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Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
The FIH was founded on January 7, 1924 in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
by Paul Léautey, who became the first president, in response to field hockey's omission from the programme of the 1924 Summer Olympics. The seven founding members were Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, Spain and Switzerland. The FIH soon grew to have many members and achieve international recognition. In 1982, the FIH merged with the IFWHA (International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations), which had been founded in 1927 by Australia, Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, the United States and Wales.
The organisation is based in Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
since 2005, having moved from Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. The current president is Leandro Negre from Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, who was elected on November 29, 2008 in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
Member associations
The FIH consists of five continental associations and 127 member associations, in cooperation to promote and develop the sport. Geographically, there are 17 from AfricaAfrican Hockey Federation
African Hockey Federation is the continental governing body of field hockey in Africa. It is affiliated by International Hockey Federation and has 17 member nations. It bi-annually organizes Hockey African Cup for Nations, a men's and women's hockey tournament for African nations...
, 30 from Asia
Asian Hockey Federation
The Asian Hockey Federation is the governing body for the sport of field hockey in Asia. It now has 30 member associations.-Member associations:...
, 45 from Europe
European Hockey Federation
The European Hockey Federation is an European sports federation for field hockey, based in Dublin, Ireland. It is the umbrella organisation for all European national federations and organises the Euro Hockey League...
, 9 from Oceania and 26 from the Americas
Pan American Hockey Federation
The Pan American Hockey Federation is the field and Indoor hockey federation for the Americas. It consists of 26 Members. It is associated with International Hockey Federation and hosts several continental competitions for national teams.-Member associations:...
.
| Africa African Hockey Federation African Hockey Federation is the continental governing body of field hockey in Africa. It is affiliated by International Hockey Federation and has 17 member nations. It bi-annually organizes Hockey African Cup for Nations, a men's and women's hockey tournament for African nations... |
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 Botswana |
 Egypt |
 Ghana |
 Kenya |
 Libya |
 Malawi |
 Morocco |
 Namibia |
 Nigeria |
 Seychelles |
 South Africa |
 SudanSudan Hockey Federation The Sudan Hockey Federation is the governing body of Field Hockey in Sudan. It is affiliated to IHF International Hockey Federation and AHF African Hockey Federation.... |
 Tanzania |
 Togo |
 Uganda |
 Zambia |
 Zimbabwe |
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| Asia Asian Hockey Federation The Asian Hockey Federation is the governing body for the sport of field hockey in Asia. It now has 30 member associations.-Member associations:... |
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 Afghanistan |
 Bangladesh |
 Brunei |
 Cambodia |
 China |
 Chinese Taipei |
 Hong Kong |
 India |
 Indonesia |
 IranHockey Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran The Iran Hockey Federation is the national governing body for field hockey in Iran. It is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation .The current IHF president is Bahram Shafie.... |
 Japan |
 Kazakhstan |
 Korea |
 Korea (DPR) |
 Macau |
 MalaysiaMalaysian Hockey Federation The Malaysian Hockey Federation is the national governing body for field hockey in Malaysia. It is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation .The current MHF president is Tengku Abdullah ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah.-Affiliates members:... |
 Mongolia |
 Myanmar |
 Nepal |
 Oman |
 PakistanPakistan Hockey Federation The Pakistan Hockey Federation is the national governing body for field hockey in Pakistan. It is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation .The current PHF president is Qasim Zia.- History :... |
 Philippines |
 Qatar |
 Singapore |
 Sri Lanka |
 Tadjikistan |
 Thailand |
 Turkmenistan |
 United Arab Emirates |
 Uzbekistan |
| Europe European Hockey Federation The European Hockey Federation is an European sports federation for field hockey, based in Dublin, Ireland. It is the umbrella organisation for all European national federations and organises the Euro Hockey League... |
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 Armenia |
 Austria |
 Azerbaijan |
 Belarus |
 Belgium |
 Bulgaria |
 Croatia |
 CyprusCyprus Hockey Association The Cyprus Hockey Association is the national governing body for the sport of field hockey in Cyprus. At club level, it runs the field hockey leagues and organises representation of Cyprus in the EuroHockey Club Trophy and Challenge.... |
