2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League

The 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League is the fifth edition of the Men's FIH Pro League, a field hockey championship for men's national teams. The tournament began on 6 December 2023 and will finish on 30 June 2024.[1]

2023–24 Men's
FIH Pro League
Dates6 December 2023 – 30 June 2024
Teams9 (from 4 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored152 (4.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Jip Janssen (12 goals)
All statistics are correct as of 25 February 2024
2022–23 (previous) (next) 2024–25

Teams edit

Following the announcement of South Africa's withdrawal for this season after failing to secure a sponsor,[2] Ireland joined despite finishing second in the 2022 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup.[3]

Squads edit

Results edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Netherlands[a] 12 7 2 1 2 36 23 +13 26
2   Australia 8 6 1 0 1 33 20 +13 20 Qualified for the 2026 FIH World Cup
3   India 8 3 2 2 1 20 14 +6 15
4   Argentina 8 2 3 1 2 16 16 0 13
5   Germany 4 2 0 2 0 8 5 +3 8
6   Spain 8 2 0 1 5 21 23 −2 7
7   Great Britain 4 1 0 1 2 6 7 −1 4
8   Belgium[a] 4 1 0 0 3 7 12 −5 3
9   Ireland 8 0 0 0 8 5 32 −27 0 Relegated to 2024–25 FIH Nations Cup
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2024. 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.[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Belgium and the Netherlands are already qualified for the 2026 FIH World Cup as hosts.

Fixtures edit

All times are local.[5]

6 December 2023
21:30
Argentina   2–1   Great Britain
Mazzilli   11'
Domene   41'
Report Ward   60'
Polideportivo Provincial, Santiago del Estero
Umpires:
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
Gabriel Labate (ARG)

7 December 2023
21:30
Great Britain   3–2   Netherlands
Walker   15'55'
Bandurak   28'
Report Croon   17'
Janssen   32'
Polideportivo Provincial, Santiago del Estero
Umpires:
Federico Silva (ARG)
Ayanna McClean (TTO)

8 December 2023
21:30
Argentina   0–3   Netherlands
Report Pieters   12'
T. Brinkman   32'
T. Reyenga   55'
Polideportivo Provincial, Santiago del Estero
Umpires:
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
Federico Silva (ARG)

9 December 2023
21:30
Argentina   1–1   Great Britain
Martínez   24' Report Draper   12'
Penalties
Keenan  
Domene  
Casella  
Martins  
4–1   Albery
  Wallace
  Morton
Polideportivo Provincial, Santiago del Estero
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Federico Silva (ARG)

10 December 2023
21:30
Netherlands   2–1   Great Britain
Pieters   42'
Troost   60'
Report Ward   47'
Polideportivo Provincial, Santiago del Estero
Umpires:
Gabriel Labate (ARG)
Irene Presenqui (ARG)

11 December 2023
21:30
Argentina   3–3   Netherlands
Casella   18'
Della Torre   37'
Domene   60'
Report Van Heijningen   35'
T. Brinkman   51'
J. Brinkman   56'
Penalties
Keenan  
Domene  
L. Toscani  
Martins  
Martínez  
L. Toscani  
Martins  
Domene  
Martínez  
Keenan  
L. Toscani  
6–7   Croon
  Burkhardt
  T. Brinkman
  Pieters
  Bijen
  Croon
  T. Brinkman
  Pieters
  Bijen
  Burkhardt
  Croon
Polideportivo Provincial, Santiago del Estero
Umpires:
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
Gabriel Labate (ARG)

10 February 2024
17:30
Ireland   1–5   Netherlands
Cole   36' Report Hoedemakers   12'
Croon   21'
Janssen   35'52'
Van Heijningen   53'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
James Unkles (AUS)
10 February 2024
19:30
India   4–1   Spain
Harmanpreet   7'20'
Jugraj   24'
Lalit   50'
Report Miralles   34'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

11 February 2024
17:30
Spain   3–4   Australia
Miralles   29'
N. Álvarez   36'
Cabré-Verdiell   37'
Report Sharp   8'52'
Whetton   19'
Govers   25'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
11 February 2024
19:30
India   2–2   Netherlands
Hardik   13'
Harmanpreet   58'
Report Janssen   30'
Bijen   39'
Penalties
Harmanpreet  
Sukhjeet  
Lalit  
Shamsher  
4–2   Croon
  T. Brinkman
  De Geus
  Bijen
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

