2004 Women's Athens International Hockey Tournament

Athens International Tournament
Tournament details
Host country	Greece
City	Athens
Dates	4–8 February
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	Hellinikon Olympic Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions	South Africa
Runner-up	Spain
Third place	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	24 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pietie Coetzee (5 goals)
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The 2004 Women's Athens International Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Athens, Greece, from 4 to 8 February 2008. The tournament served as a test event for the field hockey tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[1] The tournament featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.^[2]

South Africa won the tournament after defeating Spain 1–0 in the final. Australia finished in third place after defeating Great Britain 2–0 in the third place playoff.^[3]

Competition format[edit]

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, Great Britain, South Africa and Spain, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country	December 2003 FIH Ranking^[4]	Best World Cup finish	Best Olympic Games finish
Australia	2	Champions (1994, 1998)	Champions (1988, 1996, 2000)
Great Britain*	5	Fourth Place (1990)	Third Place (1992)
South Africa	12	Seventh Place (1998)	Tenth Place (2000)
Spain	7	Fifth place (1990)	Champions (1992)

* includes results representing England, Scotland and Wales.

Results[edit]

All times are local (EET).

Preliminary round[edit]

Pool[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	3	3	0	0	8	4	+4	9	Advanced to Final
2	Spain	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	Advanced to Final
3	Great Britain	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	2
4	Australia	3	0	1	2	5	7	−2	1

Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[5]

Fixtures[edit]

4 February 2004
13:30

Australia	0–1	Spain
	Report	Tellería 37'

Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Jean Duncan (SCO)

4 February 2004
19:30

Great Britain	1–3	South Africa
Bennett 63'	Report	Coetzee 19' Webber 59' Carlisle 67'

Umpires:
Heike Malina (GER)
Lisa Roach (AUS)

5 February 2004
13:30

Great Britain	2–2	Australia
Clement 31', 47'	Report	Faulkner 6' Gallagher 54'

Umpires:
Magdalena Martos (ESP)
Heike Malina (GER)

5 February 2004
17:30

Spain	0–1	South Africa
	Report	Wilson 15'

Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Jean Duncan (SCO)

7 February 2004
12:00

Spain	2–2	Great Britain
Rueda 45' Camón 57'	Report	Simpson 2' Clement 49'

Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

7 February 2004
14:00

Australia	3–4	South Africa
Faulkner 1' Dobson 7' Powell 35'	Report	Marescia 9' Coetzee 19', 60', 63'

Umpires:
Jean Duncan (SCO)
Magdalena Martos (ESP)

Classification round[edit]

Third and fourth place[edit]

8 February 2004
12:00

Great Britain	0–2	Australia
	Report	Dobson 35' Powell 59'

Umpires:
Magdalena Martos (ESP)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

Final[edit]

8 February 2004
17:00

South Africa	1–0	Spain
Coetzee 37'	Report

Umpires:
Heike Malina (GER)
Lisa Roach (AUS)

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.