auckland
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
2 February 2019
15:00
Australia  5–5  Netherlands
Craig  3'
Brand  13'
Ockenden  17'
Mitton  23'
Sharp  35'		 Report Pruyser  4'
Hertzberger  29'
De Geus  47'
Bakker  51'
Kellerman  56'
Penalties
Govers
Craig
Hayward 		1–4 Hertzberger
Schuurman
De Geus
Bakker
State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Umpires:
Lim Hong-Zhen (SGP)
Simon Taylor (NZL)
3 February 2019
15:00
Australia  1–4  Belgium
Beale  1' Report Dockier  15', 35'
Hendrickx  28'
Cosyns  40'
State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Umpires:
Lim Hong-Zhen (SGP)
Simon Taylor (NZL)
8 February 2019
17:00
New Zealand  2–6  Great Britain
Woods  43'
Inglis  44'		 Report Ward  18', 33', 46'
Roper  27', 40'
Dixon  29'
Nga Puna Wai Hockey Stadium, Christchurch
Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
10 February 2019
15:00
Australia  4–2  Germany
Anderson  12', 21'
Wickham  36'
Wotherspoon  48'		 Report Fuchs  5'
Windfeder  22'
Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
15 February 2019
11:00
Spain  3–3  Netherlands
Quemada  44'
Béltran  51'
Serrahima  60+'		 Report Brinkman  12'
Pruyser  14'
Galema  38'
Penalties
Iglesias
Enrique
Lleonart
Béltran
Romeu 		3–1 Croon
Pruyser
Brinkman
Pieters
Estadio Beteró, Valencia
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Diego Barbas (ARG)
15 February 2019
19:00
New Zealand  1–3  Germany
Tarrant  49' Report Miltkau  32', 56'
Wellen  40'
Nga Puna Wai Hockey Stadium, Christchurch
Umpires:
Eric Koh (MAS)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
16 February 2019
15:30
Australia  2–0  Great Britain
Mitton  13'
Anderson  23'		 Report
Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
22 February 2019
21:00
Argentina  0–0  Germany
Report
CeNARD, Buenos Aires
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Peter Wright (RSA)

Due to heavy rain and thunder the match was cancelled and considered a 0–0 draw.[10]

