2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 1

The 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 1 was held from June to December 2014. A total of 35 teams competing in 7 events were part in this round of the tournament playing for 15 berths in the Round 2, played from January to March 2015.

Qualification[]

Each national association member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) had the opportunity to compete in the tournament. Teams ranked 20th and lower in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition were allocated to one of the Round 1 events.^[1]^[2] The following 35 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.

Austria (22)
Azerbaijan (38)
Bangladesh (40)
Barbados (47)
Belarus (31)
Brazil (33)
Bulgaria (54)
Chile (25)
Croatia (48)
Czech Republic (21)
Dominican Republic (56)
Egypt (24)
Fiji (70)
Ghana (37)
Hong Kong (42)
Iran
Italy (28)
Jamaica (67)
Kenya (45)
Lithuania
Mexico (30)
Oman (36)
(72)
Portugal (50)
Russia (20)
(71)
Slovakia (51)
Sri Lanka (46)
Switzerland (41)
Tanzania
Thailand (59)
Trinidad and Tobago (34)
Turkey (55)
Ukraine (27)

Sveti Ivan Zelina[]

Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia, 1–6 July 2014.

Pool[]

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Russia	4	4	0	0	0	38	0	+38	12
Switzerland	4	2	1	0	1	20	10	+10	8
Bulgaria	4	2	0	0	2	4	22	−18	6
Croatia	4	1	0	1	2	8	14	−6	4
Turkey	4	0	0	0	4	2	26	−24	0

Advanced to Round 2

1 July 2014
16:15

Switzerland	11–0	Bulgaria
4', 9', 52' 20' 27' 32' 35', 66' 47' 58' 68'	Report

Umpires:
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)
Mustafa Ozdal (TUR)

1 July 2014
18:30

Croatia	6–1	Turkey
16' 35' 37', 53' 56' 64'	Report	59'

Umpires:
Chahir Panschiri (SUI)
Oliver Tarnoczi (AUT)

2 July 2014
16:15

Russia	11–0	Bulgaria
4', 33' 18', 22', 33' 25', 54' 31' 34' 39' 50'	Report

Umpires:
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)
Tin Matković (CRO)

2 July 2014
18:30

Switzerland	7–1	Turkey
23' 30' 38' 43' 48' 51' 54'	Report	34'

Umpires:
Dimitry Zhabin (RUS)
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)

3 July 2014
16:15

Switzerland	0–7	Russia
	Report	5' 9', 50', 59' 20', 46' 68'

Umpires:
Oliver Tarnoczi (AUT)
Mustafa Ozdal (TUR)

3 July 2014
18:30

Bulgaria	1–0	Croatia
61'	Report

Umpires:
Dimitry Zhabin (RUS)
Chahir Panschiri (SUI)

5 July 2014
16:15

Russia	10–0	Turkey
2', 22', 49', 64' 6', 32' 43' 57' 59' 65'	Report

Umpires:
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
Chahir Panschiri (SUI)

5 July 2014
18:30

Croatia	2–2	Switzerland
26' 39'	Report	48' 51'
Penalties
	3–4

Umpires:
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)
Mustafa Ozdal (TUR)

6 July 2014
16:15

Turkey	0–3	Bulgaria
	Report	15' 56' 61'

Umpires:
Dimitry Zhabin (RUS)
Oliver Tarnoczi (AUT)

6 July 2014
18:30

Croatia	0–10	Russia
	Report	1', 26' 8', 14', 33', 43' 13', 63', 65' 55'

Umpires:
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)

Awards[]

Top Goalscorer - ^[3]

Hradec Králové[]

Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, 2–7 September 2014.

