| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Most recent champion(s) | M: Australia (3rd title) W:  Netherlands (1st title) |
| Most titles | M: Australia (3 titles) W: Australia & Netherlands (1 title) |
| Official website | Hockey Australia |
The International Festival of Hockey is a men's and women's invitational, international field hockey tournament hosted annually by Hockey Australia. The tournament is held in the Victorian cities of Bendigo and Melbourne. [1]
Founded in 2016, the International Festival of Hockey hosts two stages of competition in both the men's and women's events.
The first stage of the competition comprises a series of test matches in both the men's and women's events. The test matches are held in Bendigo at the Bendigo Hockey Complex.
The second stage of the competition is a men's and women's competitive tournament held at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Victorian capital, Melbourne. The women's tournament has been altered to match the men's, as the number of women's teams has increased at the 2017 edition from two teams to four, as well as the inclusion of a competitive tournament, which was absent at the 2016 edition. [2]
| Year | Hosts | Final | 3rd Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
| 2016 | Melbourne, VIC |  Australia | 3–1 |  New Zealand |  India | 4–1 |  Malaysia | ||
| 2017 | Melbourne, VIC | Australia | 2–1 | New Zealand |  Japan | 2–1 |  Pakistan | ||
| 2024 | Perth, WA | Australia | ongoing | India | only two teams | ||||
| Team | 2016 | 2017 | 2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3 |
 India | 3rd | – | 2nd | 2 |
 Japan | – | 3rd | – | 1 |
 Malaysia | 4th | – | – | 1 |
 New Zealand | 2nd | 2nd | – | 2 |
 Pakistan | – | 4th | – | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Year | Hosts | Final | 3rd Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
| 2016 | Melbourne, VIC | Australia | 7–3 (aggregate) | India | only two teams | ||||
| 2017 | Melbourne, VIC |  Netherlands | 5–0 | Japan | Australia | 5–0 |  United States | ||
| 2024 | Perth, WA | round–robin | round–robin | ||||||
| Team | 2016 | 2017 | 2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1st | 3rd | TBD | 3 |
 China | – | – | TBD | 1 |
| India | 2nd | – | – | 1 |
| Japan | – | 2nd | TBD | 2 |
| Netherlands | – | 1st | – | 1 |
 United States | – | 4th | – | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
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