The 2006 Women's Hockey Intercontinental Cup was the seventh edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The event was held from 25 April–6 May, in Rome , Italy .[ 1]
England won the tournament for the second time after defeating South Korea 2–1 in the final. Japan finished in third place, defeating the United States 4–1.[ 2]
The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2006 FIH World Cup in Madrid , with the top five teams qualifying automatically.[ 3]
Qualification
Except for Africa, all other four confederations received quotas for teams to participate allocated by the International Hockey Federation based upon the FIH World Rankings . Those teams participated at their respective continental championships but could not qualify through it, and they received the chance to qualify through this tournament based on the final ranking at each competition.[ 4]
Squads
Below is the list of participating squads.
Umpires
Below are the 14 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation :
Julie Beamish (IRL)
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Jean Duncan (SCO)
Belén González (ESP)
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
Miao Lin (CHN)
Lisette Klassen (NED)
Petra Muller (GER)
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Results
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00 )
Preliminary round
Pool A
Source:
SportCentric Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[ 5]
Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Lisa Roach (AUS)
Umpires: Peri Buckley (AUS) Miao Lin (CHN)
Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Julie Beamish (IRL)
Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Belén González (ESP)
Umpires: Jean Duncan (ECO) Petra Müller (GER)
Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Belén González (ESP)
Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Lisette Klaassen (NED)
Umpires: Kang Hyun-Young (KOR) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Belén González (ESP)
Umpires: Peri Buckley (AUS) Lisette Klaassen (NED)
Umpires: Kang Hyun-Young (KOR) Petra Müller (GER)
Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Petra Müller (GER)
Umpires: Julie Beamish (IRL) Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)
Pool B
Source:
SportCentric Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[ 5] (H) Hosts
Umpires: Jean Duncan (ECO) Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)
Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Lisette Klaassen (NED)
Umpires: Peri Buckley (AUS) Julie Beamish (IRL)
Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Miao Lin (CHN)
Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Petra Müller (GER)
Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Julie Beamish (IRL)
Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Umpires: Kang Hyun-Young (KOR) Miao Lin (CHN)
Umpires: Peri Buckley (AUS) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Lisette Klaassen (NED)
Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Peri Buckley (AUS)
Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Jean Duncan (SCO)
Classification round
Ninth to twelfth place classification
Crossover
Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Julie Beamish (IRL)
Umpires: Lisette Klaassen (NED) Belén González (ESP)
Eleventh and twelfth place
Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Belén González (ESP)
Ninth and tenth place
Umpires: Kang Hyun-Young (KOR) Miao Lin (CHN)
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Seventh and eighth place
Umpires: Petra Muller (GER) Lisa Roach (AUS)
Fifth and sixth place
Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)
Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Peri Buckley (AUS)
Third and fourth place
Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Final
Umpires: Peri Buckley (AUS) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Awards
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.
Goalscorers
There were 151 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
External links
Tournaments Squads Qualifier(s)
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