24 February 2019
16:00
Argentina  4–3  Netherlands
Paredes  13', 31'
Vila  54', 58'		 Report Kellerman  8'
Hertzberger  14', 34'
CeNARD, Buenos Aires
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Peter Wright (RSA)
2 March 2019
15:00
Australia  2–1  Spain
Sharp  22'
Beale  47'		 Report Quemada  26'
Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre, Sydney
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Javed Shaikh (IND)
5 March 2019
18:45
Netherlands  0–1  Germany
Report Fuchs  45'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Bruce Bale (ENG)
Martin Madden (SCO)
8 March 2019
19:00
New Zealand  3–3  Spain
J. Panchia  22'
Jenness  34'
Thomas  38'		 Report Quemada  1', 53'
Miralles  53'
Penalties
Jenness
Russell
Thomas
Phillips 		2–4 Iglesias
Serrahima
Lleonart
Enrique
North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Lim Hong-Zhen (SGP)
10 March 2019
14:30
New Zealand  1–2  Argentina
Russell  52' Report Ferreiro  21'
Casella  48'
North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
lim Hong-Zhen (SGP)
15 March 2019
11:00
Spain  4–4  Germany
Iglesias  6'
Ruiz  36'
Lleonart  47'
Quemada  49'		 Report Windfeder  14'
M. Grambusch  35'
Häner  48'
Röthlander  55'
Penalties
Iglesias
Béltran
Lleonart
Enrique
Romeu 		4–3 Wellen
Prinz
Große
Linnekogel
M. Grambusch
Estadio Beteró, Valencia
Umpires:
Bruce Bale (ENG)
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
16 March 2019
15:00
Australia  3–2  Argentina
Hayward  11', 15'
Govers  30'		 Report Casella  42'
Catán  51'
Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre, Sydney
Umpires:
Peter Wright (RSA)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
17 March 2019
15:00
Australia  5–1  New Zealand
Wickham  12', 32'
Hayward  14'
Welch  27'
Beale  38'		 Report Phillips  15'
Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre, Sydney
Umpires:
Peter Wright (RSA)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
31 March 2019
18:00
Argentina  3–2  Spain
Paredes  45'
Toscani  53'
Casella  55'		 Report González  15'
Sánchez  21'
Estadio Mundialista Luciana Aymar, Rosario
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
Ben Göntgen (GER)
6 April 2019
15:30
Argentina  1–5  Great Britain
Paredes  42' Report Forsyth  20', 56'
Ward  26'
Roper  38', 58'
Estadio Mundialista Luciana Aymar, Rosario
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
Ben Göntgen (GER)
10 April 2019
20:30
Belgium  7–3  Spain
Van Aubel  12', 17'
Boon  15', 19'
Charlier  18'
Denayer  28'
A. Van Doren  33'		 Report Quemada  46', 60'
González  57'
Royal Uccle Sport, Brussels
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Dan Barstow (ENG)
13 April 2019
18:00
Netherlands  4–0  Spain
Bovendeert  33'
Pruyser  41'
Balk  50'
Lodewijks  59'		 Report
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
13 April 2019
18:00
Argentina  4–3  New Zealand
Paredes  2'
Casella  9'
Ferreiro  15'
Fernández  27'		 Report Lane  15', 22'
Muir  47'
Estadio Mundialista Luciana Aymar, Rosario
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
25 April 2019
16:30
New Zealand  3–4  Australia
Muir  29'
J. Panchia  37'
Wilcox  59'		 Report Craig  14'
Ogilvie  15'
Govers  41', 50'
North Harbor Hockey Stadium, Auckland
Umpires:
Peter Wright (RSA)
Javed Shaikh (IND)
26 April 2019
20:30
Germany  2–4  Netherlands
Hellwig  9'
Windfeder  23'		 Report Van der Weerden  5', 52'
Lodewijks  26'
Kellerman  60'
Hockeypark, Mönchengladbach
Umpires:
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
Eric Koh (MAS)
28 April 2019
14:00
Germany  0–1  Great Britain
Report Roper  38'
Hockeypark, Mönchengladbach
Umpires:
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
Eric Koh (MAS)
4 May 2019
12:00
Great Britain  1–1  Spain
Ward  18' Report Quemada  1'
Penalties
Roper
Martin
Waller
Wallace
Forsyth
Roper 		2–3 Iglesias
Serrahima
González
Enrique
Romeu
Enrique
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
4 May 2019
18:30
Argentina  1–2  Australia
Casella  52' Report Govers  15'
Weyer  40'
CeNARD, Buenos Aires
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Coen van Bunge (NED)
18 May 2019
15:00
Great Britain  2–3  Argentina
Ward  56'
Forsyth  58'		 Report Ferreiro  19'
Ortiz  36'
Casella  42'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
19 May 2019
15:00
Great Britain  0–4  Belgium
Report Van Aubel  13'
Dohmen  39', 57'
Briels  43'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
22 May 2019
20:30
Germany  3–3  Argentina
Herzbruch  5'
Häner  33'
Staib  56'		 Report Tolini  33'
Ortiz  43'
Mazzilli  48'
Penalties
Wellen
Herzbruch
Linnekogel
Prinz
Hellwig
Wellen 		6–5 Keenan
Vila
Mazzilli
Ortiz
Rey
Rey
Gerd-Wellen-Hockeystadion, Krefeld
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
30 May 2019
13:30
Belgium  4–2  Great Britain
