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

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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)

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]

Competition format[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

All times are local (Argentina Standard Time).

Preliminary round[edit]

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[edit]

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

Classification round[edit]

Third and fourth place[edit]

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

Final[edit]

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

Statistics[edit]

Final standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands 4 4 0 0 14 2 +12 12 Tournament Champion
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Argentina (H) 4 2 0 2 10 9 +1 6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia 4 2 0 2 10 3 +7 6
4  Spain 4 0 0 4 1 21 −20 0
Source: CAH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers[edit]

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[edit]

  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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