2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup

2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Dates15–21 June 2025
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)Malaysia National Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (2nd title)
Runner-up Pakistan
Third place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored113 (5.65 per match)
Top scorer(s) Victor Charlet (7 goals)
Best player Nic Woods
Best young player Sufyan Khan
Best goalkeeper Dominic Dixon
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The 2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup was the third edition of the Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup, the annual qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Pro League organised by the International Hockey Federation. The tournament was held at the Malaysia National Hockey Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 15 to 21 June 2025.[1]

The defending champions New Zealand won their second title by defeating Pakistan 6–2 in the final.[2] France won the bronze medal by defeating South Korea 3–2 in a shoot-out after the match finished 3–3.[3]

Teams

The eight highest ranked teams not participating in the Men's FIH Pro League participated in the tournament.

 France

Head Coach: John-John Dohmen

  1. Edgar Reynaud (GK)
  2. Mattéo Desgouillons
  3. Brieuc Delemazure
  4. Corentin Sellier
  5. Lucas Montecot
  6. Xavier Esmenjaud
  7. Viktor Lockwood (C)
  8. Noé Jouin
  9. Gaspard Xavier
  10. François Goyet
  11. Eliot Curty
  12. Jules Verrier
  13. Etienne Tynevez
  14. Amaury Bellenger
  15. Victor Saint-Martin
  16. Tassilo Sura
  17. Corentin Saunier (GK)
  18. Louis Haertelmeyer
 Japan

Head Coach: Yoshihiro Anai

  1. Koji Yamasaki
  2. Shota Yamada
  3. Yamato Kawahara
  4. Seren Tanaka
  5. Jun Watanabe
  6. Kazumasa Matsumoto
  7. Yuma Nagai
  8. Manabu Yamashita
  9. Raiki Fujishima (C)
  10. Ryoma Ooka
  11. Kaito Tanaka
  12. Yusuke Kawamura
  13. Kosei Kawabe
  14. Takashi Yoshikawa (GK)
  15. Kisho Kuroda (GK)
  16. Keita Watanabe
  17. Ryosuke Shinohara
  18. Hyota Yamada
 Malaysia

Head Coach: Sarjit Kundan

  1. Syed Cholan
  2. Mughni Kamal
  3. Marhan Jalil (C)
  4. Fitri Saari
  5. Syarman Mat
  6. Andywalfian Jeffrynus
  7. Akhimullah Anuar
  8. Alfarico Liau
  9. Shello Silverius
  10. Rafaizul Saini (GK)
  11. Arif Ishak
  12. Faiz Jali
  13. Hafizuddin Othman (GK)
  14. Norsyafiq Sumantri
  15. Abu Kamal Azrai
  16. Aiman Rozemi
  17. Muhajir Abdu Rauf
  18. Shafiq Hassan
  19. Amirul Azahar
  20. Faris Harizan
 New Zealand

Head Coach: Greg Nicol

 Pakistan

Head Coach: Tahir Zaman

  1. Abdullah Ishtiaq Khan (GK)
  2. Muhammad Abdullah
  3. Muhib Ullah
  4. Sufyan Khan
  5. Moin Shakeel
  6. Waheed Rana
  7. Hannan Shahid
  8. Zikriya Hayat
  9. Arshad Liaqat
  10. Ahmad Nadeem
  11. Ghazanfar Ali
  12. Ammad Butt (C)
  13. Muhammad Hammadudin
  14. Abdul Rehman
  15. Afraz Hakeem
  16. Waleed Rana
  17. Abdul Mannan
  18. Muneeb Ur-Rehman (GK)
  19. Salman Razzaq
  20. Junaid Manzoor
 South Africa[4]

Head Coach: Devon van der Merwe

  1. Hendrik Kriek (GK)
  2. Andrew Hobson
  3. Calvin Davis
  4. Senzwesihle Ngubane
  5. Jacques van Tonder
  6. Jaydon Brooker
  7. Nduduzo Lembethe
  8. Trevor de Lora
  9. Marvin Simons
  10. Angelo Walstoom
  11. Carlon Mentoor
  12. Matthew de Sousa
  13. Jamie Seale
  14. Reuben Sendzul
  15. Zenani Kraai
  16. Daniel Bell
  17. Samkelo Mvimbi (C)
  18. Gowan Jones (GK)
 South Korea

