Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Men's field hockey
at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
City	Rio de Janeiro
Dates	6–18 August
Teams	12
Venue(s)	Olympic Hockey Center
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Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Tournament
men  women
Squads
men  women

The men's field hockey tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics will be the twenty-third edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics. It is scheduled to take place over a thirteen-day period beginning on 6 August, and culminating with the medal finals on 18 August. All games will be played at the Olympic Hockey Center in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Competition schedule

The match schedule of the men's tournament was unveiled on 27 April 2016.^[1][2]

G	Group stage	¼	Quarter-finals	½	Semi-finals	B	Bronze medal match	F	Final

Event↓/Date →	Sat 6	Sun 7	Mon 8	Tue 9	Wed 10	Thu 11	Fri 12	Sat 13	Sun 14	Mon 15	Tue 16	Wed 17	Thu 18
Men	G	G	G	G	G	G	G		¼		½		B	F

Competition format

The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two groups of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their group. Following the completion of the round-robin stage, the top four teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals. The two semi-final winners meet for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers play in the bronze medal match.

Qualification

Each of the Continental Champions from five confederations receive an automatic berth. Brazil as the host nation qualified automatically but with a rider. Due to the standard of field hockey in Brazil, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) required Brazil to place higher than thirtieth in the FIH World Rankings by the end of 2014 or finish no worse than sixth at the 2015 Pan American Games in order to qualify as host nation. They achieved this by beating the United States on a penalty shoot-out in the quarterfinal, ensuring a top four finish. In addition, the six highest placed teams at the Semifinals of the 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League not already qualified will receive the remaining berths in this tournament.^[3][4]

Dates	Event	Location	Qualifier
20 September – 2 October 2014	2014 Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	India
3–14 June 2015	2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Germany
			Canada
			Spain
			New Zealand
20 June – 5 July 2015		Antwerp, Belgium	Belgium
			Great Britain
			Ireland
21 July 2015	Host nation	Toronto, Canada	Brazil
14–25 July 2015	2015 Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	Argentina
21–29 August 2015	2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship	London, England	Netherlands
21–25 October 2015	2015 Oceania Cup	Stratford, New Zealand	Australia
23 October – 1 November 2015	2015 African Qualifying Tournament	Randburg, South Africa	—^1
Total			12

^1 – South Africa won the continental qualifier however the team will not participate in the 2016 Olympics. South African sports confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and South African Hockey Association (SAHA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route will not be considered.^[5][6] As a result, New Zealand, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014-15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, will participate instead.^[7][8]

Squads

Group stage

All times are local (UTC–3).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarter-finals
2	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Brazil (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Great Britain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 6 August 2016. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head result.
(H) Host.

6 August 2016 12:30 Belgium  –  Great Britain Report

6 August 2016 13:30 Australia  –  New Zealand Report

6 August 2016 19:30 Spain  –  Brazil Report

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7 August 2016 17:00 Great Britain  –  New Zealand Report

7 August 2016 19:30 Brazil  –  Belgium Report

7 August 2016 20:30 Australia  –  Spain Report

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9 August 2016 10:00 New Zealand  –  Spain Report

9 August 2016 18:00 Brazil  –  Great Britain Report

9 August 2016 20:30 Belgium  –  Australia Report

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10 August 2016 19:30 New Zealand  –  Brazil Report

10 August 2016 20:30 Great Britain  –  Australia Report

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11 August 2016 13:30 Spain  –  Belgium Report

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12 August 2016 17:00 Great Britain  –  Spain Report

12 August 2016 18:00 Belgium  –  New Zealand Report

12 August 2016 20:30 Australia  –  Brazil Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarter-finals
2	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	India	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 6 August 2016. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head result.

6 August 2016 10:00 Argentina  –  Netherlands Report

6 August 2016 11:00 India  –  Ireland Report

6 August 2016 18:00 Canada  –  Germany Report

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7 August 2016 18:00 Netherlands  –  Ireland Report

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8 August 2016 11:00 Germany  –  India Report

8 August 2016 12:30 Canada  –  Argentina Report

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9 August 2016 11:00 Argentina  –  India Report

9 August 2016 12:30 Germany  –  Ireland Report

9 August 2016 13:30 Netherlands  –  Canada Report

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11 August 2016 10:00 Netherlands  –  India Report

11 August 2016 11:00 Ireland  –  Canada Report

11 August 2016 12:30 Argentina  –  Germany Report

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12 August 2016 12:30 India  –  Canada Report

12 August 2016 13:30 Germany  –  Netherlands Report

12 August 2016 19:30 Ireland  –  Argentina Report

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold medal match
	14 August
	Winners Group A
					16 August
	Fourth-placed team Group B
	14 August
	Runners-up Group B
									18 August
	Third-placed team Group A
	14 August
	Runners-up Group A
					16 August
	Third-placed team Group B
	14 August
									Bronze medal match
	Winners Group B
									18 August
	Fourth-placed team Group A

Quarter-finals

14 August 2016 10:00 TBD – TBD Report

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14 August 2016 12:30 TBD – TBD Report

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14 August 2016 18:00 TBD – TBD Report

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14 August 2016 20:30 TBD – TBD Report

Semi-finals

16 August 2016 12:00 WQF1 – WQF2 Report

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16 August 2016 17:00 WQF3 – WQF4 Report

Bronze medal match

18 August 2016 12:00 LSF1 – LSF2 Report

Gold medal match

18 August 2016 17:00 WSF1 – WSF2 Report

References

1. "Hockey giants set to renew rivalries as match schedule unveiled for Rio 2016 Olympic Games". rio2016.com. 27 April 2016.
2. "Rio 2016 Olympic Games hockey schedules confirmed". fih.ch. 27 April 2016.
3. "Rio 2016 – FIH Hockey Qualification System" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
4. "Brazil Men confirm their place in the hockey event at Rio 2016". FIH. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
5. Agreement between SASCOC and SAHA
6. Rio 2016 Olympics Selection Criteria for SA Hockey Association
7. "Qualification Criteria" (PDF).
8. "Spain women and New Zealand men invited to Rio 2016 Olympic Games hockey events". FIH. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

External links

• Field hockey at Rio2016.com