| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| Dates | 28 April–9 May | ||
| Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | |||
| Runner-up | |||
| Third place | |||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 14 | ||
| Goals scored | 68 (4.86 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | |||
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The 1999 Women's Hockey International Challenge was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Canberra and Perth, from 28 April to 9 May, 1999.[1]
Australia won the tournament, defeating South Africa 5–0 in the final. India finished in third place after winning the third place match 4–3 in penalties, defeating South Korea.[2]
Competition format
The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, India, South Africa and South Korea. The teams competed in a double round-robin format, with each team playing each other twice. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
Officials
The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
Results
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | +24 | 18 | Advanced to Final | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts
Fixtures
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Classification round
Third and fourth place
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Final
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Statistics
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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| 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | +29 | 21 | Tournament Champion | ||
| 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 12 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 4 |
Goalscorers
There were 68 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 4.86 goals per match.
10 goals
7 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
Papki Devi
Suraj Lata Devi
Kerry Bee
1 goal
Louise Dobson
Claire Mitchell-Taverner
Candice Ringrose
Kristen Towers
Dubite Dalal
Sita Gussain
Manjinder Kaur
Neha Singh
Alison Dare
Jacqueline Geyser
Abigail van Schalkwyk
Susan Wessels
Park Eun-Kyung
Lee Eun-Young
Oh Ko-Woon
References
- ↑ "Women's Hockey Australia Annual Report 1999" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "IMPRESSIVE HOCKEYROOS WIN TELSTRA CHALLENGE". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 3 December 2000. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ Regulations