The 2000 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 8th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held from 26 May to 3 June 2000 in Amstelveen, Netherlands. It was held simultaneously with the men's tournament, just like the year before in Brisbane, Australia. From this year on the tournament began to be held annually until the 2014 edition due to the introduction of the World League.

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2000 Women's Hockey
Champions Trophy

Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
City	Amstelveen
Dates	26 May – 3 June
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Wagener Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (2nd title)
Runner-up	Germany
Third place	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	60 (3.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nadine Ernsting-Krienke (5 goals)
Best player	Luciana Aymar
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The Netherlands won the tournament after 7 years for the second time after defeating Germany 3–2 in the final, ending with Australia's winning streak of 5 consecutive titles in 9 years.

The participating teams were determined by International Hockey Federation (FIH):

•  Australia (defending champions, champions of 1998 World Cup and 1996 Summer Olympics)
•  Netherlands (host nation)
•  Germany (third in 1998 World Cup)
•  Argentina (fourth in 1998 World Cup)
•  New Zealand (sixth in 1998 World Cup)
•  South Africa (seventh in 1998 World Cup)

Below are the 9 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Pool

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	5	4	0	1	10	4	+6	12	Final
2	Germany	5	3	1	1	9	7	+2	10
3	Australia	5	3	0	2	15	5	+10	9
4	Argentina	5	2	1	2	7	8	−1	7
5	New Zealand	5	0	2	3	5	13	−8	2
6	South Africa	5	0	2	3	6	15	−9	2

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

More information Germany, 2–1 ...

26 May 2000 12:05 Germany  2–1  Argentina Casaretto  50' Becker  53' Report Oneto  55' Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Lyn Farrell (NZL)

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More information New Zealand, 1–4 ...

26 May 2000 14:30 New Zealand  1–4  Australia Senior  51' Report Mitchell-Taverner  13', 46' Langham  24', 70' Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Renee Cohen (NED)

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More information South Africa, 2–3 ...

26 May 2000 19:30 South Africa  2–3  Netherlands Bentley  20' Coetzee  43' Report Van der Wielen  8' Van den Boogaard  51' Donners  55' Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Gill Clarke (ENG)

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More information Australia, 3–0 ...

27 May 2000 15:00 Australia  3–0  Argentina Powell  23' Towers  35' Morris  57' Report Umpires: Alexandra Royaards (NED) Heike Malina (GER)

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More information South Africa, 1–3 ...

27 May 2000 20:00 South Africa  1–3  Germany Agliotti  26' Report Rinne  30' Becker  41' Ernsting-Krienke  50' Umpires: Anne van Dijk (CAN) Renée Cohen (NED)

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More information Netherlands, 3–0 ...

28 May 2000 20:30 Netherlands  3–0  New Zealand Boomgaardt  21' Moreira de Melo  31' Van der Wielen  49' Report Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

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More information Germany, 2–1 ...

29 May 2000 14:30 Germany  2–1  Australia Lätzsch  31' Becker  69' Report Powell  19' Umpires: Lyn Farrell (NZL) Gill Clarke (ENG)

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More information South Africa, 1–1 ...

29 May 2000 17:00 South Africa  1–1  New Zealand Coetzee  17' Report McGregor  33' Umpires: Anne van Dyk (NED) Alexandra Royaards (NED)

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More information Argentina, 1–0 ...

29 May 2000 19:30 Argentina  1–0  Netherlands Hernández  60' Report Umpires: Heike Malina (GER) Judith Barnesby (AUS)

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More information New Zealand, 2–2 ...

31 May 2000 12:00 New Zealand  2–2  Germany Foy  24' Smith  64' Report Ernsting-Krienke  33', 69' Umpires: Renée Cohen (NED) Anne van Dyk (CAN)

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More information Argentina, 2–2 ...

31 May 2000 17:00 Argentina  2–2  South Africa Maiztegui  11' Oneto  27' Report Coetzee  46' Bee  68' Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Judith Barnesby (AUS)

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More information Netherlands, 2–1 ...

31 May 2000 19:30 Netherlands  2–1  Australia Deiters  12' Van der Wielen  49' Report Powell  56' Umpires: Gill Clarke (ENG) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

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More information New Zealand, 1–3 ...

1 June 2000 15:00 New Zealand  1–3  Argentina Walton  38' Report Aicega  18' Oneto  20', 53' Umpires: Alexandra Royaards (NED) Heike Malina (GER)

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More information Netherlands, 2–0 ...

1 June 2000 17:00 Netherlands  2–0  Germany Van de Kieft  31' Van der Wielen  39' Report Umpires: Gill Clarke (ENG) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

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More information Australia, 6–0 ...

1 June 2000 19:30 Australia  6–0  South Africa Morris  3', 14' Garard  23' Hawkes  38' Annan  57' Smith  63' Report Umpires: Renée Cohen (NED) Lyn Farrell (NZL)

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Classification

Fifth and sixth place

More information New Zealand, 0–2 ...

3 June 2000 10:00 New Zealand  0–2  South Africa Report Coetzee  35' Symons  49' Umpires: Anne van Dijk (CAN) Gill Clarke (ENG)

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Third and fourth place

More information Australia, 1–0 ...

3 June 2000 12:30 Australia  1–0  Argentina Morris  65' Report Umpires: Renée Cohen (NED) Lyn Farrell (NZL)

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Final

More information Netherlands, 3–2 ...

3 June 2000 15:00 Netherlands  3–2  Germany Boomgaardt  5', 69' Van den Boogaard  18' Report Ernsting-Krienke  22', 30' Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

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