2021 Women's Hockey One
The 2021 Women's Sultana Bran Hockey One is the upcoming second season of Hockey Australia's national league, Hockey One. The tournament will be held across 7 states and territories of Australia. Competition will commence on 1 October, and culminate with a finals weekend running from 19 to 21 November 2021.[1][2]
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| Host country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | ||
| Dates | 1 October – 21 November | ||
| Teams | 7 | ||
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) | ||
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The grand final of the tournament will be hosted by the top ranked team men's team to qualify for the final.[3]
Competition format
Format
The 2021 Hockey One season will follow same format as season one. Teams will play a series of home and away matches during the Pool Stage, which will be followed by a Classification Round.
During the pool stage, teams play each other once in either a home or a way fixture. The top four ranked teams will then qualify for the Classification Round, playing in two semi-finals with the winners contesting a grand final. Team 1 will host Team 4, while Team 2 will host Team 3. Of the two victorious teams, the higher ranked team from the pool stage will host the grand final.[4]
Rules
In addition to FIH sanctioned rules, Hockey Australia is implementing the following rules for Hockey One:
- When a field goal or penalty stroke is scored the same athlete will have an automatic one-on-one shootout with the goalkeeper for an extra goal.
- Outright winner: There will be no drawn games. In the event of a draw, teams will contest a penalty shoot-out to determine a winner.
Point allocation
Match points will be distributed as follows:
- 5 points: win
- 3 points: shoot-out win
- 2 points: shoot-out loss
- 0 points: loss
Participating teams
The seven teams competing in the league come from Australia's states and territories, with the Northern Territory being the only team absent.[5]
Venues
| Sydney | Melbourne | Perth |
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| Sydney Olympic Park | State Netball and Hockey Centre | Perth Hockey Stadium |
| Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 6,000 |
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| Adelaide | ||
| State Hockey Centre | ||
| Capacity: 4,000 | ||
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| Brisbane | ||
| Queensland State Hockey Centre | ||
| Capacity: 1,000 | ||
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| Canberra | ||
| National Hockey Centre | ||
| Hobart | ||
| Tasmanian Hockey Centre | ||
Results
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Adelaide Fire |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Brisbane Blaze |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Canberra Chill |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} HC Melbourne |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  NSW Pride |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  Perth Thundersticks |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 |  Tassie Tigers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Fixtures
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Classification round
| Semi-finals | Grand Final | |||||
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| 21 November 2021 | ||||||
| 20 November 2021 | ||||||
References
- "Hockey One". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- "Sultana Bran Hockey One League Season 2 fixtures announced". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- "Melbourne to host inaugural grand final". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- "New National Hockey League To Play Across Australia In A 48 Game Schedule". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- "NEW LEAGUE AND TV DEAL FOR HOCKEY". thewomensgame.com.au. The Women's Game. Retrieved 15 March 2021.