2023 Men's Oceania Cup

The 2023 Men's Oceania Cup was the twelfth edition of the Men's Oceania Cup after the cancellation of the 2022 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Oceania organised by the Oceania Hockey Federation. It was held from 10 to 13 August 2023.[1][2]

2023 Men's Oceania Cup
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
CityWhangārei
Dates10–13 August
Teams2 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Northland Hockey Association
Final positions
Champions Australia (12th title)
Runner-up New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored14 (4.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Jeremy Hayward
Australia Jacob Whetton
New Zealand Sam Lane (2 goals)
2019 (previous) (next) 2025

Australia were the defending champions, having won all previous editions.[3] The event consisted of a three match series between defending champions Australia and series hosts, New Zealand. Australia, as the winner, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

Squads

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Head coach: Colin Batch

Officials

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The following umpires were appointed by the FIH to officiate the tournament:[6]

  • Amber Church (NZL)
  • Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
  • Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
  • Steve Rogers (AUS)
  • David Tomlinson (NZL)

Results

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6 2024 Summer Olympics
2   New Zealand (H) 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[7]
(H) Hosts

All times are local (UTC+12).

Fixtures

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10 August 2023
19:05
New Zealand   1–3   Australia
Lane   14' Report Whetton   1'
Govers   8'
Craig   56'
Umpires:
Steve Rogers (AUS)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

12 August 2023
14:05
New Zealand   4–2   Australia
Lane   5'
Russell   7'
Woods   13'
Findlay   29'
Report Whetton   19'
Hayward   34'
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Steve Rogers (AUS)

13 August 2023
14:05
New Zealand   1–3   Australia
Phillips   27' Report Willott   5'
Hayward   13'
Welch   55'
Umpires:
Steve Rogers (AUS)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

Goalscorers

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There were 14 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 4.67 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021 Oceania Cup". Oceania Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Hunger for hockey met by teeming international calendar". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Kookaburras beat Black Sticks to qualify for Tokyo, Hockeyroos face anxious wait". smh.com.au. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. ^ "World Cup qualification quotas decided". fih.ch. Lausanne: International Hockey Federation. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Australia seal Olympic Games 2024 qualification". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  6. ^ "International Appointments 2023". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  7. ^ FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022