The 1997 Men's Intercontinental Cup was a qualifier for the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup. It was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from Tuesday March 4 to Saturday March 15, 1997. Twelve nations took part, and they were divided into two groups of six in the preliminary round. The top six teams joined the other six that have already qualified: Australia, England, Germany, India, Netherlands, and Pakistan.
Squads
{{fh|ARG}}
- ( 1.) Pablo Moreira (gk)
- ( 2.) Jorge Querejeta
- ( 3.) Edgardo Pailos
- ( 4.) Maximiliano Caldas
- ( 5.) Diego Chiodo
- ( 6.) Fernando Moresi
- ( 7.) Rodolfo Pérez
- ( 8.) Carlos Retegui
- ( 9.) Carlos Geneyro
- (10.) Santiago Capurro
- (11.) Jorge Lombi
- (12.) Germán Orozco
- (13.) Rodolfo Schmitt (gk)
- (14.) Martin Costanzo
- (15.) Andrés Castelli
- (16.) Eduardo Peralta
- Head coach
### {{fh|BLR}}
- ( 1.) Edouard Gordich
- ( 2.) Dmitry Youkovskyi
- ( 3.) Sergey Drozdov
- ( 4.) Leonid Onyouk
- ( 5.) Igor Voytiouk
- ( 6.) Alexandre Mankovskyi
- ( 7.) Alexandre Boudnikov
- ( 8.) Andrey Tcheboharev
- ( 9.) Vladimir Kachkar
- (10.) Nikolay Sankovets
- (11.) Stepan Klimovitch
- (12.) Yuriy Korotchenho
- (13.) Albert Vintskevich
- (14.) Igor Pakhalchuk
- (15.) Igor Tsarev
- (16.) Valentinas Vachkis
- **Head coach**
::*unknown*
### {{fh|BEL}}
- ( 1.) Vincent Deneumostier (gk)
- ( 2.) Hugues Ciselet
- ( 3.) John Toussaint
- ( 4.) Thierry Renaer
- ( 5.) Maximilien Willems
- ( 6.) Sebastien Mommens
- ( 7.) Joeri Beunen
- ( 8.) Philippe van Hemelen
- ( 9.) Alexandre de Chaffoy
- (10.) Michel Kinnen
- (11.) Gérald Dewamme
- (12.) Patrick Pille
- (13.) Mick Beunen
- (14.) Jean Willems
- (15.) Marc Coudron
- (16.) Yves Henet (gk)
- **Head coach**
::*unknown*
### {{fh|CAN}}
- ( 1.) Hari Kant (gk)
- ( 2.) Mike Mahood (gk)
- ( 3.) Ian Bird
- ( 4.) Alan Brahmst
- ( 5.) Robin d'Abreo
- ( 6.) Chris Gifford
- ( 7.) Patrick Burrows
- ( 8.) Andrew Griffiths
- ( 9.) Ken Pereira
- (10.) Bubli Chohan
- (11.) Peter Milkovich
- (12.) Bindi Kullar
- (13.) Rob Short
- (14.) Rob Edamura
- (15.) Marek Gacek
- (16.) Rick Roberts
- **Head coach**
::Shiaz Virjee
### {{fh|IRE}}
- ( 1.) Ivan Bateman (gk)
- ( 2.) Nigel Henderson
- ( 3.) Neil Cooke
- ( 4.) Alan Dowd
- ( 5.) Alastair Dunne
- ( 6.) Colin Hade
- ( 7.) Chris Jackson
- ( 8.) Erroll Lutton
- ( 9.) David McAnulty
- (10.) Mark Irwin
- (11.) Gregg Ian Sterritt
- (12.) Julian Stevenson
- (13.) Robert Taylor
- (14.) Lee Tumilty
- (15.) Mark Tumilty
- (16.) Daniel Clarke
- **Head coach**
::*unknown*
### {{fh|MAS}}
- ( 1.) Paul Lopez
- ( 2.) Singh Maninderijt
- ( 3.) Lailin Abu Hassan
- ( 4.) Singh Kerpal
- ( 5.) Kuhan Shanmuganathan
- ( 6.) Nor Azian Haji Bakar
- ( 7.) Chairil Anwar Abdul Aziz
- ( 8.) Lam Mun Fatt
- ( 9.) Shanker Ramu
- (10.) Nor Saiful Nasiruddin
- (11.) Kaliswaran Muniandy
- (12.) Singh Aphthar
- (13.) Mirnawan Nawawi
- (14.) Mohammed Nizam Nordin
- (15.) Arul Selvaraj Anthonisamy
- (16.) Ahmad Suffian
- **Head coach**
::*Volker Knapp*
### {{fh|NZL}}
- ( 1.) Paul Derham
- ( 2.) Dion Gosling
- ( 3.) Greg Russ
- ( 4.) Umesh Parag
- ( 5.) Darren Smith
- ( 6.) Andrew Timlin
- ( 7.) Brett Leaver
- ( 8.) Andrew Buckley
- ( 9.) Ken Robinson
- (10.) Jamie Smith
- (11.) Simon Towns
- (12.) John Radovonich
- (13.) Richard Tattershaw
