2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy

The 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 21st edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held from 29 November to 7 December 2014 in Mendoza, Argentina. From this year on the tournament began to be held biennially due to the introduction of the Hockey World League, returning to its original format changed in 1999.

2014 Women's Hockey
Champions Trophy

Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
City	Mendoza
Dates	29 November – 7 December
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Estadio Mendocino de Hockey
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (6th title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	72 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Carla Rebecchi Jodie Kenny (5 goals)
Best player	Luciana Aymar
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Estadio Mendocino de Hockey, venue

Argentina won the tournament for the sixth time after defeating Australia 3–1 in the final on a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw, tying the record of six titles previously set by Australia and the Netherlands in 2003 and 2011 respectively.^[1] The Netherlands won the third place match by defeating New Zealand 2–1.^[2]

Qualification

Alongside as the host nation, the top five finishers from the previous edition and the winner of the 2012 Champions Challenge I qualified automatically. The remaining spots were nominated by the FIH Executive Board, making a total of 8 competing teams. If one of the teams refused to play, that place would be awarded to the next best finisher in the previous tournament, the same applies to the teams nominated by the Executive Board.^[3]

•  Argentina (Host nation and defending champions)
•  England (Second in 2012 Champions Trophy as Great Britain)
•  Netherlands (Third in 2012 Champions Trophy)
•  Germany (Fourth in 2012 Champions Trophy)
•  Japan (Fifth in 2012 Champions Trophy)
•  Australia (Winner of 2012 Champions Challenge I)
•  China (Nominated by FIH Executive Board)^[4]
•  New Zealand (Nominated by FIH Executive Board)^[4]

Umpires

Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:^[5]

• Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
• Kelly Hudson (NZL)
• Stephanie Judefind (USA)
• Mariana Reydo (ARG)
• Lisa Roach (AUS)
• Annelize Rostron (RSA)
• Mercedes Sánchez (ARG)
• Kylie Seymour (AUS)
• Chieko Soma (JPN)
• Sarah Wilson (SCO)

Results

All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00)^[6]

First round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Quarterfinals
2	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
3	Japan	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1
4	China	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[7]

29 November 2014 11:30 Netherlands  2–0  China Paumen  41', 42' Report Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Mercedes Sánchez (ARG)

29 November 2014 14:00 New Zealand  2–1  Japan Merry  46' Gunson  51' Report Kato  49' Umpires: Mariana Reydo (ARG) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

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30 November 2014 11:30 New Zealand  1–1  Netherlands Merry  46' Report Van Maasakker  28' Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Stephanie Judefind (USA)

30 November 2014 14:00 China  1–1  Japan Li J.  26' Report Nakashima  25' Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Sarah Wilson (SCO)

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2 December 2014 18:00 China  0–2  New Zealand Report Punt  18', 24' Umpires: Mariana Reydo (ARG) Mercedes Sánchez (ARG)

2 December 2014 20:30 Netherlands  1–0  Japan Paumen  60' Report Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina (H)	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Quarterfinals
2	Australia	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7
3	Germany	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1
4	England	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[8]
(H) Hosts

29 November 2014 16:30 Australia  2–1  England Kenny  6', 55' Report Watton  40' Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Sarah Wilson (SCO)

29 November 2014 19:00 Argentina  1–0  Germany A. Habif  52' Report Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Annelize Rostron (RSA)

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30 November 2014 16:30 England  1–1  Germany Watton  40' Report Hillmann  22' Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Mercedes Sánchez (ARG)

30 November 2014 19:00 Argentina  1–1  Australia Aymar  52' Report Smith  27' Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

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2 December 2014 13:00 Australia  3–1  Germany Nanscawen  17' Kenny  32' Smith  45' Report Hauke  60' Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Stephanie Judefind (USA)

2 December 2014 15:30 England  1–4  Argentina Bray  7' Report Rebecchi  18' D'Elía  51' Luchetti  56' Merino  58' Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Lisa Roach (AUS)

Second round

	Quarterfinals				Semi-finals				Final
	4 December 2014
	New Zealand	3
					6 December 2014
	England	1
					New Zealand	1 (0)
	4 December 2014
					Australia (p.s.o.)	1 (3)
	Australia	4
									7 December 2014
	Japan	1
									Australia	1 (1)
	4 December 2014
									Argentina (p.s.o.)	1 (3)
	Netherlands	1
					6 December 2014
	Germany	0
					Netherlands	1
	4 December 2014
					Argentina	2			Third place match
	Argentina	7
									7 December 2014
	China	2
									New Zealand	1
									Netherlands	2

Quarter-finals

4 December 2014 13:00 Netherlands  1–0  Germany Van der Pols  46' Report Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Stephanie Judefind (USA)

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4 December 2014 15:30 Australia  4–1  Japan Nanscawen  4' Kenny  7', 9' Flanagan  54' Report Otsuka  51' Umpires: Fanneke Alkemade (NED) Annelize Rostron (RSA)

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4 December 2014 18:00 New Zealand  3–1  England Keddell  11' Punt  23' Michelsen  50' Report Unsworth  13' Umpires: Mariana Reydo (ARG) Kylie Seymour (AUS)

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4 December 2014 20:30 Argentina  7–2  China Barrionuevo  10', 55' Romang  12' Rebecchi  16', 30', 50' Aymar  22' Report Wang M.  24' Peng  56' Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Crossover				Fifth place match
	6 December 2014
	England	3
					7 December 2014
	Japan	1
					England (p.s.o.)	1 (3)
	6 December 2014
					Japan	1 (2)
	Germany	0 (4)
	China (p.s.o.)	0 (5)
					Seventh place match
					7 December 2014
					Japan	3
					Germany	5

