FIH Pro League

FIH Pro League
Sport Field hockey
Founded 2017
No. of teams 9 (Men's and Women's each)
Continent International (FIH)

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

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

Format

Nine men's and women's teams will compete in a round-robin tournament with home and away matches, played from January to June, with the top four teams advancing to the grand final at a pre-determined location.[2] 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 FIH Hockey World League. Hockey India also cited lack of clarity in the ranking system.[3][4] The International Hockey Federation subsequently invited Spain (men) and Belgium (women) instead.[5]

Teams
Men Women
 Argentina  Argentina
 Australia  Australia
 Belgium  Belgium
 Germany  China
 Great Britain  Germany
 Netherlands  Great Britain
 New Zealand  Netherlands
 Pakistan  New Zealand
 Spain  United States

Men

Summaries

Year Final host Final 3rd Place Match Teams
PR / FR
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2019 Amstelveen, Netherlands 9 / 4

Women

Summaries

Year Final host Final 3rd Place Match Teams
PR / FR
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2019 Amstelveen, Netherlands 9 / 4

References

  1. ↑ "Hockey Pro League Q&A". fih.ch. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "'Game-changing' Hockey Pro League teams announced for 2019". fih.ch. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Hockey India justifies withdrawal from FIH Pro League". The Times of India. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "FIH statement on the withdrawal of Hockey India from the Hockey Pro League". fih.ch. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". fih.ch. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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