Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament

2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's hockey
Tournament details
Host country Australia
City Melbourne
Dates 7–26 March
Teams 10
Venue(s) State Netball and Hockey Centre
Top three teams
Champions  Australia (3rd title)
Runner-up  Pakistan
Third place  Malaysia
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Men's field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 17 March and 26 March. The competition consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals.[1] All matches were played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Parkville area of Melbourne.[2] [3]

The competition was won by Australia who defeated Pakistan 3–0 to claim their third successive commonwealth title.

Squads

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 4400205+1512
 England 43011310+39
 New Zealand 42021410+46
 Scotland 4103415–113
 Canada 4004316–130
17 March 2006
New Zealand 3–4 England
Australia 5–1 Scotland
18 March 2006
New Zealand 4–1 Canada
Scotland 1–3 England
19 March 2006
Canada 1–5 Australia
20 March 2006
New Zealand 5–0 Scotland
21 March 2006
Australia 5–1 England
Canada 0–2 Scotland
22 March 2006
Canada 1–5 England
Australia 5–2 New Zealand

Pool B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Pakistan 4310188+1010
 Malaysia 4211168+87
 India 4211146+87
 South Africa 411286+24
 Trinidad and Tobago 4004331–280
17 March 2006
India 1–1 Malaysia
Trinidad and Tobago 1–6 South Africa
18 March 2006
Pakistan 4–1 India
Trinidad and Tobago 0–8 Malaysia
19 March 2006
Pakistan 1–1 South Africa
20 March 2006
India 10–1 Trinidad and Tobago
21 March 2006
Malaysia 2–1 South Africa
Trinidad and Tobago 1–7 Pakistan
22 March 2006
India 2–0 South Africa
Pakistan 6–5 Malaysia

Classification

24 March 2006
Canada 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago9th/10th
India 1–2 New Zealand5th/6th
South Africa 1–2 Scotland7th/8th

Medal round

Semi-finals Final
24 March 2006
  Australia  6  
  Malaysia  0  
 
26 March 2006
      Australia  3
    Pakistan  0
Third place
24 March 2006 26 March 2006
  Pakistan  2   Malaysia  2
  England  1     England  0

Final rankings

  1.  Australia
  2.  Pakistan
  3.  Malaysia
  4.  England
  5.  India

  1.  New Zealand
  2.  Scotland
  3.  South Africa
  4.  Canada
  5.  Trinidad and Tobago

References

  1. "Hockey Schedule and Results". 2006 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  2. "2006 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.
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