2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals

The 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals took place in June and July 2017. A total of 20 teams competed in 2 events in this round of the tournament playing for 7 berths in the Final, to be played between 18–26 November 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2]

This round also served as a qualifier for the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup as the 10/11 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualified.

Qualification

11 teams ranked between 1st and 11th in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition qualified automatically, in addition to 8 teams qualified from Round 2 and one nation that did not meet ranking criteria and was exempt from Round 2 to host a Semifinal.[3][4] The following twenty teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Ranked 1st to 11th in the FIH World Rankings 11  Netherlands (1)
 Australia (4)
 Argentina (3)
 New Zealand (5)
 United States (6)
 Germany (7)
 China (8)
 England (2)
 South Korea(9)
 Japan (11)
 South Africa (13)
Host nation 1  Belgium (14)
14–22 January 2017 2016–17 FIH Hockey World League Round 2 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3  Ireland (15)
 Malaysia (22)
 Italy (16)
4–12 February 2017 Valencia, Spain 3  Spain (10)
 Poland (18)
 Scotland (17)
25 March–2 April 2017 Vancouver, Canada 2  India (12)
 Chile (20)

Brussels
Tournament details
Host countryBelgium
CityBrussels
Dates21 June–2 July 2017
Teams10
Final positions
Champions Netherlands
Runner-up China
Third place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Goals scored96 (2.91 per match)
Top scorer(s) Caia van Maasakker (7 goals)
Best player Cui Qiuxia

All times are local (UTC+2).[5][6]

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 4 4 0 0 19 0 +19 12 Quarterfinals
2  South Korea 4 2 1 1 7 10 −3 7
3  Italy 4 1 2 1 4 8 −4 5
4  China 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2
5  Scotland 4 0 1 3 2 12 −10 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[7]
21 June 2017
14:00
China  2–2  Italy
Gu  3'
Wu  54'		 Report Oviedo  25'
Mastronardi  57'
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Maggie Giddens (USA)
21 June 2017
18:00
Netherlands  4–0  Scotland
Matla  6'
Leurink  14'
Stam  33'
Van Male  55'		 Report
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Ana Faias (POR)
22 June 2017
14:00
South Korea  0–0  Italy
Report
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Ana Faias (POR)
22 June 2017
16:00
China  1–1  Scotland
Gu  51' Report Merchant  8'
Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
24 June 2017
18:00
South Korea  0–9  Netherlands
Report Van Male  4', 23'
Van Maasakker  20', 56'
Leurink  25'
De Waard  27'
Matla  42'
Van Geffen  50'
Vega  59'
Umpires:
Emi Yamada (JPN)
Maggie Giddens (USA)
24 June 2017
20:00
Italy  2–1  Scotland
Wybieralska  2'
Singh  7'		 Report Holmes  40'
Umpires:
Amy Baxter (USA)
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
25 June 2017
18:00
China  0–1  Netherlands
Report Van den Assem  56'
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Amber Church (NZL)
25 June 2017
20:00
Scotland  0–5  South Korea
Report Cheon E.  14'
Cheon K.  23', 33', 45'
Shin  35'
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
27 June 2017
14:00
South Korea  2–1  China
Cheon K.  43'
Cheon E.  59'		 Report Gu  47'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Frances Block (ENG)
27 June 2017
18:00
Netherlands  5–0  Italy
Keetels  11'
Van Geffen  25'
Vega  41', 54'
Krekelaar  42'		 Report
Umpires:
Emi Yamada (JPN)
Ana Faias (POR)

