The Men's South American Hockey Championship is together with the
field hockey event at the South American Games the official competition for senior men's national
field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...
teams of
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
. The tournament is held every four years and every two years when there is no field hockey at the
South American Games
The South American Games (also known as ODESUR Games; Spanish: ''Juegos Suramericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos''), formerly the Southern Cross Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Cruz del Sur'') is a regional multi-sport event held between nati ...
. In 2016 the tournament also was a
2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 1
The 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 1 was the first stage of the 2016–17 edition of the Men's FIH Hockey World League. It was held from April to October 2016.
Singapore
First round
''All times are local (UTC+8).''
Pool A
- ...
event.
Results
Summaries
Top four statistics
:
* = ''host nation''
Team appearances
See also
*
Women's South American Hockey Championship
*
Field hockey at the South American Games
Hockey, or more specifically, field hockey, was first introduced to the South American Games as a men's and women's tournament at the 2006 Games.
History
After being introduced in the 2006 South American Games, the field hockey tournament was ...
References
{{South American Hockey Championship
South American Championship Men
South American Hockey Championship