The 2012 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 34th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held between 1–9 December 2012 in Melbourne, Australia.
Australia won the tournament for the thirteenth time after defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final, extending their record winning streak to five consecutive titles.
Teams Even though Spain was automatically qualified as the runner-up of the previous edition, they withdrew from participating due to financial issues. In addition to the three teams nominated by the FIH Executive Board to compete, the following eight teams, competed in this tournament.
(Host nation and defending champions) (Third in 2011 Champions Trophy) (Fourth in 2011 Champions Trophy) (Fifth in 2011 Champions Trophy) (Winner of 2011 Champions Challenge I) (Nominated by FIH Executive Board) (Nominated by FIH Executive Board) (Nominated by FIH Executive Board)
Umpires Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
Richmond Attipoe (GHA) Diego Barbas (ARG) David Gentles (AUS) Andrew Kennedy (ENG) Martin Madden (SCO) Deon Nel (RSA) Raghu Prasad (IND) Haider Rasool (PAK) Simon Taylor (NZL) Paco Vázquez (ESP)
Results All times are Australia Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11)
First round Pool A
Pool B
Second round
Quarterfinals
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards Top GoalscorerPlayer of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the TournamentFair Play Trophy Nick Wilson Shakeel Abbasi Jaap Stockmann
Statistics Final standings
Goalscorers
References
External links Official FIH website