The 1981 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the third edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. It took place from 9–16 January in Karachi, Pakistan^[1] and was won by the Netherlands national team – the first of eight trophies to date.

Tournament

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	Netherlands (C)	5	3	2	0	22	16	+6	8
	Australia	5	3	1	1	18	14	+4	7
	West Germany	5	1	3	1	14	11	+3	5
4	Pakistan (H)	5	2	1	2	13	11	+2	5
5	Spain	5	1	1	3	9	19	−10	3
6	England	5	0	2	3	10	15	−5	2

Source: FIH
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Results

9 January 1981 Pakistan  5–2  Spain

9 January 1981 England  1–1  West Germany

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10 January 1981 Netherlands  7–5  Australia

10 January 1981 Spain  1–6  West Germany

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11 January 1981 England  2–2  Australia

11 January 1981 Netherlands  1–0  Pakistan

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12 January 1981 England  1–2  Spain

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13 January 1981 Pakistan  3–4  Australia

13 January 1981 Netherlands  4–4  West Germany

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14 January 1981 Netherlands  3–3  Spain

14 January 1981 Pakistan  3–2  England

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15 January 1981 West Germany  1–3  Australia

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16 January 1981 Netherlands  7–4  England

16 January 1981 Pakistan  2–2  West Germany

16 January 1981 Spain  1–4  Australia

1981 Men's Champions Trophy winners
Netherlands First title

External links

• ^[2] El Mundo Deportivo

References