2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

The 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, officially known as the Owen G Glenn FIH Men's Champions Trophy, was the 33rd edition of the Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) confirmed India as the host country, and announced New Delhi as the host city on February 4, 2011. The tournament dates were December 3 to December 11, 2011. However, on September 6, 2011, the FIH announced that India would no longer host the tournament due to a governance issue, and announced Auckland, New Zealand as the new host on September 13, 2011 with the same time schedule. The tournament was held at North Harbour Hockey Stadium.

2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
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Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Teams8
Venue(s)North Harbour Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (12th title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored124 (5.17 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jamie Dwyer (7 goals)
Best player Santi Freixa
2010 (previous) (next) 2012

Australia won the title for the fourth consecutive and twelfth time total by defeating Spain 1–0 in the final.

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