# 1996 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

The 1996 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, also known as the Kuber Champions Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 18th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 7–15 December 1996 in the newly built Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Madras, India.

## Host selection

India won the right to host the competition after Spain, the other contender, withdrew their bid in April 1994. The Asian Hockey Federation was tasked to monitor the competition by the International Hockey Federation.

## Results

All times are India Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

### Pool

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 11 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 10 |
| Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 9 |
| India | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 |
| Australia | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 2 |
| Spain | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 2 |
* 7 December 1996 08:30
| India | 1–2 | Germany |
| Pillay 27' | Report | Michel 32' Reinelt 42' |
* Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Steve Graham (WAL)
* 7 December 1996 13:30
| Pakistan | 0–2 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Van Pelt 62' De Nooijer 64' |
* Umpires: Ermanno Silvano (ITA) Murray Grime (AUS)
* 7 December 1996 15:30
| Spain | 1–1 | Australia |
| Usoz 66' | Report | Hiskins 67' |
* Umpires: Shakeel Qureshi (IND) Peter Elders (NED)
* 8 December 1996 13:45
| Australia | 2–4 | Pakistan |
| Choppy 32' Hiskins 49' | Report | R. Khan 21' Ashraf 28' Usman 48' Raza 52' |
* Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
* 8 December 1996 15:45
| Spain | 0–3 | India |
| | Report | Kumar 16' Pillay 38', 47' |
* Umpires: Alan Waterman (CAN) Irfan Zaidi (PAK)
* 8 December 1996 15:30
| Netherlands | 2–1 | Germany |
| Brinkman 10' Van Wijk 68' | Report | Michel 59' |
* Umpires: Ermanno Silvano (ITA) Murray Grime (AUS)
* 10 December 1996 08:35
| Pakistan | 2–2 | Spain |
| Anis 26' Ashraf 44' | Report | Pujol 63' Escarré 68' |
* Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Shakeel Qureshi (IND)
* 10 December 1996 13:30
| Netherlands | 1–1 | India |
| Lomans 47' | Report | Ferreira 69' |
* Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Santiago Deo (ESP)
* 10 December 1996 15:30
| Germany | 3–1 | Australia |
| Hollensteiner 18' Michel 40' Reinelt 62' | Report | Kingston 50' |
* Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Irfan Zaidi (PAK)
* 11 December 1996 15:30
| India | 3–1 | Australia |
| Ramandeep Singh 40', 42' Ferreira 47' | Report | Stacy 6' |
* Umpires: Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN) Steve Graham (WAL)
* 12 December 1996 08:35
| Netherlands | 4–0 | Spain |
| De Nooijer 8' Buma 26', 51' Lomans 60' | Report | |
* Umpires: Irfan Zaidi (PAK) Alan Waterman (CAN)
* 12 December 1996 15:30
| Pakistan | 4–2 | Germany |
| M. Khan 12' R. Khan 2', 61' Ashraf 49' | Report | Bechmann 67' Helwig 70' |
* Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Ermanno Silvano (ITA)
* 13 December 1996 08:35
| Netherlands | 1–1 | Australia |
| Buma 10' | Report | Choppy 61' |
* Umpires: Irfan Zaidi (PAK) Shakeel Qureshi (IND)
* 13 December 1996 13:30
| Germany | 4–3 | Spain |
| Bellenbaum 22' Rott 24' Hollensteiner 32' Bechmann 48' | Report | Fábregas 11' Ja. Arnau 33' Escarré 64' |
* Umpires: Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN) Murray Grime (AUS)
* 13 December 1996 15:45
| Pakistan | 3–2 | India |
| M. Khan 6' Kaleem 26' Ashraf 38' | Report | Aldrin 14' Pargat Singh 50' |
* Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Steve Graham (WAL)

### Classification
#### Fifth and sixth place

* 15 December 1996 08:35
| Spain | 5–2 | Australia |
| Ferran 12' P. Amat 30' Escarre 55' Arnau 62', 70' | Report | Williams 16' Hiskins 66' |
* Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Shakeel Qureshi (IND)

#### Third and fourth place

* 15 December 1996 13:00
| Germany | 5–0 | India |
| Reinelt 28' Bechmann 30', 52', 62' Waldhauser 70' | Report | |
* Umpires: Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN) Alan Waterman (CAN)

#### Final

* 15 December 1996 15:30
| Netherlands | 3–2 | Pakistan |
| De Nooijer 9' Van Pelt 13' Lomans 20' | Report | R. Khan 26' Usman 28' |
* Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Steve Graham (WAL)

## Final standings

* Netherlands
* Pakistan
* Germany
* India
* Spain
* Australia