Hockey Champions Challenge I

Hockey Champions Challenge I

Sport	Field hockey
Founded	M: 2001 W: 2002
No. of teams	8
Continent	International (FIH)
Most recent champion(s)	M:Argentina (3rd title) W:Australia (1st title)
Most titles	M:Argentina (3 titles) W:New Zealand (2 titles)
Official website	www.fihockey.org

The Hockey Champions Challenge I is an international field hockey tournament, played every two years. It was introduced in 2001 by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in order to broaden hockey's competitive base at world level.

Men

Summaries

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
2001 Details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		India	2–1	South Africa		Argentina	4–2	Malaysia
2003 Details	Johannesburg, South Africa		Spain	7–3	Korea		South Africa	2–2 (5–4) Penalty strokes	New Zealand
2005 Details	Alexandria, Egypt		Argentina	5–2	Korea		Belgium	6–5	England
2007 Details	Boom, Belgium		Argentina	3–2 after extra time	New Zealand		India	4–3	England
2009 Details	Salta, Argentina		New Zealand	4–2	Pakistan		India	3–2	Argentina
2011 Details	Johannesburg, South Africa		Belgium	4–3	India		South Africa	3–1	Argentina
2012 Details	Quilmes, Argentina		Argentina	5–0	Korea		Ireland	4–3 after extra time	Malaysia

Successful national teams

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third Places	Fourth Places
Argentina	3 (2005, 2007, 2012*)		1 (2001)	2 (2009*, 2011)
India	1 (2001)	1 (2011)	2 (2007, 2009)
New Zealand	1 (2009)	1 (2007)		1 (2003)
Belgium	1 (2011)		1 (2005)
Spain	1 (2003)
Korea		3 (2003, 2005, 2012)
South Africa		1 (2001)	2 (2003*, 2011)
Pakistan		1 (2009)
Ireland			1 (2012)
England				2 (2005, 2007)
Malaysia				2 (2001*, 2012)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Team	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2012	Total
Argentina	3rd	-	1st	1st	4th	4th	1st	6
Belgium	6th	-	3rd	6th	7th	1st	-	5
Canada	-	-	-	-	8th	8th	6th	3
China	-	-	-	-	6th	-	-	1
Egypt	-	6th	-	-	-	-	-	1
England	-	5th	4th	4th	-	-	-	3
India	1st	-	-	3rd	3rd	2nd	-	4
Ireland	-	-	-	-	-	-	3rd	1
Japan	5th	-	-	5th	-	7th	5th	4
Korea	-	2nd	2nd	-	-	-	2nd	3
Malaysia	4th	6th	-	-	-	5th	4th	4
New Zealand	-	4th	-	2nd	1st	-	-	3
Pakistan	-	-	-	-	2nd	-	-	1
Poland	-	-	-	-	-	6th	8th	2
South Africa	2nd	3rd	5th	-	5th	3rd	7th	6
Spain	-	1st	-	-	-	-	-	1
Total	6	6	6	6	8	8	8	48

Women

Summaries

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
2002 Details	Johannesburg, South Africa		England	2–1	Korea		India	1–0	South Africa
2003 Details	Catania, Italy		Germany	3–1	Spain		Japan	2–1	New Zealand
2005 Details	Virginia Beach, United States		New Zealand	2–0	South Africa		Japan	2–1	England
2007 Details	Baku, Azerbaijan		China	2–1	Korea		England	2–1	United States
2009 Details	Cape Town, South Africa		New Zealand	2–1	South Africa		Japan	1–0	Spain
2011 Details	Dublin, Ireland		Japan	3–2	United States		Scotland	2–2 (4–3) Penalty strokes	Spain
2012 Details	Dublin, Ireland		Australia	6–1	United States		Ireland	2–2 (4–3) Penalty shootout	Scotland

Successful national teams

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third Places	Fourth Places
New Zealand	2 (2005, 2009)			1 (2003)
Japan	1 (2011)		3 (2003, 2005, 2009)
England	1 (2002)		1 (2007)	1 (2005)
Germany	1 (2003)
China	1 (2007)
Australia	1 (2012)
South Africa		2 (2005, 2009*)		1 (2002*)
United States		2 (2011, 2012)		1 (2007)
Korea		2 (2002, 2007)
Spain		1 (2003)		2 (2009, 2011)
Scotland			1 (2011)	1 (2012)
India			1 (2002)
Ireland			1 (2012*)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Team	2002	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2012	Total
Australia	-	-	-	-	-	-	1st	1
Azerbaijan	-	-	-	6th	7th	8th	-	3
Belgium	-	-	-	-	-	-	5th	1
Chile	-	-	-	-	6th	-	-	1
China	-	-	-	1st	-	-	-	1
England	1st	-	4th	3rd	-	-	-	3
Germany	-	1st	-	-	-	-	-	1
India	3rd	-	-	-	-	7th	7th	3
Ireland	-	-	-	-	-	6th	3rd	2
Italy	-	6th	-	-	5th	-	-	2
Japan	-	3rd	3rd	-	3rd	1st	-	4
Korea	2nd	-	-	2nd	-	-	-	2
New Zealand	-	4th	1st	5th	1st	-	-	4
Russia	6th	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Scotland	-	-	-	-	-	3rd	4th	2
South Africa	4th	-	2nd	-	2nd	5th	6th	5
Spain	-	2nd	6th	-	4th	4th	-	4
United States	5th	5th	5th	4th	-	2nd	2nd	6
Wales	-	-	-	-	-	-	8th	1
Total	6	6	6	6	7	8	8	47