2003 Women's Hockey RaboTrophy

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2003 Women's Hockey
RaboTrophy
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Teams4
Venue(s)Wagener Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored31 (3.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Mijntje Donners (6 goals)
Best playerAustralia Julie Towers
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The 2003 Women's Hockey RaboTrophy was the first edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The RaboTrophy was held in Amsterdam from 18 to 23 August 2003, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

Australia won the tournament for the first time, defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the Final.[2]

The tournament was held in conjunction with the Men's FIH Champions Trophy.

Competition format[edit]

The four teams competed in a pool stage, played in a single round robin format. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top two teams contested the final, while the remaining teams played off for third place.

Teams[edit]

The following four teams competed for the title:

Officials[edit]

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[3]

  • Renée Cohen (NED)
  • Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
  • Renaté Peters (GER)
  • Minka Woolley (AUS)
  • Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

Results[edit]

All times are local (Central European Time).

Preliminary round[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Advanced to Final
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3  Argentina 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
4  Germany 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures[edit]

18 August 2004
14:30
Australia  3–0  Argentina
Netzler field hockey ball 41'
K. Smith field hockey ball 48'
Skirving field hockey ball 69' 		Report
Umpires:
Renée Cohen (NED)
Renaté Peters (GER)
18 August 2004
19:30
Netherlands  3–0  Germany
Donners field hockey ball 26', 29'
Moreira de Melo field hockey ball 61' 		Report
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
19 August 2004
14:30
Australia  3–1  Germany
Towers field hockey ball 39', 44', 60' Report Kollmar field hockey ball 19'
Umpires:
Renée Cohen (NED)
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
20 August 2004
19:30
Argentina  0–5  Netherlands
Report Donners field hockey ball 18', 33', 60'
Van Geenhuizen field hockey ball 34'
Moreira de Melo field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
22 August 2004
14:30
Argentina  6–0  Germany
García field hockey ball 3'
Arrondo field hockey ball 11', 23'
Ferrari field hockey ball 31'
Rognoni field hockey ball 42'
Doreski field hockey ball 66' 		Report
Umpires:
Renée Cohen (NED)
Minka Woolley (AUS)
22 August 2004
19:30
Netherlands  1–0  Australia
Lammers field hockey ball 70' Report
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Renaté Peters (GER)

Classification round[edit]

Third and fourth place[edit]

23 August 2004
10:00
Argentina  4–2  Germany
Aymar field hockey ball 6'
Gulla field hockey ball 29'
Arrondo field hockey ball 49'
Di Giacomo field hockey ball 50' 		Report Böhmert field hockey ball 1'
Klecker field hockey ball 10'
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

Final[edit]

23 August 2004
10:00
Netherlands  1–2  Australia
Donners field hockey ball 6' Report Gallagher field hockey ball 12'
Rivers field hockey ball 17'
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Renaté Peters (GER)

Awards[edit]

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Most Promising Player Fair Play Trophy
Australia Julie Towers Netherlands Mijntje Donners Netherlands Maartje Scheepstra  Australia

Statistics[edit]

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands (H) 4 3 0 1 10 2 +8 9 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Argentina 4 2 0 2 10 10 0 6 Bronze Medal
4  Germany 4 0 0 4 3 16 −13 0
Source: Hockey Australia
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers[edit]

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

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rabobank 4 Nations Cup (w)". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 4 November 2003. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Vier-Nationen-Turnier in Amstelveen". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ^ "FIH Women's Appointments December 2003". fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 14 January 2005. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

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