- (14.) Andrew van der Bent
- (15.) Scott Anderson (gk)
- (16.) Grant Croft (gk)
- **Head coach**
::Jim Cahill
### {{fh|POL}}
- ( 1.) Paweł Sobczak (gk)
- ( 2.) Slawomir Lukaszewski
- ( 3.) Paweł Jakubiak
- ( 4.) Dariusz Małecki
- ( 5.) Maciej Matuszynski
- ( 6.) Tomasz Szmidt
- ( 7.) Robert Grzeszczak
- ( 8.) Zbigniew Juszczak
- ( 9.) Marcin Nyckowiak
- (10.) Rafał Grotowski
- (11.) Karol Podzorski
- (12.) Marcin Pobuta (gk)
- (13.) Krzysztof Wybieralski
- (14.) Lukasz Wybieralski
- (15.) Piotr Mikula
- (16.) Tomasz Cichy
- **Head coach**
::Mariusz Kubiak
### {{fh|RSA}}
- ( 1.) Brian Myburgh (gk)
- ( 2.) Gregor Maier (gk)
- ( 3.) Shaun Cooke
- ( 4.) Craig Jackson
- ( 5.) Craig Fulton
- ( 6.) Bradley Michalaro
- ( 7.) Gregg Clark
- ( 8.) Gary Boddington
- ( 9.) Wayne Denne
- (10.) Mike Cullen
- (11.) Kevin Chree
- (12.) Grant Fulton
- (13.) Greg Nicol
- (14.) Matthew Hallowes
- (15.) Grant Von Mayer
- (16.) Brenton Key
- **Head coach**
::*unknown*
### {{fh|KOR}}
- ( 1.) Koo Jin-Soo (gk)
- ( 2.) Ji Seung-Hwan
- ( 3.) Han Beung-Kook
- ( 4.) Han Hyung-Bae
- ( 5.) Cho Myung-Jun
- ( 6.) Jeon Jong-Ha
- ( 7.) Hong Kyung-Seon
- ( 8.) Shin Seok-Kyo
- ( 9.) Song Seung-Tae
- (10.) Kang Keon-Wook
- (11.) Jeong Yong-Kyun
- (12.) Lee Young-Hwang
- (13.) Kim Jung-Chul
- (14.) Yoo Mun-Ki
- (15.) Yeo Woon-Kon
- (16.) Kim Yoon (gk)
- **Head coach**
::*unknown*
### {{fh|ESP}}
- ( 1.) Ramón Jufresa (gk)
- ( 2.) Jordi Casas
- ( 3.) Joaquin Malgosa
- ( 4.) Jordi Arnau
- ( 5.) Juan de Dios
- ( 6.) Jaime Amat
- ( 7.) Juan Escarré
- ( 8.) Victor Pujol
- ( 9.) Josep Sánchez
- (10.) Narcis Ventallo
- (11.) Javier Arnau
- (12.) Ramon Sala
- (13.) Francisco Fabregas
- (14.) Pablo Amat
- (15.) Pablo Usoz
- (16.) Antonio González (gk)
- **Head coach**
::Toni Forrellat
### {{fh|SUI}}
- ( 1.) Roger Thoma
- ( 2.) Adrian Berger
- ( 3.) Christian Arnold
- ( 4.) Reto Muggli
- ( 5.) Matthias Conz
- ( 6.) Stefan Bircher
- ( 7.) Daniel Pfister
- ( 8.) Benjamin Steinemann
- ( 9.) Alex Wintenberger
- (10.) Toni Haberthur
- (11.) Patrick Stutz
- (12.) Oliver Bilgerig
- (13.) Andy Gasser
- (14.) Thierry Grandchamp
- (15.) Christian Cavallet
- (16.) Hugo Lessert
- **Head coach**
::*Paul Schneider*
## Preliminary round
### Group A
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| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | | **15** | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 2. | | **9** | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 |
| 3. | | **7** | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 |
| 4. | | **6** | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 |
| 5. | | **5** | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| 6. | | **1** | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
::
Kaliswaran Muniandy 19'
Mirnawan Nawawi 66'
Mirnawan Nawawi 70'
Slawomir Lukaszewski 16' (pc)
Karol Podzorski 24'
Maciej Matuszynski 59'
Robert Grzeszczak 69'
Peter von Reth (NED)
Narcis Ventallo 35'
Javier Arnau 45'
Javier Arnau 63'
Edmundo Saladino (ARG)
Andrew Griffiths 52'
Peter Milkovich 65'
Chris Gifford 67' (pc)
Andrew Griffiths 69'
Greg Nicol 19'
Gregg Clark 47' (pc)
Mike Cullen 49'
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Chairil Anwar Abdul Aziz 52' (pc)
Arul Selvaraj Anthonisamy 59'
Abdul Rahman Shaiful Azli 67'
Ray O'Connor (IRL).
