1996 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

The 1996 Men's Champions Trophy was the 18th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. It took place from December 7 to December 15, 1996 in the newly built Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Madras (now Chennai), India. Participating nations in this post-Olympic tournament were: Australia, titleholders Germany, hosting nation India, Netherlands, Pakistan, and Spain.

Results

Pool

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Netherlands	11	5	3	2	0	10	3	+13
Pakistan	10	5	3	1	1	13	10	+3
Germany	9	5	3	0	2	12	11	+1
India	7	5	2	1	2	10	7	+3
Australia	2	5	0	2	3	6	12	–6
Spain	2	5	0	2	3	6	14	–8

December 7, 1996

India	1 – 2	Germany
Australia	1 – 1	Spain
Pakistan	0 – 2	Netherlands

December 8, 1996

Pakistan	4 – 2	Australia
Netherlands	2 – 1	Germany
Spain	0 – 3	India

December 10, 1996

Pakistan	2 – 2	Spain
India	1 – 1	Netherlands
Germany	3 – 1	Australia

December 11, 1996

India	3 – 1	Australia
Pakistan	4 – 2	Germany
Netherlands	4 – 0	Spain

December 13, 1996

India	2 – 3	Pakistan
Germany	4 – 3	Spain
Netherlands	1 – 1	Australia

Classification

December 15, 1996 — Fifth and sixth place

Australia	2 – 5	Spain

December 15, 1996 — Third and fourth place

Germany	5 – 0	India

December 15, 1996 — Final

Netherlands	3 – 2	Pakistan

1996 Men's Champions Trophy Winners
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Statistics

Final ranking

1. Netherlands
2. Pakistan
3. Germany
4. India
5. Spain
6. Australia

Topscorers

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Christoph Bechmann (GER)	5
2	Rahim Khan (PAK)	4
	Kamran Ashraf (PAK)
4	Dhanraj Pillay (IND)	3
	Gavin Ferreira (IND)
	Sascha Reinelt (GER)
	Björn Michel (GER)
	Teun de Nooijer (NED)
	Jaap-Derk Buma (NED)
	Bram Lomans (NED)
	Juan Escarré (ESP)
	Javier Arnau (ESP)
	Jeremy Hiskins (AUS)

References

• Results from Sports123.com