Pool[]

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belarus	4	3	1	0	0	14	5	+9	11
Czech Republic	4	3	0	0	1	21	6	+15	9
Ukraine	4	2	0	1	1	23	7	+16	7
Slovakia	4	1	0	0	3	8	20	−12	3
Lithuania	4	0	0	0	4	3	31	−28	0

Advanced to Round 2

2 September 2014
15:30

Ukraine	10–2	Lithuania
9', 34', 61', 68' 16', 55' 23' 39' 41' 70'	Report	18' 62'

Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Tomáš Holek (CZE)

2 September 2014
17:45

Belarus	5–2	Slovakia
16', 23' 20' 24' 47'	Report	44' 63'

Umpires:
Maksym Perpelytsya (UKR)
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)

3 September 2014
15:30

Ukraine	10–0	Slovakia
4', 40' 21' 29', 68' 33' 49', 58' 66' 69'	Report

Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Eduard Hordzich (BLR)

3 September 2014
17:45

Czech Republic	11–0	Lithuania
12', 36', 43' 19', 32', 33', 48' 24' 56' 59' 66' 69'	Report

Umpires:
Maksym Perpelytsya (UKR)
Michal Margolien (SVK)

4 September 2014
15:30

Slovakia	5–1	Lithuania
29' 31' 53' 58', FG'	Report	26'

Umpires:
Tomáš Holek (CZE)
Eduard Hordzich (BLR)

4 September 2014
17:45

Belarus	3–2	Czech Republic
12' 19', 38'	Report	6' 48'

Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Michal Margolien (SVK)

6 September 2014
10:45

Lithuania	0–5	Belarus
	Report	8', 31' 9' 25', 56'

Umpires:
Maksym Perpelytsya (UKR)
Tomáš Holek (CZE)

6 September 2014
13:00

Ukraine	2–4	Czech Republic
6' 37'	Report	4', 54', 60' 41'

Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Michal Margolien (SVK)

7 September 2014
10:45

Belarus	1–1	Ukraine
23'	Report	6'
Penalties
	3–1

Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)

7 September 2014
15:15

Czech Republic	4–1	Slovakia
25', 43' 28' 41'	Report	67'

Umpires:
Maksym Perpelytsya (UKR)
Eduard Hordzich (BLR)

Dhaka[]

Dhaka, Bangladesh, 5–7 September 2014.

Pool[]

All times are Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+06:00)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bangladesh	2	2	0	6	3	+3	6
Sri Lanka	2	1	1	8	4	+4	3
Hong Kong	2	0	2	2	9	−7	0

Advanced to Round 2

5 September 2014
15:30

Sri Lanka	2–3	Bangladesh
13', 66'	Report	4' 22' Rahman 27'

Umpires:
Nazmi Kamarudin (MAS)
Khalid Hussain (HKG)

6 September 2014
15:30

Hong Kong	1–6	Sri Lanka
47'	Report	13', 45' 30' 43' 48' 52'

Umpires:
Nazmi Kamarudin (MAS)
Salim Reza (BAN)

7 September 2014
15:30

Bangladesh	3–1	Hong Kong
27', 45', 54'	Report	Chan K.H. 51'

Umpires:
Nazmi Kamarudin (MAS)
Roshan Hemantha (SRI)

Muscat[]

Muscat, Oman, 5–7 September 2014.

Pool[]

All times are Gulf Standard Time (UTC+04:00)

Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Azerbaijan	3	2	0	1	0	17	4	+13	7
Oman	3	2	0	0	1	10	2	+8	6
Iran	3	1	1	0	1	10	4	+6	5
Thailand	3	0	0	0	3	0	27	−27	0

Advanced to Round 2

5 September 2014
18:00

Azerbaijan	3–3	Iran
31', 38' 39'	Report	21' 63', 66'
Penalties
	0–3

Umpires:
Sherif Elamari (EGY)
Suwith Yooyuen (THA)

5 September 2014
20:30

Oman	8–0	Thailand
12', 38' 30', 63' 34', 47' 36' 70'	Report

6 September 2014
18:00

Thailand	0–7	Iran
	Report	32', 39' 43', 64', 68' 52' 67'

Umpires:
Thani Al-Wahaibi (OMA)
Elchin Gurbanov (AZE)

6 September 2014
20:30

Azerbaijan	2–1	Oman
59' 64'	Report	45'

Umpires:
Rahmat Mohammadi (IRN)
Suwith Yooyuen (THA)

7 September 2014
18:00

Thailand	0–12	Azerbaijan
	Report	10', 15' 11', 19' 21', 66' 23' 25', 46', 47' 29', 35'

Umpires:
Thani Al-Wahaibi (OMA)
Rahmat Mohammadi (IRN)

7 September 2014
20:30

Oman	1–0	Iran
24'	Report

Umpires:
Sherif Elamari (EGY)
Suwith Yooyuen (THA)

Nairobi[]

Nairobi, Kenya, 5–7 September 2014.

