2012 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy

The 2012 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 20th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held from 28 January to 5 February 2012 in Rosario, Argentina. This was the last annual edition of the tournament until 2014 when it returned to its original biennial format due to the introduction of the World League.

2012 Women's Hockey
Champions Trophy
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
CityRosario
Teams8
Venue(s)Estadio Mundialista de Hockey
Final positions
Champions Argentina (5th title)
Runner-up Great Britain
Third place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored110 (4.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)United Kingdom Crista Cullen
Japan Rika Komazawa
South Korea Lee Seon-ok (5 goals)
Best playerArgentina Luciana Aymar
2011 (previous) (next) 2014

Argentina won the tournament for the fifth time after defeating Great Britain 1–0 in the final. The Netherlands won the third place match by defeating Germany 5–4.[1]

Format

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Another format change was announced. The eight participating teams were split into two groups. After they played a round-robin every team advanced to the knockout stage. From there on, a knockout system was used to determine the winner.

Qualification

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A change in the qualification process was decided. Along with the host nation, the top five finishers from the tournament's previous edition and the winner of the 2011 Champions Challenge I qualify automatically. In addition to the two teams nominated by the FIH Executive Board, the following eight teams, competed in this tournament.

Umpires

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Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:

Results

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All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00)[2]

First round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7 Quarter-finals
2   Great Britain 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
3   China 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4   Japan 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
28 January 2012
12:30
Netherlands   3–1   China
Welten   37'64'
Agliotti   69'
Report Ma Yibo   46'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
28 January 2012
15:00
Great Britain   3–0   Japan
Cullen   21'
Richardson   33'
Danson   65'
Report
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Michelle Meister (GER)

29 January 2012
12:30
China   2–1   Japan
Zhao Yudiao   14'
De Jiaojiao   61'
Report Komazawa   21'
Umpires:
Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
Carol Metchette (IRL)
29 January 2012
15:00
Great Britain   2–2   Netherlands
Cullen   40'61' Report Bos   18'
Lammers   32'
Umpires:
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Wendy Stewart (CAN)

31 January 2012
12:30
Netherlands   4–1   Japan
Lammers   6'61'
Paumen   8'44'
Report Shibata   32'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
31 January 2012
15:00
China   1–3   Great Britain
Fu Baorong   48' Report Cullen   5'42'
Ball   53'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Elena Eskina (RUS)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 2 0 1 9 7 +2 6 Quarter-finals
2   Argentina (H) 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5
3   South Korea 3 0 2 1 6 8 −2 2
4   New Zealand 3 0 2 1 5 7 −2 2
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
(H) Hosts
28 January 2012
17:30
Germany   4–2   South Korea
Schütze   2'
Brockmann   16'
Wilde   33'
Hahn   36'
Report Cheon Eun-bi   5'
Kim Jong-hee   11'
Umpires:
Frances Block (GBR)
Elena Eskina (RUS)
28 January 2012
20:00
Argentina   2–2   New Zealand
Cavallero   51'
Merino   66'
Report Michelsen   28'
S. Harrison   49'
Umpires:
Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
Wendy Stewart (CAN)

29 January 2012
17:30
New Zealand   2–2   South Korea
Finlayson   9'
Glynn   25'
Report Kim Ok-ju   44'
Kim Jong-eun   56'
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
29 January 2012
20:00
Germany   2–4   Argentina
Hahn   39'
Krüger   52'
Report Maccari   15'
Barrionuevo   28'
Rebecchi   32'
J. Sruoga   37'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Miao Lin (CHN)

31 January 2012
17:30
New Zealand   1–3   Germany
Punt   60' Report Hasselmann   5'9'
Hahn   21'
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Miao Lin (CHN)
31 January 2012
20:00
Argentina   2–2   South Korea
Barrionuevo   23'
Aymar   69'
Report Lee Seon-ok   21'67'
Umpires:
Frances Block (GBR)
Carol Metchette (IRL)

Second round

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 February 2012
 
 
  Netherlands3
 
4 February 2012
 
  New Zealand2
 
  Netherlands2 (0)
 
2 February 2012
 
  Argentina (p.s.o.)2 (2)
 
  Argentina3
 
5 February 2012
 
  China2
 
  Argentina1
 
2 February 2012
 
  Great Britain0
 
  Great Britain4
 
4 February 2012
 
  South Korea1
 
  Great Britain2
 
2 February 2012
 
  Germany0 Third Place Match
 
  Germany3
 
5 February 2012
 
  Japan2
 
  Netherlands5
 
 
  Germany4
 

Quarter-finals

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2 February 2012
12:30
Netherlands   3–0   New Zealand
Lammers   25'
Paumen   41'
Welten   57'
Report
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Kang Hyun-young (KOR)

