2013 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Hamilton)

The 2013 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament was the second of two women's field hockey tournaments, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Hamilton and Tauranga, New Zealand, from April 17 to 21, 2013, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

Four Nations
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (1st title)
Runner-up New Zealand
Third place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored31 (3.88 per match)
Top scorer(s) Carla Rebecchi (5 goals)
← Whangārei (previous)

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, South Korea, the United States, and the hosts, New Zealand, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once.[2] Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country October 2011 FIH Ranking[3] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 Argentina 2 Champions (2002, 2010) Runners-Up (2000, 2012)
 New Zealand 3 Fourth Place (1986) Fourth Place (2012)
 South Korea 8 Third Place (1990) Runners-Up (1988, 1996)
 United States 10 Third place (1994) Third place (1984)

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[4]

  • Karen Bennett (NZL)
  • Amber Church (NZL)
  • Irene Clelland (AUS)
  • Suzi Sutton (USA)
  • Veronica Villafañe (ARG)
  • Kim Yoon-Seon (KOR)

Results

All times are local (New Zealand Standard Time).

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand (H) 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Advanced to Final
2  Argentina 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 5
3  South Korea 3 1 0 2 7 10 −3 3
4  United States 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[5]
(H) Host

Fixtures
17 April 2013
17:00
South Korea  4–1  United States
An  17'
Park M.  30', 40'
Lee Y.  47'		 Report Crandall  52'
Gallagher Hockey Centre, Hamilton
Umpires:
Irene Clelland (AUS)
Amber Church (NZL)
17 April 2013
19:00
New Zealand  2–2  Argentina
Michelsen  55'
Harrison  70'		 Report Cavallero  11'
Rebecchi  41'
Gallagher Hockey Centre, Hamilton
Umpires:
Suzi Sutton (USA)
Kim Yoon-Seon (KOR)
18 April 2013
17:00
Argentina  4–2  South Korea
Rebecchi  5', 63'
Barrionuevo  28', 38'		 Report Kim Y.  49', 70'
Gallagher Hockey Centre, Hamilton
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Suzi Sutton (USA)
18 April 2013
19:00
New Zealand  1–0  United States
Curtis  17' Report
Gallagher Hockey Centre, Hamilton
Umpires:
Kim Yoon-Seon (KOR)
Veronica Villafañe (ARG)
20 April 2013
13:00
Argentina  1–1  United States
Merino  32' Report Dawson  69'
Blake Park, Tauranga
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Kim Yoon-Seon (KOR)
20 April 2013
15:00
South Korea  1–5  New Zealand
Cheon S.  21' Report Glynn  32', 35', 38', 44'
Merry  65'
Blake Park, Tauranga
Umpires:
Veronica Villafañe (ARG)
Irene Clelland (AUS)

Third and fourth place
21 April 2013
15:00
South Korea  0–1  United States
Report Pfeiffer  48'
Blake Park, Tauranga
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Veronica Villafañe (ARG)

Final
21 April 2013
17:00
New Zealand  1–5  Argentina
Reid  48' Report Merino  15'
Rebecchi  27', 35'
Aymar  28'
Juárez  50'
Blake Park, Tauranga
Umpires:
Suzi Sutton (USA)
Kim Yoon-Seon (KOR)

Statistics

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Argentina 4 2 2 0 12 6 +6 8 Tournament Champion
 New Zealand (H) 4 2 1 1 9 8 +1 7
 United States 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4
4  South Korea 4 1 0 3 7 11 −4 3
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 31 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.88 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References
  1. "4 Nations Invitational Tournament". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. "World champions Argentina crush New Zealand 5-1 to win Four Nations women's hockey crown". sportskeeda.com. Sports Keeda. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. "FIH WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - 8 OCTOBER 2012" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. "FIH OUTDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2013" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. Regulations
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