Pool[]

All times are East Africa Time (UTC+03:00)

Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Egypt	3	3	0	0	0	22	3	+19	9
Kenya	3	1	1	0	1	10	3	+7	5
Ghana	3	1	0	1	1	16	4	+12	4
Tanzania	3	0	0	0	3	0	38	−38	0

Advanced to Round 2

5 September 2014
16:30

Egypt	3–2	Ghana
15', 66' Elnaggar 44'	Report	2' 25'

Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
Tony Fernandes (KEN)

5 September 2014
19:00

Kenya	8–0	Tanzania
16', 20' 33' 38' 44' 47' 51' 59'	Report

Umpires:
Alfred Akfrong (GHA)
Saleem Hisam (EGY)

6 September 2014
16:30

Egypt	17–0	Tanzania
3', 35', 51', 67' 5', 14' 19' Nasr 20', 52', 58' 24', 33', 47' Elnaggar 33' 39' 54' 62'	Report

Umpires:
Tony Fernandes (KEN)
Alfred Akfrong (GHA)

6 September 2014
19:00

Ghana	1–1 2-4 shoot outs	Kenya
43'	Report	29'

7 September 2014
13:30

Ghana	13–0	Tanzania
3', 25', 61' 8', 12', 16' 11' 18' 36' 54', 58' 62', 65'	Report

Umpires:
Tony Fernandes (KEN)
Saleem Hisam (EGY)

7 September 2014
16:00

Kenya	1–2	Egypt
56'	Report	32', 43'

Umpires:
Sean Rapaport (RSA)
Alfred Akfrong (GHA)

Guadalajara[]

Guadalajara, Mexico, 12–14 September 2014.

Pool[]

All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−06:00)

Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Chile	3	3	0	0	0	26	2	+24	9
Mexico	3	1	1	0	1	16	4	+12	5
Brazil	3	1	0	1	1	10	4	+6	4
	3	0	0	0	3	1	43	−42	0

Advanced to Round 2

12 September 2014
14:00

Brazil	9–0
Vehrle-Smith 7', 24', 44', 50' Borges 16', 68' 18' 30' Van der Heijden 33'	Report

Umpires:
Jonathan Altamrano (MEX)
Matias Barbosa (CHI)

12 September 2014
16:15

Chile	3–1	Mexico
Martín 22' N. Renz 29', 43'	Report	27'

Umpires:
Devin Hooper (GUY)
Oliver Höck (BRA)

13 September 2014
14:00

Brazil	1–4	Chile
Borges 64'	Report	N. Renz 14', 34' Rodríguez 39' 51'

Umpires:
Devin Hooper (GUY)
Luis Cardona (GUA)

13 September 2014
16:15

Mexico	15–1
Moreno 2', 52' 5' 19', 24', 30', 39', 48', 69', 70' 46' 50' 62', 67' 64'	Report	7'

Umpires:
Matias Barbosa (CHI)
Oliver Höck (BRA)

14 September 2014
14:00

Chile	19–0
5' 13' Martín 16', 34', 47', 52', 61' 20', 54', 65', 70' Rodríguez 21', 39' 24', 49' 31' 48' 50' 64'	Report

Umpires:
Oliver Höck (BRA)
Jonathan Altamrano (MEX)

14 September 2014
16:15

Mexico	0–0	Brazil
	Report
Penalties
	3–0	Rost Vehrle-Smith

Umpires:
Devin Hooper (GUY)
Matias Barbosa (CHI)

Lousada[]

Lousada, Portugal, 12–14 September 2014.

