2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
The 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 11th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 27 September to 8 October 2006 in Madrid, Spain.
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Tournament details | |||
Host country | Spain | ||
City | Madrid | ||
Dates | 27 September – 8 October | ||
Teams | 12 | ||
Venue(s) | Club de Campo Villa de Madrid | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | ![]() | ||
Runner-up | ![]() | ||
Third place | ![]() | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 42 | ||
Goals scored | 116 (2.76 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
Best player | ![]() | ||
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The Netherlands won the tournament for the sixth time after defeating Australia 3–1 in the final. Defending champions Argentina won the third place match by defeating Spain 5–0.[1]
Qualification
Each of the continental champions from five federations and the host nation received an automatic berth. The European federation received one extra quota based upon the FIH World Rankings. Alongside the five teams qualifying through the Qualifier, twelve teams competed in this tournament.

Dates | Event | Location | Qualifier(s) |
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Host nation | ![]() | ||
1–8 February 2004 | 2004 Hockey Asia Cup | New Delhi, India | ![]() |
21–28 April 2004 | 2004 Pan American Cup | Bridgetown, Barbados | ![]() |
14–20 August 2005 | 2005 EuroHockey Nations Championship | Dublin, Ireland | ![]() ![]() |
2–8 October 2005 | 2005 Hockey African Cup for Nations | Pretoria, South Africa | ![]() |
29 October–5 November 2005 | 2005 Oceania Cup | Auckland, New Zealand Sydney, Australia |
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25 April–6 May 2006 | Qualifier | Rome, Italy | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Squads
Umpires
Below are the 14 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
- Chieko Akiyama (JPN)
- Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
- Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
- Ute Conen (GER)
- Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
- Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
- Jean Duncan (SCO)
- Sarah Garnett (NZL)
- Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
- Anne McRae (SCO)
- Miao Lin (CHN)
- Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
- Minka Woolley (AUS)
- Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Results
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 13 | Semi-finals |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
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Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | Semi-finals |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
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5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
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Ninth to twelfth place classification
Crossover | Ninth place | |||||
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7 October 2006 | ||||||
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Eleventh place | ||||||
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Crossover
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Eleventh and twelfth place
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Ninth and tenth place
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
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Seventh place | ||||||
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Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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8 October 2006 | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
8 October 2006 | ||||||
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Semifinals
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Awards
Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Young Player of the Tournament | Fair Play Trophy |
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Statistics
Final standings
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | A | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 19 | Gold medal |
2 | B | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 16 | Silver medal |
3 | B | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 13 | Bronze medal |
4 | A | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 10 | Fourth place |
5 | B | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 | Eliminated in group stage |
6 | B | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
7 | A | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | |
8 | A | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
9 | B | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 10 | |
10 | A | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 6 | |
11 | A | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 4 | |
12 | B | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 2 |
Goalscorers
There were 116 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 2.76 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Magdalena Aicega
Luciana Aymar
Mariné Russo
Madonna Blyth
Suzie Faulkner
Rebecca Sanders
Angie Skirving
Karen Smith
Fu Baorong
Tang Chunling
Melanie Clewlow
Crista Cullen
Alex Danson
Helen Richardson
Rachel Walker
Lucilla Wright
Natascha Keller
Anke Kühn
Silke Müller
Saba Anjum Karim
Mamta Kharb
Jyoti Sunita Kullu
Binita Toppo
Chie Kimura
Keiko Miura
Sakae Morimoto
Eefke Mulder
Janneke Schopman
Naomi van As
Miek van Geenhuizen
Tarryn Bright
Marsha Marescia
Jennifer Wilson
Montse Cruz
Raquel Huertas
Kate Barber
April Fronzoni
Carrie Lingo
Angie Loy
Tiffany Snow
Source: FIH
References
- "Dutch on top of the world". 8 October 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- Regulations