2000 Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier

2000 Men's Field Hockey
Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host country	Japan
City	Osaka
Dates	9–20 March
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Spain
Runner-up	Pakistan
Third place	South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	224 (5.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sohail Abbas (13 goals)
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The 2000 Men's Olympic Qualifier was a field hockey tournament held in Osaka, Japan, from 9–20 March 2000.^[1]^[2]

Twelve nations competed at the tournament, with the top seven earning qualification to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
1	South Korea	5	5	0	0	20	6	+14	15	Advanced to Semi-finals
2	Poland	5	3	0	2	11	10	+1	9	Advanced to Semi-finals
3	Japan (H)	5	2	1	2	10	12	−2	7
4	Great Britain	5	2	1	2	13	16	−3	7
5	New Zealand	5	1	1	3	10	15	−5	4
6	Belgium	5	0	1	4	12	17	−5	1

Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

9 March 2000
10:05

Great Britain	4–2	Japan
Giles 25', 29', 41' Sharpe 28'		Takahashi 3' Fukazawa 70'

Umpires:
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
Murray Grime (AUS)

9 March 2000
12:05

Belgium	1–2	South Korea
Gierts 43'		Kang K. 57' Hwang 59'

Umpires:
Pedro Teixeira (POR)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)

10 March 2000
10:05

Great Britain	2–2	New Zealand
Bertram 27' Hall 60'		Leaver 34' Burrows 69'

Umpires:
Steve Horgan (USA)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)

10 March 2000
14:05

South Korea	4–1	Poland
Hwang 11' Yeo 21' Ji 61' Song 70'		Gaczkowski 42'

Umpires:
Xavier Adell (ESP)
John Wright (RSA)

11 March 2000
10:05

New Zealand	5–4	Belgium
Leaver 34' Archibald 41' Smith 44' Parag 56' Reynolds 62'		Dewamme 7' Vandergracht 16', 30' J. Beunen 49'

Umpires:
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Pedro Teixeira (POR)

11 March 2000
12:35

Poland	0–2	Japan
		Iwata 6' Yamabori 58'

Umpires:
Xavier Adell (ESP)
Roger St Rose (TRI)

12 March 2000
12:05

Great Britain	1–4	South Korea
Woods 16'		Yeo 18' Kang K. 45', 46' Kim J. 54'

Umpires:
Steve Horgan (USA)
Pedro Teixeira (POR)

13 March 2000
14:05

Japan	2–0	New Zealand
Yamabori 17' Tobita 38'

Umpires:
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
John Wright (RSA)

13 March 2000
16:05

Belgium	1–3	Poland
Khopolov 51'		P. Mikula 20' Malecki 33' Juszczak 67'

Umpires:
Xavier Adell (ESP)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)

14 March 2000
14:05

Japan	1–5	South Korea
Iwata 24'		Kim J. 13' Hwang 34' Song 39' Jeon 61' Yeo 67'

Umpires:
Steve Horgan (USA)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)

14 March 2000
16:05

Poland	5–2	Great Britain
P. Mikula 4', 43', 50', 55', 70'		Giles 53' Parnham 63'

Umpires:
Xavier Adell (ESP)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)

15 March 2000
14:05

South Korea	5–2	New Zealand
Kang K. 24' Yeo 30' Jeon 45', 49' Lee J. 59'		Reynolds 44' Hari 61'

Umpires:
Xavier Adell (ESP)
Peter Elders (NED)

15 March 2000
16:05

Great Britain	4–3	Belgium
Pearn 11', 26' Sharpe 49' Hall 66'		Coudron 48', 65' Dewamme 69'

Umpires:
Pedro Teixeira (POR)
Murray Grime (AUS)

16 March 2000
14:05

New Zealand	1–2	Poland
Archibald 56'		Wybieralski 29', 64'

Umpires:
Pedro Teixeira (POR)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)

16 March 2000
16:05

Belgium	3–3	Japan
De Chaffoy 1' J. Beunen 8' Vandergracht 28'		Takahashi 18' Katayama 64', 66'

Umpires:
Peter Elders (NED)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
1	Spain	5	4	1	0	25	8	+17	13	Advanced to Semi-finals
2	Pakistan	5	3	1	1	25	13	+12	10	Advanced to Semi-finals
3	Argentina	5	2	1	2	18	16	+2	7
4	Malaysia	5	2	1	2	18	19	−1	7
5	Switzerland	5	2	0	3	10	16	−6	6
6	Belarus	5	0	0	5	2	26	−24	0

Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.

