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{{Infobox field hockey
| tournament = 1996 Men's Hockey<br />Champions Trophy
| other_titles = Kuber Champions Trophy
| image = 
| size = 
| caption = 
| country = India
| city = [[Madras]]
| dates = 7–15 December
| venues = [[Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium]]
| teams = 6
| champions = {{fh|Netherlands}}
| second = {{fh|Pakistan}}
| third = {{fh|Germany}}
| count = 3
| matches = 18
| goals = 74
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Christoph Bechmann]]
| top_scorer_goals = 5
| best_player =
| best_goalkeeper =
| previous_year = 1995
| previous_tournament = 1995 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
| next_year = 1997
| next_tournament = 1997 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
}}
The '''1996 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy''', also known as the '''Kuber Champions Trophy''' for sponsorship reasons,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Pargat |authorlink1=Pargat Singh |title=Winning first match is vital |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961207/34250792.html |accessdate=18 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=7 December 1996 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970422141002/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961207/34250792.html |archivedate=22 April 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ganesan |first1=Uthra |title=Meddle Path |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/meddle-path/301957/3 |work=The Indian Express |accessdate=18 October 2018 |language=en-gb |date=26 April 2008}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fih.ch/events/champions-trophy/|title=Champions Trophy 1996|publisher=FIH}}</ref>

==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]].<ref>{{cite news|title=India to host '96 Champions Trophy |work=The Indian Express |date=25 April 1994}}</ref>

==Results==
''All times are [[Time in India|India Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])''
===Pool===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|sortable_table=y

|team1=NED|name_NED={{fh|Netherlands}}
|team2=PAK|name_PAK={{fh|Pakistan}}
|team3=GER|name_GER={{fh|Germany}}
|team4=IND|name_IND={{fh|India}}
|team5=AUS|name_AUS={{fh|Australia}}
|team6=ESP|name_ESP={{fh|Spain}}
|win_NED=3|draw_NED=2|loss_NED=0|gf_NED=10|ga_NED=3
|win_PAK=3|draw_PAK=1|loss_PAK=1|gf_PAK=13|ga_PAK=10
|win_GER=3|draw_GER=0|loss_GER=2|gf_GER=12|ga_GER=11
|win_IND=2|draw_IND=1|loss_IND=2|gf_IND=10|ga_IND=7
|win_AUS=0|draw_AUS=2|loss_AUS=3|gf_AUS=6|ga_AUS=12
|win_ESP=0|draw_ESP=2|loss_ESP=3|gf_ESP=6|ga_ESP=14
|update=complete|source=
}}

