2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final

The 2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final was the 1st edition of the Finals of the FIH Hockey World League for women. It was held from 30 November to 8 December 2013 in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.^[1]

2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final

Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
City	San Miguel de Tucumán
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Club Natación y Gimnasia
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (1st title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	97 (4.04 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Maartje Paumen (6 goals)
Best player	Lidewij Welten

The Netherlands won the tournament for the first time after defeating Australia 5–1 in the finals. England won the third place match by defeating host nation Argentina 4–2 on a penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw.^[2][3]

Qualification

The host nation qualified automatically in addition to 7 teams qualified from the Semifinals. The following eight teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament. These were not the rankings used to allocate teams to the pools as they were announced five days before the tournament started, but the previous update released on 30 June 2013, after the completion of the Semifinals.

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
	Host nation		1	Argentina (1)
13–22 June 2013	2012–13 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals	Rotterdam, Netherlands	4	Germany (6)  Netherlands (2)  South Korea (8)  New Zealand (4)
22–30 June 2013		London, England	3	Australia (5)  England (3)  China (7)
Total			8

Umpires

Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:

• Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
• Frances Block (ENG)
• Amy Hassick (USA)
• Kelly Hudson (NZL)
• Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
• Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
• Mariana Reydo (ARG)
• Lisa Roach (AUS)
• Annelize Rostron (RSA)
• Dino Willox (WAL)

Results

All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00)^[4]

First round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	12	3	+9	9
2	England	3	2	0	1	11	6	+5	6
3	South Korea	3	0	1	2	5	11	−6	1
4	Germany	3	0	1	2	3	11	−8	1

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[5]

30 November 2013 09:00 England  6–2  South Korea Danson  32' Owsley  39', 50' Twigg  45' K. Richardson-Walsh  63', 70' Report Park K.  17' Park S.  20' Umpires: Mariana Reydo (ARG) Amy Hassick (USA)

30 November 2013 11:30 Netherlands  6–0  Germany Paumen  22' Welten  39' Verschoor  43' Derkx  57' Pheninckx  59' Hoog  66' Report Umpires: Dino Willox (WAL) Lisa Roach (AUS)

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1 December 2013 09:00 England  2–3  Netherlands Twigg  33'  41' Report Paumen  6', 67' van Male  68' Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)

1 December 2013 11:30 Germany  2–2  South Korea Hoffmann  12'  39' Report Park M.  23', 60' Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Annelize Rostron (RSA)

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3 December 2013 09:00 Netherlands  3–1  South Korea Welten  2', 16' Van Male  5' Report Cheon E.  63' Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Amy Hassick (USA)

3 December 2013 11:30 Germany  1–3  England Hoffmann  17' Report Danson  17', 70' Bray  41' Umpires: Mariana Reydo (ARG) Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Australia	3	2	1	0	11	3	+8	7
2	Argentina	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7
3	China	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[5]

30 November 2013 18:30 New Zealand  0–2  China Report Cui  7' Huang  61' Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

30 November 2013 21:00 Argentina  1–1  Australia Merino  14' Report  31' Umpires: Kang Hyun-Young (KOR) Frances Block (ENG)

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1 December 2013 18:30 Australia  5–1  China Messent  15' White  18' Smith  36', 50' Schulz  70' Report Wang M.  31' Umpires: Fanneke Alkemade (NED) Mariana Reydo (ARG)

1 December 2013 21:00 New Zealand  1–2  Argentina Punt  21' Report Merino  24', 40' Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Amy Hassick (USA)

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3 December 2013 18:30 Australia  5–1  New Zealand Parker  11' Nelson  22' White  42', 66' Schulz  54' Report Webster  13' Umpires: Dino Willox (WAL) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)

3 December 2013 21:00 Argentina  3–1  China Albertario  17' Luchetti  29' Merino  38' Report Wu M.  13' Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Lisa Roach (AUS)

Second round

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	5 December 2013
	Netherlands	1
					7 December 2013
	New Zealand	0
					Netherlands (p.s.o)	2 (3)
	5 December 2013
					Argentina	2 (2)
	Argentina	3
									8 December 2013
	South Korea	1
									Netherlands	5
	5 December 2013
									Australia	1
	England	1
					7 December 2013
	China	0
					England	0
	5 December 2013
					Australia	3			Third place
	Australia (p.s.o)	1 (4)
									8 December 2013
	Germany	1 (2)
									Argentina	1 (2)
									England (p.s.o)	1 (4)

Quarterfinals

5 December 2013 09:00 Netherlands  1–0  New Zealand Welten  41' Report Umpires: Mariana Reydo (ARG) Frances Block (ENG)

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5 December 2013 11:30 Australia  1–1  Germany Nelson  48' Report Hoffmann  11' Penalties Blyth White Parker Messent 4–2 Müller Mävers Teschke Stöckel Umpires: Amy Hassick (USA) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

