2003 Women's Hockey RaboTrophy

The 2003 Women's Hockey RaboTrophy was the first edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The RaboTrophy was held in Amsterdam from 18 to 23 August 2003, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

2003 Women's Hockey
RaboTrophy
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Teams4
Venue(s)Wagener Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored31 (3.88 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mijntje Donners (6 goals)
Best player Julie Towers
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Australia won the tournament for the first time, defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the Final.[2]

The tournament was held in conjunction with the Men's FIH Champions Trophy.

Competition format

The four teams competed in a pool stage, played in a single round robin format. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top two teams contested the final, while the remaining teams played off for third place.

Teams

The following four teams competed for the title:

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[3]

  • Renée Cohen (NED)
  • Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
  • Renaté Peters (GER)
  • Minka Woolley (AUS)
  • Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

Results

All times are local (Central European Time).

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Advanced to Final
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3  Argentina 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
4  Germany 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Host.

Fixtures
18 August 2004
14:30
Australia  3–0  Argentina
Netzler  41'
K. Smith  48'
Skirving  69'		 Report
Umpires:
Renée Cohen (NED)
Renaté Peters (GER)
18 August 2004
19:30
Netherlands  3–0  Germany
Donners  26', 29'
Moreira de Melo  61'		 Report
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
19 August 2004
14:30
Australia  3–1  Germany
Towers  39', 44', 60' Report Kollmar  19'
Umpires:
Renée Cohen (NED)
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
20 August 2004
19:30
Argentina  0–5  Netherlands
Report Donners  18', 33', 60'
Van Geenhuizen  34'
Moreira de Melo  40'
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
22 August 2004
14:30
Argentina  6–0  Germany
García  3'
Arrondo  11', 23'
Ferrari  31'
Rognoni  42'
Doreski  66'		 Report
Umpires:
Renée Cohen (NED)
Minka Woolley (AUS)
22 August 2004
19:30
Netherlands  1–0  Australia
Lammers  70' Report
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Renaté Peters (GER)

Third and fourth place
23 August 2004
10:00
Argentina  4–2  Germany
Aymar  6'
Gulla  29'
Arrondo  49'
Di Giacomo  50'		 Report Böhmert  1'
Klecker  10'
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

Final
23 August 2004
10:00
Netherlands  1–2  Australia
Donners  6' Report Gallagher  12'
Rivers  17'
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Renaté Peters (GER)

Awards
Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Most Promising Player Fair Play Trophy
Julie Towers Mijntje Donners Maartje Scheepstra  Australia

Statistics

Final standings

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 Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Australia 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9 Gold Medal
 Netherlands (H) 4 3 0 1 10 2 +8 9 Silver Medal
 Argentina 4 2 0 2 10 10 0 6 Bronze Medal
4  Germany 4 0 0 4 3 16 −13 0
Source: Hockey Australia
(H) Host.

Goalscorers

There were 31 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.88 goals per match.

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References
  1. "Rabobank 4 Nations Cup (w)". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 13 October 2006. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. "Vier-Nationen-Turnier in Amstelveen". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. "FIH Women's Appointments December 2003". fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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