{{fieldhockeybox
|date=7 December 1996
|time=08:30
|team1={{fh-rt|India}}
|score=1–2
|team2={{fh|Germany}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/1702/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Dhanraj Pillay|Pillay]] {{fhgoal|FG|27}}
|goals2=[[Björn Michel|Michel]] {{fhgoal|PC|32}}<br />[[Sascha Reinelt|Reinelt]] {{fhgoal|FG|42}}
|umpires=Santiago Deo (ESP)<br />Steve Graham (WAL)}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=7 December 1996
|time=13:30
|team1={{fh-rt|Pakistan}}
|score=0–2
|team2={{fh|Netherlands}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/1714/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Wouter van Pelt|Van Pelt]] {{fhgoal|FG|62}}<br />[[Teun de Nooijer|De Nooijer]] {{fhgoal|PC|64}}
|umpires=Ermanno Silvano (ITA)<br />Murray Grime (AUS)}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=7 December 1996
|time=15:30
|team1={{fh-rt|Spain}}
|score=1–1
|team2={{fh|Australia}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/1707/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Pablo Usoz|Usoz]] {{fhgoal|FG|66}}
|goals2=[[Jeremy Hiskins|Hiskins]] {{fhgoal|FG|67}}
|umpires=Shakeel Qureshi (IND)<br />Peter Elders (NED)}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=8 December 1996
|time=13:45
|team1={{fh-rt|Australia}}
|score=2–4
|team2={{fh|Pakistan}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/1701/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Baeden Choppy|Choppy]] {{fhgoal|FG|32}}<br />[[Jeremy Hiskins|Hiskins]] {{fhgoal|FG|49}}
|goals2=[[Rahim Khan (field hockey)|R. Khan]] {{fhgoal|FG|21}}<br />[[Kamram Ashraf|Ashraf]] {{fhgoal|FG|28}}<br />[[Muhammad Usman (field hockey)|Usman]] {{fhgoal|PC|48}}<br />[[Ali Raza (field hockey)|Raza]] {{fhgoal|PC|52}}
|umpires=Santiago Deo (ESP)<br />Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=8 December 1996
|time=15:45
|team1={{fh-rt|Spain}}
|score=0–3
|team2={{fh|India}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/1713/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Sanjeev Kumar (field hockey)|Kumar]] {{fhgoal|FG|16}}<br />[[Dhanraj Pillay|Pillay]] {{fhgoal|FG|38|FG|47}}
|umpires=Alan Waterman (CAN)<br />Irfan Zaidi (PAK)}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=8 December 1996
|time=15:30
|team1={{fh-rt|Netherlands}}
|score=2–1
|team2={{fh|Germany}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/1706/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Jacques Brinkman|Brinkman]] {{fhgoal|FG|10}}<br />[[Remco van Wijk|Van Wijk]] {{fhgoal|FG|68}}
|goals2=[[Björn Michel|Michel]] {{fhgoal|FG|59}}
|umpires=Ermanno Silvano (ITA)<br />Murray Grime (AUS)}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=10 December 1996
|time=08:35
|team1={{fh-rt|Pakistan}}
|score=2–2
|team2={{fh|Spain}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/1718/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Anis Ahmed|Anis]] {{fhgoal|FG|26}}<br />[[Kamran Ashraf|Ashraf]] {{fhgoal|PC|44}}
|goals2=[[Victor Pujol|Pujol]] {{fhgoal|PC|63}}<br />[[Juan Escarré|Escarré]] {{fhgoal|PS|68}}
|umpires=Steve Graham (WAL)<br />Shakeel Qureshi (IND)}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=10 December 1996
|time=13:30
|team1={{fh-rt|Netherlands}}
|score=1–1
|team2={{fh|India}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/1710/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Bram Lomans|Lomans]] {{fhgoal|PC|47}}
|goals2=[[Gavin Ferreira|Ferreira]] {{fhgoal|PC|69}}
|umpires=Murray Grime (AUS)<br />Santiago Deo (ESP)}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=10 December 1996
|time=15:30
|team1={{fh-rt|Germany}}
|score=3–1
|team2={{fh|Australia}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/1703/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Kai Hollensteiner|Hollensteiner]] {{fhgoal|PS|18}}<br />[[Björn Michel|Michel]] {{fhgoal|PC|40}}<br />[[Sascha Reinelt|Reinelt]] {{fhgoal|FG|62}}
|goals2=[[Glen Kingston|Kingston]] {{fhgoal|FG|50}}
|umpires=Peter Elders (NED)<br />Irfan Zaidi (PAK)}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=11 December 1996
|time=15:30
|team1={{fh-rt|India}}
|score=3–1
|team2={{fh|Australia}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/1715/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Ramandeep Singh (field hockey, born 1971)|Ramandeep Singh]] {{fhgoal|PS|40|PS|42}}<br />[[Gavin Ferreira|Ferreira]] {{fhgoal|FG|47}}
|goals2=[[Jay Stacy|Stacy]] {{fhgoal|FG|6}}
|umpires=Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)<br />Steve Graham (WAL)}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=12 December 1996
|time=08:35
|team1={{fh-rt|Netherlands}}
|score=4–0
|team2={{fh|Spain}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/1708/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Teun de Nooijer|De Nooijer]] {{fhgoal|FG|8}}<br />[[Jaap-Derk Buma|Buma]] {{fhgoal|FG|26|PS|51}}<br />[[Bram Lomans|Lomans]] {{fhgoal|PC|60}}
|goals2=
|umpires=Irfan Zaidi (PAK)<br />Alan Waterman (CAN)}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=12 December 1996
|time=15:30
|team1={{fh-rt|Pakistan}}
|score=4–2
|team2={{fh|Germany}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/1711/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Muhammad Ali Khan (field hockey)|M. Khan]] {{fhgoal|FG|12}}<br />[[Rahim Khan (field hockey)|R. Khan]] {{fhgoal|FG|2|FG|61}}<br />[[Kamran Ashraf|Ashraf]] {{fhgoal|FG|49}}
|goals2=[[Christoph Bechmann|Bechmann]] {{fhgoal|PC|67}}<br />[[Henning Helwig|Helwig]] {{fhgoal|FG|70}}
|umpires=Murray Grime (AUS)<br />Ermanno Silvano (ITA)}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=13 December 1996
|time=08:35
|team1={{fh-rt|Netherlands}}
|score=1–1
|team2={{fh|Australia}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/1704/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Jaap-Derk Buma|Buma]] {{fhgoal|FG|10}}
|goals2=[[Baeden Choppy|Choppy]] {{fhgoal|FG|61}}
|umpires=Irfan Zaidi (PAK)<br />Shakeel Qureshi (IND)}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=13 December 1996
|time=13:30
|team1={{fh-rt|Germany}}
|score=4–3
|team2={{fh|Spain}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/1716/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Patrick Bellenbaum|Bellenbaum]] {{fhgoal|FG|22}}<br />[[Eiko Rott|Rott]] {{fhgoal|FG|24}}<br />[[Kai Hollensteiner|Hollensteiner]] {{fhgoal|PC|32}}<br />[[Christoph Bechmann|Bechmann]] {{fhgoal|FG|48}}
|goals2=[[Francisco Fábregas Monegal|Fábregas]] {{fhgoal|FG|11}}<br />[[Javier Arnau|Ja. Arnau]] {{fhgoal|FG|33}}<br />[[Juan Escarré|Escarré]] {{fhgoal|PS|64}}
|umpires=Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)<br />Murray Grime (AUS)}}
----
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=13 December 1996
|time=15:45
|team1={{fh-rt|Pakistan}}
|score=3–2
|team2={{fh|India}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/1709/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Muhammad Ali Khan (field hockey)|M. Khan]] {{fhgoal|PC|6}}<br />[[Muhammad Danish Kaleem|Kaleem]] {{fhgoal|PC|26}}<br />[[Kamran Ashraf|Ashraf]] {{fhgoal|FG|38}}
|goals2=[[Anil Aldrin|Aldrin]] {{fhgoal|PC|14}}<br />[[Pargat Singh]] {{fhgoal|PC|50}}
|umpires=Peter Elders (NED)<br />Steve Graham (WAL)}}

