2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2

2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2
Tournament details
Host countryOman
CityMuscat
Dates17–23 February
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Scotland (1st title)
Runner-up Egypt
Third place Poland
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored98 (4.9 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jamie Golden
Struan Walker (8 goals)
(next) 2025–26

The 2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2 was the first edition of the Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2, the annual qualification tournament for the FIH Hockey Nations Cup organised by the International Hockey Federation. The tournament was held in Muscat, Oman from 17 to 23 February 2025.[1][2]

Teams

The eight highest ranked teams not participating in the 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League and 2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup participated in the tournament.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+4).

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 2 1 0 10 7 +3 7 Semi-finals
2  Poland 3 1 2 0 7 3 +4 5
3  China 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
4  Chile 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 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.[3]
17 February 2025
12:45
Egypt  5–4  China
El-Ganaini  4'30'
Nasr  29'
Adel  39'
H. Ragab  42'
Report Chen B.  21'25'
Lu  38'
Gao  56'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Hussain Al-Hasani (OMA)
17 February 2025
14:45
Chile  0–4  Poland
Report Bembenek  17'
Koperski  43'56'
Gumny  54'
Umpires:
Sourabh Rajput (IND)
Sheena Hori (JPN)

18 February 2025
12:45
China  1–1  Poland
Chao  2' Report Jarzyński  60'
Umpires:
Titus Mulwa (KEN)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
18 February 2025
14:45
Chile  1–3  Egypt
Amoroso  6' Report El-Ganaini  15'
Mos. Ragab  55'
Moh. Ragab  59'
Umpires:
Jayden Pearson (AUS)
Clare Barwood (WAL)

20 February 2025
12:45
Egypt  2–2  Poland
Adel  11'
El-Ganaini  60'
Report Koperski  25'
Jarzyński  48'
Umpires:
Hussain Al-Hasani (OMA)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
20 February 2025
14:45
China  2–1  Chile
Deng  31'
Lu  49'
Report L. Valenzuela  9'
Umpires:
Sourabh Rajput (IND)
Jayden Pearson (AUS)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Scotland 3 2 0 1 15 6 +9 6 Semi-finals
2  United States 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3  Austria 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6
4  Oman (H) 3 0 0 3 4 19 −15 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.[3]
(H) Hosts
17 February 2025
16:45
Austria  0–1  United States
Report Charasika  6'
Umpires:
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
Mohammad Shahbaz (BAN)
17 February 2025
19:00
Scotland  10–1  Oman
Golden  4'11'
McConnell  6'21'43'
Walker  7'10'
Nairn  22'
Douglas  42'
Falconer  56'
Report A. Al-Shaaibi  50'
Umpires:
Clare Barwood (WAL)
Titus Mulwa (KEN)

18 February 2025
16:45
Scotland  2–3  Austria
Golden  26'58' Report Winkler  35'
Steyrer  45'
Losonci  57'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Sourabh Rajput (IND)
18 February 2025
19:00
United States  4–0  Oman
Leser  11'
Charasika  43'47'
Motta  60'
Report
Umpires:
Sheena Hori (JPN)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

20 February 2025
16:45
United States  2–3  Scotland
Charasika  16'28' Report Walker  2'47'
Golden  4'
Umpires:
Sheena Hori (JPN)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
20 February 2025
19:00
Austria  5–3  Oman
Wellan  39'57'
Losonci  43'
Winkler  44'
Kaltenböck  55'
Report Barazahan  11'
Al-Fazari  35'
Al-Wahaibi  56'
Umpires:
Mohammad Shahbaz (BAN)
Titus Mulwa (KEN)

Classification round

Bracket

 
CrossoversFifth place
 
      
 
22 February
 
 
 China4
 
23 February
 
 Oman1
 
 China1
 
22 February
 
 Austria3
 
 Austria3
 
 
 Chile2
 
Seventh place
 
 
23 February
 
 
 Oman1
 
 
 Chile2

Crossovers

22 February 2025
11:00
China  4–1  Oman
Chen B.  1'
Gao  4'25'
Du  20'
Report Bait  20'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Mohammad Shahbaz (BAN)

