Men's FIH Pro League

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Men's FIH Pro League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2021–22 Men's FIH Pro League
FIH Pro League Logo.png
FormerlyHockey World League
SportField hockey
Founded2017; 5 years ago (2017)
Inaugural season2019
No. of teams9
ContinentInternational (FIH)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Belgium (1st title)
(2020–21)
Most titles Belgium
 Australia (1 title)
Official websitefihproleague.com

The Men's FIH Pro League is an international men's field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH), which replaces the Men's FIH Hockey World League. The competition, also served as a qualifier for the Hockey World Cup and the Olympic Games.[1]

The first edition started in 2019. Nine teams secured their places for four years.

Format[]

FIH Pro League Trophy

Nine men's and women's teams compete in a round-robin tournament with home and away matches, played from October to June, with the top team at the end of the season winning the league. From 2021-22 onwards, the bottom team at the end of the season will be relegated and will be replaced by the winner of a new competition called the .

Teams[]

In July 2017, Hockey India decided to withdraw both the men's and women's national teams from the competition as they estimated the chances of qualifying for the Summer Olympics to be higher when participating in the Men's FIH Hockey World League. Hockey India also cited lack of clarity in the ranking system.[2][3] The International Hockey Federation subsequently invited Spain instead.[4] Pakistan were suspended on 23 January 2019 after they could not play their first three games.[5] India joined the Pro League from 2020 onwards.[6] On 17 September 2021, both, New Zealand and Australia, withdrew from the 2021–22 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions coming with it.[7][8]

Current teams
Former teams

Results[]

2019[]

Year Final host Final Third place match Teams
GS / FR
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
2019
Details 		Amstelveen, Netherlands
Australia 		3–2
Belgium
Netherlands 		5–3
Great Britain 		8 / 4

2020–present[]

Year Final group rank Teams
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
2020–21
Details
Belgium
Australia
Germany
India 		9
2021–22
Details 		9

Summary[]

Team Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
 Australia 1 (2019) 1 (2020–21)
 Belgium 1 (2020–21) 1 (2019)
 Germany 1 (2020–21)
 Netherlands 1 (2019)
 Great Britain 1 (2019)
 India 1 (2020–21)

Team appearances[]

Team 2019 2020–21 2021–22 Total
 Australia 1st 2nd WD 3
 Argentina 5th 7th Q 3
 Belgium 2nd 1st Q 3
 Canada – – WD 0
 England – – Q 1
 France – – Q 1
 Germany 6th 3rd Q 3
 Great Britain 4th 6th – 2
 India – 4th Q 2
 Netherlands 3rd 5th Q 3
 New Zealand 8th 8th WD 3
 Pakistan DSQ – – 0
 South Africa – – Q 1
 Spain 7th 9th Q 3
Total 8 9 9 –

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hockey Pro League Q&A". fih.ch. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Hockey India justifies withdrawal from FIH Pro League". The Times of India. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. ^ "FIH statement on the withdrawal of Hockey India from the Hockey Pro League". fih.ch. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. ^ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". fih.ch. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. ^ "FIH Pro League: Pakistan out of first edition". fih.ch. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Executive Board approves 2020 and 2021 FIH Pro League match schedule principles". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  7. ^ Australia, Hockey. "Hockey Australia announces absence from FIH tournaments". www.hockey.org.au. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Hockey New Zealand unable to participate in FIH events in late 2021, early 2022". Hockey New Zealand. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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