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5 December 2013 18:30 England  1–0  China Twigg  46' Report Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)

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5 December 2013 21:00 Argentina  3–1  South Korea Rebecchi  51', 69' Barrionuevo  58' Report Park Mi-hyun  46' Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Dino Willox (WAL)

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Crossover				Fifth place match
	7 December 2013
	New Zealand	3
					8 December 2013
	South Korea	1
					New Zealand	1
	7 December 2013
					China	0
	China	3
	Germany	1
					Seventh place match
					8 December 2013
					South Korea	4
					Germany	7

Crossover

7 December 2013 09:00 New Zealand  3–1  South Korea Sharland  7' Webster  17' Flynn  37' Report Han  59' Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

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7 December 2013 11:30 China  3–1  Germany Peng  12' Huang  18' Liang  57' Report Hoffmann  64' Umpires: Kang Hyun-Young (KOR) Dino Willox (WAL)

Seventh and eighth place

8 December 2013 09:00 South Korea  4–7  Germany Cheon S.  26', 51' Park S.  48' An  56' Report Hoffmann  23' Krüger  41', 55' Stapenhorst  43' Mävers  58', 59' Müller  68' Umpires: Fanneke Alkemade (NED) Mariana Reydo (ARG)

Fifth and sixth place

8 December 2013 11:30 New Zealand  1–0  China Sharland  56' Report Umpires: Kang Hyun-Young (KOR) Frances Block (ENG)

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

7 December 2013 18:30 England  0–3  Australia Report Schulz  32' Parker  37' McMahon  41' Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

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7 December 2013 21:00 Netherlands  2–2  Argentina Paumen  2' Drost  56' Report Cavallero  12' Luchetti  48' Penalties Bos Drost Paumen Welten 3–2 Rebecchi Merino Scarone Gomes Fantasia Aymar Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Frances Block (ENG)

Third and fourth place

8 December 2013 18:30 England  1–1  Argentina Unsworth  4' Report  32' Penalties H. Richardson-Walsh Danson Gilbert K. Richardson-Walsh Walton 4–2 Rebecchi Merino Scarone Gomes Fantasia Umpires: Amy Hassick (USA) Lisa Roach (AUS)

Final

8 December 2013 21:00 Australia  1–5  Netherlands Flanagan  6' Report Paumen  43', 64' Drost  43' van Male  52' Welten  67' Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Awards

Top Goalscorer	Player of the Tournament	Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Maartje Paumen	Lidewij Welten	Maddie Hinch

Statistics

Final ranking

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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
	Netherlands	6	5	1	0	20	6	+14	16	Gold Medal
	Australia	6	3	2	1	16	9	+7	11	Silver Medal
	England	6	3	1	2	13	10	+3	10	Bronze Medal
4	Argentina	6	3	3	0	12	7	+5	12	Fourth place
5	New Zealand	6	2	0	4	6	11	−5	6	Fifth place
6	China	6	2	0	4	7	11	−4	6	Sixth place
7	Germany	6	1	2	3	12	19	−7	5	Seventh place
8	South Korea	6	0	1	5	11	24	−13	1	Eighth place

Source: FIH

Goalscorers

6 goals

• Maartje Paumen

5 goals

• Eileen Hoffmann
• Lidewij Welten

4 goals

• Delfina Merino

3 goals

• Jodie Schulz
• Kellie White
• Alex Danson
• Georgie Twigg
• Park Mi-hyun
• Kitty van Male

2 goals

• Rosario Luchetti
• Carla Rebecchi
• Ashleigh Nelson
• Georgie Parker
• Emily Smith
• Huang Ting
• Lily Owsley
• Kate Richardson-Walsh
• Hannah Krüger
• Marie Mävers
• Cheon Seul-ki
• Park Seung-a
• Roos Drost
• Kayla Sharland
• Petrea Webster

1 goal

• Agustina Albertario
• Noel Barrionuevo
• Martina Cavallero
• Anna Flanagan
• Karri McMahon
• Claire Messent
• Cui Qiuxia
• Liang Meiyu
• Peng Yang
• Wang Mengyu
• Wu Mengrong
• Sophie Bray
• Laura Unsworth
• Charlotte Stapenhorst
• Julia Müller
• An Hyo-ju
• Cheon Eun-bi
• Han Hye-lyoung
• Park Ki-ju
• Frederique Derkx
• Ellen Hoog
• Malou Pheninckx
• Maria Verschoor
• Gemma Flynn
• Anita Punt

References

1. "Invitation letters sent for FIH World League". FIH. 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
2. "Paumen inspires Netherlands to World League glory". FIH. 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
3. "Hinch & Walton seal Bronze for England". FIH. 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
4. "Match schedule announced for Argentina Hockey World League Final 2013". FIH. 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
5. Regulations

External links

• Official website