2022 Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup

The 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup was the first edition of the Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup, the annual qualification tournament for the Women's FIH Pro League organised by the International Hockey Federation. The tournament was held at the Estadio Betero in Valencia, Spain from 11 to 17 December 2022.[1]

2022 Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityValencia
Dates11–17 December
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)Estadio Betero
Final positions
Champions India (1st title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored50 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ireland Katie Mullan (3 goals)
Best playerSpain Lucía Jiménez Vicente
Best young playerIreland Sarah McAuley
Best goalkeeperIndia Savita Punia
(next) 2023

India as the winner, was promoted for the 2023–24 Women's FIH Pro League.[2][3]

Teams edit

The eight highest ranked teams not participating in the Women's FIH Pro League participated in the tournament:[2] Canada withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Chile.[4]

  Chile

Head Coach:   Sergio Vigil

Preliminary round edit

The match schedule was announced on 5 September 2022.[5]

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain (H) 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Semi-finals
2   Ireland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3   Italy 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4   South Korea 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[6]
(H) Hosts
11 December 2022
10:45
South Korea   1–1   Italy
Cheon   11' Report Carta   6'
Umpires:
Durga Devi (IND)
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
11 December 2022
13:00
Spain   2–0   Ireland
Ycart   2'
Torres-Quevedo   31'
Report
Umpires:
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)

12 December 2022
10:45
Ireland   2–1   Italy
Carroll   35'
Mullan   44'
Report L. Oviedo   60'
Umpires:
Natalia Lodeiro (URU)
Ymkje van Slooten (NED)
12 December 2022
13:00
South Korea   0–3   Spain
Report F. Amundson   3'54'
Álvarez   12'
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)

14 December 2022
10:45
Ireland   2–2   South Korea
Hawkshaw   36'
Mullan   53'
Report Cho   57'
An   59'
Umpires:
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
Ymkje van Slooten (NED)
14 December 2022
13:00
Spain   0–0   Italy
Report
Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskienė (LTU)
Durga Devi (IND)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   India 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Semi-finals
2   Japan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3   Chile[a] 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4   South Africa 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[6]
Notes:
  1. ^ Chile replaced Canada, who withdrew.[4]
11 December 2022
15:15
India   3–1   Chile
Sangita   3'
Sonika   11'
Navneet   32'
Report Villagrán   44'
Umpires:
Mariana Reydo (ARG)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
11 December 2022
17:30
Japan   2–1   South Africa
Oikawa   7'
Toriyama   56'
Report Bobbs   12'
Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskienė (LTU)
Natalia Lodeiro (URU)

12 December 2022
15:15
Japan   1–2   India
Takashima   49' Report Salima   5'
Beauty   40'
Umpires:
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Mariana Reydi (ARG)
12 December 2022
17:30
Chile   2–1   South Africa
Urroz   18'
Villagrán   60'
Report Mokoena   16'
Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskienė (LTU)
Ana Faias (POR)

14 December 2022
15:15
India   2–0   South Africa
Deep Grace   14'
Gurjit   59'
Report
Umpires:
Ana Faias (POR)
Natalia Lodeiro (URU)
14 December 2022
17:30
Chile   1–1   Japan
Arrieta   23' Report Yoshihara   21'
Umpires:
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)

Classification round edit

Bracket edit

 
5–8th place semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
16 December
 
 
  Italy2
 
17 December
 
  South Africa0
 
  Italy (p.s.o.)1 (2)
 
16 December
 
  South Korea1 (1)
 
  Chile0
 
 
  South Korea1
 
Seventh place
 
 
17 December
 
 
  South Africa1
 
 
  Chile4

5–8th place semifinals edit

16 December 2022
09:00
Italy   2–0   South Africa
Pessina   4'
L. Oviedo   52'
Report
Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskienė (LTU)
Ymkje van Slooten (NED)

16 December 2022
11:15
Chile   0–1   South Korea
Report Lee Yu-j.   49'
Umpires:
Ana Faias (POR)
Durga Devi (IND)

Seventh and eighth place edit

17 December 2022
09:00
South Africa   1–4   Chile
Christie   29' Report Maldonado   27'
Losada   53'
Tala   56'
Arrieta   58'
Umpires:
Durga Devi (IND)
Ana Faias (POR)

Fifth and sixth place edit

17 December 2022
11:15
Italy   1–1   South Korea
Carta   33' Report Cho   52'
Penalties
Pessina  
Moroni  
Pastor  
Laurito  
2–1   Kim S.
  An H.
  Cheon
  Lee Yu-j.
  Seo J.
Umpires:
Natalia Lodeiro (URU)
Ymkje van Slooten (NED)

Final round edit

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 December
 
 
  Spain1
 
17 December
 
  Japan0
 
  Spain0
 
16 December
 
  India1
 
  India (p.s.o.)1 (2)
 
 
  Ireland1 (1)
 
Third place
 
 
17 December
 
 
  Japan3
 
 
  Ireland2

Semi-finals edit

16 December 2022
13:30
Spain   1–0   Japan
S. Barrios   14' Report
Umpires:
Mariana Reydo (ARG)
Kristy Robertson (AUS)

16 December 2022
15:45
India   1–1   Ireland
Udita   45' Report Carroll   15'
Penalties
Salima  
Lalremsiami  
Navneet  
Sonika  
Neha  
2–1   Hamill
  Curran
  McLoughlin
  Upton
  Mullan
Umpires:
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)

Third and fourth place edit

17 December 2022
13:30
Japan   3–2   Ireland
Karino   39'
Toriyama   40'
Y. Nagai   56'
Report Mullan   35'
N. Carey   40'
Umpires:
Kristy Robertson (AUS)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)

Final edit

17 December 2022
15:45
Spain   0–1   India
Report Gurjit   6'
Umpires:
Mariana Reydo (ARG)
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)

Awards edit

The awards were announced on 17 December 2022.[3]

Award Player
Player of the tournament   Lucía Jiménez Vicente
Goalkeeper of the tournament   Savita Punia
Young player of the tournament   Sarah McAuley

Final standings 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 Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
    India 5 4 1 0 9 3 +6 13 Qualified for 2023–24 FIH Pro League
    Spain 5 3 1 1 6 1 +5 10
    Japan 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 7
4   Ireland 5 1 2 2 7 9 −2 5
5   Italy 5 1 3 1 5 4 +1 6
6   South Korea 5 1 3 1 5 7 −2 6
7   Chile 5 2 1 2 8 7 +1 7
8   South Africa 5 0 0 5 3 12 −9 0
Source: FIH

Goalscorers edit

There were 50 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "La première coupe des Nations en Espagne". okey.lalibre.be (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Spain to host inaugural FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Gurjit Kaur and fellow defenders shine as India are crowned inaugural champions at the FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup Spain 2022". International Hockey Federation. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup Spain 2022: Chile replaces Canada in the inaugural event". fih.hockey. 20 October 2022.
  5. ^ "FIH Hockey Nations Cup: pools and match schedules revealed – South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  6. ^ a b "FIH Top Tier Tournament Regulations" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 October 2021.