Netherlands won the inaugural title of Hockey World League Final

Netherlands on 19 January 2014 won the Hero Hockey World League Final by defeating New Zealand 7-2 in New Delhi. To help Netherlands to win the inaugural title of the championship, Constantijin Jonker slammed a hat-trick at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.

The bronze medal was awarded to England that defeated the world champions Australia 2-1 in the match played for third-fourth place. Belgium retained its position at fifth place and sixth place was taken by India.
• Captain of Netherlands: Robert van der Horst
• Netherlands coach: Paul van Ass
• Captained of New Zealand: Dean Couzins
• New Zealand coach: Colin Batch

Individual awards
• Player of the Tournament: Robbert Kemperman (Netherlands)
• Goalkeeper of the Tournament: George Pinner (England)
• Top goal scorer: Kieran Govers (Australia)
• Best Junior Player: Mandeep Singh (India)

Participant teams of the tournament
• Argentina
• Australia
• Belgium
• England
• Germany
• India
• Netherlands
• New Zealand

Rankings of the Hokey Team of Men and Women

 In women’s hockey India is positioned at 13^th Position.

 About FIH (International Hockey Federation)
The FIH is the international governing body for the sport of hockey. Its mission is to:
• Encourage, promote, develop and control hockey at all levels throughout the world
• Support and maintain the ideals and objects of the Olympic movement and in particular the fight against doping
• Exercise jurisdiction over and to determine disputes or disagreements between Members, between Continental Federations, between Members and Continental Federations, between Athletes and FIH and between Athletes and a Continental Federation
• Establish and maintain an efficient administration
• Preserve the independence of the FIH in all matters directly or indirectly concerning Hockey without the intervention of any outside authority
• Conduct itself and take such administrative, financial or other actions as are necessary and in conformity with and in furtherance of its objects