2022–23 Men's FIH Pro League
| Dates | 28 October 2022 – 5 July 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 9 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Netherlands (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Great Britain | ||
| Third place |  Belgium | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 72 | ||
| Goals scored | 348 (4.83 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Harmanpreet Singh (18 goals) | ||
| |||
The 2022–23 Men's FIH Pro League was the fourth edition of the Men's FIH Pro League, a field hockey championship for men's national teams. The tournament began on 28 October 2022 and finished on 5 July 2023.[1]
The Netherlands won their second title.[2]
Format[edit]
The FIH changed the format for this season as there were no home and away matches and the season was divided into date blocks. To reduce financial and logistical issues, a set of three teams gathered at one venue and a "mini tournament" was contested where each team played two matches against one another.[1][3] The changed format also reduced the issue of travel time and minimised the burden on players.
Point system and rankings[edit]
The winning team got three points. In case of a draw, both teams were given one point, with the winner of the shootout earning an extra point.[3] The team finishing last was relegated to the Nations Cup.
Teams[edit]
Following their withdrawal in the 2021–22 season due to COVID-19 related travel requirements, the national teams of Australia and New Zealand rejoined for this season.[4][5]
Squads[edit]
Results[edit]
Standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (C)
|
16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 35 | |
| 2 | Great Britain
|
16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 32 | |
| 3 | Belgium
|
16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 30 | |
| 4 | India
|
16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 30 | |
| 5 |  Spain
|
16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 27 | |
| 6 |  Germany
|
16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 22 | |
| 7 |  Australia
|
16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 19 | |
| 8 |  Argentina
|
16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 18 | |
| 9 |  New Zealand (R)
|
16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 60 | −34 | 3 | Relegated to 2023 FIH Nations Cup |
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.[6]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[6]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Fixtures[edit]
All times are local.[7]
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
|
| ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goalscorers[edit]
There were 348 goals scored in 72 matches, for an average of 4.83 goals per match.
18 goals
13 goals
12 goals
11 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Martín Ferreiro- Lucas Martínez
- Matías Rey
- Lucas Vila
Jack Welch- Jacob Whetton
Sébastien Dockier- John-John Dohmen
- Nicolas De Kerpel
- Nelson Onana
Tom Grambusch- Malte Hellwig
- Timm Herzbruch
- Florian Sperling
- Justus Weigand
Timothy Nurse- Rupert Shipperley
- Jack Waller
Amit Rohidas- Vivek Prasad
Justen Blok- Timo Boers
- Jasper Brinkman
- Miles Bukkens
- Thijs van Dam
Hayden Phillips- Jacob Smith
José Basterra- Gerard Clapés
- Pau Cunill
- Enrique González
- Borja Lacalle
- Joaquín Menini
1 goal
- Agustín Bugallo
- Lautaro Ferrero
- Tobías Martins
- Daniel Beale
- Joshua Beltz
- Tim Brand
- Timothy Howard
- Craig Marais
- Lachlan Sharp
- Benjamin Staines
- Aran Zalewski
- Florent van Aubel
- Tom Boon
- Cédric Charlier
- Arno van Dessel
- William Ghislain
- Arthur de Sloover
- Jakob Brilla
- Paul Glander
- Raphael Hartkopf
- Paul-Philipp Kaufmann
- Elian Mazkour
- Hannes Müller
- Timur Oruz
- Christopher Rühr
- Michel Struthoff
- Niklas Wellen
- Will Calnan
- David Goodfield
- James Oates
- Stuart Rushmere
- Liam Sanford
- Thomas Sorsby
- Mandeep Mor
- Raj Kumar Pal
- Sanjay
- Akashdeep Singh
- Dilpreet Singh
- Gurjant Singh
- Jonas de Geus
- Steijn van Heijningen
- Jair van der Horst
- Terrance Pieters
- Pepijn Reyenga
- Derck de Vilder
- Floris Wortelboer
- David Brydon
- Connor Greentree
- Sam Hiha
- Kim Kingstone
- Dane Lett
- Blair Tarrant
- Dylan Thomas
- Nic Woods
- Marc Escudé
- Bruno Font
- Xavier Gispert
- Eduard de Ignacio-Simó
- Rafael Vilallonga
Source: FIH
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "FIH Hockey Pro League: a new schedule to enhance the experience". fihproleague.com. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Netherlands men seal second FIH Hockey Pro League title". fihproleague.com. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ a b "FIH Pro League: Indian men return to action in changed format – all you need to know". ESPN. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Kookaburras and Hockeyroos back for 'Hockey at its best'". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "VANTAGE BLACK STICKS RETURN TO FIH PRO LEAGUE". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "FIH Pro League Regulations Season 3" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. October 2021.
- ^ "FIH Hockey Pro League 2022–2023: Venues and timings confirmed!". fih.hockey. Retrieved 23 August 2022.