2006 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Córdoba)

The 2006 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Córdoba, Argentina, from January 24 to 28, 2006, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

Four Nations
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
CityCórdoba
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Club La Tablada
Final positions
Champions Argentina
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored17 (2.13 per match)
Top scorer(s) Soledad García
Kate Walsh
Sylvia Karres (2 goals)
Best player Minke Booij
← Córdoba (previous) (next) Mendoza →

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, England, the Netherlands, and the hosts, Argentina, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country November 2005 FIH Ranking[2] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 Argentina 2 Champions (2002) Runners-Up (2000)
 Australia 3 Champions (1994, 1998) Champions (1988, 1996, 2000)
 England 9 Fourth Place (1990) Third Place (1984)
 Netherlands 1 Champions (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990) Champions (1984)

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[3]

Results

All times are local (Argentina Standard Time).

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina (H) 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advanced to Final
2  Netherlands 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
3  England 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4  Australia 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Source: CAH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
(H) Host

Fixtures
24 January 2006
18:30
Netherlands  1–1  England
Karres  50' Report Wooding  66'
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRE)
Mariana Reydo (ARG)
24 January 2006
21:00
Argentina  1–0  Australia
García  38' Report
Umpires:
Mirjam Wessel (NED)
Louise Knipe (ENG)
25 January 2006
18:30
Australia  1–1  Netherlands
Faulkner  56' Report Lammers  1'
Umpires:
Mariana Reydo (ARG)
Carol Metchette (IRE)
25 January 2006
21:00
Argentina  2–1  England
Doreski  30'
García  63'		 Report Walsh  68'
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Mirjam Wessel (NED)
27 January 2006
18:30
Australia  2–2  England
Taylor  27'
Blyth  32'		 Report Walsh  20'
Danson  67'
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRE)
Mariana Reydo (ARG)
27 January 2006
21:00
Netherlands  2–2  Argentina
Booij  30'
Karres  52'		 Report Aicega  55'
Gulla  61'
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Louise Knipe (ENG)

Third and fourth place
28 January 2006
18:30
England  0–0  Australia
Report
Penalties
Walsh
Richardson
Rogers
Herbert
Cullen 		3–4 Blyth
Skirving
Sanders
Arrold
Halliday
Umpires:
Mirjam Wessel (NED)
Mariana Reydo (ARG)

Final
28 January 2006
21:00
Argentina  1–0  Netherlands
Aymar  3' Report
Umpires:
Louise Knipe (ENG)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)

Awards

The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:[5]

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorers Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play
Minke Booij 3 Players (see list below) Elizabeth Storry  England

Statistics

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Argentina (H) 4 3 1 0 6 3 +3 10 Tournament Champion
 Netherlands 4 0 3 1 4 5 −1 3
 Australia 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1 3
4  England 4 0 3 1 4 5 −1 3
Source: CAH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 17 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 2.12 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

References
  1. "TORNEO CUATRO NACIONES FEMENINO EN CORDOBA". cahockey.org.ar. Confederación Argentina de HOCKEY. Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. "ABN AMRO WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003-2009" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. "Appointments 2006" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. Regulations
  5. "Torneo Cuatro Naciones". cahockey.org.ar. Confederación Argentina de HOCKEY. Archived from the original on 8 March 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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