13 February 2024
17:30
Australia   5–0   Ireland
Craig   17'
Hayward   22'
Willott   25'57'
Ephraums   43'
Report
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
13 February 2024
19:30
Netherlands   3–0   Spain
Janssen   15'51'
Telgenkamp   26'
Report
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

14 February 2024
19:00
Argentina   4–1   Belgium
Keenan   15'59'
Casella   31'
Della Torre   49'
Report T. Stockbroekx   48'
Polideportivo Provincial, Santiago del Estero
Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
Tyler Klenk (CAN)

15 February 2024
17:30
Spain   4–2   Ireland
González   13'57'
Miralles   18'
Reyné   41'
Report Nelson   24'
Cole   52'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
James Unkles (AUS)
15 February 2024
19:00
Belgium   0–2   Germany
Report Hellwig   19'
Mazkour   25'
Polideportivo Provincial, Santiago del Estero
Umpires:
Benjamin Peters (USA)
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
15 February 2024
19:30
India   4–6   Australia
Harmanpreet   12'20'
Sukhjeet   18'
Mandeep   29'
Report Govers   13'13'
Zalewski   40'
Sharp   52'
Anderson   55'
Welch   58'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

16 February 2024
17:30
Netherlands   4–5   Australia
Telgenkamp   6'
Bijen   12'22'
Janssen   56'
Report Govers   33'53'
Hayward   40'48'
Brand   60'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
16 February 2024
19:00
Argentina   1–1   Germany
Casella   60' Report Hellwig   53'
Penalties
Keenan  
Domene  
L. Toscani  
Casella  
3–1   Wellen
  M. Grambusch
  Hellwig
  Große
Polideportivo Provincial, Santiago del Estero
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Benjamin Peters (USA)
16 February 2024
19:30
India   1–0   Ireland
Gurjant   60' Report
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

17 February 2024
19:00
Argentina   3–4   Belgium
Domene   30+'58'
Casella   47'
Report Willems   9'
Duvekot   19'
Hellin   36'
T. Stockbroekx   47'
Polideportivo Provincial, Santiago del Estero
Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
Benjamin Peters (USA)

18 February 2024
19:00
Germany   3–2   Belgium
Weigand   7'25'
T. Grambusch   19'
Report Wilbers   26'
Willems   42'
Polideportivo Provincial, Santiago del Estero
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Benjamin Peters (USA)

19 February 2024
17:30
Ireland   1–2   Netherlands
Nelson   12' Report Janssen   15'23'
Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
19 February 2024
19:00
Argentina   2–2   Germany
Della Torre   3'
Domene   13'
Report Hartkopf   27'
Mazkour   34'
Penalties
Keenan  
Della Torre  
L. Toscani  
Casella  
Martínez  
4–3   Wellen
  Prinz
  Mazkour
  M. Grambusch
  Hellwig
Polideportivo Provincial, Santiago del Estero
Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
19 February 2024
19:30
India   2–2   Spain
Jarmanpreet   1'
Abhishek   35'
Report Basterra   3'
Lacalle   15'
Penalties
Harmanpreet  
Sukhjeet  
Lalit  
Abhishek  
Raj  
Harmanpreet  
Sukhjeet  
Lalit  
8–7   Basterra
  Miralles
  Bonastre
  Reyné
  Recasens
  Bonastre
  Recasens
  Miralles
Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

21 February 2024
17:30
Spain   1–4   Australia
Amat   2' Report Ogilvie   4'
Ephraums   8'
Hayward   25'
Brand   44'
Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
21 February 2024
19:30
India   1–1   Netherlands
Hardik   38' Report Middendorp   4'
Penalties
Araijeet  
Sukhjeet  
Lalit  
Shamsher  
2–4   Croon
  T. Brinkman
  De Geus
  Telgenkamp
  De Mol
Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Martin Madden (SCO)

22 February 2024
17:30
Ireland   1–4   Australia
O'Donoghue   44' Report Govers   33'52'
Ephraums   40'
Welch   56'
Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela
Umpires:
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
22 February 2024
19:30
Netherlands   4–3   Spain
Janssen   11'31'
T. Brinkman   22'
Jansen   34'
Report Lacalle   2'
Cabré-Verdiell   51'
Basterra   54'
Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)

