1996 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

Template:Use Indian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Template other The 1996 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, also known as the Kuber Champions Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 18th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 7–15 December 1996 in the newly built Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Madras, India.

Host selection

India won the right to host the competition after Spain, the other contender, withdrew their bid in April 1994. The Asian Hockey Federation was tasked to monitor the competition by the International Hockey Federation.

Results

All times are India Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

Pool

7 December 1996 08:30 India 1–2 Template:Fh Pillay Template:Fhgoal Report Michel Template:Fhgoal Reinelt Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Steve Graham (WAL)

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7 December 1996 13:30 Pakistan 0–2 Template:Fh Report Van Pelt Template:Fhgoal De Nooijer Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Ermanno Silvano (ITA) Murray Grime (AUS)

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7 December 1996 15:30 Spain 1–1 Template:Fh Usoz Template:Fhgoal Report Hiskins Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Shakeel Qureshi (IND) Peter Elders (NED)

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8 December 1996 13:45 Australia 2–4 Template:Fh Choppy Template:Fhgoal Hiskins Template:Fhgoal Report R. Khan Template:Fhgoal Ashraf Template:Fhgoal Usman Template:Fhgoal Raza Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)

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8 December 1996 15:45 Spain 0–3 Template:Fh Report Kumar Template:Fhgoal Pillay Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Alan Waterman (CAN) Irfan Zaidi (PAK)

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8 December 1996 15:30 Netherlands 2–1 Template:Fh Brinkman Template:Fhgoal Van Wijk Template:Fhgoal Report Michel Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Ermanno Silvano (ITA) Murray Grime (AUS)

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10 December 1996 08:35 Pakistan 2–2 Template:Fh Anis Template:Fhgoal Ashraf Template:Fhgoal Report Pujol Template:Fhgoal Escarré Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Shakeel Qureshi (IND)

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10 December 1996 13:30 Netherlands 1–1 Template:Fh Lomans Template:Fhgoal Report Ferreira Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Santiago Deo (ESP)

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10 December 1996 15:30 Germany 3–1 Template:Fh Hollensteiner Template:Fhgoal Michel Template:Fhgoal Reinelt Template:Fhgoal Report Kingston Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Irfan Zaidi (PAK)

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11 December 1996 15:30 India 3–1 Template:Fh Ramandeep Singh Template:Fhgoal Ferreira Template:Fhgoal Report Stacy Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN) Steve Graham (WAL)

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12 December 1996 08:35 Netherlands 4–0 Template:Fh De Nooijer Template:Fhgoal Buma Template:Fhgoal Lomans Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Irfan Zaidi (PAK) Alan Waterman (CAN)

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12 December 1996 15:30 Pakistan 4–2 Template:Fh M. Khan Template:Fhgoal R. Khan Template:Fhgoal Ashraf Template:Fhgoal Report Bechmann Template:Fhgoal Helwig Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Ermanno Silvano (ITA)

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13 December 1996 08:35 Netherlands 1–1 Template:Fh Buma Template:Fhgoal Report Choppy Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Irfan Zaidi (PAK) Shakeel Qureshi (IND)

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13 December 1996 13:30 Germany 4–3 Template:Fh Bellenbaum Template:Fhgoal Rott Template:Fhgoal Hollensteiner Template:Fhgoal Bechmann Template:Fhgoal Report Fábregas Template:Fhgoal Ja. Arnau Template:Fhgoal Escarré Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN) Murray Grime (AUS)

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13 December 1996 15:45 Pakistan 3–2 Template:Fh M. Khan Template:Fhgoal Kaleem Template:Fhgoal Ashraf Template:Fhgoal Report Aldrin Template:Fhgoal Pargat Singh Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Steve Graham (WAL)

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

15 December 1996 08:35 Spain 5–2 Template:Fh Ferran Template:Fhgoal P. Amat Template:Fhgoal Escarre Template:Fhgoal Arnau Template:Fhgoal Report Williams Template:Fhgoal Hiskins Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Shakeel Qureshi (IND)

Third and fourth place

15 December 1996 13:00 Germany 5–0 Template:Fh Reinelt Template:Fhgoal Bechmann Template:Fhgoal Waldhauser Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN) Alan Waterman (CAN)

Final

15 December 1996 15:30 Netherlands 3–2 Template:Fh De Nooijer Template:Fhgoal Van Pelt Template:Fhgoal Lomans Template:Fhgoal Report R. Khan Template:Fhgoal Usman Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Steve Graham (WAL)

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External links

• Official FIH website