2006 Men's Intercontinental Cup (field hockey)

The 2006 Men's Intercontinental Cup was a qualifier for the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup. It was held between 12 and 23 April 2006 in Changzhou, China. New Zealand won the tournament after defeating Korea 4–1 in the final. Alongside England, Pakistan and Japan, these five teams qualified for the World Cup.[1][2]

2006 Men's Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityChangzhou
Dates12–23 April
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Wu Jin Sports Complex Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored173 (4.12 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Richard Mantell (10 goals)
2001 (previous)

Qualification edit

All five confederations received quotas for teams to participate allocated by the International Hockey Federation based upon the FIH World Rankings. Those teams participated at their respective continental championships but could not qualify through it, and they received the chance to qualify through this tournament based on the final ranking at each competition.[3]

Dates Event Location Qualifier(s)
21–28 September 2003 2003 Asia Cup Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Pakistan
  South Korea
  Japan
  Malaysia
  China
12–23 May 2004 2004 Pan American Cup London, Canada   Canada
28 August–4 September 2005 2005 EuroHockey Championship Leipzig, Germany   Belgium
  France
  England
11–17 September 2005 2005 EuroHockey Nations Trophy Rome, Italy   Ireland
1–8 October 2005 2005 African Cup for Nations Pretoria, South Africa   Egypt
15–19 November 2005 2005 Oceania Cup Suva, Fiji   New Zealand

Umpires edit

Below are the 14 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:

  • Christian Blasch (GER)
  • Chen Dekang (CHN)
  • Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
  • Faiz Muhammad Faizi (PAK)
  • Murray Grime (AUS)
  • Nigel Iggo (NZL)
  • Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
  • Andy Mair (SCO)
  • Raghu Prasad (IND)
  • Sumesh Putra (CAN)
  • Amarjit Singh (MAS)
  • Pedro Teixeira da Silva (POR)
  • Rob ten Cate (NED)
  • John Wright (RSA)

Results edit

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   England 5 4 0 1 19 8 +11 12 Semi-finals
2   Pakistan 5 3 2 0 10 7 +3 11
3   Belgium 5 3 1 1 9 5 +4 10
4   Ireland 5 1 1 3 7 12 −5 4
5   Canada 5 1 0 4 6 10 −4 3
6   Egypt 5 1 0 4 8 17 −9 3
Source: Todor66
12 April 2006
10:00
Pakistan   1–0   Canada
Abbasi   17' Report
Umpires:
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Rob ten Cate (NED)
12 April 2006
12:00
Belgium   5–2   Egypt
Brulé   4'33'
Vandeweghe   53'
Truyens   56'
Goldberg   66'
Report Mohamed   19'34'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Chen Dekang (CHN)
12 April 2006
18:00
England   5–1   Ireland
R. Mantell   23'29'54'59'
Hawes   49'
Report Jermyn   25'
Umpires:
Nigel Iggo (NZL)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

13 April 2006
14:00
Pakistan   2–2   Belgium
Zakir   50'
Saqlain   59'
Report Brulé   62'
Truyens   70'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
13 April 2006
16:00
Egypt   1–6   England
Mohamed   56' Report S. Mantell   4'
Tindall   5'
R. Mantell   9'63'
Clarke   28'
Alexander   39'
Umpires:
Faiz Muhammad Faizi (PAK)
Christian Blasch (GER)
13 April 2006
18:00
Ireland   2–1   Canada
Butler   34'
Gleghorne   41'
Report Lee   39'
Umpires:
Pedro Teixeira da Silva (POR)
Murray Grime (AUS)

15 April 2006
12:00
Canada   3–5   England
Lee   28'
Short   33'
Pereira   55'
Report R. Mantell   15'21'
Tindall   41'43'
Clarke   46'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
15 April 2006
14:00
Belgium   1–0   Ireland
Luycx   9' Report
Umpires:
Nigel Iggo (NZL)
Andy Mair (SCO)
15 April 2006
16:00
Egypt   1–2   Pakistan
Mohamed   32' Report Khan   45'
Warsi   60'
Umpires:
Chen Dekang (CHN)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

