2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup

2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Dates	15–21 June 2025
Teams	8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	Malaysia National Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (2nd title)
Runner-up	Pakistan
Third place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	113 (5.65 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Victor Charlet (7 goals)
Best player	Nic Woods
Best young player	Sufyan Khan
Best goalkeeper	Dominic Dixon
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The 2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup was the third edition of the Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup, the annual qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Pro League organised by the International Hockey Federation. The tournament was held at the Malaysia National Hockey Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 15 to 21 June 2025.^[1]

The defending champions New Zealand won their second title by defeating Pakistan 6–2 in the final.^[2] France won the bronze medal by defeating South Korea 3–2 in a shoot-out after the match finished 3–3.^[3]

Teams

The eight highest ranked teams not participating in the Men's FIH Pro League participated in the tournament.

 France

Head Coach: John-John Dohmen

1. Edgar Reynaud (GK)
3. Mattéo Desgouillons
4. Brieuc Delemazure
6. Corentin Sellier
7. Lucas Montecot
8. Xavier Esmenjaud
10. Viktor Lockwood (C)
11. Noé Jouin
12. Gaspard Xavier
16. François Goyet
18. Eliot Curty
19. Jules Verrier
21. Etienne Tynevez
24. Amaury Bellenger
26. Victor Saint-Martin
30. Tassilo Sura
31. Corentin Saunier (GK)
95. Louis Haertelmeyer

 Japan

Head Coach: Yoshihiro Anai

1. Koji Yamasaki
2. Shota Yamada
4. Yamato Kawahara
5. Seren Tanaka
7. Jun Watanabe
11. Kazumasa Matsumoto
12. Yuma Nagai
13. Manabu Yamashita
14. Raiki Fujishima (C)
19. Ryoma Ooka
22. Kaito Tanaka
23. Yusuke Kawamura
24. Kosei Kawabe
30. Takashi Yoshikawa (GK)
31. Kisho Kuroda (GK)
34. Keita Watanabe
35. Ryosuke Shinohara
38. Hyota Yamada

 Malaysia

Head Coach: Sarjit Kundan

1. Syed Cholan
5. Mughni Kamal
6. Marhan Jalil (C)
7. Fitri Saari
8. Syarman Mat
10. Andywalfian Jeffrynus
11. Akhimullah Anuar
13. Alfarico Liau
15. Shello Silverius
16. Rafaizul Saini (GK)
17. Arif Ishak
18. Faiz Jali
21. Hafizuddin Othman (GK)
22. Norsyafiq Sumantri
23. Abu Kamal Azrai
24. Aiman Rozemi
26. Muhajir Abdu Rauf
27. Shafiq Hassan
29. Amirul Azahar
30. Faris Harizan

 New Zealand

Head Coach: Greg Nicol

1. Dominic Dixon (GK)
2. Scott Boyde
5. Louis Beckert (GK)
8. Charlie Morrison
9. Sam Hiha
12. Sam Lane (C)
13. Simon Yorston
17. Nic Woods
18. Brad Read
24. Sean Findlay
27. Scott Cosslett
29. Gus Nelson
30. Finn Ward
31. Hayden Phillips
32. George Baker
33. Jonty Elmes
34. Malachi Buschl
38. Benjamin Culhane

 Pakistan

Head Coach: Tahir Zaman

1. Abdullah Ishtiaq Khan (GK)
2. Muhammad Abdullah
4. Muhib Ullah
5. Sufyan Khan
7. Moin Shakeel
8. Waheed Rana
9. Hannan Shahid
10. Zikriya Hayat
11. Arshad Liaqat
14. Ahmad Nadeem
15. Ghazanfar Ali
16. Ammad Butt (C)
17. Muhammad Hammadudin
18. Abdul Rehman
21. Afraz Hakeem
22. Waleed Rana
32. Abdul Mannan
56. Muneeb Ur-Rehman (GK)
77. Salman Razzaq
99. Junaid Manzoor

 South Africa^[4]

Head Coach: Devon van der Merwe

1. Hendrik Kriek (GK)
3. Andrew Hobson
4. Calvin Davis
5. Senzwesihle Ngubane
6. Jacques van Tonder
7. Jaydon Brooker
8. Nduduzo Lembethe
10. Trevor de Lora
12. Marvin Simons
13. Angelo Walstoom
15. Carlon Mentoor
16. Matthew de Sousa
17. Jamie Seale
18. Reuben Sendzul
21. Zenani Kraai
22. Daniel Bell
29. Samkelo Mvimbi (C)
32. Gowan Jones (GK)

 South Korea

Head Coach: Min Tae-seok

2. Jang Daehan (GK)
4. Kim Kyubeom
6. Yang Ji-hun
7. Park Cheoleon
8. Rim Jin-kang
9. Son Dain
11. Lee Jung-jun (C)
13. Seo In-woo
14. Bae Jong-suk
15. Lim Do-hyun
19. Sim Jae-won
20. Baek Sung-hyun
23. Kim Hyeong-jin
24. Bae Soung Min
26. Kim Jae-han (GK)
27. Jin Geonhyo
32. Cheon Min-su
51. Lee Hye-seung