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9 Quarterfinals
2  New Zealand 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3 9
3  Belgium 4 2 0 2 10 2 +8 6
4  Spain 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 6
5  Malaysia 4 0 0 4 1 16 −15 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[7]
21 June 2017
16:00
Australia  3–0  Malaysia
Fitzpatrick  4', 44'
Morgan  59'		 Report
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
21 June 2017
20:00
New Zealand  1–0  Spain
Merry  19' Report
Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Amy Baxter (USA)
22 June 2017
18:00
Spain  3–1  Malaysia
Salvatella  28'
Riera  31', 36'		 Report Ruhani  3'
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Emi Yamada (JPN)
22 June 2017
20:00
Belgium  0–1  Australia
Report Morgan  12'
Umpires:
Amy Baxter (USA)
Maggie Giddens (USA)
24 June 2017
14:00
New Zealand  2–0  Australia
Neal  15', 57' Report
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
24 June 2017
16:00
Malaysia  0–9  Belgium
Report Weyns  2'
Fobe  7'
Boon  22', 37'
Vanden Borre  33', 44'
Raes  48', 58'
Puvrez  53'
Umpires:
Ana Faias (POR)
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
25 June 2017
14:00
Australia  4–1  Spain
Slattery  28', 38'
Morgan  45+'
Smith  51'		 Report Jiménez  33'
Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
25 June 2017
16:00
Belgium  1–0  New Zealand
Raes  44' Report
Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Emi Yamada (JPN)
27 June 2017
16:00
New Zealand  1–0  Malaysia
Merry  5' Report
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Amy Baxter (USA)
27 June 2017
20:00
Belgium  0–1  Spain
Report Bonastre  24'
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Irene Presenqui (ARG)

Second round
  5th place match (2 July 2017) 5th–8th place playoffs (1 July 2017) Quarterfinals (29 June 2017) Semifinals (1 July 2017) Final (2 July 2017)
                                               
        Netherlands  2  
        Spain  0  
      Spain  1 (3)           New Zealand  1 (4)  
      Italy (p.s.o)  1 (4)           Netherlands (p.s.o)  1 (5)  
      New Zealand  2
        Italy  0  
      Italy  1           Netherlands  2
      Australia  3           China  0
        South Korea (p.s.o)  1 (3)  
          Belgium  1 (2)  
    Belgium  1           South Korea  0
  7th place match (2 July 2017)         Australia  5           China  3     3rd place match (2 July 2017)
      Spain(p.s.o)  1 (4)       Australia  0       New Zealand  1
      Belgium  1 (1)         China  2         South Korea  0

Quarterfinals
29 June 2017
13:15
New Zealand  2–0  Italy
Harrison  6'
Charlton  35'		 Report
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Amy Baxter (USA)
29 June 2017
15:30
Australia  0–2  China
Report Wu  32'
Liang  54'
Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Frances Block (ENG)
29 June 2017
17:45
Netherlands  2–0  Spain
Van Maasakker  3', 32' Report
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
29 June 2017
20:00
South Korea  1–1  Belgium
Cheon S.  3' Report Puvrez  32'
Penalties
Cheon E.
Park S.
Cho Y.
Cho E. 		3–2 Gerniers
Leclef
Versavel
Raes
Boon
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Irene Presenqui (ARG)

Ninth and tenth place
29 June 2017
11:00
Scotland  1–0  Malaysia
Robertson  7' Report
Umpires:
Ana Faias (POR)
Emi Yamada (JPN)
Crossover
1 July 2017
11:15
Spain  1–1  Italy
Ybarra  59' Report Pacella  44'
Penalties
Pérez
Bonastre
López
Ybarra
Petchame 		3–4 Carta
Mirabella
Di Mauro
Oviedo
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Maggie Giddens (USA)
1 July 2017
13:30
Belgium  1–5  Australia
Versavel  37' Report Slattery  4'
Fitzpatrick  19'
Morgan  24'
Ratcliffe  35'
Smith  53'
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Amy Baxter (USA)
Seventh and eighth place
2 July 2017
11:15
Spain  1–1  Belgium
Report
Penalties
Pérez
Garcia
Ybarra
Bonastre 		4–1 Versavel
Vanden Borre
Boon
Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Emi Yamada (JPN)
Fifth and sixth place
2 July 2017
13:30
Italy  1–3  Australia
Carta  11' Report Slattery  22'
Morgan  48'
Ratcliffe  55'
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Semifinals
1 July 2017
15:45
South Korea  0–3  China
Report Gu  6'
Zhang Y.  25'
Liang  28'
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
1 July 2017
18:00
Netherlands  1–1  New Zealand
Van Maasakker  49' Report Pearce  34'
Penalties
De Waard
Sanders
Matla
Leurink
Van Geffen
Matla
Sanders
Leurink
Van Geffen 		5–4 Charlton
Merry
Michelsen
Gunson
Thompson
Charlton
Thompson
Merry
Gunson
Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Third and fourth place
2 July 2017
15:45
New Zealand  1–0  South Korea
Neal  54' Report
Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Final
2 July 2017
18:00
Netherlands  2–0  China
Van Maasakker  39', 48' Report
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Kylie Seymour (AUS)

