FIH Men's World Ranking

Field hockey world ranking list

The FIH Men's World Ranking is a ranking system for men's national teams in field hockey. The teams of the member nations of International Hockey Federation (FIH), field hockey's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results and performance. The rankings were introduced in October 2003.[1]

Current rankings

Men's Top 20 Rankings from 16 May 2024[2]
Rank Change Team Points
1 Steady  Netherlands 3161.38
2 Steady  Belgium 2948.16
3 Increase 2  Australia 2906.22
4 Decrease 1  Germany 2885.64
5 Increase 1  England 2820.14
6 Decrease 2  India 2812.65
7 Steady  Argentina 2624.34
8 Steady  Spain 2396.7
9 Steady  France 2185.02
10 Steady  New Zealand 2117.52
11 Increase 1  Ireland 1968.91
12 Decrease 1  South Korea 1954.21
13 Steady  Malaysia 1925.09
14 Steady  South Africa 1912.96
15 Increase 1  Japan 1844.64
16 Decrease 1  Pakistan 1829.27
17 Increase 1  Egypt 1712.31
18 Decrease 1  Wales 1678.6
19 Increase 1  Austria 1620.05
20 Decrease 1  Canada 1584.78
*Change from 12 March 2024

Uses of the rankings

The rankings were introduced to overcome the criticism of fixing when drawing the pools for each tournament. It also determines the quotas for tournaments such as the Olympic Games and the World Cup.[3]

Calculation method

Overview

All of the FIH-recognised, including qualifying and continental matches played in last four years are included in ranking points calculation. However, the past results will be deducted by the percentage set by the FIH as shown by the tabulation below:

Year Points percentage included
Year 4 100%
Year 3 75%
Year 2 50%
Year 1 25%
Total points

Continental championships method

FIH had set allocated ranking points for all the continental tournaments. However, a different percentage of points for every continent raised questions about the system. Only Europe had full 100% points allocation for all classifications while the others had only several finishers with full points allocation. Africa was the sole continent with neither men's or women's tournaments having full points allocation regardless of the classifications.

New calculation method

From 2020 onwards, the FIH rolled out a new match-based world rankings system similar to the ones being used in rugby union and association football.[4]

Rank leaders

Men's at the end of each year
Year Team
Present  Netherlands
2023
2022  Australia
2021
2020  Belgium
2019  Australia
2018  Belgium
2017  Australia
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012  Germany
2011  Australia
2010
2009  Germany
2008
2007
2006
2005  Australia
2004  Germany
2003
Men's Leaderboard
Team Years
 Australia 11
 Germany 7
 Belgium 2
 Netherlands 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIH to introduce world rankings". The Hindu. 2 September 2003. Archived from the original on 24 September 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ "FIH World Ranking System" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. FIH.ch. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  4. ^ "FIH creates Hockey5s World Cup". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

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