Charlier  9', 19'
Boon  15'
Hendrickx  20'		 Report Roper  38'
Taylor  47'
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp
Umpires:
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
Christian Blasch (GER)
2 June 2019
13:30
Belgium  4–4  Germany
Cosyns  21', 54'
Gougnard  29'
Hendrickx  55'		 Report T. Grambusch  8', 30+'
Wellen  42'
Miltkau  45'
Penalties
Briels
Wegnez
Van Aubel
De Sloover
Cosyns 		3–4 Wellen
Fuchs
Linnekogel
Hellwig
Große
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp
Umpires:
Dan Barstow (ENG)
Martin Madden (SCO)
2 June 2019
16:00
Netherlands  1–3  Great Britain
Van der Weerden  12' Report Calnan  10'
Ward  45'
Griffiths  46'
Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
Ben Göntgen (GER)
4 June 2019
20:00
Netherlands  0–0  New Zealand
Report
Penalties
Croon
Brinkman
De Geus
Pieters 		3–2 Inglis
Jenness
McAleese
Smith
Child
Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven
Umpires:
Bruce Bale (ENG)
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
6 June 2019
19:30
Great Britain  3–4  Germany
Calnan  10'
Roper  21'
Ward  35'		 Report Große  28'
Fuchs  32'
Miltkau  51'
Herzbruch  58'
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
8 June 2019
13:30
Belgium  0–4  Netherlands
Report Kellerman  37', 48'
De Voogd  55'
Hertzberger  60'
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
9 June 2019
14:00
Great Britain  2–2  Australia
Wallace  7'
Griffiths  25'		 Report Harvie  12'
Brand  36'
Penalties
Martin
Dixon
Roper
Ames
Forsyth 		4–3 Zalewski
Govers
Ogilvie
Craig
Beale
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Coen van Bunge (NED)
9 June 2019
14:00
Germany  3–3  New Zealand
Herzbruch  19'
Oruz  31'
T. Grambusch  58'		 Report Jenness  3'
Woods  16'
Lane  40'
Penalties
Miltkau
Herzbruch
Wellen
Große
M. Grambusch
M. Grambusch 		4–3 Inglis
Jenness
J. Panchia
McAleese
Smith
Inglis
Gerd-Wellen-Hockeystadion, Krefeld
Umpires:
Dan Barstow (ENG)
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
9 June 2019
16:00
Netherlands  4–3  Belgium
Pruyser  24'
Janssen  29'
Van der Weerden  33'
Hertzberger  38'		 Report Dockier  9'
Boon  24', 46'
HC Den Bosch, 's-Hertogenbosch
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
10 June 2019
18:30
Germany  3–1  Spain
Staib  11'
Wellen  15'
Herzbruch  59'		 Report Romeu  14'
Gerd-Wellen-Hockeystadion, Krefeld
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
12 June 2019
20:30
Germany  0–8  Belgium
Report Hendrickx  20', 45'
Dockier  22', 30'
Boon  52'
Charlier  53', 55'
Wegnez  55'
Gerd-Wellen-Hockeystadion, Krefeld
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Coen van Bunge (NED)
13 June 2019
19:00
Spain  3–2  Australia
Romeu  28', 60'
Lleonart  44'		 Report Brand  3'
Govers  58'
Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Martin Madden (SCO)
14 June 2019
19:00
Spain  3–2  New Zealand
González  36'
Boltó  43'
Quemada  51'		 Report Inglis  50'
Russell  55'
Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Coen van Bunge (NED)
14 June 2019
19:30
Great Britain  2–2  Netherlands
Griffiths  38'
Forsyth  60'		 Report Hertzberger  20', 51'
Penalties
Forsyth
Roper
Jackson
Ames
Dixon 		3–4 Croon
Pruyser
De Geus
Hertzberger
Van Ass
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
16 June 2019
13:00
Spain  2–3  Argentina
Rodríguez  2'
Quemada  26'		 Report Tolini  35', 60+'
López  41'
Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Martin Madden (SCO)
16 June 2019
14:30
Germany  1–2  Australia
Miltkau  59' Report Craig  42'
Govers  52'
Gerd-Wellen-Hockeystadion, Krefeld
Umpires:
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
16 June 2019
14:30
Belgium  4–0  New Zealand
Dockier  7'
Plennevaux  43'
Briels  56', 56'		 Report
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Javed Shaikh (IND)
19 June 2019
20:30
Belgium  0–2  Australia
Report Govers  19', 60'
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp
Umpires:
Bruce Bale (ENG)
Javed Shaikh (IND)
19 June 2019
21:10
Netherlands  2–2  Argentina
Pruyser  17', 41' Report Tolini  23'
Mazzilli  51'
Penalties
Croon
De Geus
Hertzberger
Van Ass 		2–4 Keenan
Vila
Mazzilli
Ferreiro
Ortiz
De Klapperboom, Utrecht
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Ben Göntgen (GER)
22 June 2019
17:00
Netherlands  1–4  Australia
Janssen  7' Report Govers  5', 18'
Hayward  14', 45+'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Peter Wright (RSA)
23 June 2019
13:30
Belgium  4–1  Argentina
Charlier  1', 34'
Plennevaux  13'
Denayer  43'		 Report Ortiz  55'
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
23 June 2019
14:00
Great Britain  2–0  New Zealand
Griffiths  6'
Forsyth  52'		 Report
Twickenham Stoop, London
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Christian Blasch (GER)