Awards
Top Goalscorer[8] Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Young Player of the Tournament
Caia van Maasakker Cui Qiuxia Martina Chirico Laura Nunnink

Johannesburg
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityJohannesburg
Dates8–23 July 2017
Teams10
Final positions
Champions United States
Runner-up Germany
Third place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Goals scored88 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jill Witmer (5 goals)
Best player Melissa Gonzalez

All times are local (UTC+2).[9][10]

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9 Quarterfinals
2  Germany 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7
3  Japan 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7
4  Ireland 4 1 2 1 7 6 +1 5
5  Poland 4 0 0 4 0 8 −8 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[7]
8 July 2017
12:00
Japan  1–1  Ireland
Oikawa  51' Report Upton  44'
Umpires:
Miskarmalia Ariffin (SGP)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
8 July 2017
14:00
Germany  1–0  Poland
Gräve  42' Report
Umpires:
Hafizah Azman Nor (MAS)
Suzi Sutton (USA)
10 July 2017
14:00
Germany  2–2  Ireland
Wortmann  56'
Lorenz  60'		 Report Wilson  14'
Duke  60'
Umpires:
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
10 July 2017
16:00
England  3–0  Poland
Bray  3', 14'
Danson  45'		 Report
Umpires:
Hafizah Azman Nor (MAS)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
12 July 2017
14:00
Ireland  2–0  Poland
Evans  10'
Pinder  39'		 Report
Umpires:
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Suzi Sutton (USA)
12 July 2017
16:00
Japan  1–0  England
Karino  3' Report
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
14 July 2017
12:00
Poland  0–2  Japan
Report Nagai  36'
Nomura  56'
Umpires:
Miskarmilia Ariffin (SGP)
Ayanna McClean (TTO)
14 July 2017
18:00
Germany  0–1  England
Report Hunter  43'
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
16 July 2017
12:00
Japan  0–3  Germany
Report Stapenhorst  23'
Lorenz  34'
Pieper  46'
Umpires:
Hafizah Azman Nor (MAS)
Elena Eskina (RUS)
16 July 2017
14:00
England  3–2  Ireland
Haycroft  14'
McCallin  27'
Danson  43'		 Report Daly  31'
Mullan  33'
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Ayanna McClean (TTO)

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 4 4 0 0 12 1 +11 12 Quarterfinals
2  United States 4 2 0 2 7 8 −1 6
3  South Africa (H) 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4
4  India 4 1 1 2 2 7 −5 4
5  Chile 4 1 0 3 1 4 −3 3
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[7]
(H) Host.
8 July 2017
16:00
United States  1–0  Chile
Witmer  35' Report
Umpires:
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Ayanna McClean (TTO)
8 July 2017
18:00
South Africa  0–0  India
Report
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
10 July 2017
12:00
Argentina  2–0  Chile
Barrionuevo  6'
A. Habif  28'		 Report
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Suzi Sutton (USA)
10 July 2017
18:00
United States  4–1  India
Witmer  24', 43'
West  40'
Vittese  49'		 Report Minz  38'
Umpires:
Miskarmalia Ariffin (SGP)
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
12 July 2017
12:00
India  1–0  Chile
Dubey  38' Report
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
12 July 2017
18:00
South Africa  1–3  Argentina
Coston  28' Report Barrionuevo  41'
Merino  49'
F. Habif  58'
Umpires:
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Ayanna McClean (TTO)
14 July 2017
14:00
Chile  1–0  South Africa
Urroz  32' Report
Umpires:
Hafizah Azman Nor (MAS)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
14 July 2017
16:00
United States  0–4  Argentina
Report Von der Heyde  29'
Cavallero  32'
A. Habif  33'
Jankunas  56'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
16 July 2017
16:00
South Africa  3–2  United States
Mayne  26'
Manuel  49', 51'		 Report González  14'
Witmer  44'
Umpires:
Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
16 July 2017
18:00
Argentina  3–0  India
Sánchez Moccia  2'
Granatto  14'
Barrionuevo  25'		 Report
Umpires:
Miskarmalia Ariffin (SGP)
Suzi Sutton (USA)

