Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Field hockey is among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England. This will be the seventh staging of hockey at the Commonwealth Games since its debut in 1998, and the second staging within England specifically.

Field hockey
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
VenueUniversity of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre
Dates29 July – 8 August 2022

The tournaments are scheduled to take place between 29 July and 8 August 2022.[1][2]

Schedule

The competition schedule is as follows:[1][2]

GGroup stage CMClassification matches ½Semi-finals BBronze medal match FGold medal match
Date
Event
Fri 29Sat 30Sun 31Mon 1Tue 2Wed 3Thu 4Fri 5Sat 6Sun 7Mon 8
Session →MAEMAEMAEMAEMAMAEMAEMEMEMAMA
MenGGGGGGCM½CMBF
WomenGGGGGGGCM½CMBF

Detailed fixtures were released on 9 March 2022.[3][4][5]

Venue

The tournaments will be held at the University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre,[6] where the squash competition will also take place.[7]

Qualification

Ten nations from at least four CGF regions qualify for each tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:[8][9]

  • The host nation.
  • The defending champions (unless already qualified as host country).
  • The highest-ranked nations in the FIH World Rankings as of 1 February 2022, excluding those already qualified.

Men

Means of qualification Date Location Quotas Qualified
Host Nation N/A N/A 1  England
2018 Commonwealth Games 5–14 April 2018 Gold Coast 1  Australia
FIH World Rankings 1 February 2022 N/A 8  India
 New Zealand
 Malaysia[lower-alpha 1]
 Canada
 South Africa
 Wales
 Pakistan
 Scotland
 Ghana
TOTAL10

Women

Means of qualification Date Location Quotas Qualified
Host Nation N/A N/A 1  England
2018 Commonwealth Games 5–14 April 2018 Gold Coast 1  New Zealand
FIH World Rankings 1 February 2022 N/A 8  Australia
 India
 Canada
 South Africa
 Scotland
 Malaysia[lower-alpha 2]
 Wales
 Ghana
 Kenya
TOTAL10

;Scheduling issues

  1. Owing to the proximity of the men's Asian Games tournament (scheduled for September 2022) and its status as an Olympic qualifier, the Malaysian Hockey Confederation opted to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games.[8]
  2. Owing to the proximity of the women's Asian Games tournament (scheduled for September 2022) and its status as an Olympic qualifier, the Malaysian Hockey Confederation opted to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games.[8]

Men's tournament

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5th place match
4  Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7th place match
5  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9th place match
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  England (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5th place match
4  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7th place match
5  Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9th place match
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Host

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
6 August
 
 
 
 
8 August
 
 
 
 
 
6 August
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
8 August
 
 
 
 
 
 

Women's tournament

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5th place match
4  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7th place match
5  Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9th place match
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Host

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5th place match
4  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7th place match
5  Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9th place match
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
5 August
 
 
 
 
7 August
 
 
 
 
 
5 August
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
7 August
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. "Competition Schedule". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. Competition Schedule | Hockey (PDF). BOCCG. pp. 22, 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. "Hockey | Men's Match Schedule" (PDF). BOCCG. 9 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. "Hockey | Women's Match Schedule" (PDF). BOCCG. 9 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. "Birmingham 2022 unveils match schedules for hockey". University of Birmingham. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  6. "University welcomes Birmingham's Commonwealth Games bid success". University of Birmingham. 21 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  7. "Venues | UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM HOCKEY AND SQUASH CENTRE". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  8. Gilmour, Rod (2 March 2022). "Hockey nations confirmed for 2022 Commonwealth Games". The Hockey Paper. 1touch Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  9. Athlete Allocation System | Hockey (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / FIH. 29 April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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