The 2012 Women's Four Nations Cup was the fourth Hockey Four Nations Cup, an international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Germany, from July 12 to 15, 2012, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Belgium, New Zealand, South Africa, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once.[2] Three points will be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country October 2011 FIH Ranking[3] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 Belgium 16 Third Place (1978) N/A
 Germany 3 Champions (1976, 1981) Champions (2004)
 New Zealand 6 Fourth Place (1986) Sixth Place (1984, 2000, 2004)
 South Africa 12 Seventh place (1998) Ninth place (2004)

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[4]

Results

All times are local (Central European Time).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1  Germany (H) 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6 Tournament Champion
2  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1 6
3  South Africa 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4  Belgium 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

12 July 2012
16:15
New Zealand  4–2  Belgium
C. Harrison field hockey ball 15'
Glynn field hockey ball 19'
Michelsen field hockey ball 29'
S. Harrison field hockey ball 37' 		Report De Groof field hockey ball 28'
Boon field hockey ball 64'
Umpires:
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
12 July 2012
18:45
Germany  5–1  South Africa
Keller field hockey ball 6', 7'
Otte field hockey ball 29'
Hahn field hockey ball 48'
Rinne field hockey ball 63' 		Report Coetzee field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Michelle Meister (GER)
14 July 2012
13:30
Germany  0–1  Belgium
Report Coppey field hockey ball 69'
Umpires:
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Elena Eskina (RUS)
14 July 2012
16:00
South Africa  0–1  New Zealand
Report S. Harrison field hockey ball 19'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
15 July 2012
12:00
South Africa  4–1  Belgium
Coetzee field hockey ball 2', 12', 28'
Wilson field hockey ball 5' 		Report Sinia field hockey ball 27'
Umpires:
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
Elena Eskina (RUS)
15 July 2012
14:30
New Zealand  1–5  Germany
C. Harrison field hockey ball 45' Report Mävers field hockey ball 10'
Otte field hockey ball 22'
Rinne field hockey ball 43'
Keller field hockey ball 57'
Hahn field hockey ball 61'
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (RSA)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 25 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.17 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ "4-Nationen-Turnier". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. ^ "News for 16 July 2012". fieldhockey.com. Field Hockey. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  3. ^ "FIH WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - 30 OCTOBER 2011" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  4. ^ "FIH Outdoor Indoor Appointments 2012" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Women%27s_Four_Nations_Cup
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