 Czech Republic |
 Denmark |
 EnglandEngland Hockey England Hockey is the national governing body for the sport of hockey in England. There are separate governing bodies for the sport in the other parts of the United Kingdom. It was formed on 1 January 2003 to replace the English Hockey Association which had had to suspend operations 2002 because... |
 Estonia |
 Finland |
 France |
 Georgia |
 GermanyDeutscher Hockey Bund The Deutscher Hockey-Bund is the national governing body for field hockey in Germany. It was founded in 1909 in Bonn. It is situated in Mönchengladbach and had 66,145 members on January 1, 2006. The body is built by the club which are organised in subdivisions on the level of the Bundesländer... |
 Gibraltar |
 Greece |
 Great Britain |
 Hungary |
 IrelandIrish Hockey Association The Irish Hockey Association is the governing body for the game of hockey throughout the island of Ireland.The Association was formed in 2000 with the merger of the Unions that managed the men's and women's game separately. These Unions had governed the sport of hockey since the late 19th... |
 Israel |
 Italy |
 Latvia |
 Lithuania |
 Luxembourg |
 Macedonia |
 Malta |
 Moldova |
 NetherlandsKoninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond The Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond is the official governing body of field hockey in the Netherlands. It governs the field hockey leagues, as well as the Netherlands national field hockey team and the Netherlands women's national field hockey team.... |
 Norway |
 Poland |
 Portugal |
 RomaniaRomanian Field Hockey Federation The Romanian Hockey Federation is the national governing body for the sport of field hockey in Romania.Considered as an aristocratic sport and little known to Romanian public, field hockey popularity has grown in the past years... |
 Russia |
 ScotlandScottish Hockey Union The Scottish Hockey Union, commonly referred to simply as Scottish Hockey or the SHU, is the national governing body for the sport of field hockey in Scotland. It is the SHU's responsibility to help provide for the development, promotion and management of hockey in Scotland... |
 Serbia |
 Slovakia |
 Slovenia |
 Spain |
 SwedenSwedish Hockey Association The Swedish Hockey Association is the national hockey association in Sweden.The Swedish Hockey Association was founded in 1973 as interest in field hockey in Sweden increased substantially following the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich... |
 Switzerland |
 Turkey |
 Ukraine |
 WalesWelsh Hockey Union The Welsh Hockey Union is the national governing body for hockey in Wales. It was established in 1996 by the merger of the Welsh Hockey Association and the Welsh Women's Hockey Association... |
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 American Samoa |
 AustraliaHockey Australia Hockey Australia is an organisation that formed from the merger of the Australian Hockey Association and Women's Hockey Australia in 2000. It is the national body responsible for the promotion, development and administration of field hockey in Australia... |
 Fiji |
 Papua New Guinea |
 New Zealand |
 Solomon Islands |
 Tonga |
 Vanuatu |
 Western Samoa |
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| Pan America Pan American Hockey Federation The Pan American Hockey Federation is the field and Indoor hockey federation for the Americas. It consists of 26 Members. It is associated with International Hockey Federation and hosts several continental competitions for national teams.-Member associations:... |
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 Argentina |
 Bahamas |
 Barbados |
 Bermuda |
 Brazil |
 CanadaField Hockey Canada Field Hockey Canada is the National Sports Organization responsible for the development and growth of field hockey in Canada. In collaboration with provincial and club members, FHC provides programs and resources to support the field hockey community from the pitch to the podium. FHC is... |
 Cayman Islands |
 Chile |
 Costa Rica |
 Cuba |
 Dominican Republic |
 Ecuador |
 El Salvador |
 Guatemala |
 Guyana |
 Jamaica |
 Mexico |
 Netherlands Antilles |
 Panama |
 Paraguay |
 Peru |
 Puerto Rico |
 Trinidad & Tobago |
 United States |
 Uruguay |
 Venezuela |
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Competitions
The FIH organises the five major international field hockey events, including the Indoor World Cup which was introduced in 2003:- Olympic Games in cooperation with International Olympic CommitteeInternational Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
- Hockey World CupHockey World CupThe Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation . The tournament was started in 1971...
- Hockey Junior World Cup
- Hockey Champions Trophy
- Hockey Champions Challenge
- Hockey Champions Challenge IIHockey Champions Challenge IIThe Hockey Champions Challenge II is an international field hockey competition introduced by the International Hockey Federation in 2009. The tournament is held in an uneven year, and contested by eight teams based on the qualification criteria set by the federation that usually not competing in...
