London 2012 Olympic Hockey Schedule Unveiled
LONDON – The London Olympic Organizing Committee, together with the
International Hockey Federation, unveiled the London 2012 Olympic
Hockey competition scheduled, revealing when the teams will play
each other in the preliminary rounds of the tournaments on the
Olympic Park.
To view a PDF of the Men’s Olympic schedule, click here
To view a PDF of the Women’s Olympic schedule, click here
To go to the FIH Olympic page, click here
The first match will see Australia’s women take on neighbor New
Zealand, while host Great Britain women’s first match will be
against Japan. The current Olympic Champions Netherlands’ first
game is against Belgium, who are making their first appearance at
an Olympic Games.
In the men’s competition, the current Olympic Champion Germany
start its tournament with a match against Belgium, while Great
Britain’s first match will be against Argentina. Saturday 5 August
will see the top two ranked teams in each pool go head-to-head,
with Germany playing the Netherlands and Great Britain playing
Australia.
The Hockey competition will take place at the Riverbank Arena on
the Olympic Park, which hosted the Visa International Invitational
Hockey Tournament earlier this month as part of the London Prepares
series.
London 2012 Director of Sport, Debbie Jevans said:
“The Riverbank Arena is set to stage exciting world-class sport
during the Olympic Games. The Visa International Invitational
Hockey Tournament helped us test the venue and we will continue to
work with the International Hockey Federation to fine-tune our
plans before the first Olympic match takes place on the distinctive
blue and pink pitches.”
Leandro Negre, President of the International Hockey Federation
(FIH) said:
“As the London Games approach, the excitement in the hockey world
continues to build. Now that we know the official schedule of
the men’s and women’s tournaments, the dream of one of the most
highly anticipated Olympic Games is quickly becoming a reality. We
look forward to working with LOCOG in the next few months to make
sure that everything is ready to welcome the world’s top hockey
players to an unforgettable Games.”
Based on world rankings, the 12 teams in both tournaments are
divided into two pools of six, and each team plays every other in
their pool. The top two teams in each pool qualify for the
semi-finals, with the winners then going head-to-head for the Gold
medal. The other teams in the two groups play each other to
determine final placement.
Women: Pool A
Netherlands (FIH world ranking – 1)
Great Britain (FIH world ranking – 4)
China (FIH world ranking – 5)
Korea (FIH world ranking – 8)
Japan (FIH world ranking – 9)
Belgium (FIH world ranking – 16)
Women: Pool B
Argentina (FIH world ranking – 2)
Germany (FIH world ranking – 3)
New Zealand (FIH world ranking – 6)
Australia (FIH world ranking – 7)
United States of America (FIH world ranking – 10)
South Africa (FIH world ranking – 12)
Men: Pool A
Australia (FIH world ranking – 1)
Great Britain (FIH world ranking – 4)
Spain (FIH world ranking – 5)
Pakistan (FIH world ranking – 8)
Argentina (FIH world ranking – 9)
South Africa (FIH world ranking – 12)
Men: Pool B
Germany (FIH world ranking – 2)
Netherlands (FIH world ranking – 3)
Korea (FIH world ranking – 6)
New Zealand (FIH world ranking – 7)
India (FIH world ranking – 10)
Belgium (FIH world ranking – 11)
The first game at the Riverbank Arena takes place on Sunday 29
July, with the first semi-finals taking place on Wednesday 8 August
for the women and Thursday 9 August for the men. The women’s
final is on Friday 10 August and the men’s on Saturday 11
August.
The London Olympic Organising Committee, together with
the International Hockey Federation, has unveiled the London 2012
Olympic Hockey competition schedules, revealing when the teams will
play each other in the preliminary rounds of the tournaments on the
Olympic Park.
Great Britain are in Pool A of the women’s
competition against Netherlands, China, Korea, Japan and Belgium.
In the men’s competiton, Great Britain will play Australia, Spain,
Argentina, Pakistan and South Africa in Pool A.
Download a PDF of the Men’s Olympic
schedule
Download a PDF of the Women’s Olympic
schedule
The Hockey competition will take place at the Riverbank Arena on
the Olympic Park, which hosted the Visa International Invitational
Hockey Tournament earlier this month as part of the London Prepares
series.
London 2012 Director of Sport, Debbie Jevans said:
“The Riverbank Arena is set to stage exciting world-class sport
during the Olympic Games. The Visa International Invitational
Hockey Tournament helped us test the venue and we will continue to
work with the International Hockey Federation to fine-tune our
plans before the first Olympic match takes place on the distinctive
blue and pink pitches.”
Leandro Negre, President of the International Hockey Federation
(FIH) said:
“As the London Games approach, the excitement in the hockey
world continues to build. Now that we know the official
schedule of the men’s and women’s tournaments, the dream of one of
the most highly anticipated Olympic Games is quickly becoming a
reality. We look forward to working with LOCOG in the next few
months to make sure that everything is ready to welcome the world’s
top hockey players to an unforgettable Games.”
Based on world rankings, the 12 teams in both tournaments are
divided into two pools of six, and each team plays every other in
their pool. The top two teams in each pool qualify for the
semi-finals, with the winners then going head-to-head for the Gold
medal. The other teams in the two groups play each other to
determine final placement.
Women: Pool A
Netherlands (FIH world ranking – 1)
Great Britain (FIH world ranking – 4)
China (FIH world ranking – 5)
Korea (FIH world ranking – 8)
Japan (FIH world ranking – 9)
Belgium (FIH world ranking – 16)
Women: Pool B
Argentina (FIH world ranking – 2)
Germany (FIH world ranking – 3)
New Zealand (FIH world ranking – 6)
Australia (FIH world ranking – 7)
United States of America (FIH world ranking – 10)
South Africa (FIH world ranking – 12)
Men: Pool A
Australia (FIH world ranking – 1)
Great Britain (FIH world ranking – 4)
Spain (FIH world ranking – 5)
Pakistan (FIH world ranking – 8)
Argentina (FIH world ranking – 9)
South Africa (FIH world ranking – 12)
Men: Pool B
Germany (FIH world ranking – 2)
Netherlands (FIH world ranking – 3)
Korea (FIH world ranking – 6)
New Zealand (FIH world ranking – 7)
India (FIH world ranking – 10)
Belgium (FIH world ranking – 11)
The first game at the Riverbank Arena takes place on Sunday 29
July, with the first semi-finals taking place on Wednesday 8 August
for the women and Thursday 9 August for the men. The women’s
final is on Friday 10 August and the men’s on Saturday 11
August.
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