 Wales^[5]

Head Coach: Daniel Newcomb

3. Daniel Kyriakides
5. Alf Dinnie
6. Jacob Draper
7. Gareth Griffiths
9. Rupert Shipperley (C)
13. Dale Hutchinson
14. Owen Sutton
15. Rhys Bradshaw
16. Sam Welsh
17. Fred Newbold
18. Gareth Furlong
20. Jolyon Morgan
23. Jack Pritchard
24. Hywel Jones
25. Benjamin Francis (C)
33. Rhys Payne (GK)
50. Toby Reynolds-Cotterill (GK)
61. John Bennett

Preliminary round

All times are (UTC+8).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	2	1	0	12	10	+2	7	Semi-finals
2	South Korea	3	2	0	1	9	8	+1	6
3	Wales	3	0	2	1	8	9	−1	2
4	South Africa	3	0	1	2	7	9	−2	1

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.^[6]

15 June 2025 14:00 France  6–5  South Korea Esmenjaud  9', 47', 58' Charlet  56', 59' Haertelmeyer  60' Report Lee J.  3' Yang  21', 44' Lim D.  25' Park C.  36' Umpires: Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS) Peter Kabaso (KEN)

15 June 2025 16:00 South Africa  4–4  Wales De Lora  35' Walstroom  37' Mvimbi  50' Davis  59' Report Pritchard  5', 24', 26' Morgan  22' Umpires: Ben Grant (NZL) Nick Saunders (NZL)

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16 June 2025 14:00 South Korea  3–2  Wales Yang  44' Lee J.  45' Lim D.  57' Report Furlong  30' Bradshaw  59' Umpires: Liu Xiaoying (CHN) Ridge Bair (USA)

16 June 2025 16:00 South Africa  3–4  France Brooker  2', 59' Simons  59' Report Charlet  1', 35', 44' Esmenjaud  58' Umpires: Timothy Sheahan (AUS) Nick Saunders (NZL)

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18 June 2025 14:00 South Korea  1–0  South Africa Lim D.  29' Report Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Ben Grant (NZL)

18 June 2025 16:00 France  2–2  Wales Haertelmeyer  14' Bellenger  54' Report Newbold  22' Pritchard  45' Umpires: Lim Hong-Zhen (SGP) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	0	10	7	+3	9	Semi-finals
2	Pakistan	3	1	1	1	9	9	0	4
3	Malaysia (H)	3	1	1	1	8	8	0	4
4	Japan	3	0	0	3	4	7	−3	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.^[6]
(H) Hosts

15 June 2025 18:00 New Zealand  2–1  Japan Hiha  6' Thomas  56' Report Shinohara  5' Umpires: Timothy Sheahan (AUS) Ridge Bair (USA)

15 June 2025 20:00 Malaysia  3–3  Pakistan Fitri  49' Cholan  52', 56' Report Nadeem  6' Rehman  9' Rana  54' Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Wanri Venter (RSA)

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16 June 2025 18:00 Japan  2–3  Pakistan Matsumoto  9' Yamasaki  11' Report Ali  8' Rana  34' Khan  52' Umpires: Ben Grant (NZL) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

16 June 2025 20:00 Malaysia  3–4  New Zealand Anuar  18' Fitri  38' Azrai  39' Report F. Ward  44', 52' Yorston  45' Findlay  46' Umpires: Lim Hong-Zhen (SGP) Peter Kabaso (KEN)

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18 June 2025 18:00 New Zealand  4–3  Pakistan Woods  7' Cosslett  43', 45', 52' Report Rehman  13', 14' Rana  28' Umpires: Wanri Venter (RSA) Peter Kabaso (KEN)

18 June 2025 20:00 Japan  1–2  Malaysia Yamasaki  56' Report Sumantri  5' Azrai  26' Umpires: Liu Xiaoying (CHN) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

Classification round

Bracket

	Crossovers				Fifth place
	20 June
	Wales	6
					21 June
	Japan	4
					Wales	2
	20 June
					Malaysia	1
	Malaysia	4
	South Africa	2
					Seventh place
					21 June
					Japan	2
					South Africa	1

Crossovers

20 June 2025 13:30 Wales  6–4  Japan Newbold  9' Morgan  21', 34', 45' Welsh  34' Furlong  59' Report Ooka  20' Yamasaki  30' Matsumoto  32' Kawabe  60' Umpires: Wanri Venter (RSA) Nick Saunders (NZL)

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20 June 2025 16:00 Malaysia  4–2  South Africa Cholan  15' Hassan  37' Anuar  40' Fitri  53' Report Walstroom  30' Mentoor  51' Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS) Lim Hong-Zhen (SGP)

