1996 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

1996 Men's Hockey
Champions Trophy
Kuber Champions Trophy
Tournament details
Host country	India
City	Madras
Dates	7–15 December
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (3rd title)
Runner-up	Pakistan
Third place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	74 (4.11 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Christoph Bechmann (5 goals)
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The 1996 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, also known as the Kuber Champions Trophy for sponsorship reasons,^[1]^[2] was the 18th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 7–15 December 1996 in the newly built Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Madras, India.^[3]

Host selection[edit | edit source]

India won the right to host the competition after Spain, the other contender, withdrew their bid in April 1994. The Asian Hockey Federation was tasked to monitor the competition by the International Hockey Federation.^[4]

Results[edit | edit source]

All times are India Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

Pool[edit | edit source]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	5	3	2	0	10	3	+7	11
Pakistan	5	3	1	1	13	10	+3	10
Germany	5	3	0	2	12	11	+1	9
India	5	2	1	2	10	7	+3	7
Australia	5	0	2	3	6	12	−6	2
Spain	5	0	2	3	6	14	−8	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

7 December 1996
08:30

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Pillay Template:Fhgoal	Report	Michel Template:Fhgoal Reinelt Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Steve Graham (WAL)

7 December 1996
13:30

Template:Fh-rt	0–2	Netherlands
	Report	Van Pelt Template:Fhgoal De Nooijer Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
Ermanno Silvano (ITA)
Murray Grime (AUS)

7 December 1996
15:30

Template:Fh-rt	1–1	Australia
Usoz Template:Fhgoal	Report	Hiskins Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
Shakeel Qureshi (IND)
Peter Elders (NED)

8 December 1996
13:45

Template:Fh-rt	2–4	Pakistan
Choppy Template:Fhgoal Hiskins Template:Fhgoal	Report	R. Khan Template:Fhgoal Ashraf Template:Fhgoal Usman Template:Fhgoal Raza Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)

8 December 1996
15:45

Template:Fh-rt	0–3	India
	Report	Kumar Template:Fhgoal Pillay Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
Alan Waterman (CAN)
Irfan Zaidi (PAK)

8 December 1996
15:30

Template:Fh-rt	2–1	Germany
Brinkman Template:Fhgoal Van Wijk Template:Fhgoal	Report	Michel Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
Ermanno Silvano (ITA)
Murray Grime (AUS)

10 December 1996
08:35

Template:Fh-rt	2–2	Spain
Anis Template:Fhgoal Ashraf Template:Fhgoal	Report	Pujol Template:Fhgoal Escarré Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
Steve Graham (WAL)
Shakeel Qureshi (IND)

10 December 1996
13:30

Template:Fh-rt	1–1	India
Lomans Template:Fhgoal	Report	Ferreira Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Santiago Deo (ESP)

10 December 1996
15:30

Template:Fh-rt	3–1	Australia
Hollensteiner Template:Fhgoal Michel Template:Fhgoal Reinelt Template:Fhgoal	Report	Kingston Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
Peter Elders (NED)
Irfan Zaidi (PAK)

11 December 1996
15:30

Template:Fh-rt	3–1	Australia
Ramandeep Singh Template:Fhgoal Ferreira Template:Fhgoal	Report	Stacy Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
Steve Graham (WAL)

12 December 1996
08:35

Template:Fh-rt	4–0	Spain
De Nooijer Template:Fhgoal Buma Template:Fhgoal Lomans Template:Fhgoal	Report

Umpires:
Irfan Zaidi (PAK)
Alan Waterman (CAN)

12 December 1996
15:30

Template:Fh-rt	4–2	Germany
M. Khan Template:Fhgoal R. Khan Template:Fhgoal Ashraf Template:Fhgoal	Report	Bechmann Template:Fhgoal Helwig Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Ermanno Silvano (ITA)

13 December 1996
08:35

Template:Fh-rt	1–1	Australia
Buma Template:Fhgoal	Report	Choppy Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
Irfan Zaidi (PAK)
Shakeel Qureshi (IND)

13 December 1996
13:30

Template:Fh-rt	4–3	Spain
Bellenbaum Template:Fhgoal Rott Template:Fhgoal Hollensteiner Template:Fhgoal Bechmann Template:Fhgoal	Report	Fábregas Template:Fhgoal Ja. Arnau Template:Fhgoal Escarré Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
Murray Grime (AUS)

13 December 1996
15:45

Template:Fh-rt	3–2	India
M. Khan Template:Fhgoal Kaleem Template:Fhgoal Ashraf Template:Fhgoal	Report	Aldrin Template:Fhgoal Pargat Singh Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
Peter Elders (NED)
Steve Graham (WAL)

Classification[edit | edit source]

Fifth and sixth place[edit | edit source]

15 December 1996
08:35

Template:Fh-rt	5–2	Australia
Ferran Template:Fhgoal P. Amat Template:Fhgoal Escarre Template:Fhgoal Arnau Template:Fhgoal	Report	Williams Template:Fhgoal Hiskins Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
Peter Elders (NED)
Shakeel Qureshi (IND)

Third and fourth place[edit | edit source]

15 December 1996
13:00

Template:Fh-rt	5–0	India
Reinelt Template:Fhgoal Bechmann Template:Fhgoal Waldhauser Template:Fhgoal	Report

Umpires:
Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
Alan Waterman (CAN)

Final[edit | edit source]

15 December 1996
15:30

Template:Fh-rt	3–2	Pakistan
De Nooijer Template:Fhgoal Van Pelt Template:Fhgoal Lomans Template:Fhgoal	Report	R. Khan Template:Fhgoal Usman Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Steve Graham (WAL)

Final standings[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Singh, Pargat (7 December 1996). "Winning first match is vital". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 April 1997. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
↑ Ganesan, Uthra (26 April 2008). "Meddle Path". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
↑ "Champions Trophy 1996". FIH.
↑ "India to host '96 Champions Trophy". The Indian Express. 25 April 1994.

External links[edit | edit source]

Official FIH website

Template:CT field hockey

[1] Singh, Pargat (7 December 1996). "Winning first match is vital". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 April 1997. Retrieved 18 October 2018.

[2] Ganesan, Uthra (26 April 2008). "Meddle Path". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 October 2018.

[3] "Champions Trophy 1996". FIH.

[4] "India to host '96 Champions Trophy". The Indian Express. 25 April 1994.

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