Grand Final
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 June
 
 
 Australia6
 
30 June
 
 Great Britain1
 
 Australia3
 
28 June
 
 Belgium2
 
 Belgium3
 
 
 Netherlands1
 
Third place
 
 
30 June
 
 
 Great Britain3
 
 
 Netherlands5

Semi-finals
28 June 2019
17:15
Australia  6–1  Great Britain
Anderson  11', 12', 16'
Hayward  32'
Govers  36'
Brand  52'		 Report Jackson  5'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Peter Wright (RSA)
28 June 2019
20:00
Belgium  3–1  Netherlands
Cosyns  18'
Boon  44'
Hendrickx  50'		 Report Galema  26'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Simon Taylor (NZL)

Third place game
30 June 2019
14:30
Great Britain  3–5  Netherlands
Wallace  24'
Weir  27'
Roper  29'		 Report Hertzberger  9', 29'
Van der Weerden  30'
Pruyser  40', 45'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Simon Taylor (NZL)

Final
30 June 2019
17:00
Australia  3–2  Belgium
Mitton  9'
Ogilvie  14'
Govers  29'		 Report Luypaert  44'
Hendrickx  58'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Coen van Bunge (NED)

Statistics

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Final standing
1  Australia 16 12 0 2 2 49 29 +20 38 Gold Medal
2  Belgium 16 9 1 2 4 57 33 +24 31 Silver Medal
3  Netherlands 16 6 3 2 5 43 38 +5 26 Bronze Medal
4  Great Britain 16 6 1 2 7 39 42 −3 22 Fourth place
5  Argentina 14 6 1 2 5 31 36 −5 22 Eliminated in
group stage
6  Germany 14 4 3 2 5 30 38 −8 20
7  Spain 14 2 5 0 7 33 45 −12 16
8  New Zealand 14 0 0 4 10 26 47 −21 4
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[8]

Awards
Player of the League Top Goalscorer Goalkeeper of the Grand Final Goal of the Grand Final
Aran Zalewski Blake Govers Tyler Lovell Tom Boon

Goalscorers

There were 308 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 5.13 goals per match.

12 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References
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  2. "Australia men win FIH Pro League and reclaim top spot in world rankings". FIH. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  3. "'Game-changing' Hockey Pro League teams announced for 2019". fih.ch. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. "Hockey India justifies withdrawal from FIH Pro League". The Times of India. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  5. "FIH statement on the withdrawal of Hockey India from the Hockey Pro League". fih.ch. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  6. "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". fih.ch. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  7. "FIH Pro League: Pakistan out of first edition". fih.ch. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  8. FIH Pro League Competition Regulations
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