9 March 2000
14:05

Spain	7–1	Malaysia
Dinarés 12' Tubau 21' Ribas 29', 38' Pa. Amat 32', 43' Sánchez 44'	Report	Kuhan 15'

Umpires:
Steve Horgan (USA)
Peter Elders (NED)

9 March 2000
16:05

Argentina	1–3	Switzerland
Lombi 55'	Report	Overhoff 25', 60' Cavallet 67'

Umpires:
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Keith Roper (ENG)

10 March 2000
14:05

Belarus	1–7	Malaysia
Pakhalchouk 38'	Report	Mirnawan 5' Kuhan 10' Ibrahim 22', 54', 69' Kaliswaran 63' Chairil 66'

Umpires:
Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
Peter Elders (NED)

10 March 2000
16:05

Pakistan	7–3	Switzerland
Ashraf 23' Jawwad 37' Sarwar 39' Anis 43', 48' Abbas 64', 69'	Report	Grandchamp 4' Steinemann 20' Bilgerig 51'

Umpires:
Han Jin-Soo (KOR)
Keith Roper (ENG)

11 March 2000
15:05

Belarus	0–6	Argentina
	Report	Lombi 9', 45', 65', 66' Capurro 24' Almada 29'

Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
John Wright (RSA)

11 March 2000
17:35

Spain	4–4	Pakistan
Dinarés 17' Ribas 33', 34' Tubau 62'	Report	Abbas 4', 8', 26', 41'

Umpires:
Han Jin-Soo (KOR)
Jason McCracken (NZL)

12 March 2000
14:05

Argentina	4–4	Malaysia
Lombi 2', 26', 25' M. Vila 41'	Report	Chairil 13' Kuhan 33', 64' Saiful 52'

Umpires:
Han Jin-Soo (KOR)
Murray Grime (AUS)

12 March 2000
16:05

Switzerland	0–3	Spain
	Report	Arnau 8' Dinarés 11' Pa. Amat 21'

Umpires:
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Peter Elders (NED)

13 March 2000
12:05

Pakistan	6–0	Belarus
Nadeem 3' Abbas 21', 25', 40' Jawwad 55' Raza 69'	Report

Umpires:
Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
Roger St. Rose (TTO)

14 March 2000
10:05

Switzerland	2–4	Malaysia
Grandchamp 52', 67'	Report	Keevan 21' Kuhan 47' Mirnawan 54' Ibrahim 64'

Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
John Wright (RSA)

14 March 2000
12:05

Argentina	3–6	Spain
M. Vila 35' R. Vila 44' Lombi 47'	Report	Sánchez 6' Po. Amat 50', 65' Tubau 55', 58' Arnau 70'

Umpires:
Han Jin-Soo (KOR)
Keith Roper (ENG)

15 March 2000
10:05

Malaysia	2–5	Pakistan
Mirnawan 48' Kuhan 64'	Report	Nadeem 22', 63' Jawwad 40' Sarwar 61' Yousaf 67'

Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Keith Roper (ENG)

15 March 2000
12:05

Spain	5–0	Belarus
Dinarés 2' Tubau 24' Po. Amat 28' Fábregas 42' Sánchez 69'	Report

Umpires:
Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
Jason McCracken (NZL)

16 March 2000
10:05

Pakistan	3–4	Argentina
Abbas 11' Anis 33' Nadeem 67'	Report	Lombi 18' Pellegrino 23' Capurro 31', 46'

Umpires:
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Han Jin-Soo (KOR)

16 March 2000
12:05

Belarus	1–2	Switzerland
Klimovich 23'	Report	Bilgerig 13' Grandchamp 27'

Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Keith Roper (ENG)

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

Crossover		Ninth Place

19 March

New Zealand	6
		20 March
Belarus	3
		New Zealand	0
19 March
		Belgium	1
Switzerland	1

Belgium	6
		Eleventh place

		20 March

		Belarus	1

		Switzerland	4

Crossover

19 March 2000
10:05

New Zealand	6–3	Belarus
Parag 4' Burrows 25' Reynolds 28', 31' Leaver 50' Patel 69'	Report	Voityuk 44', 61' Klimovich 25'

