The Men's FIH Hockey World League was an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation. The league also served as a qualifier for the 2014 and 2018 Men's Hockey World Cups and the 2016 Olympic Games. Three seasons were held in 2012–13, 2014–15 and 2016–17. It was replaced by the new Men's FIH Pro League and Hockey Series in 2018–19.
Format The tournament featured four rounds. For each edition the FIH decides the number of events and teams for each round. The number of Round 1 events varied in each cycle depending on the number of participating national teams. Teams were grouped regionally, although European teams were split in several tournaments. The remaining rounds have teams selected with no regional restrictions. The top teams received a bye to a Round 2 or Semifinal event depending on the FIH World Rankings at the time of seeking entries, number which also varied depending on the edition.
YearTeamsRound 1Round 2SemifinalsFinal549 events of 3 to 5 teams4 events of 6 teams2 events of 8 teams1 event of 8 teams2014–15569 events of 4 to 8 teams3 events of 8 teams2 events of 10 teams2016–17658 events of 4 to 9 teams
Summaries YearFinal hostFinal3rd Place MatchTeams / ChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th placeNew Delhi, India7–22–154 / 82014–15Raipur, India2–15–5(3–2 pen.)56 / 82016–17Bhubaneswar, India2–12–165 / 8
Performance by nation TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth place2 (2014–15, 2016–17)1 (2012–13)1 (2012–13)1 (2014–15)1 (2012–13)1 (2014–15)1 (2016–17)2 (2014–15*, 2016–17*)1 (2012–13)1 (2016–17) * = host nation
Team appearances TeamApps at Finals8th5th2nd34th1st1st322nd19th25th–Round 131st––19th28th27th–Round 1Round 134th–Round 133rdRound 1–5th2nd5th331stRound 1––––Round 1––Round 1––18th8th10th120th26th32nd–23rd20th16th––Round 1––––Round 1–30th27thRound 1––Round 1––––Round 1–25th18th15th–~3rd6th8th332ndRound 136th–16th14th13th–7th7th4th3Round 1Round 128th–Round 1–––Round 1Round 1Round 1–Round 1Round 1Round 1–6th3rd3rd3–Round 1––14th9th11th–Round 129th31st––Round 1––12th16th20th–––Round 1–—Round 1Round 1––Round 1Round 1–11th12th9th–Round 135thRound 1–Round 1–––––Round 1–––Round 1–1st4th7th32nd11th12th1Round 1–Round 1–29th23rd23rd–13th15th14th–Round 1Round 1Round 1–––Round 1–––Round 1–27th17th29th–33rdRound 1Round 1–DSQ–Round 1–17th21st22nd––Round 1––24th–19th–Round 132ndRound 1––Round 1Round 1–––Round 1–15th22nd18th–9th13th17th–10th10th6th1Round 1Round 133rd–Round 1––––25th30th––Round 1––Round 1Round 1Round 1–––Round 1–26th34th26th–Round 1Round 1Round 1–21st24th35th–28th30th21st–––Round 1–Round 1–Round 1–Round 1–Round 1–––Round 1–Round 1–24th–Total545665
* = host nation ~ = includes results representing Great Britain
See also FIH Hockey Series Men's FIH Pro League Women's FIH Hockey World League
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