- Indoor Hockey World CupIndoor Hockey World CupThe Indoor Hockey World Cup is an international indoor field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation . The tournament was first held in 2003 and it is held every four years.-Format:...
- Hockey World Clubs Championship
Awards
Like footballFootball (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, there are two field hockey awards given annually from 1998, men and women. From 2001, another two awards were introduced for junior players (under-21) for men and women, named Young Men and Young Women.
| Year | Men | Women | Young Men | Young Women |
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| 1998 | Stephan Veen Stephan Veen Stephan Patrick Veen is a retired field hockey forward and midfielder from The Netherlands, who twice became olympic champion with the Dutch national squad: in 1996 and in 2000.... |
Alyson Annan Alyson Annan Alyson Regina Annan OAM in Wentworthville, New South Wales is a former field hockey player from Australia, who earned a total number of 228 international caps for the Women's National Team, in which she scored 166 goals.... |
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| 1999 | Jay Stacy Jay Stacy Jay Jason Stacy is a former field hockey midfielder from Australia, who participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988.-References:* *... |
Natascha Keller Natascha Keller Natascha Keller is a German field hockey striker. She won a gold medal as a member of the German team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics... |
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| 2000 | Stephan Veen Stephan Veen Stephan Patrick Veen is a retired field hockey forward and midfielder from The Netherlands, who twice became olympic champion with the Dutch national squad: in 1996 and in 2000.... |
Alyson Annan Alyson Annan Alyson Regina Annan OAM in Wentworthville, New South Wales is a former field hockey player from Australia, who earned a total number of 228 international caps for the Women's National Team, in which she scored 166 goals.... |
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| 2001 | Florian Kunz Florian Kunz Florian Kunz is a former field hockey defender from Germany. He was the captain of the side which won the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup.-References:* *... |
Luciana Aymar |
Tibor Weißenborn Tibor Weißenborn Tibor Weißenborn is a field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics He was also a member of both the teams that won the 10th World Cup in Malaysia in 2002, and 11th... |
Angie Skirving Angie Skirving Angela Lambert is an Australian Women's Field Hockey player. She captained the under21 Australian women's field hockey squad before entering the Hockeyroos in 1998... |
| 2002 | Michael Green Michael Green (field hockey) Michael Green is a former field hockey player from Germany, who played for Harvestehuder THC in Hamburg. The defender competed at two Summer Olympics... |
Cecilia Rognoni Cecilia Rognoni Maria Cecilia Rognoni Potocki is an Argentine field hockey defender, who won the gold medal at the 2002 World Cup at Perth, Australia where she was elected as the best woman hockey player in the world by the FIH... |
Jamie Dwyer Jamie Dwyer Jamie Dwyer OAM is a field hockey striker from Australia. He wears the number 1 jersey for his country.... |
Agustina García |
| 2003 | Teun de Nooijer Teun de Nooijer Teun Floris de Nooijer is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who twice became Olympic champion with the Dutch national squad: in 1996 and in 2000. He currently plays for Dutch side HC Bloemendaal.- Life and work :He made his debut on 4 June 1994 in a friendly match against New Zealand... |
Mijntje Donners Mijntje Donners Wilhelmina Petronella Ardina Maria Donners is a field hockey striker from the Netherlands, who played 234 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team, in which she scored 97 goals.Donners made her debut on April 1, 1994 against South Korea , and was a member of the team, that won the... |
Grant Schubert Grant Schubert Grant Schubert OAM is a field hockey striker from Australia, who won the gold medal with the Men's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens... |
Maartje Scheepstra |
| 2004 | Jamie Dwyer Jamie Dwyer Jamie Dwyer OAM is a field hockey striker from Australia. He wears the number 1 jersey for his country.... |
Luciana Aymar |
Santi Freixa |
Agustina García |
| 2005 | Teun de Nooijer Teun de Nooijer Teun Floris de Nooijer is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who twice became Olympic champion with the Dutch national squad: in 1996 and in 2000. He currently plays for Dutch side HC Bloemendaal.- Life and work :He made his debut on 4 June 1994 in a friendly match against New Zealand... |
