The 2009 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 17th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held between 11 and 19 July 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
Argentina won the tournament for the third time after defeating Australia 4–3 in the final on penalty strokes after a 0–0 draw.
Despite finishing runner-up, Australia were relegated from next year's tournament instead of the sixth-placed team England, due to England being the host of the 2010 edition. Relegation was decided based on rankings from the 2008 Olympics.[1] Australian coach Frank Murray strongly criticised the rule, calling it "a ridiculous qualification process", upon discovering prior to the final that Australia would have to win the tournament to avoid relegation. He stated that the tournament's lowest-placed team bar the next hosts should instead be relegated, and noted that the rule incentivised Australia to deliberately lose to England, to help England to finish higher than sixth.[2]
Teams
The International Hockey Federation announced the qualified teams for this event:[3]
Umpires
Below are the 8 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
- Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
- Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
- Christiane Hippler (GER)
- Lee Keum-ju (KOR)
- Lisette Klaassen (NED)
- Miao Lin (CHN)
- Lisa Roach (AUS)
- Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Results
All times are Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00)[4]
Pool
Source:
FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
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Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Christiane Hippler (GER)
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Umpires: Lee Keum-ju (KOR) Wendy Stewart (CAN)
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Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Lisette Klaassen (NED)
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Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Lisette Klaassen (NED)
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Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Miao Lin (CHN)
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Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Lee Keum-ju (KOR)
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Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Lisa Roach (AUS)
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Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Christiane Hippler (GER)
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Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Lisette Klaassen (NED)
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Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Lee Keum-ju (KOR)
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Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
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Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Christiane Hippler (GER)
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Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Lisette Klaassen (NED)
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Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Lee Keum-ju (KOR)
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Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Miao Lin (CHN)
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Classification
Fifth and sixth place
Umpires: Christiane Hippler (GER) Wendy Stewart (CAN)
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Third and fourth place
Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Lisa Roach (AUS)
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Final
Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Miao Lin (CHN)
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Awards
Statistics
Final standings
- Argentina
- Australia
- Netherlands
- Germany
- China
- England
Goalscorers
There were 59 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.28 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
References
External links