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2012 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Terrassa)

The 2012 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Terrassa, Spain from 28 February to 2 March 2012, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

Four Nations
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityTerrassa
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)Estadio Federativo
Final positions
Champions United States (1st title)
Runner-up Great Britain
Third place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored10 (1.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)United Kingdom Chloe Rogers
United Kingdom Kate Walsh (2 goals)

Competition format

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The tournament featured the national teams of Belgium, Great Britain, the United States, and the hosts, Spain, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once.[2] Three points will be 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
  Belgium 16 Third Place (1978) Never qualified.
  Great Britain 4 Third Place (2010) Third Place (1992)
  Spain 11 Fourth Place (2006) Champions (1992)
  United States 10 Third place (1994) Third place (1984)

Officials

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The following umpires were appointed by the FIH to officiate the tournament:[4]

  • Blanca Beltrán (ESP)
  • Hannah Sanders (ENG)
  • Suzanne Sutton (USA)
  • Valentina Tomasi (ITA)
  • Marine de Witte (BEL)

Results

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1   United States 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Tournament Champion
2   Great Britain 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3   Spain (H) 3 0 2 1 0 2 −2 2
4   Belgium 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: RFEH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[5]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

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28 February 2012
12:00
Great Britain   2–3   United States
Rogers   58', 67' Report Taylor   43'
O'Donnell   46'
Selenski   51'
Umpires:
Blanca Beltrán (ESP)
Marine de Witte (BEL)
28 February 2012
16:00
Spain   0–0   Belgium
Report
Umpires:
Valentina Tomasi (ITA)
Hannah Sanders (ENG)
29 February 2012
14:00
Great Britain   2–0   Belgium
McLeod   17'
Walsh   51' 		Report
Umpires:
Suzi Sutton (USA)
Valentina Tomasi (ITA)
29 February 2012
16:00
United States   0–0   Spain
Report
Umpires:
Hannah Sanders (ENG)
Marine de Witte (BEL)
2 March 2012
12:00
United States   1–0   Belgium
Crandall   69' Report
Umpires:
Valentina Tomasi (ITA)
Blanca Beltrán (ESP)
2 March 2012
16:00
Spain   0–2   Great Britain
Report Richardson   22'
Walsh   67'
Umpires:
Marine de Witte (BEL)
Suzi Sutton (USA)

Goalscorers

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There were 10 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 1.67 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "MAÑANA MARTES EMPIEZA EL CUATRO NACIONES EN TERRASSA". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. ^ "March 2012". fieldhockey.com. Field Hockey. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ "FIH WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - 30 OCTOBER 2011" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. ^ "FIH APPOINTMENTS - 2012" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  5. ^ Regulations
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