17 April 2006
14:00
Ireland   2–3   Egypt
Jermyn   22'
Burns   38'
Report Mohamed   35'69'
H. Mohamed   63'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
17 April 2006
16:00
Canada   0–1   Belgium
Report Truyens   2'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Chen dekang (CHN)
17 April 2006
18:00
England   2–3   Pakistan
R. Mantell   20'
S. Mantell   50'
Report Khan   24'
Butt   26'
Saqlain   60'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Iggo Nigel (NZL)

19 April 2006
10:00
Belgium   0–1   England
Report Daly   4'
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
John Wright (RSA)
19 April 2006
12:00
Pakistan   2–2   Ireland
Hussain   10'
Butt   42'
Report Butler   21'32'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
19 April 2006
14:00
Egypt   1–2   Canada
H. Mohamed   46' Report Grimes   14'
Short   28'
Umpires:
Pedro Teixeira da Silva (POR)
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Korea 5 3 2 0 12 6 +6 11 Semi-finals
2   New Zealand 5 3 1 1 15 11 +4 10
3   Japan 5 3 0 2 14 13 +1 9
4   France 5 2 2 1 17 13 +4 8
5   Malaysia 5 1 0 4 6 12 −6 3
6   China (H) 5 0 1 4 6 15 −9 1
Source: Todor66
(H) Hosts
12 April 2006
14:00
South Korea   2–2   France
Jang Jong-hyun   5'
You Hyo-sik   31'
Report Boyer   23'
Soyez   63'
Umpires:
Sumesh Putra (CAN)
Pedro Teixeira da Silva (POR)
12 April 2006
16:00
China   1–4   New Zealand
Liu Xiantang   69' Report Burrows   3'29'
Child   26'
Collier   34'
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Christian Blasch (GER)
12 April 2006
20:00
Malaysia   0–1   Japan
Report Yamabori   53'
Umpires:
Andy Mair (SCO)
Murray Grime (AUS)

14 April 2006
14:00
New Zealand   4–2   Japan
Smith   8'
Hari   30'
Archibald   43'
Burrows   47'
Report Yamabori   53'
Sakamoto   56'
Umpires:
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Sumesh Putra (CAN)
14 April 2006
16:00
South Korea   3–1   Malaysia
Jang Jong-hyun   9'
You Hyo-sik   10'
Lee Nam-yong   63'
Report Chua Boon Huat   52'
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
John Wright (RSA)
14 April 2006
18:00
France   3–3   China
Durchon   12'
Soyez   52'
Branquart   68'
Report Yu Yang   7'
Song Yi   25'
Na Yubo   58'
Umpires:
Andy Mair (SCO)
Faiz Muhammad Faizi (PAK)

16 April 2006
12:00
Japan   2–4   South Korea
Yamabori   24'
Tobita   47'
Report Jang Jong-hyun   3'
Kang Seong-jung   7'
Lee Sung-min   22'
Seo Jong-ho   40'
Umpires:
Pedro Teixeira da Silva (POR)
Christian Blasch (GER)
16 April 2006
14:00
China   0–2   Malaysia
Report Tengku   47'
Ismail   60'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Sumesh Putra (CAN)
16 April 2006
16:00
New Zealand   2–5   France
Stephenson   15'
Shaw   24'
Report Jean-Jean   4'
Boyer   5'35'
Soyez   29'
Gaillard   67'
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

18 April 2006
14:00
Malaysia   1–4   France
Ismail   25' Report Gaillard   15'
Boyer   24'
Soyez   51'
Jean-Jean   57'
Umpires:
Faiz Muhammad Faizi (PAK)
Andy Mair (SCO)
18 April 2006
16:00
Japan   4–2   China
Katayama   33'
Ito   44'
Sakamoto   47'
Anai   54'
Report Na Yubo   41'
Yu Yang   67'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Rob ten Cate (NED)
18 April 2006
18:00
South Korea   1–1   New Zealand
Seo Jong-ho   40' Report Burrows   69'
Umpires:
Chen Dekang (CHN)
Christian Blasch (GER)

19 April 2006
16:00
France   3–5   Japan
Gouedard-Comte   11'
Gaillard   24'27'
Report Katayama   8'
Yamabori   21'
Ito   41'
Tsubouchi   52'
Bito   69'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Nigel Iggo (NZL)
19 April 2006
18:00
New Zealand   4–2   Malaysia
Stephenson   17'
Child   35'
Shaw   39'
Hari   65'
Report Tengku   13'
Kuhan   48'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Andy Mair (SCO)
19 April 2006
20:00
China   0–2   South Korea
Report Jang Jong-hyun   15'
Hong Sung-kweon   65'
Umpires:
Sumesh Putra (CAN)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