===Classification===

====Fifth and sixth place====
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=15 December 1996
|time=08:35
|team1={{fh-rt|Spain}}
|score=5–2
|team2={{fh|Australia}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/1712/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Santiago Ferran|Ferran]] {{fhgoal|PC|12}}<br />[[Pol Amat|P. Amat]] {{fhgoal|FG|30}}<br />[[Juan Escarré|Escarre]] {{fhgoal|FG|55}}<br />[[Javier Arnau|Arnau]] {{fhgoal|FG|62|FG|70}}
|goals2=[[Todd Williams (field hockey)|Williams]] {{fhgoal|PC|16}}<br />[[Jeremy Hiskins|Hiskins]] {{fhgoal|FG|66}}
|umpires=Peter Elders (NED)<br />Shakeel Qureshi (IND)}}

====Third and fourth place====
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=15 December 1996
|time=13:00
|team1={{fh-rt|Germany}}
|score=5–0
|team2={{fh|India}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/1705/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Sascha Reinelt|Reinelt]] {{fhgoal|FG|28}}<br />[[Christoph Bechmann|Bechmann]] {{fhgoal|FG|30|PC|52|FG|62}}<br />[[Michael Waldhauser|Waldhauser]] {{fhgoal|FG|70}}
|goals2=
|umpires=Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)<br />Alan Waterman (CAN)}}

====Final====
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=15 December 1996
|time=15:30
|team1={{fh-rt|Netherlands}}
|score=3–2
|team2={{fh|Pakistan}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/1717/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=[[Teun de Nooijer|De Nooijer]] {{fhgoal|PC|9}}<br />[[Wouter van Pelt|Van Pelt]] {{fhgoal|PS|13}}<br />[[Bram Lomans|Lomans]] {{fhgoal|PC|20}}
|goals2=[[Rahim Khan (field hockey)|R. Khan]] {{fhgoal|PC|26}}<br />[[Muhammad Usman (field hockey)|Usman]] {{fhgoal|PC|28}}
|umpires=Santiago Deo (ESP)<br />Steve Graham (WAL)}}

==Final standings==
#{{fh|Netherlands}}
#{{fh|Pakistan}}
#{{fh|Germany}}
#{{fh|India}}
#{{fh|Spain}}
#{{fh|Australia}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.fih.ch/events/champions-trophy/champions-trophy-madras-1996-m/ Official FIH website]

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[[Category:1996 in Indian sport|H]]
[[Category:Champions Trophy (field hockey)]]
[[Category:International field hockey competitions hosted by India|1996]]