24 February 2024
17:30
Spain   7–0   Ireland
Basterra   3'
Iglesias   14'31'50'
Ignacio-Simó   35'
Lacalle   47'
Reyné   51'
Report
Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela
Umpires:
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
24 February 2024
19:30
India   2–2   Australia
Harmanpreet   20'
Amit   29'
Report Govers   23'
Craig   53'
Penalties
Akashdeep  
Sukhjeet  
Lalit  
0–3   Brand
  Ogilvie
  Wickham
Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

25 February 2024
17:30
Australia   3–5   Netherlands
Anderson   6'
Brand   46'
Hayward   55'
Report Telgenkamp   13'20'
Janssen   35'
Hoedemakers   42'
Pieters   48'
Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
25 February 2024
19:30
India   4–0   Ireland
Nilakanta   14'
Akashdeep   15'
Gurjant   38'
Jugraj   60'
Report
Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)

22 May 2024
14:30
India   v   Argentina
Report
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp
22 May 2024
19:00
Belgium   v   Ireland
Report
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp

23 May 2024
16:30
Argentina   v   Ireland
Report
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp
23 May 2024
21:00
Belgium   v   India
Report
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp

25 May 2024
16:15
Belgium   v   India
Report
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp
25 May 2024
18:30
Ireland   v   Argentina
Report
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp

26 May 2024
16:15
Belgium   v   Ireland
Report
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp
26 May 2024
18:30
Argentina   v   India
Report
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp

29 May 2024
14:00
Spain   v   Argentina
Report
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp
29 May 2024
19:00
Belgium   v   Australia
Report
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp

30 May 2024
16:30
Australia   v   Argentina
Report
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp
30 May 2024
21:15
Belgium   v   Spain
Report
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp

1 June 2024
10:00
Germany   v   India
Report
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
1 June 2024
12:15
Great Britain   v   Ireland
Report
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
1 June 2024
14:00
Belgium   v   Spain
Report
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp
1 June 2024
18:30
Argentina   v   Australia
Report
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp

2 June 2024
10:00
Ireland   v   Germany
Report
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
2 June 2024
12:15
Great Britain   v   India
Report
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
2 June 2024
16:15
Belgium   v   Australia
Report
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp
2 June 2024
20:45
Spain   v   Argentina
Report
Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp, Antwerp

5 June 2024
13:15
Great Britain   v   Spain
Report
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
5 June 2024
17:45
Ireland   v   Germany
Report
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London

6 June 2024
14:15
Germany   v   Spain
Report
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
6 June 2024
20:00
Great Britain   v   Ireland
Report
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London

8 June 2024
14:30
Great Britain   v   Australia
Report
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
8 June 2024
17:15
India   v   Germany
Report
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London

9 June 2024
14:30
Great Britain   v   India
Report
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
9 June 2024
17:15
Australia   v   Germany
Report
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London

11 June 2024
11:00
Great Britain   v   Spain
Report
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
11 June 2024
15:30
Germany   v   Australia
Report
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London

12 June 2024
12:00
Germany   v   Spain
Report
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London
12 June 2024
17:45
Great Britain   v   Australia
Report
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London

23 June 2024
13:30
Great Britain   v   Belgium
Report
SV Kampong, Utrecht
23 June 2024
16:00
Netherlands   v   Germany
Report
SV Kampong, Utrecht

24 June 2024
17:30
Germany   v   Great Britain
Report
SV Kampong, Utrecht

25 June 2024
20:00
Netherlands   v   Belgium
Report
SV Kampong, Utrecht

27 June 2024
16:30
Great Britain   v   Belgium
Report
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
27 June 2024
19:00
Netherlands   v   Germany
Report
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen

28 June 2024
16:30
Germany   v   Great Britain
Report
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen

30 June 2024
15:00
Netherlands   v   Belgium
Report
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen

Goalscorers edit

There have been 152 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 4.75 goals per match (as of 25 February 2024).

12 goals

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FIH Hockey Pro League: Season 5 to start in Argentina". fihproleague.com. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. ^ "South African Hockey declines invitation to the FIH Pro League". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Ireland to join FIH Hockey Pro League, replacing South Africa". International Hockey Federation. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  4. ^ "FIH Pro League Regulations Season 3" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. October 2021.
  5. ^ "FIH Hockey Pro League 2023–2024: Argentina – Great Britain to open the show!". fih.hockey. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

External links edit