Crossover

6 December 2014 11:30 England  3–1  Japan Webb  11' Bray  28' Haycroft  49' Report Shibata  42' Umpires: Mercedes Sánchez (ARG) Stephanie Judefind (USA)

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6 December 2014 14:00 Germany  0–0  China Report Penalties Schütze Hauke Mävers Otte Altenburg Schütze 4–5 Peng Liang Cui Li J. Yu Peng Umpires: Fanneke Alkemade (NED) Chieko Soma (JPN)

Seventh and eighth place

7 December 2014 11:30 Japan  3–5  Germany Nakashima  3' Ota  25' Otsuka  55' Report Otte  5' Müller  14', 20', 49' Krüger  15' Umpires: Fanneke Alkemade (NED) Mercedes Sánchez (ARG)

Fifth and sixth place

7 December 2014 14:00 England  1–1  China McCallin  14' Report Cui  42' Penalties Twigg Unsworth Gilbert Bray Leigh Unsworth 3–2 Peng Liang Cui Li J. Yu Peng Umpires: Stephanie Judefind (USA) Chieko Soma (JPN)

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

6 December 2014 16:30 New Zealand  1–1  Australia Punt  2' Report Spence  40' Penalties Michelsen Punt Gunson 0–3 Nanscawen Eastham McMahon Smith Umpires: Mariana Reydo (ARG) Sarah Wilson (SCO)

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6 December 2014 19:00 Netherlands  1–2  Argentina Welten  15' Report D'Elía  31' Rebecchi  60' Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Kylie Seymour (AUS)

Third and fourth place

7 December 2014 16:30 New Zealand  1–2  Netherlands Cocks  29' Report De Waard  11' Welten  16' Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Annelize Rostron (RSA)

Final

7 December 2014 19:00 Australia  1–1  Argentina Slattery  35' Report F. Habif  39' Penalties Nanscawen Eastham McMahon E. Smith 1–3 Aymar Rebecchi D'Elía Merino Estadio Mendocino de Hockey Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Sarah Wilson (SCO)

Team details

Argentina Australia GK 1 Belén Succi DF 5 Macarena Rodríguez DF 14 Agustina Habif DF 25 Silvina D'Elía DF 27 Noel Barrionuevo MF 4 Rosario Luchetti MF 8 Luciana Aymar (c) MF 16 Florencia Habif MF 24 Pilar Romang FW 11 Carla Rebecchi FW 12 Delfina Merino Substitutions: MF 6 Jimena Cedrés  9' FW 7 Martina Cavallero  8' MF 17 Rocío Sánchez Moccia  8' DF 21 Mariela Scarone  10' DF 29 Julia Gomes Fantasia  10' FW 30 Josefina Sruoga  21' Manager: Santiago Capurro GK 5 Ashlee Wells DF 7 Jodie Kenny DF 9 Anna Flanagan DF 11 Karri McMahon DF 13 Edwina Bone MF 4 Casey Eastham MF 8 Ashleigh Nelson MF 2 Georgia Nanscawen FW 3 Brooke Peris FW 20 Kathryn Slattery FW 26 Emily Smith Substitutions: MF 1 Gabrielle Nance  5' DF 6 Kirstin Dwyer  4' FW 10 Rebecca Dwyer  5' MF 15 Amelia Spence  4' FW 28 Mathilda Carmichael  3' MF 29 Teneal Attard  3' Manager: Adam Commens

Awards

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorers	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Young Player of the Tournament
Luciana Aymar	Carla Rebecchi Jodie Kenny	Belén Succi	Xan de Waard

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final standings
	Argentina	6	4	2	0	16	6	+10	14	Gold Medal
	Australia	6	3	3	0	12	6	+6	12	Silver Medal
	Netherlands	6	4	1	1	8	4	+4	13	Bronze Medal
4	New Zealand	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11
5	England	6	1	2	3	8	12	−4	5
6	China	6	0	3	3	4	13	−9	3
7	Germany	6	1	2	3	7	9	−2	5
8	Japan	6	0	1	5	7	16	−9	1

Source: FIH

Goalscorers

There were 72 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

5 goals

• Carla Rebecchi
• Jodie Kenny

4 goals

• Anita Punt

3 goals

• Julia Müller
• Maartje Paumen

2 goals

• Luciana Aymar
• Noel Barrionuevo
• Silvina D'Elía
• Georgia Nanscawen
• Emily Smith
• Sophie Bray
• Ellie Watton
• Mie Nakashima
• Shiho Otsuka
• Lidewij Welten
• Olivia Merry

1 goal

• Agustina Habif
• Florencia Habif
• Rosario Luchetti
• Delfina Merino
• Pilar Romang
• Anna Flanagan
• Kathryn Slattery
• Amelia Spence
• Cui Qiuxia
• Li Jiaqi
• Peng Yang
• Wang Mengyu
• Sarah Haycroft
• Shona McCallin
• Laura Unsworth
• Hollie Webb
• Franzisca Hauke
• Kristina Hillmann
• Hannah Krüger
• Katharina Otte
• Akiko Kato
• Akiko Ota
• Akane Shibata
• Xan de Waard
• Michelle van der Pols
• Caia van Maasakker
• Sophie Cocks
• Ella Gunson
• Rose Keddell
• Stacey Michelsen

Source: FIH