| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 30 August – 14 September | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue | 9 (in 8 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | –– Auckland (4th title) | ||
| Runner-up | –– Midlands | ||
| Third place | –– Canterbury | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 36 | ||
| Goals scored | 156 (4.33 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | –– Jared Panchia –– Richard Petherick (7 goals) | ||
| Best player | –– Timothy Deavin | ||
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The 2014 Men's Ford National Hockey League was the 16th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in various cities across New Zealand, from 30 August to 14 September.
Auckland won the title for the fourth time, defeating Midlands 3–0 in the final. [1] [2] Canterbury finished in third place, defeating Southern 4–0 in the third place match. [3]
The following eight teams competed for the title:
All times are local (NZST).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | –– Auckland | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 22 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | –– Canterbury | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 20 | |
| 3 | –– Midlands | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 19 | |
| 4 | –– Southern | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 19 | |
| 5 | –– North Harbour | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 16 | |
| 6 | –– Capital | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 8 | |
| 7 | –– Central | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 4 | |
| 8 | –– Northland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 34 | −24 | 0 |
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| Crossover | Fifth Place | |||||
| 13 September 2014 | ||||||
| –– North Harbour | 4 | |||||
| 14 September 2014 | ||||||
| –– Northland | 2 | |||||
| –– North Harbour | 1 | |||||
| 13 September 2014 | ||||||
| –– Capital | 0 | |||||
| –– Capital | 4 | |||||
| –– Central | 2 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 14 September 2014 | ||||||
| –– Northland | 1 | |||||
| –– Central | 6 | |||||
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| Semi-Finals | Final | |||||
| 13 September 2014 | ||||||
| –– Auckland | 3 | |||||
| 14 September 2014 | ||||||
| –– Southern | 2 | |||||
| –– Auckland | 3 | |||||
| 13 September 2014 | ||||||
| –– Midlands | 0 | |||||
| –– Canterbury | 2 (4) | |||||
| –– Midlands (pen.) | 2 (5) | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 14 September 2014 | ||||||
| –– Southern | 0 | |||||
| –– Canterbury | 4 | |||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| –– Auckland | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 30 | Gold Medal | |
| –– Midlands | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 21 | Silver Medal | |
| –– Canterbury | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 25 | Bronze Medal | |
| 4 | –– Southern | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 19 | |
| 5 | –– North Harbour | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 24 | |
| 6 | –– Capital | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 12 | |
| 7 | –– Central | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 8 | |
| 8 | –– Northland | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 44 | −31 | 0 |
There were 156 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: Hockey New Zealand