2012 Women's Four Nations Cup

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]

2012 Women's Four Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host country Germany
CityBremen
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Germany (2nd title)
Runner-up New Zealand
Third place South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored25 (4.17 per match)
Top scorer(s) Pietie Coetzee (4 goals)
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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) Host.

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