2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
The 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 11th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 27 September to 8 October 2006 in Madrid, Spain.
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Tournament details | |||
Host country | Spain | ||
City | Madrid | ||
Teams | 12 | ||
Venue(s) | Club de Campo Villa de Madrid | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | ![]() | ||
Runner-up | ![]() | ||
Third place | ![]() | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 42 | ||
Goals scored | 116 (2.76 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
Best player | ![]() | ||
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The Netherlands won the tournament for the sixth time after defeating Australia 3–1 in the final. Defending champions Argentina won the third place match by defeating Spain 5–0.[1]
Qualification
Each of the continental champions from five federations and the host nation received an automatic berth. The European federation received one extra quota based upon the FIH World Rankings. Alongside the five teams qualifying through the Qualifier, twelve teams competed in this tournament.

Dates | Event | Location | Qualifier(s) |
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Host nation | ![]() | ||
1–8 February 2004 | 2004 Hockey Asia Cup | New Delhi, India | ![]() |
21–28 April 2004 | 2004 Pan American Cup | Bridgetown, Barbados | ![]() |
14–20 August 2005 | 2005 EuroHockey Nations Championship | Dublin, Ireland | ![]() ![]() |
2–8 October 2005 | 2005 Hockey African Cup for Nations | Pretoria, South Africa | ![]() |
29 October–5 November 2005 | 2005 Oceania Cup | Auckland, New Zealand Sydney, Australia |
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25 April–6 May 2006 | Qualifier | Rome, Italy | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Squads
Umpires
Below are the 14 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
- Chieko Akiyama (JPN)
- Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
- Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
- Ute Conen (GER)
- Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
- Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
- Jean Duncan (SCO)
- Sarah Garnett (NZL)
- Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
- Anne McRae (SCO)
- Miao Lin (CHN)
- Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
- Minka Woolley (AUS)
- Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Results
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
First round
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 13 | Semi-finals |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
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Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | Semi-finals |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
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5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
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Ninth to twelfth place classification
Crossover | Ninth place | |||||
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7 October 2006 | ||||||
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Eleventh place | ||||||
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Crossover
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Eleventh and twelfth place
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Ninth and tenth place
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
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Seventh place | ||||||
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Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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8 October 2006 | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
8 October 2006 | ||||||
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Semifinals
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Awards
Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Young Player of the Tournament | Fair Play Trophy |
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Statistics
Final standings
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | A | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 19 | Gold medal |
2 | B | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 16 | Silver medal |
3 | B | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 13 | Bronze medal |
4 | A | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 10 | Fourth place |
5 | B | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 | Eliminated in group stage |
6 | B | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
7 | A | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | |
8 | A | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
9 | B | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 10 | |
10 | A | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 6 | |
11 | A | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 4 | |
12 | B | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 2 |
Goalscorers
There were 116 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 2.76 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
María de la Paz Hernández Kaori Chiba Park Young-Soon
3 goals
2 goals
Soledad García Alejandra Gulla Rosario Luchetti Mercedes Margalot Wendy Beattie Nikki Hudson Hope Munro Sarah Taylor Sun Zhen Chloe Rogers Mandy Haase Maike Stöckel Tomomi Komori Choi Eun-Young Kim Jung-Hee Silvia Muñoz Pilar Sánchez Kelly Doton
1 goal
Magdalena Aicega Luciana Aymar Mariné Russo Madonna Blyth Suzie Faulkner Rebecca Sanders Angie Skirving Karen Smith Fu Baorong Tang Chunling Melanie Clewlow Crista Cullen Alex Danson Helen Richardson Rachel Walker Lucilla Wright Natascha Keller Anke Kühn Silke Müller Saba Anjum Karim Mamta Kharb Jyoti Sunita Kullu Binita Toppo Chie Kimura Keiko Miura Sakae Morimoto Eefke Mulder Janneke Schopman Naomi van As Miek van Geenhuizen Tarryn Bright Marsha Marescia Jennifer Wilson Montse Cruz Raquel Huertas Kate Barber April Fronzoni Carrie Lingo Angie Loy Tiffany Snow
Source: FIH
References
- "Dutch on top of the world". 8 October 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- Regulations