Umpires:
Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)

19 March 2000
12:35

Switzerland	1–6	Belgium
Peny 30'	Report	J. Beunen 13', 24', 70' Vandergracht 17' Berger 54' Collin 68'

Umpires:
Xavier Adell (ESP)
Pedro Teixeira (POR)

Eleventh and twelfth place

20 March 2000
10:05

Belarus	1–4	Switzerland
Klimovich 48'	Report	Steinemann 28' Grandchamp 47', 56' Peny 59'

Umpires:
Roger St. Rose (TTO)
Pedro Teixeira (POR)

Ninth and tenth place

20 March 2000
12:35

New Zealand	0–1	Belgium
	Report	J. Beunen 22'

Umpires:
Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
Xavier Adell (ESP)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover		Fifth Place

18 March

Japan	1
		19 March
Malaysia	2
		Malaysia	1
18 March
		Great Britain	2
Argentina	1

Great Britain	3
		Seventh place

		19 March

		Japan	0

		Argentina	1

Crossover

18 March 2000
10:05

Argentina	1–3	Great Britain
Pellegrino 58'	Report	Hall 8' Giles 15', 42'

Umpires:
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Han Jin-Soo (KOR)

18 March 2000
12:35

Japan	1–2	Malaysia
Hokaze 6'	Report	Ibrahim 29' Kuhan 65'

Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Keith Roper (ENG)

Seventh and eighth place

19 March 2000
15:05

Japan	0–1	Argentina
	Report	Pellegrino 15'

Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Keith Roper (ENG)

Fifth and sixth place

19 March 2000
17:35

Malaysia	1–2	Great Britain
Mirnawan 70'	Report	Giles 45' Head 61'

Umpires:
Han Jin-Soo (KOR)
John Wright (RSA)

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals		Final

18 March

South Korea	1
		20 March
Pakistan	3
		Pakistan	2
18 March
		Spain	3
Spain	4

Poland	1
		Third place

		20 March

		South Korea	2

		Poland	1

Semi-finals

18 March 2000
15:05

South Korea	1–3	Pakistan
Jeon 44'	Report	Abbas 52' Hussain 64', 70'

Umpires:
Peter Elders (NED)
John Wright (RSA)

18 March 2000
17:35

Spain	4–1	Poland
Po. Amat 37', 41' Arnau 53' Usoz 57'	Report	A. Mikula 61'

Umpires:
Eduardo Ruíz (ARG)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)

Third and fourth place

20 March 2000
15:05

South Korea	2–1	Poland
Hwang 13' Kang K. 27'	Report	Grotowski 67'

Umpires:
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Murray Grime (AUS)

Final

20 March 2000
17:35

Pakistan	2–3	Spain
Abbas 43', 70'	Report	Tubau 17' Ribas 34' Arnau 57'

Umpires:
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Murray Grime (AUS)

Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
	Spain	7	6	1	0	32	11	+21	19	Qualified for 2000 Summer Olympics
	Pakistan	7	4	1	2	30	17	+13	13
	South Korea	7	6	0	1	23	10	+13	18
4	Poland	7	3	0	4	13	16	−3	9
5	Great Britain	7	4	1	2	18	18	0	13
6	Malaysia	7	3	1	3	21	22	−1	10
7	Argentina	7	3	1	3	20	19	+1	10
8	Japan (H)	7	2	1	4	11	15	−4	7
9	Belgium	7	2	1	4	19	18	+1	7
10	New Zealand	7	2	1	4	16	19	−3	7
11	Switzerland	7	3	0	4	15	23	−8	9
12	Belarus	7	0	0	7	6	36	−30	0

Source: Todor66
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 224 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 5.33 goals per match.

13 goals

Sohail Abbas

10 goals

Jorge Lombi

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

^ "SUMMARY OF RANKINGS – FIH WORLD LEVEL EVENTS" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2006. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
^ "Men Field Hockey Olympic Games 2000 Qualification". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

[1] "SUMMARY OF RANKINGS – FIH WORLD LEVEL EVENTS" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2006. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

[2] "Men Field Hockey Olympic Games 2000 Qualification". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

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Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

Crossover

Eleventh and twelfth place

Ninth and tenth place

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

Final standings

Goalscorers

See also

References