Athens International Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
CityAthens
Dates4–8 February
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Hellinikon Olympic Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions South Africa
Runner-up Spain
Third place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored24 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa 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

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

All times are local (EET).

Preliminary round

Pool

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
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

4 February 2004
13:30
Australia  0–1  Spain
Report Tellería field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Jean Duncan (SCO)
4 February 2004
19:30
Great Britain  1–3  South Africa
Bennett field hockey ball 63' Report Coetzee field hockey ball 19'
Webber field hockey ball 59'
Carlisle field hockey ball 67'
Umpires:
Heike Malina (GER)
Lisa Roach (AUS)
5 February 2004
13:30
Great Britain  2–2  Australia
Clement field hockey ball 31', 47' Report Faulkner field hockey ball 6'
Gallagher field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
Magdalena Martos (ESP)
Heike Malina (GER)
5 February 2004
17:30
Spain  0–1  South Africa
Report Wilson field hockey ball 15'
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Jean Duncan (SCO)
7 February 2004
12:00
Spain  2–2  Great Britain
Rueda field hockey ball 45'
Camón field hockey ball 57'		 Report Simpson field hockey ball 2'
Clement field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
7 February 2004
14:00
Australia  3–4  South Africa
Faulkner field hockey ball 1'
Dobson field hockey ball 7'
Powell field hockey ball 35'		 Report Marescia field hockey ball 9'
Coetzee field hockey ball 19', 60', 63'
Umpires:
Jean Duncan (SCO)
Magdalena Martos (ESP)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

8 February 2004
12:00
Great Britain  0–2  Australia
Report Dobson field hockey ball 35'
Powell field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Magdalena Martos (ESP)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

Final

8 February 2004
17:00
South Africa  1–0  Spain
Coetzee field hockey ball 37' Report
Umpires:
Heike Malina (GER)
Lisa Roach (AUS)

Statistics

Final standings

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 Final Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Africa 4 4 0 0 9 4 +5 12 Tournament Champion
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Spain 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 4
4  Great Britain 4 0 2 2 5 9 −4 2

Goalscorers

There were 24 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ↑ "ATHENS: SUCCESS OF "TEST EVENTS"". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Athens International Hockey Tournament". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 12 August 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Women's International Results 2004". planetfieldhockey.com. Planet Field Hockey. Archived from the original on 11 June 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "OFFICIAL FIH WOMEN'S WORLD RANKING LIST" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Regulations
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