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2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II
Tournament details
Host countryIreland
CityDublin
Dates6–12 July
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
VenueNational Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Poland (1st title)
Runner-up Ireland
Third place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Top scorerIreland John Jermyn (7 goals)
Best playerPoland Tomasz Dutkiewicz
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The 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II was the inaugural edition of the Champions Challenge II. It was held at the National Hockey Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, from 6 to 12 July 2009.[1]

Poland won the tournament, defeating hosts Ireland 5–4 on penalties after the final finished a 3–3 draw.[2][3] With the win, Poland gained promotion to the 2011 Champions Challenge I in Johannesburg.

Teams

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Qualification for the tournament was based on rankings at the 2008 FIH Olympic Qualifiers.[4]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
2–10 February 2008 2008 FIH Olympic Qualifiers Auckland, New Zealand 2  France
 Ireland
1–9 March 2008 Santiago, Chile 3  Austria
 Chile
 Russia
5–13 April 2008 Santiago, Chile 3  Japan
 Malaysia
 Poland
Total 8

Results

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All times are Irish Standard Time (UTC+1)[5]

First round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 3 3 0 0 9 6 +3 9 Semi-finals
2  Ireland (H) 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Japan 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3
4  Chile 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Malaysia 3 3 0 0 11 7 +4 9 Semi-finals
2  France 3 2 0 1 12 8 +4 6
3  Russia 3 0 1 2 10 13 −3 1
4  Austria 3 0 1 2 7 12 −5 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Fifth to eighth place classification

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CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
11 July 2009
 
 
 Japan4
 
12 July 2009
 
 Austria2
 
 Japan9
 
11 July 2009
 
 Russia2
 
 Russia2
 
 
 Chile1
 
Seventh place
 
 
12 July 2009
 
 
 Austria4
 
 
 Chile2

Crossover

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Seventh and eighth place

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Fifth and sixth place

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First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 July 2009
 
 
 Poland3
 
12 July 2009
 
 France1
 
 Poland (pen.)3 (5)
 
11 July 2009
 
 Ireland3 (4)
 
 Malaysia1
 
 
 Ireland2
 
Third place
 
 
12 July 2009
 
 
 France (a.e.t.)4
 
 
 Malaysia3

Semifinals

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Third and fourth place

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Final

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Awards

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Top scorer Player of the Tournament
Ireland John Jermyn Poland Tomasz Dutkiewicz

Final rankings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Poland 5 4 1 0 15 10 +5 13 Qualified for 2011 Champions Challenge I
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ireland (H) 5 3 1 1 13 7 +6 10
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France 5 3 0 2 17 14 +3 9
4  Malaysia 5 3 0 2 15 13 +2 9
5  Japan 5 3 0 2 19 13 +6 9
6  Russia 5 1 1 3 14 23 −9 4
7  Austria 5 1 1 3 13 18 −5 4
8  Chile 5 0 0 5 8 16 −8 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

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There were 114 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.7 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ↑ "WorldHockey Champions Challenge II (Men)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Ireland let lead slip and pay penalty". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Ireland 3-3 Poland (4-5 on pens)". rte.ie. RTÉ. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "FIH releases Qualified Teams for 2009 Events". FIH. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
  5. ↑ "FIH releases Men's Champions Challenge II schedule". FIH. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
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