1996 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

1996 Men's Hockey
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 was the 18th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. It was held from December 7–15, 1996 in the newly built Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Madras, India.

Results

Pool

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	5	3	2	0	10	3	+13	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

7 December 1996 08:30 India 1–2 Germany Pillay  27' Report Michel  32' Reinelt  42' Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Steve Graham (WAL)

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7 December 1996 13:30 Pakistan 0–2 Netherlands Report Van Pelt  62' De Nooijer  64' Umpires: Ermanno Silvano (ITA) Murray Grime (AUS)

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7 December 1996 15:30 Spain 1–1 Australia Usoz  66' Report Hiskins  67' Umpires: Shakeel Qureshi (IND) Peter Elders (NED)

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8 December 1996 13:45 Australia 2–4 Pakistan Choppy  32' Hiskins  49' Report R. Khan  21' Ashraf  28' Usman  48' Raza  52' Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)

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8 December 1996 15:45 Spain 0–3 India Report Kumar  16' Pillay  38', 47' Umpires: Alan Waterman (CAN) Irfan Zaidi (PAK)

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8 December 1996 15:30 Netherlands 2–1 Germany Brinkman  10' Van Wijk  68' Report Michel  59' Umpires: Ermanno Silvano (ITA) Murray Grime (AUS)

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10 December 1996 08:35 Pakistan 2–2 Spain Anis  26' Ashraf  44' Report Pujol  63' Escarré  68' Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Shakeel Qureshi (IND)

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10 December 1996 13:30 Netherlands 1–1 India Lomans  47' Report Ferreira  69' Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Santiago Deo (ESP)

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10 December 1996 15:30 Germany 3–1 Australia Hollensteiner  18' Michel  40' Reinelt  62' Report Kingston  50' Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Irfan Zaidi (PAK)

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11 December 1996 15:30 India 3–1 Australia Ramandeep Singh  40', 42' Ferreira  47' Report Stacy  6' Umpires: Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN) Steve Graham (WAL)

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12 December 1996 08:35 Netherlands 4–0 Spain De Nooijer  8' Buma  26', 51' Lomans  60' Report Umpires: Irfan Zaidi (PAK) Alan Waterman (CAN)

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12 December 1996 15:30 Pakistan 4–2 Germany M. Khan  12' R. Khan  2', 61' Ashraf  49' Report Bechmann  67' Helwig  70' Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Ermanno Silvano (ITA)

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13 December 1996 08:35 Netherlands 1–1 Australia Buma  10' Report Choppy  61' Umpires: Irfan Zaidi (PAK) Shakeel Qureshi (IND)

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13 December 1996 13:30 Germany 4–3 Spain Bellenbaum  22' Rott  24' Hollensteiner  32' Bechmann  48' Report Fábregas  11' Ja. Arnau  33' Escarré  64' Umpires: Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN) Murray Grime (AUS)

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13 December 1996 15:45 Pakistan 3–2 India M. Khan  6' Kaleem  26' Ashraf  38' Report Aldrin  14' Pargat Singh  50' Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Steve Graham (WAL)

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

15 December 1996 08:35 Spain 5–2 Australia Ferran  12' P. Amat  30' Escarre  55' Arnau  62', 70' Report Williams  16' Hiskins  66' Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Shakeel Qureshi (IND)

Third and fourth place

15 December 1996 13:00 Germany 5–0 India Reinelt  28' Bechmann  30', 52', 62' Waldhauser  70' Report Umpires: Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN) Alan Waterman (CAN)

Final

15 December 1996 15:30 Netherlands 3–2 Pakistan De Nooijer  9' Van Pelt  13' Lomans  20' Report R. Khan  26' Usman  28' Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Steve Graham (WAL)

Final standings

1. Netherlands
2. Pakistan
3. Germany
4. India
5. Spain
6. Australia

External links

• Official FIH website