| The idea of the Champions Trophy in Hockey was | | | | and was in fourth place while Spain was fifth with 2 |
| conceived by Pakistan. The idea was put before the | | | | points. Great Britain was in sixth place with one point. |
| FIH, which gave its approval for the tournament. The | | | | Spain and Great Britain played each other in a play-off |
| inaugural edition of the tournament was hosted and | | | | to avoid relegation. |
| won by Pakistan in 1978. Pakistan also went on to win | | | | Pakistan went into the finals against Germany having |
| the Champions Trophy two more times. Pakistan | | | | won four of its five round-robin matches in front of |
| successfully defended the Champions Trophy in 1980 | | | | 80,000 strong crowed cheering on every move made |
| and went on to win the 1994 edition as well. | | | | by Pakistan. Mighty Shahbaz Ahmad was at full swing |
| Lahore was the venue for the 1994 Champions | | | | and scored the first goal for Pakistan. The match was |
| Trophy. All the matches were played at the National | | | | decided by a penalty shoot-out after the scores were |
| Hockey Stadium in Lahore. The tournament was held | | | | tied at 2-2. Pakistan won the final 5-4. This was |
| between the 17th and 25th of March. For the third time | | | | Pakistan's third victory in the Champions Trophy |
| in the history of this event, the tournament ended with | | | | tournament. The Netherlands won the bronze medal |
| play-offs. Six teams would play each other in a series | | | | match against Australia, while Spain avoided relegation |
| of round-robin matches and the top two teams will | | | | by defeating Great Britain. Though Spain failed to |
| play each other in the final. The bronze medal match | | | | make an impact in this tournament, its player Javier |
| would be contested by the third and fourth placed | | | | Arnau was the top goal scorer of the tournament with |
| teams. The teams which contested the 1994 | | | | nine goals. |
| Champions Trophy were host nation Pakistan, | | | | Interestingly enough, the scores of both the final and |
| defending champion Australia, Spain, Germany, Great | | | | the bronze medal match were tied at 2-2. The |
| Britain and the Netherlands. | | | | outcome of both the matches had to be decided by |
| Pakistan topped the table with nine points, closely | | | | penalty shoot outs. This victory was a shot in the arm |
| followed by Germany with eight. Australia was in third | | | | for Pakistan Hockey, which seemed to be on the |
| place with 6 points. The Netherlands had four points | | | | wane for a period of time. |