2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final

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2016–17 Women's
FIH Hockey World League Final
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Dates17–26 November
Teams8
Venue(s)North Harbour Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (2nd title)
Runner-up New Zealand
Third place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored74 (3.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Delfina Merino
Netherlands Maartje Krekelaar (5 goals)
Best playerNew Zealand Stacey Michelsen

The 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final took place between 17 and 26 November 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand. A total of eight teams competed for the title.[1][2]

The Netherlands won the tournament for a record second time after defeating host nation New Zealand 3–0 in the final match. South Korea won the third place match by defeating England 1–0.[3]

Qualification

The host nation qualified automatically in addition to 7 teams qualified from the Semifinals. The following eight teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Host nation 1  New Zealand (5)
21 June – 2 July 2017 2016–17 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals Brussels, Belgium 7  Netherlands (1)
 China (8)
 South Korea (9)
8–23 July 2017 Johannesburg, South Africa  United States (7)
 Germany (6)
 England (2)
 Argentina (3)
Total 8

Results

All times are local (UTC+13).

First round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9
2  United States 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  South Korea 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
17 November 2017
18:00
United States  1–1  South Korea
Matson field hockey ball 20' Report Jang S. field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Chieko Soma (JPN)
Alison Keogh (IRL)
17 November 2017
20:00
Netherlands  4–0  New Zealand
Jonker field hockey ball 11'48'
Krekelaar field hockey ball 15'
Matla field hockey ball 39'
Report
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Kim Jung-hee (KOR)

18 November 2017
18:00
New Zealand  1–2  South Korea
Goad field hockey ball 26' Report Cho H. field hockey ball 51'
Park S. field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Karine Alves (FRA)
18 November 2017
20:00
United States  0–2  Netherlands
Report Krekelaar field hockey ball 18'37'
Umpires:
Miao Lin (CHN)
Karen Bennett (NZL)

20 November 2017
18:00
Netherlands  3–0  South Korea
Van Geffen field hockey ball 28'
Krekelaar field hockey ball 41'
Van Maasakker field hockey ball 56'
Report
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Karine Alves (FRA)
20 November 2017
20:00
New Zealand  1–3  United States
Gunson field hockey ball 22' Report Witmer field hockey ball 9'
West field hockey ball 37'45'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Ivona Makar (CRO)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9
2  Germany 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  England 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  China 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
18 November 2017
12:00
England  0–2  Germany
Report Stapenhorst field hockey ball 51'
Lorenz field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Aleesha Unka (NZL)
18 November 2017
14:00
Argentina  3–0  China
Barrionuevo field hockey ball 4'
Cavallero field hockey ball 18'
Granatto field hockey ball 34'
Report
Umpires:
Chieko Soma (JPN)
Ivona Makar (CRO)

19 November 2017
18:00
Germany  3–0  China
Mävers field hockey ball 10'13'
Martin-Pelegrina field hockey ball 55'
Report
Umpires:
Kim Jung-hee (KOR)
Aleesha Unka (NZL)
19 November 2017
20:00
Argentina  1–0  England
Merino field hockey ball 57' Report
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Alison Keogh (IRL)

21 November 2017
18:00
Germany  1–4  Argentina
Lorenz field hockey ball 55' Report Gomes Fantasia field hockey ball 17'
Granatto field hockey ball 19'
Merino field hockey ball 48'
Ortiz field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Chieko Soma (JPN)
Miao Lin (CHN)
21 November 2017
20:00
England  4–1  China
Danson field hockey ball 12'
Bray field hockey ball 15'
Martin field hockey ball 35'
Haycroft field hockey ball 54'
Report Zhong field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Karen Bennett (NZL)
Alison Keogh (IRL)

Second round

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Netherlands4
 
 
 
 China0
 
 Netherlands2
 
 
 
 South Korea0
 
 Germany3 (1)
 
26 November
 
 South Korea (p.s.o.)3 (3)
 
 Netherlands3
 
 
 
 New Zealand0
 
 United States1
 
 
 
 England2
 
 England0
 
 
 
