Hockey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament

1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's hockey

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Dates	9 September – 20 September
Teams	11
Top three teams
Champions	Australia (1st title)
Runner-up	Malaysia
Third place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	143 (4.93 per match)
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Hockey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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The first edition of the field hockey Men's Hockey Tournament at the Commonwealth Games took place during the 1998 Commonwealth Games at the Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event started on Wednesday 9 September and ended on Sunday 20 September 1998.

Participating Nations

Pool A	Pool B
Australia  India  New Zealand  South Africa  Trinidad and Tobago  Wales	Canada  England  Kenya  Malaysia  Pakistan

Round robin

Pool A

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Australia	12	5	4	0	1	20	5	+15
2.	India	12	5	4	0	1	21	10	+11
3.	South Africa	10	5	3	1	1	25	11	+14
4.	New Zealand	7	5	2	1	2	11	8	+3
5.	Wales	3	5	1	0	4	6	20	–14
6.	Trinidad and Tobago	0	5	0	0	5	3	32	–29

All times local (UTC +8)

• Wednesday 9 September 1998

Match 3 20:35 Australia  5 – 2  India

• Thursday 10 September 1998

Match 4 18:05 Wales  2 – 0  Trinidad

Match 6 20:35 New Zealand  3 – 3  South Africa

• Saturday 12 September 1998

Match 7 16:05 South Africa  1 – 2  India

Match 9 19:35 Trinidad  0 – 7  Australia

Match 10 20:35 Wales  0 – 4  New Zealand

• Monday 14 September 1998

Match 13 16:05 New Zealand  3 – 0  Trinidad

Match 14 18:05 Australia  2 – 3  South Africa

Match 15 20:35 India  6 – 3  Wales

• Tuesday 15 September 1998

Match 17 19:35 New Zealand  0 – 2  Australia

• Wednesday 16 September 1998

Match 19 18:05 Trinidad  0 – 8  India

Match 20 19:35 Wales  1 – 6  South Africa

• Thursday 17 September 1998

Match 23 18:05 Australia  4 – 0  Wales

Match 24 19:35 India  3 – 1  New Zealand

Match 25 20:35 South Africa  12 – 3  Trinidad

Pool B

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Malaysia	8	4	2	2	0	9	4	+5
2.	England	8	4	2	2	0	9	6	+3
3.	Canada	5	4	1	2	1	11	6	+5
4.	Pakistan	5	4	1	2	1	11	11	0
5.	Kenya	0	4	0	0	4	5	18	–13

All times local (UTC +8)

• Wednesday 9 September 1998

Match 1 18:05 Pakistan  5 – 4  Kenya

Match 2 19:35 England  1 – 1  Canada

• Thursday 10 September 1998

Match 5 19:35 Kenya  0 – 4  Malaysia

• Saturday 12 September 1998

Match 8 18:05 Canada  3 – 3  Pakistan

• Sunday 13 September 1998

Match 11 18:05 England  3 – 1  Kenya

Match 12 20:05 Pakistan  1 – 1  Malaysia

• Tuesday 15 September 1998

Match 16 18:05 Malaysia  2 – 2  England

Match 18 20:35 Kenya  0 – 6  Canada

• Wednesday 16 September 1998

Match 21 20:35 Pakistan  2 – 3  England

• Thursday 17 September 1998

Match 22 16:05 Canada  1 – 2  Malaysia

Play-offs

• Saturday 19 September 1998

Semi-finals Match 26 18:35 Australia  3 – 2 [aet]  England

Semi-finals Match 27 20:35 Malaysia  1 – 0 [aet]  India

• Sunday 20 September 1998

Bronze Medal Match 28 18:35 England  1 – 1 4 – 2 [aps]  India

Final Match 29 20:35 Australia  4 – 0  Malaysia Commens Brennan Davies Brennan

Final ranking

RANK	TEAM
1.	Australia
2.	Malaysia
3.	England
4.	India
—	South Africa
—	New Zealand
—	Wales
—	Trinidad and Tobago
—	Canada
—	Pakistan
—	Kenya

Awards

1998 Men's Hockey Commonwealth Games Winners
Australia First title

References

• Fieldhockey Canada
• KL 98 Commonwealth Games Men Hockey Final - YouTube