Hockey Champions Challenge I

Hockey Champions Challenge I

Formerly	Hockey Champions Challenge
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	M: 2001 W: 2002
Replaced by	FIH Hockey World League
No. of teams	8
Continent	International (FIH)
Most recent champion(s)	M: South Korea (1st title) W: United States (1st title)
Most titles	M: Argentina (3 titles) W: New Zealand (2 titles)
Official website	www.fihockey.org

The Hockey Champions Challenge I was an international field hockey tournament, played every two years. It was introduced in 2001 by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in order to broaden hockey's competitive base at world level, the last tournament was held in 2014 in Malaysia and won by South Korea. The champions challenge was replaced by the World League in 2014 after eight editions.^[1]

Men

Summaries

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2001 Details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		India	2–1	South Africa		Argentina	4–2	Malaysia
2003 Details	Johannesburg, South Africa		Spain	7–3	South Korea		South Africa	2–2 (5–4) Penalty strokes	New Zealand
2005 Details	Alexandria, Egypt		Argentina	5–2	South Korea		Belgium	6–5	England
2007 Details	Boom, Belgium		Argentina	3–2 after extra time	New Zealand		India	4–3	England
2009 Details	Salta, Argentina		New Zealand	4–2	Pakistan		India	3–2	Argentina
2011 Details	Johannesburg, South Africa		Belgium	4–3	India		South Africa	3–1	Argentina
2012 Details	Quilmes, Argentina		Argentina	5–0	South Korea		Ireland	4–3 after extra time	Malaysia
2014 Details	Kuantan, Malaysia		South Korea	4–0	Canada		Malaysia	4–2	Ireland

Successful national teams

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third places	Fourth places
Argentina	3 (2005, 2007, 2012*)		1 (2001)	2 (2009*, 2011)
South Korea	1 (2014)	3 (2003, 2005, 2012)
India	1 (2001)	1 (2011)	2 (2007, 2009)
New Zealand	1 (2009)	1 (2007)		1 (2003)
Belgium	1 (2011)		1 (2005)
Spain	1 (2003)
South Africa		1 (2001)	2 (2003*, 2011)
Canada		1 (2014)
Pakistan		1 (2009)
Malaysia			1 (2014*)	2 (2001*, 2012)
Ireland			1 (2012)	1 (2014)
England				2 (2005, 2007)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Team	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2012	2014	Total
Argentina	3rd	–	1st	1st	4th	4th	1st	–	6
Belgium	6th	–	3rd	6th	7th	1st	–	–	5
Canada	–	–	–	–	8th	8th	6th	2nd	4
China	–	–	–	–	6th	–	–	–	1
Egypt	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
England	–	5th	4th	4th	–	–	–	–	3
France	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	1
India	1st	–	–	3rd	3rd	2nd	–	–	4
Ireland	–	–	–	–	–	–	3rd	4th	2
Japan	5th	–	–	5th	–	7th	5th	7th	5
Malaysia	4th	6th	–	–	–	5th	4th	3rd	5
New Zealand	–	4th	–	2nd	1st	–	–	5th	4
Pakistan	–	–	–	–	2nd	–	–	–	1
Poland	–	–	–	–	–	6th	8th	8th	3
South Africa	2nd	3rd	5th	–	5th	3rd	7th	–	6
South Korea	–	2nd	2nd	–	–	–	2nd	1st	4
Spain	–	1st	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Total	6	6	6	6	8	8	8	8	56

Women

Summaries

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2002 Details	Johannesburg, South Africa		England	2–1	South Korea		India	1–0	South Africa
2003 Details	Catania, Italy		Germany	3–1	Spain		Japan	2–1	New Zealand
2005 Details	Virginia Beach, United States		New Zealand	2–0	South Africa		Japan	2–1	England
2007 Details	Baku, Azerbaijan		China	2–1	South Korea		England	2–1	United States
2009 Details	Cape Town, South Africa		New Zealand	2–1	South Africa		Japan	1–0	Spain
2011 Details	Dublin, Ireland		Japan	3–2	United States		Scotland	2–2 (4–3) Penalty shootout	Spain
2012 Details	Dublin, Ireland		Australia	6–1	United States		Ireland	2–2 (4–3) Penalty shootout	Scotland
2014 Details	Glasgow, Scotland		United States	3–1	Ireland		South Africa	1–0	Spain

Successful national teams

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third places	Fourth places
New Zealand	2 (2005, 2009)			1 (2003)
United States	1 (2014)	2 (2011, 2012)		1 (2007)
Japan	1 (2011)		3 (2003, 2005, 2009)
England	1 (2002)		1 (2007)	1 (2005)
Germany	1 (2003)
China	1 (2007)
Australia	1 (2012)
South Africa		2 (2005, 2009*)	1 (2014)	1 (2002*)
South Korea		2 (2002, 2007)
Ireland		1 (2014)	1 (2012*)
Spain		1 (2003)		3 (2009, 2011, 2014)
Scotland			1 (2011)	1 (2012)
India			1 (2002)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Team	2002	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2012	2014	Total
Australia	–	–	–	–	–	–	1st	–	1
Azerbaijan	–	–	–	6th	7th	8th	–	–	3
Belgium	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	6th	2
Chile	–	–	–	–	6th	–	–	–	1
China	–	–	–	1st	–	–	–	–	1
England	1st	–	4th	3rd	–	–	–	–	3
Germany	–	1st	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
India	3rd	–	–	–	–	7th	7th	8th	4
Ireland	–	–	–	–	–	6th	3rd	2nd	3
Italy	–	6th	–	–	5th	–	–	–	2
Japan	–	3rd	3rd	–	3rd	1st	–	–	4
New Zealand	–	4th	1st	5th	1st	–	–	–	4
Russia	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Scotland	–	–	–	–	–	3rd	4th	7th	3
South Africa	4th	–	2nd	–	2nd	5th	6th	3rd	6
South Korea	2nd	–	–	2nd	–	–	–	5th	3
Spain	–	2nd	6th	–	4th	4th	–	4th	5
United States	5th	5th	5th	4th	–	2nd	2nd	1st	7
Wales	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	1
Total	6	6	6	6	7	8	8	8	55

References

International field hockey
FIH World Cup Men Women Men Junior Women Junior World League Champions Trophy Olympics Youth Olympics World Rankings Achievements by nation
Africa	AFHF – African Cup for Nations
Americas	PAHF – Pan American Cup Pan American Junior Championship
Asia	ASHF – Asia Cup Junior Asia Cup
Europe	EHF – Nations Championship EuroHockey Nations Challenge EuroHockey Nations Trophy
Oceania	OHF – Oceania Cup
Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Friendship Games Pacific Games Pan American Games
Others	Pannonia Cup Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Champions Challenge I (defunct) Champions Challenge II (defunct)