 New Zealand1 Third place
 
 Argentina1
 
26 November
 
 New Zealand2
 
 South Korea1
 
 
 England0
 

Quarterfinals

22 November 2017
18:00
Germany  3–3  South Korea
Lorenz field hockey ball 9'42'
Mävers field hockey ball 36'
Report Cho H. field hockey ball 28'
Jang H. field hockey ball 35'
Park S. field hockey ball 43'
Penalties
Altenburg Penalty shoot-out missed
Mävers Penalty shoot-out missed
Lorenz Penalty shoot-out scored
Stapenhorst Penalty shoot-out missed
1–3 Penalty shoot-out scored Park M.
Penalty shoot-out scored Park S.
Penalty shoot-out missed Lee
Penalty shoot-out scored Cho E.
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Miao Lin (CHN)

22 November 2017
20:15
Argentina  1–2  New Zealand
Merino field hockey ball 2' Report Neal field hockey ball 32'
Michelsen field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Alison Keogh (IRL)

23 November 2017
18:00
United States  1–2  England
González field hockey ball 54' Report Bray field hockey ball 7'41'
Umpires:
Aleesha Unka (NZL)
Soma Chieko (JPN)

23 November 2017
20:15
Netherlands  4–0  China
Welten field hockey ball 4'
Keetels field hockey ball 23'
Van Maasakker field hockey ball 52'
Matla field hockey ball 57'
Report
Umpires:
Karen Bennett (NZL)
Karine Alves (FRA)

Fifth to eighth place classification

The losing quarterfinalists are ranked according to their first round results to determine the fixtures for the fifth to eighth place classification matches.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9
2  Germany 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  United States 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  China 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored.
Seventh place game
25 November 2017
18:00
United States  6–4  China
Sharkey field hockey ball 13'54'
Shealy field hockey ball 22'29'
Witmer field hockey ball 28'
McCrudden field hockey ball 45'
Report Gu field hockey ball 10'
Song field hockey ball 29'35'
Wang field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Kim Jung-hee (KOR)
Karen Bennett (NZL)
Fifth place game
24 November 2017
18:00
Argentina  4–0  Germany
Trinchinetti field hockey ball 8'
Habif field hockey ball 12'
Merino field hockey ball 42'60'
Report
Umpires:
Ivona Makar (CRO)
Miao Lin (CHN)

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals
24 November 2017
20:15
England  0–1  New Zealand
Report Merry field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Alison Keogh (IRL)

25 November 2017
20:15
Netherlands  2–0  South Korea
Krekelaar field hockey ball 6'
Leurink field hockey ball 18'
Report
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Aleesha Unka (NZL)
Third place game
26 November 2017
18:00
South Korea  1–0  England
Kim J. field hockey ball 8' Report
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Karine Alves (FRA)
Final
26 November 2017
20:15
Netherlands  3–0  New Zealand
Jonker field hockey ball 24'
Verschoor field hockey ball 25'
Leurink field hockey ball 32'
Report
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)

Statistics

Final ranking

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 Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Standings
1st place, gold medalist(s) A  Netherlands 6 6 0 0 18 0 +18 18 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s) A  New Zealand 6 2 0 4 5 13 −8 6 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) A  South Korea 6 2 2 2 7 10 −3 8 Bronze Medal
4 B  England 6 2 0 4 6 7 −1 6 Fourth place
5 B  Argentina 5 4 0 1 13 3 +10 12 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 B  Germany 5 2 1 2 9 11 −2 7
7 A  United States 5 2 1 2 11 10 +1 7
8 B  China 5 0 0 5 5 20 −15 0
Source: FIH

Awards

Top Goalscorer[5] Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Young Player of the Tournament
Argentina Delfina Merino
Netherlands Maartje Krekelaar
New Zealand Stacey Michelsen New Zealand Sally Rutherford England Lily Owsley

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ^ "FIH unveils event hosts for 2015–2018 cycle". FIH. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Valencia and Auckland play host to Hockey World League". FIH. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Classy Netherlands beat Brave Black Sticks in Sentinel Homes Hockey World League Final". FIH. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b Regulations
  5. ^ "Sentinel Homes Women's Hockey World League Final 2017 Award Winners". fih.ch. 26 November 2017.

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