Head Coach: Min Tae-seok

  1. Jang Daehan (GK)
  2. Kim Kyubeom
  3. Yang Ji-hun
  4. Park Cheoleon
  5. Rim Jin-kang
  6. Son Dain
  7. Lee Jung-jun (C)
  8. Seo In-woo
  9. Bae Jong-suk
  10. Lim Do-hyun
  11. Sim Jae-won
  12. Baek Sung-hyun
  13. Kim Hyeong-jin
  14. Bae Soung Min
  15. Kim Jae-han (GK)
  16. Jin Geonhyo
  17. Cheon Min-su
  18. Lee Hye-seung
 Wales[5]

Head Coach: Daniel Newcomb

  1. Daniel Kyriakides
  2. Alf Dinnie
  3. Jacob Draper
  4. Gareth Griffiths
  5. Rupert Shipperley (C)
  6. Dale Hutchinson
  7. Owen Sutton
  8. Rhys Bradshaw
  9. Sam Welsh
  10. Fred Newbold
  11. Gareth Furlong
  12. Jolyon Morgan
  13. Jack Pritchard
  14. Hywel Jones
  15. Benjamin Francis (C)
  16. Rhys Payne (GK)
  17. Toby Reynolds-Cotterill (GK)
  18. John Bennett

Preliminary round

All times are (UTC+8).

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 12 10 +2 7 Semi-finals
2  South Korea 3 2 0 1 9 8 +1 6
3  Wales 3 0 2 1 8 9 −1 2
4  South Africa 3 0 1 2 7 9 −2 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[6]
15 June 2025
14:00
France  6–5  South Korea
Esmenjaud  9', 47', 58'
Charlet  56', 59'
Haertelmeyer  60' 		Report Lee J.  3'
Yang  21', 44'
Lim D.  25'
Park C.  36'
Umpires:
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
15 June 2025
16:00
South Africa  4–4  Wales
De Lora  35'
Walstroom  37'
Mvimbi  50'
Davis  59' 		Report Pritchard  5', 24', 26'
Morgan  22'
Umpires:
Ben Grant (NZL)
Nick Saunders (NZL)
16 June 2025
14:00
South Korea  3–2  Wales
Yang  44'
Lee J.  45'
Lim D.  57' 		Report Furlong  30'
Bradshaw  59'
Umpires:
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Ridge Bair (USA)
16 June 2025
16:00
South Africa  3–4  France
Brooker  2', 59'
Simons  59' 		Report Charlet  1', 35', 44'
Esmenjaud  58'
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Nick Saunders (NZL)
18 June 2025
14:00
South Korea  1–0  South Africa
Lim D.  29' Report
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Ben Grant (NZL)
18 June 2025
16:00
France  2–2  Wales
Haertelmeyer  14'
Bellenger  54' 		Report Newbold  22'
Pritchard  45'
Umpires:
Lim Hong-Zhen (SGP)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 10 7 +3 9 Semi-finals
2  Pakistan 3 1 1 1 9 9 0 4
3  Malaysia (H) 3 1 1 1 8 8 0 4
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 4 7 −3 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[6]
(H) Hosts
15 June 2025
18:00
New Zealand  2–1  Japan
Hiha  6'
Thomas  56' 		Report Shinohara  5'
Umpires:
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
Ridge Bair (USA)
15 June 2025
20:00
Malaysia  3–3  Pakistan
Fitri  49'
Cholan  52', 56' 		Report Nadeem  6'
Rehman  9'
Rana  54'
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Wanri Venter (RSA)
16 June 2025
18:00
Japan  2–3  Pakistan
Matsumoto  9'
Yamasaki  11' 		Report Ali  8'
Rana  34'
Khan  52'
Umpires:
Ben Grant (NZL)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
16 June 2025
20:00
Malaysia  3–4  New Zealand
Anuar  18'
Fitri  38'
Azrai  39' 		Report F. Ward  44', 52'
Yorston  45'
Findlay  46'
Umpires:
Lim Hong-Zhen (SGP)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
18 June 2025
18:00
New Zealand  4–3  Pakistan
Woods  7'
Cosslett  43', 45', 52' 		Report Rehman  13', 14'
Rana  28'
Umpires:
Wanri Venter (RSA)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
18 June 2025
20:00
Japan  1–2  Malaysia
Yamasaki  56' Report Sumantri  5'
Azrai  26'
Umpires:
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

Classification round

Bracket

 
CrossoversFifth place
 
      
 