Ninth to twelfth place classification edit

 
CrossoverNinth place
 
      
 
21 April
 
 
  Canada1
 
22 April
 
  China0
 
  Canada1
 
21 April
 
  Malaysia2
 
  Malaysia6
 
 
  Egypt2
 
Eleventh place
 
 
22 April
 
 
  China2
 
 
  Egypt (a.e.t.)3

Crossover edit

21 April 2006
09:00
Canada   1–0   China
Fernandes   59' Report
Umpires:
Faiz Muhammad Faizi (PAK)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

21 April 2006
09:30
Malaysia   6–2   Egypt
Amin   31'38'60'
Ismail   43'
Logan Raj   47'
Rodzhanizam   51'
Report El Sayed   41'
Abdel Aziz   53'
Umpires:
Pedro Teixeira da Silva (POR)
Chen Dekang (CHN)

Eleventh and twelfth place edit

22 April 2006
12:00
China   2–3 (a.e.t.)   Egypt
Li Wei   29'
Na Yubo   52'
Report El Sayed   10'
Mohamed   12'82'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Faiz Muhammad Faizi (PAK)

Ninth and tenth place edit

22 April 2006
14:30
Canada   1–2   Malaysia
Jameson   46' Report Amin   3'
Tengku   20'
Umpires:
Chen Dekang (CHN)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

 
CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
21 April
 
 
  Belgium1 (2)
 
23 April
 
  France (p.s.)1 (4)
 
  France1
 
21 April
 
  Japan2
 
  Japan2
 
 
  Ireland1
 
Seventh place
 
 
22 April
 
 
  Belgium2
 
 
  Ireland1

Crossover edit

21 April 2006
11:30
Belgium   1–1 (a.e.t.)   France
Luycx   7' Report Durchon   23'
Penalties
Goldberg  
Truyens  
Luycx  
Vandeweghe  
2–4   C. Musgens
  N. Musgens
  Gaillard
  Soyez
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

21 April 2006
14:00
Japan   2–1   Ireland
Yamabori   13'
Ito   59'
Report Jermyn   34'
Umpires:
John Wright (USA)
Murray Grime (AUS)

Seventh and eighth place edit

22 April 2006
17:00
Belgium   2–1   Ireland
Brulé   18'
van Hove   48'
Report Cockram   70'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Nigel Iggo (NZL)

Fifth and sixth place edit

23 April 2006
12:30
France   1–2   Japan
Raisin   43' Report Ozawa   27'57'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Murray Grime (AUS)

First to fourth place classification edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 April
 
 
  England1
 
23 April
 
  New Zealand3
 
  New Zealand4
 
21 April
 
  South Korea1
 
  South Korea2
 
 
  Pakistan1
 
Third place
 
 
23 April
 
 
  England3
 
 
  Pakistan1

Semi-finals edit

22 April 2006
09:30
England   1–3   New Zealand
Tindall   45' Report Child   9'27'
Shaw   58'
Umpires:
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Sumesh Putra (CAN)

22 April 2006
12:00
South Korea   2–1   Pakistan
Hong Eun-seong   47'
Lee Nam-yong   50'
Report Imran   58'
Umpires:
Andy Mair (SCO)
Rob ten Cate (NED)

Third and fourth place edit

23 April 2006
10:00
England   3–1   Pakistan
Tindall   34'
S. Mantell   47'
R. Mantell   65'
Report Khan   49'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Nigel Iggo (NZL)

Final edit

23 April 2006
15:00
New Zealand   4–1   South Korea
Stephenson   17'35'
Child   24'
Hari   70'
Report Kang Seong-jung   57'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Andy Mair (SCO)

Final standings edit

Pos Team Qualification
1   New Zealand 2006 World Cup
2   South Korea
3   England
4   Pakistan
5   Japan
6   France
7   Belgium
8   Ireland
9   Malaysia
10   Canada
11   Egypt
12   China (H)
Source: Todor66
(H) Host

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Men Field Hockey Intercontinental Cup 2006". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Men's World Cup field confirmed". 24 April 2006. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Pools released for World Cup Qualifiers". FIH. 10 January 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

External links edit