Seventh and eighth place

21 June 2025 13:30 Japan  2–1  South Africa Shinohara  35' Kawabe  42' Report Davis  7' Umpires: Hong-Zhen Lim (SGP) Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

Fifth and sixth place

21 June 2025 16:00 Wales  2–1  Malaysia Bradshaw  42' Furlong  50' Report Cholan  20' Umpires: Ridge Bair (USA) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

Medal round

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	20 June
	France	3 (2)
					21 June
	Pakistan (p.s.o.)	3 (3)
					Pakistan	2
	20 June
					New Zealand	6
	New Zealand (p.s.o.)	2 (4)
	South Korea	2 (3)
					Third place
					21 June
					France (p.s.o.)	3 (3)
					South Korea	3 (2)

Semi-finals

20 June 2025 18:30 France  3–3  Pakistan Esmenjaud  25' Charlet  34', 58' Report Afraz  38' Khan  42' Hammadudin  43' Penalties Montecot Lockwood Tynevez Sellier Esmenjaud 2–3 Afraz Rehman Shahid Rana Umpires: Ben Grant (NZL) Timothy Sheahan (AUS)

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20 June 2025 21:00 New Zealand  2–2  South Korea Elmes  10' Thomas  19' Report Lim D.  25' Yang  37' Penalties Boyde Findlay Phillips Yorston Woods 4–3 Bae Lee H. Cheon Lee J. Bae Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

Third and fourth place

21 June 2025 18:30 France  3–3  South Korea Marqué  15' Esmenjaud  26' Sellier  50' Report Yang  18', 49' Lim D.  45' Penalties Montecot Jouin Lockwood Sellier Charlet 3–2 Kim Cheon Bae Yang Jin Umpires: Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS) Nick Saunders (NZL)

Final

21 June 2025 21:00 Pakistan  2–6  New Zealand Hayat  36' Khan  59' Report Cosslett  6', 58' Hiha  15' Thomas  17' Findlay  18' Boyde  27' Umpires: Wanri Venter (RSA) Zeke Newman (AUS)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Promotion or relegation
1	New Zealand	Promoted to the 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League
2	Pakistan
3	France
4	South Korea
5	Wales
6	Malaysia (H)
7	Japan
8	South Africa	Relegated to 2025–26 FIH Nations Cup 2

Source: FIH
(H) Host

Awards

The awards were announced on 21 June 2025.^[3]

Award	Player
Player of the tournament	Nic Woods
Goalkeeper of the tournament	Dominic Dixon
Best junior player	Sufyan Khan

Goalscorers

There were 113 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.65 goals per match.

7 goals

• Victor Charlet

6 goals

• Xavier Esmenjaud
• Yang Ji-hun

5 goals

• Scott Cosslett
• Lim Do-hyun

4 goals

• Syed Cholan
• Jolyon Morgan
• Jack Pritchard

3 goals

• Koji Yamasaki
• Fitri Saari
• Dylan Thomas
• Sufyan Khan
• Waheed Rana
• Abdul Rehman
• Gareth Furlong

2 goals

• Louis Haertelmeyer
• Kosei Kawabe
• Kazumasa Matsumoto
• Ryosuke Shinohara
• Akhimullah Anuar
• Abu Kamal Azrai
• Sean Findlay
• Sam Hiha
• Finn Ward
• Jaydon Brooker
• Calvin Davis
• Angelo Walstroom
• Lee Jung-jun
• Rhys Bradshaw
• Fred Newbold

1 goal

• Amaury Bellenger
• Benjamin Marqué
• Corentin Sellier
• Ryoma Ooka
• Shafiq Hassan
• Norsyafiq Sumantri
• Scott Boyde
• Jonty Elmes
• Nic Woods
• Simon Yorston
• Ghazanfar Ali
• Afraz Hakeem
• Muhammad Hammadudin
• Zikriya Hayat
• Ahmad Nadeem
• Trevor de Lora
• Carlon Mentoor
• Samkelo Mvimbi
• Marvin Simons
• Park Cheoleon
• Sam Welsh

Source: FIH

See also

• 2024–25 Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup
• 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League
• 2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2

References

1. "Malaysia to host third edition of FIH Hockey Men's Nations Cup". International Hockey Federation. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
2. Khan, Azhar (21 June 2025). "New Zealand overpower Pakistan 6-2 to lift FIH Nations Cup title". nation.com.pk. The Nation. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
3. "New Zealand romp to FIH Hockey Men's Nations Cup title as France clinch bronze". International Hockey Federation. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
4. "SA Hockey Men Announce Squad for FIH Nations Cup Malaysia 2025". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
5. Davies, Sydney (2025-04-14). "Hoci Cymru Announce Senior Performance Squads for 2025/26 Season". Hoci Cymru. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
6. "FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 October 2021.