Pool[]

All times are Western European Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

Team	Pld	W	WD	WL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Austria	2	1	1	0	0	7	2	+5	5
Italy	2	1	0	0	1	6	8	−2	3
Portugal	2	0	0	1	1	3	6	−3	1

Advanced to Round 2

12 September 2014
18:30

Austria	1–1	Portugal
25'	Report	43'
Penalties
	3–0

Umpires:
Andres Ortíz (ESP)
Vincenzo Ilgrande (ITA)

13 September 2014
17:30

Italy	1–6	Austria
64'	Report	13' 20', 53', 70' 21' 65'

Umpires:
Andres Ortíz (ESP)
Pedro Santos (POR)

14 September 2014
17:30

Portugal	2–5	Italy
57', 62'	Report	27' 45' 46' 60' 65'

Umpires:
Andres Ortíz (ESP)
Roland Langer (AUT)

Kingston[]

Kingston, Jamaica, 1–5 October 2014.

Pool[]

All times are Eastern Standard Time (UTC−05:00)

Team	Pld	W	WD	WL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Trinidad and Tobago	3	2	1	0	0	8	3	+5	8
Jamaica	3	1	1	0	1	4	6	−2	5
Dominican Republic	3	0	0	3	0	5	5	0	3
Barbados	3	0	1	0	2	3	6	−3	2

Advanced to Round 2

1 October 2014
16:30

Barbados	1–2	Jamaica
9'	Report	22' 28'

Umpires:
Nku Davis (TRI)
Arturo Vázquez (MEX)

2 October 2014
09:00

Trinidad and Tobago	2–2	Dominican Republic
2' 48'	Report	35' 59'
Penalties
	2–0

Umpires:
Duvaughn Henlon (JAM)
Shane Lewis (BAR)

4 October 2014
11:30

Barbados	1–3	Trinidad and Tobago
65'	Report	18' 46' 48'

Umpires:
Duvaughn Henlon (JAM)
Arturo Vázquez (MEX)

4 October 2014
16:30

Dominican Republic	2–2	Jamaica
8' 61'	Report	31' 50'
Penalties
	0–2

Umpires:
Nku Davis (TRI)
Shane Lewis (BAR)

5 October 2014
11:30

Dominican Republic	1–1	Barbados
47'	Report	57'
Penalties
Sepulveda	2–4

Umpires:
Nku Davis (TRI)
Duvaughn Henlon (JAM)

5 October 2014
19:00

Trinidad and Tobago	3–0	Jamaica
45', 67' 60'	Report

Umpires:
Shane Lewis (BAR)
Arturo Vázquez (MEX)

Suva[]

Suva, Fiji, 6–11 December 2014.

Pool[]

All times are Fiji Summer Time (UTC+12:00)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Fiji	2	2	0	21	3	+18	6
	2	1	1	6	9	−3	3
	2	0	2	2	17	−15	0

Advanced to Round 2

6 December 2014
14:30

Fiji	13–1
2' 2' 8' 9' 15', 68' Edwards 29', 69' 35', 41' 46' 62', 66'	Report	60'

Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Simon Thresher (AUS)

7 December 2014
18:30

	1–4
40'	Report	3' 49' 61', 64'

Umpires:
Harry Heritage (FIJ)
Epeli Tukuca (FIJ)

11 December 2014
16:30

Fiji	8–2
1', 48' 25', 66' 32' 46' 68' 70'	Report	64' 68'

Umpires:
Tim Bond (NZL)
Simon Thresher (AUS)

References[]

^ "FIH unveils plans for 2nd edition of Hockey World League". FIH. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
^ "FIH Men's World Rankings - 10 December 2012" (PDF). FIH. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2015-06-11.
^ "Perfect performance from Russia leads to victory in Croatia". FIH.ch. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

External links[]

[1] "FIH unveils plans for 2nd edition of Hockey World League". FIH. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2014-02-06.

[2] "FIH Men's World Rankings - 10 December 2012" (PDF). FIH. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2015-06-11.

[3] "Perfect performance from Russia leads to victory in Croatia". FIH.ch. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

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