22 February 2025
13:15
Austria  3–2  Chile
Losonci  9'
Wellan  23'
Fink  46'
Report Amoroso  15'
A. Valenzuela  54'
Umpires:
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
Hussain Al-Hasani (OMA)

Seventh and eighth place

23 February 2025
11:00
Oman  1–2  Chile
K. Al-Shaaibi  42' Report Gesswein  4'
García  43'
Umpires:
Mohammad Shahbaz (BAN)
Titus Mulwa (KEN)

Fifth and sixth place

23 February 2025
13:15
China  1–3  Austria
Gao  14' Report Frey  30+'41'
Wellan  58'
Umpires:
Sheena Hori (JPN)
Hussain Al-Hasani (OMA)

Medal round

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 February
 
 
 Egypt4
 
23 February
 
 United States2
 
 Egypt2
 
22 February
 
 Scotland4
 
 Scotland4
 
 
 Poland1
 
Third place
 
 
23 February
 
 
 United States2 (1)
 
 
 Poland (pen.)2 (3)

Semi-finals

22 February 2025
15:30
Egypt  4–2  United States
Nasr  7'
Mos. Ragab  17'
Mamdouh  49'
El-Ganaini  59'
Report K. Kaeppeler  6'
Charasika  15'
Umpires:
Sourabh Rajput (IND)
Clare Barwood (WAL)

22 February 2025
17:45
Scotland  4–1  Poland
Golden  46'51'
Walker  47'59'
Report Koperski  55'
Umpires:
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
Jayden Pearson (AUS)

Third and fourth place

23 February 2025
15:30
United States  2–2  Poland
A. Kaeppeler  39'
Grewal  41'
Report Koperski  13'
Jarzyński  36'
Penalties
Heldens
A. Kaeppeler
Harris
Charasika
1–3 Hołosyniuk
Koperski
Janicki
Umpires:
Clare Barwood (WAL)
Jayden Pearson (AUS)

Final

23 February 2025
17:45
Egypt  2–4  Scotland
Moh. Ragab  52'
El-Ganaini  56'
Report Walker  15'30'
Golden  27'
Austin  35'
Umpires:
Tyler Klenk (CAN)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Promotion
 Scotland 2025–26 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup
 Egypt
 Poland
4  United States
5  Austria
6  China
7  Chile
8  Oman (H)
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 98 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.9 goals per match.

8 goals

6 goals

  • Ahmed El-Ganaini
  • Sekayi Charasika

5 goals

  • Maksymilian Koperski

4 goals

  • Nikolas Wellan
  • Gao Jiesheng

3 goals

  • Fülöp Losonci
  • Chen Benhai
  • Gracjan Jarzyński
  • Andrew McConnell

2 goals

  • Moritz Frey
  • Josef Winkler
  • Juan Amoroso
  • Lu Yuanlin
  • Ziad Adel
  • Mohamed Nasr
  • Mohamed Ragab
  • Mostafa Ragab

1 goal

  • Adrian Fink
  • Peter Kaltenböck
  • Florian Steyrer
  • Álvaro García
  • Kay Gesswein
  • Agustin Valenzuela
  • Luis Valenzuela
  • Chao Jieming
  • Deng Jingwen
  • Du Shihao
  • Mahmoud Mamdouh
  • Hossameldin Ragab
  • Ammaar Al-Shaaibi
  • Khalid Al-Shaaibi
  • Maitham Al-Wahaibi
  • Sanad Al-Fazari
  • Talal Bait
  • Asama Barazahan
  • Tomasz Bembenek
  • Mikołaj Gumny
  • Thomas Austin
  • Ali Douglas
  • Craig Falconer
  • David Nairn
  • Mehtab Grewal
  • Aki Kaeppeler
  • Kei Kaeppeler
  • Marius Leser
  • Henzor Motta

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oman to host inaugural FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  2. ^ Purohit, Ashok (9 November 2024). "Oman to host first edition of hockey Nations Cup 2 in 2025". timesofoman.com. Times of Oman. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 October 2021.