2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final

The 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final took place between 17 and 26 November 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand. A total of eight teams competed for the title.[1][2]

2016–17 Women's
FIH Hockey World League Final
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Dates17–26 November
Teams8
Venue(s)North Harbour Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (2nd title)
Runner-up New Zealand
Third place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored74 (3.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Delfina Merino
Netherlands Maartje Krekelaar (5 goals)
Best playerNew Zealand Stacey Michelsen

The Netherlands won the tournament for a record second time after defeating host nation New Zealand 3–0 in the final match. South Korea won the third place match by defeating England 1–0.[3]

Qualification edit

The host nation qualified automatically in addition to 7 teams qualified from the Semifinals. The following eight teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Host nation 1   New Zealand (5)
21 June – 2 July 2017 2016–17 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals Brussels, Belgium 7   Netherlands (1)
  China (8)
  South Korea (9)
8–23 July 2017 Johannesburg, South Africa   United States (7)
  Germany (6)
  England (2)
  Argentina (3)
Total 8

Results edit

All times are local (UTC+13).

First round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Netherlands 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9
2   United States 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3   South Korea 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4   New Zealand 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.[4]
17 November 2017
18:00
United States   1–1   South Korea
Matson   20' Report Jang S.   58'
Umpires:
Chieko Soma (JPN)
Alison Keogh (IRL)
17 November 2017
20:00
Netherlands   4–0   New Zealand
Jonker   11'48'
Krekelaar   15'
Matla   39'
Report
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Kim Jung-hee (KOR)

18 November 2017
18:00
New Zealand   1–2   South Korea
Goad   26' Report Cho H.   51'
Park S.   53'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Karine Alves (FRA)
18 November 2017
20:00
United States   0–2   Netherlands
Report Krekelaar   18'37'
Umpires:
Miao Lin (CHN)
Karen Bennett (NZL)

20 November 2017
18:00
Netherlands   3–0   South Korea
Van Geffen   28'
Krekelaar   41'
Van Maasakker   56'
Report
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Karine Alves (FRA)
20 November 2017
20:00
New Zealand   1–3   United States
Gunson   22' Report Witmer   9'
West   37'45'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Ivona Makar (CRO)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Argentina 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9
2   Germany 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3   England 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4   China 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
18 November 2017
12:00
England   0–2   Germany
Report Stapenhorst   51'
Lorenz   56'
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Aleesha Unka (NZL)
18 November 2017
14:00
Argentina   3–0   China
Barrionuevo   4'
Cavallero   18'
Granatto   34'
Report
Umpires:
Chieko Soma (JPN)
Ivona Makar (CRO)

19 November 2017
18:00
Germany   3–0   China
Mävers   10'13'
Martin-Pelegrina   55'
Report
Umpires:
Kim Jung-hee (KOR)
Aleesha Unka (NZL)
19 November 2017
20:00
Argentina   1–0   England
Merino   57' Report
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Alison Keogh (IRL)

21 November 2017
18:00
Germany   1–4   Argentina
Lorenz   55' Report Gomes Fantasia   17'
Granatto   19'
Merino   48'
Ortiz   49'
Umpires:
Chieko Soma (JPN)
Miao Lin (CHN)
21 November 2017
20:00
England   4–1   China
Danson   12'
Bray   15'
Martin   35'
Haycroft   54'
Report Zhong   45'
Umpires:
Karen Bennett (NZL)
Alison Keogh (IRL)

Second round edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Netherlands4
 
 
 
  China0
 
  Netherlands2
 
 
 
  South Korea0
 
  Germany3 (1)
 
26 November
 
  South Korea (p.s.o.)3 (3)
 
  Netherlands3
 
 
 
  New Zealand0
 
  United States1
 
 
 
  England2
 
  England0
 
 
 
  New Zealand1 Third place
 
  Argentina1
 
26 November
 
  New Zealand2
 
  South Korea1
 
 
  England0
 

Quarterfinals edit

22 November 2017
18:00
Germany   3–3   South Korea
Lorenz   9'42'
Mävers   36'
Report Cho H.   28'
Jang H.   35'
Park S.   43'
Penalties
Altenburg  
Mävers  
Lorenz  
Stapenhorst  
1–3   Park M.
  Park S.
  Lee
  Cho E.
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Miao Lin (CHN)

22 November 2017
20:15
Argentina   1–2   New Zealand
Merino   2' Report Neal   32'
Michelsen   33'
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Alison Keogh (IRL)

23 November 2017
18:00
United States   1–2   England
González   54' Report Bray   7'41'
Umpires:
Aleesha Unka (NZL)
Soma Chieko (JPN)

23 November 2017
20:15
Netherlands   4–0   China
Welten   4'
Keetels   23'
Van Maasakker   52'
Matla   57'
Report
Umpires:
Karen Bennett (NZL)
Karine Alves (FRA)

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

The losing quarterfinalists are ranked according to their first round results to determine the fixtures for the fifth to eighth place classification matches.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Argentina 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9
2   Germany 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3   United States 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4   China 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored.
Seventh place game edit
25 November 2017
18:00
United States   6–4   China
Sharkey   13'54'
Shealy   22'29'
Witmer   28'
McCrudden   45'
Report Gu   10'
Song   29'35'
Wang   44'
Umpires:
Kim Jung-hee (KOR)
Karen Bennett (NZL)
Fifth place game edit
24 November 2017
18:00
Argentina   4–0   Germany
Trinchinetti   8'
Habif   12'
Merino   42'60'
Report
Umpires:
Ivona Makar (CRO)
Miao Lin (CHN)

First to fourth place classification edit

Semifinals edit
24 November 2017
20:15
England   0–1   New Zealand
Report Merry   55'
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Alison Keogh (IRL)

25 November 2017
20:15
Netherlands   2–0   South Korea
Krekelaar   6'
Leurink   18'
Report
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Aleesha Unka (NZL)
Third place game edit
26 November 2017
18:00
South Korea   1–0   England
Kim J.   8' Report
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Karine Alves (FRA)
Final edit
26 November 2017
20:15
Netherlands   3–0   New Zealand
Jonker   24'
Verschoor   25'
Leurink   32'
Report
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)

Statistics edit

Final ranking edit

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Standings
  A   Netherlands 6 6 0 0 18 0 +18 18 Gold Medal
  A   New Zealand 6 2 0 4 5 13 −8 6 Silver Medal
  A   South Korea 6 2 2 2 7 10 −3 8 Bronze Medal
4 B   England 6 2 0 4 6 7 −1 6 Fourth place
5 B   Argentina 5 4 0 1 13 3 +10 12 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 B   Germany 5 2 1 2 9 11 −2 7
7 A   United States 5 2 1 2 11 10 +1 7
8 B   China 5 0 0 5 5 20 −15 0
Source: FIH

Awards edit

Top Goalscorer[5] Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Young Player of the Tournament
  Delfina Merino
  Maartje Krekelaar
  Stacey Michelsen   Sally Rutherford   Lily Owsley

Goalscorers edit

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References edit

  1. ^ "FIH unveils event hosts for 2015–2018 cycle". FIH. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Valencia and Auckland play host to Hockey World League". FIH. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Classy Netherlands beat Brave Black Sticks in Sentinel Homes Hockey World League Final". FIH. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b Regulations
  5. ^ "Sentinel Homes Women's Hockey World League Final 2017 Award Winners". fih.ch. 26 November 2017.

External links edit