Second round
  5th place match (22 July 2017) 5th–8th place playoffs (20 July 2017) Quarterfinals (18 July 2017) Semifinals (20 July 2017) Final (23 July 2017)
                                               
        England  4  
        India  1  
      India  0           England  1 (1)  
      Japan  2           United States (p.s.o.)  1 (2)  
      United States  1
        Japan  0  
      Japan  1           United States (p.s.o.)  1 (3)
      South Africa  2           Germany  1 (2)
        Germany  1  
          South Africa  0  
    South Africa  3           Germany  2
  7th place match (22 July 2017)         Ireland  0           Argentina  1     3rd place match (23 July 2017)
      India  1       Argentina  2       England  5
      Ireland  2         Ireland  1         Argentina  2

Quarterfinals
18 July 2017
11:15
United States  1–0  Japan
Vittese  42' Report
Umpires:
Hafizah Azman Nor (MAS)
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
18 July 2017
13:30
Argentina  2–1  Ireland
Merino  25'
Gomes Fantasia  40'		 Report Upton  43'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Suzi Sutton (USA)
18 July 2017
15:45
England  4–1  India
Ansley  6'
Danson  13'
Townsend  42'
Martin  60'		 Report G. Kaur  46'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Ayanna McClean (TRI)
18 July 2017
18:00
Germany  1–0  South Africa
Nobis  29' Report
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Ninth and tenth place
20 July 2017
10:00
Poland  1–2  Chile
Rybacha  6' Report Urroz  20'
Caram  27'
Umpires:
Miskarmalia Ariffin (SGP)
Hafizah Azman Nor (MAS)
Crossover
20 July 2017
12:15
India  0–2  Japan
Report Nomura 7'
Ichitani 29'
Umpires:
Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
20 July 2017
14:30
South Africa  3–0  Ireland
Deetlefs  23'
Coston  49'
Du Plessis  55'		 Report
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Seventh and eighth place
22 July 2017
11:15
India  1–2  Ireland
G. Kaur  15' Report Mullan  47'
Colvin  48'
Umpires:
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Fifth and sixth place
22 July 2017
13:30
Japan  1–2  South Africa
Nagai  35' Report Du Plessis  18'
Glasby  23'
Umpires:
Ayanna McClean (TTO)
Suzi Sutton (USA)
Semifinals
20 July 2017
16:45
Germany  2–1  Argentina
Heyn  7'
Stapenhorst  30'		 Report Von der Heyde  16'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Suzi Sutton (USA)
20 July 2017
19:00
England  1–1  United States
Martin  16' Report Witmer  57'
Penalties
Danson
Webb
Bray
Unsworth
Haycroft
Danson 		1–2 González
Vittese
Sharkey
Manley
Matson
González
Umpires:
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Third and fourth place
23 July 2017
11:00
England  5–2  Argentina
Bray  12'
Townsend  27'
Unsworth  35'
Ansley  48', 50'		 Report Von der Heyde  20'
Merino  30'
Umpires:
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Final
23 July 2017
15:30
United States  1–1  Germany
West  58' Report Nobis  38'
Penalties
González
Vittese
Sharkey
Manley
Matson 		3–2 Müller-Wieland
Lorenz
Mävers
Teschke
Hauke
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)

Awards
Top Goalscorer[11] Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Young Player of the Tournament
Jill Witmer Melissa González Jackie Briggs Nike Lorenz

Final standings
Qualification for 2018 Hockey World Cup
Rank Brussels Johannesburg
1  Netherlands  United States
2  China  Germany
3  New Zealand  England
4  South Korea  Argentina
5  Australia  South Africa
6  Italy  Japan
7  Spain  Ireland
8  Belgium  India
9  Scotland  Chile
10  Malaysia  Poland
  Host nation
  Continental champions
  Qualified through FIH Hockey World League

Goalscorers

The following goalscorers list comprises players from both events.

There were 183 goals scored in 66 matches, for an average of 2.77 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Brussels Johannesburg

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