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]
| 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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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
editThe 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 |
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| Australia
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2 | Champions (1994, 1998) | Champions (1988, 1996, 2000) |
 Great Britain*
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5 | Fourth Place (1990) | Third Place (1992) |
| South Africa
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12 | Seventh Place (1998) | Tenth Place (2000) |
| Spain
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7 | Fifth place (1990) | Champions (1992) |
* includes results representing England, Scotland and Wales.
Results
editAll times are local (EET).
Preliminary round
editPool
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Africa
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | Spain
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Great Britain
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Australia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[5]
Fixtures
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Classification round
editThird and fourth place
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Final
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Statistics
editFinal standings
editAs 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 |
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South Africa
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | Tournament Champion |
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Spain
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
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Australia
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Great Britain
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 |
Goalscorers
editThere were 24 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
edit- ^ "ATHENS: SUCCESS OF "TEST EVENTS"". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Athens International Hockey Tournament". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 12 August 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Women's International Results 2004". planetfieldhockey.com. Planet Field Hockey. Archived from the original on 11 June 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "OFFICIAL FIH WOMEN'S WORLD RANKING LIST" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Regulations