2 February 2012
15:00
Germany   3–2   Japan
Hasselmann   7'
Mävers   33'
Wilde   35+'
Report Murakami   37'
Fujio   44'
Umpires:
Frances Block (GBR)
Wendy Stewart (CAN)

2 February 2012
17:30
Great Britain   4–1   South Korea
Twigg   17'
Danson   20'22'
Richardson   52'
Report Lee Seon-ok   31'
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Miao Lin (CHN)

2 February 2012
20:00
Argentina   3–2   China
Barrionuevo   14'
Merino   61'
Luchetti   65'
Report Ma Yibo   45'
Tang Chunling   62'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Lesley Pieterse (RSA)

Fifth to eighth place classification

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CrossoverFifth Place Match
 
      
 
3 February 2012
 
 
  New Zealand (a.e.t)3
 
5 February 2012
 
  China2
 
  New Zealand3
 
3 February 2012
 
  Japan (a.e.t)4
 
  South Korea3
 
 
  Japan (a.e.t)4
 
Seventh Place Match
 
 
5 February 2012
 
 
  China3 (2)
 
 
  South Korea (p.s.o)3 (3)
Crossover
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3 February 2012
17:30
South Korea   3–4 (a.e.t.)   Japan
Han Hye-lyoung   31'
Lee Seon-ok   34'64'
Report Komazawa   3'68'83'
Shibata   53'
Umpires:
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Miao Lin (CHN)

3 February 2012
20:00
New Zealand   3–2 (a.e.t.)   China
Finlayson   60'67'
Michelsen   77'
Report Gao Lihua   24'
Song Qingling   41'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Seventh and eighth place
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5 February 2012
12:30
China   3–3 (a.e.t.)   South Korea
Ma Yibo   7'12'
Zhao Yudiao   15'
Report Kim Jong-eun   19'
Hong Yoo-jin   31'
Kim Jong-hee   51'
Penalties
Liang Meiyu  
Peng Yang  
Fu Baorong  
Gao Lihua  
Zhao Yudiao  
2–3   Han Hye-lyoung
  Kim Jong-eun
  Lee Seon-ok
  Park Seon-mi
  Cheon Eun-bi
Umpires:
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
Fifth and sixth place
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5 February 2012
15:00
New Zealand   3–4 (a.e.t.)   Japan
Glynn   41'69'
Michelsen   53'
Report Shibata   3'
Tanaka   15'
Fujio   59'
Komazawa   78'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Michelle Meister (GER)

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finals
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4 February 2012
17:30
Great Britain   2–0   Germany
Thomas   29'
Ball   39'
Report
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

4 February 2012
20:00
Netherlands   2–2 (a.e.t.)   Argentina
Paumen   18'
Dirkse van den Heuvel   37'
Report J. Sruoga   14'
Barrionuevo   69'
Penalties
Agliotti  
Bos  
Goderie  
De Goede  
0–2   Sánchez Moccia
  Aymar
  D'Elía
Umpires:
Frances Block (GBR)
Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
Third and fourth place
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5 February 2012
17:30
Netherlands   5–4   Germany
Goderie   11'
Dirkse van den Heuvel   14'
Welten   17'
Van Male   19'
Agliotti   30'
Report Stöckel   26'
Keller   27'54'
Wilde   55'
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Frances Block (GBR)
Final
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5 February 2012
20:00
Argentina   1–0   Great Britain
D'Elía   29' Report
Estadio Mundialista
Attendance: 12,000
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Kang Hyun-young (KOR)

Awards

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Top Goalscorers Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play Trophy
  Crista Cullen
  Rika Komazawa
  Lee Seon-ok
  Luciana Aymar   Belén Succi   Germany

Statistics

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Final standings

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  1.   Argentina
  2.   Great Britain
  3.   Netherlands
  4.   Germany
  5.   Japan
  6.   New Zealand
  7.   South Korea
  8.   China

Goalscorers

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References

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  1. ^ "Argentina win first Champions Trophy on home soil". FIH. 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  2. ^ "Argentina FIH 2012 Champions Trophy Schedule Announced". FIH. 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  3. ^ "FIH Tournament Regulations - January 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. ^ "FIH Tournament Regulations - January 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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