| Field hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Gold Coast Hockey Centre |
| Dates | 5–14 April 2018 |
| Competitors | 360 from 11 nations |
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Field hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from 5 to 14 April. [1] The hockey competition was held at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre. [2] This is the sixth time that the hockey competition was held, following the sport's debut at the 1998 Games.
The following is the competition schedule for the hockey competitions: [1]
| P | Pool stage | CM | Classification matches | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | G | Gold medal match |
| Event↓/Date → | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | Sun 8 | Mon 9 | Tue 10 | Wed 11 | Thu 12 | Fri 13 | Sat 14 | |||
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| Men | P | P | P | P | P | P | CM | ½ | B | G | |||
| Women | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | CM | ½ | CM | B | G | |
A total of ten men's and women's team qualified to compete at the games. Each nation may enter one team in each tournament (18 athletes per team) for a maximum total of 36 athletes. The host nation (Australia) along with the top nine ranked nations in the FIH World Rankings as of 31 October 2017, qualified for the games. [3]
| Event | Date | Teams | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | 1 |  Australia |
| FIH World Rankings [4] | 31 October 2017 | 9 |  India  England  New Zealand  Canada  Malaysia  Pakistan  South Africa  Scotland  Wales |
| Total | 10 |
| Event | Date | Teams | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | 1 | Australia |
| FIH World Rankings [5] | 31 October 2017 | 9 | England New Zealand India South Africa Scotland Canada Malaysia Wales  Ghana |
| Total | 10 |
The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.
Teams were divided into two groups of five nations, playing every team in their group once. Three points were awarded for a victory, one for a draw. The top two teams per group qualified for the semi-finals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 9 | |
| 3 | Scotland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | 7th–8th place match |
| 5 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | 9th–10th place match |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | England | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 | Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 | Pakistan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7th–8th place match |
| 5 | Wales | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 | 9th–10th place match |
The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.
Teams were divided into two groups of five nations, playing every team in their group once. Three points were awarded for a victory, one for a draw. The top two teams per group qualified for the semi-finals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | India | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 | |
| 3 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 | Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | 7th–8th place match |
| 5 | Wales | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | 9th–10th place match |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 10 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 8 | |
| 3 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 | Scotland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | 7th–8th place match |
| 5 | Ghana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 | 9th–10th place match |
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 12 April 2018 | ||||||
| England | 0 (1) | |||||
| 14 April 2018 | ||||||
| New Zealand (p.s.o) | 0 (2) | |||||
| New Zealand | 4 | |||||
| 12 April 2018 | ||||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||
| India | 0 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 14 April 2018 | ||||||
| England | 6 | |||||
| India | 0 | |||||
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Australia* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  England | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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