1997 Women's Intercontinental Cup

The 1997 Women's Intercontinental Cup was a qualifier for the 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup and was held in the Magamba Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, from Friday 1 August to Tuesday 12 August 1997. Twelve nations took part, divided into two groups of six in the preliminary round. The top six teams joined Argentina, Olympic champions Australia, Germany, South Korea, the United States and hosts the Netherlands. [1]

1997 Women's Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host countryZimbabwe
CityMagamba
Teams12
Venue(s)1
Final positions
Champions South Africa
Runner-up New Zealand
Third place Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored173 (4.12 per match)
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Team squads

 Canada

Dana Anderson, Sue Armstrong, Nicole Colaco, Lisa Faust, Sarah Forbes (gk), Aoibhinn Grimes, Chris Hunter, Laurelee Kopeck, Amy MacFarlane, Karen MacNeill, Veronica Planella, Gillian Sewell, Carla Somerville, Sue Tingley, Krista Thompson (gk), and Candy Thomson. Head Coach: Dru Marshall.

 India

Tingonleima Chanu (gk), Helen Mary (gk), Sandeep Khaur, Shashi Bala (captain), Maristella Tirkey, Mukta Xalco, Sita Gussain, Sumrai Tete, Sunita Dalal, Nidhi Khullar, Manjinder Kaur, Pritam Thakran, Kamala Dalal, Suraj Lata Devi, Jyoti Sunita Kullu, and Ferdina Ekka. Head coach: Balbir Singh.

Preliminary round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Africa 5 4 1 0 20 6 +14 13
2  India 5 3 0 2 7 6 +1 9
3  England 5 2 3 0 10 7 +3 9
4  Ireland 5 1 1 3 5 10 −5 4
5  Japan 5 1 1 3 10 15 −5 4
6  Canada 5 0 2 3 5 13 −8 2
Source:
Match 1
1 August
14:30
India  1–0  Ireland
Match 2
1 August
16:30
England  1–1  Canada
Match 4
1 August
20:30
Japan  1–6  South Africa
Match 7
2 August
18:00
India  0–1  England
Match 8
2 August
20:00
South Africa  3–0  Ireland
Match 9
3 August
14:00
Canada  2–4  Japan
Match 13
4 August
16:00
Canada  1–4  South Africa
Match 14
4 August
18:00
Japan  2–3  India
Match 15
4 August
20:00
England  3–1  Ireland
Match 19
6 August
14:00
South Africa  3–0  India
Match 20
6 August
16:00
Ireland  1–1  Canada
Match 21
6 August
18:00
Japan  1–1  England
Match 25
7 August
18:00
England  4–4  South Africa
Match 26
7 August
20:00
India  3–0  Canada
Match 27
8 August
14:00
Ireland  3–2  Japan

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  New Zealand 5 3 2 0 20 6 +14 11
2  Scotland 5 3 1 1 14 2 +12 10
3  China 5 2 2 1 16 4 +12 8
4  Russia 5 2 1 2 12 8 +4 7
5  Spain 5 1 2 2 7 7 0 5
6  Zimbabwe 5 0 0 5 0 42 −42 0
Source:
Match 3
1 August
18:30
China  2–2  New Zealand
Match 5
2 August
14:00
Spain  1–1  Russia
Match 6
2 August
16:00
Scotland  9–0  Zimbabwe
Match 10
3 August
16:00
Zimbabwe  0–11  China
Match 11
3 August
18:00
Russia  1–0  Scotland
Match 12
3 August
20:00
Spain  1–2  New Zealand
Match 16
5 August
16:00
Scotland  1–1  New Zealand
Match 17
5 August
18:00
Spain  1–1  China
Match 18
5 August
20:00
Zimbabwe  0–8  Russia
Match 22
6 August
20:00
Scotland  3–0  Spain
Match 23
7 August
14:00
New Zealand  10–0  Zimbabwe
Match 24
7 August
16:00
Russia  0–2  China
Match 28
8 August
16:00
Zimbabwe  0–4  Spain
Match 29
8 August
18:00
New Zealand  5–2  Russia
Match 30
8 August
20:00
China  0–1  Scotland

Semi finals
Match 31
9th/12th place
10 August
09:00
Japan  5–2  Zimbabwe
Match 32
9th/12th place
10 August
11:30
Spain  3–2  Canada
Match 33
5th/8th place
10 August
15:00
England  2–1  Russia
Match 34
5th/8th place
10 August
17:30
China  3–0  Ireland
Match 37
1st/4th place
11 August
15:00
South Africa  2–1  Scotland
Match 38
1st/4th place
11 August
17:30
New Zealand  2–1  India

Finals
Match 36
11th place
11 August
09:00
Canada  5–0  Zimbabwe
Amy MacFarlane 17'
Laurelee Kopeck 20' (pc)
Dana Anderson 26' (pc)
Sue Armstrong 37' (pc)
Dana Anderson 50'
Match 37
9th place
11 August
11:30
Japan  0–4  Spain
Match 39
7th place
12 August
09:00
Ireland  2–4  Russia
Match 40
5th place
12 August
11:30
China  1–1  England
England wins after penalty strokes
Match 41
3rd place
12 August
15:00
India  1–1  Scotland
Scotland wins after penalty strokes
Match 42
1st place
12 August
17:30
New Zealand  2–2  South Africa
South Africa wins after penalty strokes

Final ranking
Pos Team
1  South Africa
2  New Zealand
3  Scotland
4  India
5  England
6  China
7  Russia
8  Ireland
9  Spain
10  Japan
11  Canada
12  Zimbabwe
Source:

Remarks
  • The first six (South Africa, New Zealand, Scotland, India, England and China) participated in the 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup in Utrecht, Netherlands.
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References
  1. "Women Field Hockey intercontinental Cup 1997". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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