Greg Nicol 11'
Olivier Bilgerig 67' (pc)
Zaidi Irfan (PAK)
Javier Arnau 65'
Edmundo Saladinon (ARG)
Nirut Woningang (THA)
Peter von Reth (NED)
Nor Saiful Nasiruddin 55' (pc)
Benjamin Steinemann 69' (pc)
Edmundo Saladino (ARG)
Slawomir Lukaszewski 69' (pc)
Chris Gifford 17'
Ken Pereira 28'
Rob Short 39'
Rob Short 54'
Steven Horgan (USA)
Juan Escarré 67'
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Thierry Grandchamp 42'
Benjamin Steinemann 70'
Peter Milkovich 61' (pc)
Nirut Woningang (THA)
Greg Nicol 23' (pc)
Gary Boddington 49'
Karol Podzorski 28'
Krzysztof Wybieralski 34'
Krzysztof Wybieralski 66'
Zaidi Irfan (PAK)
Jordi Casas 47' (pc)
Jordi Casas 60' (pc)
Javier Arnau 65' (ps)
Juan Escarré 66'
Nor Saiful Nasiruddin 21' (pc)
Eric Denis (BEL)
### Group B
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| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | | **13** | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 |
| 2. | | **10** | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| 3. | | **9** | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 |
| 4. | | **7** | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 |
| 5. | | **4** | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 6. | | **0** | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 23 |
::
Gérald Dewamme 61'
Steven Horgan (USA)
Richard Tattershaw 26' (pc)
Umesh Parag 36'
John Wright (RSA)
Shin Seok-Kyo 19'
Jeong Yong-Kyun 34' (pc)
Yoo Mun-Ki 38'
Yuriy Korotchenho 60'
Surjit Singh (MAS)
Richard Tattershaw 51' (pc)
Andrez Budasz (POL)
Song Seung-Tae 49'
Song Seung-Tae 69'
Steven Horgan (USA)
Rodolfo Pérez 37'
Santiago Capurro 50'
Surjit Singh (MAS)
Rodolfo Pérez 24'
Santiago Capurro 34'
Jorge Lombi 42' (ps)
Santiago Capurro 45'
Jorge Lombi 46' (pc)
Eduardo Peralta 53'
Carlos Geneyro 56' (pc)
Germán Orozco 58'
Andrez Budasz (POL)
Shin Seok-Kyo 45'
John Wright (RSA).
Yuri Korotchenho 56'
Dmitri Youkovski 59'
Vladimir Kachkar 62' (pc)
Nikolay Sankovets 66'
Gérald Dewamme 15'
Joeri Beunen 19'
Alexandre de Chaffoy 34'
Jean Willems 49'
Joeri Beunen 54' (pc)
Jean Willems 57'
Xavier Adell (ESP)
Maximiliano Caldas 20' (pc)
Carlos Geneyro 23'
Santiago Capurro 51'
Santiago Capurro 52'
Santiago Capurro 55'
Carlos Geneyro 68'
Xavier Adell (ESP)
Philippe van Hemelen 11' (pc)
Jean Willems 60' (ps)
Joeri Beunen 64' (pc)
Kang Keon-Wook 23'
Shin Seok-Kyo 24' (pc)
Kang Keon-Wook 29'
John Wright (RSA)
Nikolay Sankovets 28'
David McAnulty 59'
Julian Stevenson 60'
Garth Proudfoot (RSA)
John Radovonich 67'
John Radovonich 69'
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Song Seung-Tae 13'
Kang Keon-Wook 24'
Kang Keon-Wook 34'
Song Seung-Tae 43'
Rodolfo Pérez 42' (pc)
Ray O'Connor (IRL)
## Crossovers
1997-03-13
Mike Cullen 43'
Craig Fulton 65'
Greg Nicol 66'
1997-03-13
Alex Wintenberger 31'
1997-03-13
Peter Milkovich 42' (ps)
1997-03-13
Abdul Rahman Shaiful Azli 66' (pc)
Nor Saiful Nasiruddin 69'
1997-03-13
Javier Arnau 6' (pc)
Juan Escarré 13'
Victor Pujol 60' (pc)
Jordi Casas 68' (pc)
1997-03-13
## Placement matches
1997-03-14
Igor Tsarev 29'
1997-03-14
Greg Nicol 32'
Brenton Key 52' (pc)
Christian Cavallet 53'
1997-03-14
Santiago Capurro 62'
1997-03-14
Andrew Griffiths 29' (pc)
Robin d'Abreo 31'
1997-03-15
John Radovonich 26'
Ken Robinson 54'
## Final
1997-03-15
Kang Keon-Wook 28'
Javier Arnau 54'
Pablo Amat 81'
## Final ranking
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## Remarks
- The first six (Spain, South Korea, New Zealand, Poland, Canada, and Malaysia) participated in the [1998 Men's Hockey World Cup](1998-men-s-hockey-world-cup) in Utrecht, Netherlands.
## References
## References
1. ["Men Field Hockey Intercontinental Cup 1997"](http://www.todor66.com/hockey/field/World/Men_IC_1997.html). *www.todor66.com*.
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