Luciana Aymar |
Robert van der Horst Robert van der Horst Robert van der Horst is a field hockey player from the Netherlands. He was a member of the national team that finished fourth at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
Maartje Goderie Maartje Goderie Maartje Goderie is a Dutch field hockey player, who plays as forward for Dutch club HC Den Bosch... |
| 2006 | Teun de Nooijer Teun de Nooijer Teun Floris de Nooijer is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who twice became Olympic champion with the Dutch national squad: in 1996 and in 2000. He currently plays for Dutch side HC Bloemendaal.- Life and work :He made his debut on 4 June 1994 in a friendly match against New Zealand... |
Minke Booij Minke Booij Minke Gertine Booij is a Dutch field hockey player, who played more than 150 international matches for the Netherlands national team since her debut, on September 9, 1998 in a friendly match against Japan.Booij was captain of the Dutch squad that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in... |
Christopher Zeller Christopher Zeller Christopher Zeller is a field hockey player from Germany and the younger brother of Philipp Zeller. He was a member of the Men's National Teams that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics... |
Park Mi-hyun |
| 2007 | Jamie Dwyer Jamie Dwyer Jamie Dwyer OAM is a field hockey striker from Australia. He wears the number 1 jersey for his country.... |
Luciana Aymar |
Mark Knowles |
Maike Stöckel |
| 2008 | Pol Amat |
Luciana Aymar |
Eddie Ockenden Eddie Ockenden Edward Ockenden is an Australian hockey player.Ockenden grew up in Tasmania. He started his hockey career at the North West Hobart Graduates Hockey Club , enjoying success in his early days, winning the club's U12 Boys Best and Fairest award in 1997, aged 10... |
Maartje Paumen Maartje Paumen Maartje Paumen is a Dutch field hockey player, who plays as midfielder for Dutch club HC Den Bosch... |
| 2009 | Jamie Dwyer Jamie Dwyer Jamie Dwyer OAM is a field hockey striker from Australia. He wears the number 1 jersey for his country.... |
Naomi van As Luciana Aymar |
 Ashley JacksonAshley Jackson (field hockey) Ashley Jackson when he was in year 7 he joined rose hill school in Tunbridge Wells. He is an English field hockey player... |
Casey Eastham Casey Eastham Casey Eastham is an Australian Women's Field Hockey player. She made her debut for the Australian Women's Hockey Team also known as the Hockeyroos at the Four Nations Tournament in the USA aged 17. Her AHL team is the New South Wales Arrows... |
| 2010 | Jamie Dwyer Jamie Dwyer Jamie Dwyer OAM is a field hockey striker from Australia. He wears the number 1 jersey for his country.... |
Luciana Aymar |
Tobias Hauke Tobias Hauke Tobias Constantin Hauke is a field hockey player from Germany. He was a member of the Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... |
Zhao Yudiao Zhao Yudiao Zhao Yudiao is a field hockey player from China, who won a silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:*... |
World ranking
| Top 10 Women's Rankings as of October 30, 2011 |
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| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | 2063 | |
| 2 | 2030 | |
| 3 | 1765 | |
| 4 | 1696 | |
| 5 | 1675 | |
| 6 | 1615 | |
| 7 | 1548 | |
| 8 | 1423 | |
| 9 | 1318 | |
| 10 | 1233 |
| Top 10 Men's Rankings as of October 30, 2011 |
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| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | 2620 | |
| 2 | 2470 | |
| 3 | 2213 | |
| 4 | 1990 | |
| 5 | 1947 | |
| 6 | 1788 | |
| 7 | 1610 | |
| 8 | 1470 | |
| 9 | 1460 | |
| 10 | 1385 |
The world ranking is used to determined the seeded entries for the international field hockey tournaments including qualification tournament, and the previous four years' international results are used in the points calculation.
Below are the tournaments whose results are used for the points calculation:
- Olympic Games
- World Cup
- Champions Trophy
- Champions Challenge
- Continental federation Championships
If the main tournament has a qualification tournament, its results will also be used in the ranking:
- 25 percent of total points won in year one
- 50 percent of total points won in year two
- 75 percent of total points won in year three
- 100 percent of total points won in year four
- Continental championships based on the final placing
For continental championships points, because Asia, Europe and Oceania have a higher overall standard of competition, they awarded 500 points for the first place finisher as opposed to Africa and the Americas which are only awarded 375 points for first place finisher. Lower placing nations also receive different amounts off points in each continent.