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The Hockey Champions Challenge is an international field hockey

Field hockey

Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

tournament, played every two years. It was introduced in 2001 by the International Hockey Federation

International Hockey Federation

The International Field Hockey Federation is the global governing body of field hockey...

(FIH) in order to broaden hockey's competitive base at world level.

Men

Year	Host	Final			Third Place Match
Year	Host	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Third Place	Score	Fourth place
2001 Details 2001 Men's Champions Challenge (field hockey) The 2001 Champions Challenge for men is the inaugural tournament of Champions Challenge, it took place in the in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from December 7 to December 15, 2001....	Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... , Malaysia		2–1			4–2
2003 Details 2003 Men's Champions Challenge (field hockey) The 2003 Men's Champions Challenge is the second tournament of the Champions Challenge, which took place in Johannesburg, South Africa from July 19 to July 27, 2003.Participating nations were England, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain, host South Africa, and Korea...	Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...		7–3			2–2 (5–4) Penalty strokes Penalty shootout The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal...
2005 Details 2005 Men's Champions Challenge (field hockey) The 2005 Men's Champions Challenge was the third tournament of the Champions Challenge. It took place in Alexandria, Egypt from April 1 to April 9, 2005....	Alexandria Alexandria Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving... , Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...		5–2			6–5
2007 Details 2007 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge The 2007 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was the fourth edition of the bi-annual Champions Challenge. It took place in Boom, Belgium from June 23 to July 1, 2007....	Boom Boom, Antwerp Boom is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Boom proper. On January 1, 2006 Boom had a total population of 16,096. The total area is 7.37 km² which gives a population density of... , Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...		3–2 after extra time			4–3
2009 Details 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I The 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I is the fifth tournament of the Hockey Champions Challenge for men. It was held from December 6 to December 13, 2009 in Salta, Argentina...	Salta Salta Salta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 464,678 inhabitants as of the , making it Argentina's eighth largest city.-Overview:... , Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...		4–2			3–2
2011 Details 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I The 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I is the sixth tournament of the Hockey Champions Challenge for men. It will be held from November 26 to December 4, 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa.-Teams:...	Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Performance by nation

Champions	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
2	0	1	1
1	0	2	0
1	1	0	1
1	0	0	0
0	2	0	0
0	1	1	0
0	1	0	0
0	0	1	0
0	0	0	2
0	0	0	1

Women

Year	Host	Final			Third Place Match
Year	Host	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Third Place	Score	Fourth place
2002 Details 2002 Women's Champions Challenge (field hockey) The first edition of the Women's Champions Challenge took place at the Randburg Hockey Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event started on Saturday February 9 and ended on Sunday February 17.=...	Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...		2–1			1–0
2003 Details 2003 Women's Champions Challenge (field hockey) The second edition of the Women's Champions Challenge took place in Catania, on the island of Sicily. The event started on Saturday July 5 and ended on Sunday July 13...	Catania Catania Catania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the homonymous province, and with 298,957 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.Catania is known to have a seismic history and... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...		3–1			2–1
2005 Details 2005 Women's Champions Challenge (field hockey) The third edition of the Women's Champions Challenge took place at the USA Field Hockey National Training Center in Virginia Beach, United States. The event started on Friday July 8 and ended on Saturday July 16...	Virginia Beach, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...		2–0			2–1
2007 Details	Baku Baku Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal... , Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...		2–1			2–1
2009 Details 2009 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I The 2009 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I is the fifth tournament of the Hockey Champions Challenge for women. It was held from October 11 to October 18, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa...	Cape Town Cape Town Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...		2–1			1–0
2011 Details 2011 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I The 2011 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I was the fifth tournament of Hockey Champions Challenge for women. It was held in Dublin, Ireland from June 18–26, 2011.-Pool A:---------------------Pool B:--------------------...	Dublin, Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...		3–2			2–2 (4–3) Penalty shootout Penalty shootout The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal...

Performance by nation

Champions	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
2	0	0	1
1	0	3	0
1	0	1	1
1	0	0	0
1	0	0	0
0	2	0	1
0	2	0	0
0	1	0	2
0	1	0	1
0	0	1	0
0	0	1	0

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