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2004 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Alcalá la Real)

The 2004 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Alcalá la Real, Spain, from July 30 to August 3, 2004, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey. The event was held as a precursor to the upcoming Olympic Games.[1]

Four Nations
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityAlcalá la Real
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Club Hockey Alcalá
Final positions
Champions Netherlands
Runner-up Argentina
Third place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored35 (4.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Alejandra Gulla (4 goals)

Competition format

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The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, Australia, the Netherlands, and the hosts, Spain, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once.[2] Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country November 2003 FIH Ranking[3] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
  Argentina 1 Champions (2002) Runners-Up (2000)
  Australia 2 Champions (1994, 1998) Champions (1988, 1996, 2000)
  Netherlands 3 Champions (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990) Champions (1984)
  Spain 7 Fifth Place (1976, 1990) Champions (1992)

Officials

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

  • Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
  • Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
  • Anne McRae (GBR)
  • Mónica Rivera (ESP)
  • Melissa Trivic (AUS)

Results

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All times are local (Argentina Standard Time).

Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advanced to Final
2   Argentina (H) 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6
3   Australia 3 1 0 2 6 3 +3 3
4   Spain 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0
Source: CAH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

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30 July 2004
11:00
Argentina   2–3   Netherlands
García   36'
Rognoni   69' 		Report Donners   4'
Mulder   17'
Moreira de Melo   62'
Umpires:
Mónica Rivera (ESP)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
30 July 2004
18:00
Australia   6–0   Spain
K. Smith   2', 50'
Skirving   14'
Hudson   28'
Powell   38'
Netzler   60' 		Report
Umpires:
Anne McRae (GBR)
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
31 July 2004
10:00
Netherlands   2–0   Australia
Boomgaardt   25'
Booij   35' 		Report
Umpires:
Mónica Rivera (ESP)
Anne McRae (GBR)
31 July 2004
12:00
Argentina   7–1   Spain
Aymar   30', 45'
Gulla   41', 48', 51', 58'
García   43' 		Report López   60'
Umpires:
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
2 August 2004
11:00
Australia   0–1   Argentina
Report García   3'
Umpires:
Mónica Rivera (ESP)
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
2 August 2004
18:00
Netherlands   4–0   Spain
Boomgaardt   5'
Karres   20'
Mulder   59'
Donners   66' 		Report
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Anne McRae (GBR)

Classification round

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Third and fourth place

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3 August 2004
11:00
Australia   4–0   Spain
N. Smith   12', 59'
Towers   53'
Dobson   65' 		Report
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)

Final

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3 August 2004
13:00
Netherlands   5–0   Argentina
Van der Vaart   8'
Karres   33'
Scheepstra   45'
Donners   58'
Boomgaardt   65' 		Report
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Anne McRae (GBR)

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
    Netherlands 4 4 0 0 14 2 +12 12 Tournament Champion
    Argentina (H) 4 2 0 2 10 9 +1 6
    Australia 4 2 0 2 10 3 +7 6
4   Spain 4 0 0 4 1 21 −20 0
Source: CAH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

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There were 35 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.38 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "2004 - Cuadrangular Jaen, España". cahockey.org.ar. Confederación Argentina de HOCKEY. Archived from the original on 20 September 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Pre-Olympic 4 Nations Tournament". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 4 August 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. ^ "ABN AMRO WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003-2009" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. ^ Regulations
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