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1996 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

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The 1996 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, also known as the Kuber Champions Trophy for sponsorship reasons,[1][2] was the 18th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 7–15 December 1996 in the newly built Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Madras, India.[3]

1996 Men's Hockey
Champions Trophy
Kuber Champions Trophy
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
CityMadras
Dates7–15 December
Teams6
Venue(s)Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (3rd title)
Runner-up Pakistan
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored74 (4.11 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Christoph Bechmann (5 goals)
← 1995 (previous) (next) 1997 →

Host selection edit

India won the right to host the competition after Spain, the other contender, withdrew their bid in April 1994. The Asian Hockey Federation was tasked to monitor the competition by the International Hockey Federation.[4]

Results edit

All times are India Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

Pool edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Netherlands 5 3 2 0 10 3 +7 11
  Pakistan 5 3 1 1 13 10 +3 10
  Germany 5 3 0 2 12 11 +1 9
  India 5 2 1 2 10 7 +3 7
  Australia 5 0 2 3 6 12 −6 2
  Spain 5 0 2 3 6 14 −8 2
Source: [citation needed]
7 December 1996
08:30
India   1–2   Germany
Pillay   27' Report Michel   32'
Reinelt   42'
Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Steve Graham (WAL)
7 December 1996
13:30
Pakistan   0–2   Netherlands
Report Van Pelt   62'
De Nooijer   64'
Umpires:
Ermanno Silvano (ITA)
Murray Grime (AUS)
7 December 1996
15:30
Spain   1–1   Australia
Usoz   66' Report Hiskins   67'
Umpires:
Shakeel Qureshi (IND)
Peter Elders (NED)
8 December 1996
13:45
Australia   2–4   Pakistan
Choppy   32'
Hiskins   49' 		Report R. Khan   21'
Ashraf   28'
Usman   48'
Raza   52'
Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
8 December 1996
15:45
Spain   0–3   India
Report Kumar   16'
Pillay   38', 47'
Umpires:
Alan Waterman (CAN)
Irfan Zaidi (PAK)
8 December 1996
15:30
Netherlands   2–1   Germany
Brinkman   10'
Van Wijk   68' 		Report Michel   59'
Umpires:
Ermanno Silvano (ITA)
Murray Grime (AUS)
10 December 1996
08:35
Pakistan   2–2   Spain
Anis   26'
Ashraf   44' 		Report Pujol   63'
Escarré   68'
Umpires:
Steve Graham (WAL)
Shakeel Qureshi (IND)
10 December 1996
13:30
Netherlands   1–1   India
Lomans   47' Report Ferreira   69'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Santiago Deo (ESP)
10 December 1996
15:30
Germany   3–1   Australia
Hollensteiner   18'
Michel   40'
Reinelt   62' 		Report Kingston   50'
Umpires:
Peter Elders (NED)
Irfan Zaidi (PAK)
11 December 1996
15:30
India   3–1   Australia
Ramandeep Singh   40', 42'
Ferreira   47' 		Report Stacy   6'
Umpires:
Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
Steve Graham (WAL)
12 December 1996
08:35
Netherlands   4–0   Spain
De Nooijer   8'
Buma   26', 51'
Lomans   60' 		Report
Umpires:
Irfan Zaidi (PAK)
Alan Waterman (CAN)
12 December 1996
15:30
Pakistan   4–2   Germany
M. Khan   12'
R. Khan   2', 61'
Ashraf   49' 		Report Bechmann   67'
Helwig   70'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Ermanno Silvano (ITA)
13 December 1996
08:35
Netherlands   1–1   Australia
Buma   10' Report Choppy   61'
Umpires:
Irfan Zaidi (PAK)
Shakeel Qureshi (IND)
13 December 1996
13:30
Germany   4–3   Spain
Bellenbaum   22'
Rott   24'
Hollensteiner   32'
Bechmann   48' 		Report Fábregas   11'
Ja. Arnau   33'
Escarré   64'
Umpires:
Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
Murray Grime (AUS)
13 December 1996
15:45
Pakistan   3–2   India
M. Khan   6'
Kaleem   26'
Ashraf   38' 		Report Aldrin   14'
Pargat Singh   50'
Umpires:
Peter Elders (NED)
Steve Graham (WAL)

Classification edit

Fifth and sixth place edit

15 December 1996
08:35
Spain   5–2   Australia
Ferran   12'
P. Amat   30'
Escarre   55'
Arnau   62', 70' 		Report Williams   16'
Hiskins   66'
Umpires:
Peter Elders (NED)
Shakeel Qureshi (IND)

Third and fourth place edit

15 December 1996
13:00
Germany   5–0   India
Reinelt   28'
Bechmann   30', 52', 62'
Waldhauser   70' 		Report
Umpires:
Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
Alan Waterman (CAN)

Final edit

15 December 1996
15:30
Netherlands   3–2   Pakistan
De Nooijer   9'
Van Pelt   13'
Lomans   20' 		Report R. Khan   26'
Usman   28'
Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Steve Graham (WAL)

Final standings edit

  1.   Netherlands
  2.   Pakistan
  3.   Germany
  4.   India
  5.   Spain
  6.   Australia

References edit

  1. ^ Singh, Pargat (7 December 1996). "Winning first match is vital". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 April 1997. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  2. ^ Ganesan, Uthra (26 April 2008). "Meddle Path". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Champions Trophy 1996". FIH.
  4. ^ "India to host '96 Champions Trophy". The Indian Express. 25 April 1994.

External links edit

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