20 June
 
 
 Wales6
 
21 June
 
 Japan4
 
 Wales2
 
20 June
 
 Malaysia1
 
 Malaysia4
 
 
 South Africa2
 
Seventh place
 
 
21 June
 
 
 Japan2
 
 
 South Africa1

Crossovers

20 June 2025
13:30
Wales  6–4  Japan
Newbold  9'
Morgan  21', 34', 45'
Welsh  34'
Furlong  59' 		Report Ooka  20'
Yamasaki  30'
Matsumoto  32'
Kawabe  60'
Umpires:
Wanri Venter (RSA)
Nick Saunders (NZL)
20 June 2025
16:00
Malaysia  4–2  South Africa
Cholan  15'
Hassan  37'
Anuar  40'
Fitri  53' 		Report Walstroom  30'
Mentoor  51'
Umpires:
Zeke Newman (AUS)
Lim Hong-Zhen (SGP)

Seventh and eighth place

21 June 2025
13:30
Japan  2–1  South Africa
Shinohara  35'
Kawabe  42' 		Report Davis  7'
Umpires:
Hong-Zhen Lim (SGP)
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

Fifth and sixth place

21 June 2025
16:00
Wales  2–1  Malaysia
Bradshaw  42'
Furlong  50' 		Report Cholan  20'
Umpires:
Ridge Bair (USA)
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

Medal round

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 June
 
 
 France3 (2)
 
21 June
 
 Pakistan (p.s.o.)3 (3)
 
 Pakistan2
 
20 June
 
 New Zealand6
 
 New Zealand (p.s.o.)2 (4)
 
 
 South Korea2 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
21 June
 
 
 France (p.s.o.)3 (3)
 
 
 South Korea3 (2)

Semi-finals

20 June 2025
18:30
France  3–3  Pakistan
Esmenjaud  25'
Charlet  34', 58' 		Report Afraz  38'
Khan  42'
Hammadudin  43'
Penalties
Montecot
Lockwood
Tynevez
Sellier
Esmenjaud 		2–3 Afraz
Rehman
Shahid
Rana
Umpires:
Ben Grant (NZL)
Timothy Sheahan (AUS)
20 June 2025
21:00
New Zealand  2–2  South Korea
Elmes  10'
Thomas  19' 		Report Lim D.  25'
Yang  37'
Penalties
Boyde
Findlay
Phillips
Yorston
Woods 		4–3 Bae
Lee H.
Cheon
Lee J.
Bae
Umpires:
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

Third and fourth place

21 June 2025
18:30
France  3–3  South Korea
Marqué  15'
Esmenjaud  26'
Sellier  50' 		Report Yang  18', 49'
Lim D.  45'
Penalties
Montecot
Jouin
Lockwood
Sellier
Charlet 		3–2 Kim
Cheon
Bae
Yang
Jin
Umpires:
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
Nick Saunders (NZL)

Final

21 June 2025
21:00
Pakistan  2–6  New Zealand
Hayat  36'
Khan  59' 		Report Cosslett  6', 58'
Hiha  15'
Thomas  17'
Findlay  18'
Boyde  27'
Umpires:
Wanri Venter (RSA)
Zeke Newman (AUS)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Promotion or relegation
1  New Zealand Promoted to the 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League
2  Pakistan
3  France
4  South Korea
5  Wales
6  Malaysia (H)
7  Japan
8  South Africa Relegated to 2025–26 FIH Nations Cup 2
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Awards

The awards were announced on 21 June 2025.[3]

Award Player
Player of the tournament Nic Woods
Goalkeeper of the tournament Dominic Dixon
Best junior player Sufyan Khan

Goalscorers

There were 113 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.65 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

  • Syed Cholan
  • Jolyon Morgan
  • Jack Pritchard

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ^ "Malaysia to host third edition of FIH Hockey Men's Nations Cup". International Hockey Federation. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  2. ^ Khan, Azhar (21 June 2025). "New Zealand overpower Pakistan 6-2 to lift FIH Nations Cup title". nation.com.pk. The Nation. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b "New Zealand romp to FIH Hockey Men's Nations Cup title as France clinch bronze". International Hockey Federation. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  4. ^ "SA Hockey Men Announce Squad for FIH Nations Cup Malaysia 2025". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  5. ^ Davies, Sydney (2025-04-14). "Hoci Cymru Announce Senior Performance Squads for 2025/26 Season". Hoci Cymru. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  6. ^ a b "FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 October 2021.
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