The 2012 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 20th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held from 28 January to 5 February 2012 in Rosario, Argentina. This was the last annual edition of the tournament until 2014 when it returned to its original biennial format due to the introduction of the World League.

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2012 Women's Hockey
Champions Trophy

Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
City	Rosario
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Estadio Mundialista de Hockey
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (5th title)
Runner-up	Great Britain
Third place	Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	110 (4.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Crista Cullen Rika Komazawa Lee Seon-ok (5 goals)
Best player	Luciana Aymar
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Argentina won the tournament for the fifth time after defeating Great Britain 1–0 in the final. The Netherlands won the third place match by defeating Germany 5–4.^[1]

Another format change was announced. The eight participating teams were split into two groups. After they played a round-robin every team advanced to the knockout stage. From there on, a knockout system was used to determine the winner.

A change in the qualification process was decided. Along with the host nation, the top five finishers from the tournament's previous edition and the winner of the 2011 Champions Challenge I qualify automatically. In addition to the two teams nominated by the FIH Executive Board, the following eight teams, competed in this tournament.

•  Argentina (Host nation)
•  Netherlands (Defending champions)
•  New Zealand (Third in 2011 Champions Trophy)
•  South Korea (Fourth in 2011 Champions Trophy)
•  Great Britain (Fifth in 2011 Champions Trophy as England)
•  Japan (Winner of 2011 Champions Challenge I)
•  China (Nominated by FIH Executive Board)
•  Germany (Nominated by FIH Executive Board)

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

All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00)^[2]

First round

Pool A

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	9	4	+5	7	Quarter-finals
2	Great Britain	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	7
3	China	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3
4	Japan	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	0

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

More information Netherlands, 3–1 ...

28 January 2012 12:30 Netherlands  3–1  China Welten  37', 64' Agliotti  69' Report Ma Yibo  46' Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Lesley Pieterse (RSA)

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More information Great Britain, 3–0 ...

28 January 2012 15:00 Great Britain  3–0  Japan Cullen  21' Richardson  33' Danson  65' Report Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Michelle Meister (GER)

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29 January 2012 12:30 China  2–1  Japan Zhao Yudiao  14' De Jiaojiao  61' Report Komazawa  21' Umpires: Kang Hyun-young (KOR) Carol Metchette (IRL)

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More information Great Britain, 2–2 ...

29 January 2012 15:00 Great Britain  2–2  Netherlands Cullen  40', 61' Report Bos  18' Lammers  32' Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Wendy Stewart (CAN)

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More information Netherlands, 4–1 ...

31 January 2012 12:30 Netherlands  4–1  Japan Lammers  6', 61' Paumen  8', 44' Report Shibata  32' Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Lesley Pieterse (RSA)

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More information China, 1–3 ...

31 January 2012 15:00 China  1–3  Great Britain Fu Baorong  48' Report Cullen  5', 42' Ball  53' Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Elena Eskina (RUS)

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Pool B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	0	1	9	7	+2	6	Quarter-finals
2	Argentina (H)	3	1	2	0	6	2	+4	5
3	South Korea	3	0	2	1	6	8	−2	2
4	New Zealand	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	2

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

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28 January 2012 17:30 Germany  4–2  South Korea Schütze  2' Brockmann  16' Wilde  33' Hahn  36' Report Cheon Eun-bi  5' Kim Jong-hee  11' Umpires: Frances Block (GBR) Elena Eskina (RUS)

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More information Argentina, 2–2 ...

28 January 2012 20:00 Argentina  2–2  New Zealand Cavallero  51' Merino  66' Report Michelsen  28' S. Harrison  49' Umpires: Kang Hyun-young (KOR) Wendy Stewart (CAN)

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29 January 2012 17:30 New Zealand  2–2  South Korea Finlayson  9' Glynn  25' Report Kim Ok-ju  44' Kim Jong-eun  56' Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Lesley Pieterse (RSA)

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More information Germany, 2–4 ...

29 January 2012 20:00 Germany  2–4  Argentina Hahn  39' Krüger  52' Report Maccari  15' Barrionuevo  28' Rebecchi  32' J. Sruoga  37' Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Miao Lin (CHN)

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More information New Zealand, 1–3 ...

31 January 2012 17:30 New Zealand  1–3  Germany Punt  60' Report Hasselmann  5', 9' Hahn  21' Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Miao Lin (CHN)

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More information Argentina, 2–2 ...

31 January 2012 20:00 Argentina  2–2  South Korea Barrionuevo  23' Aymar  69' Report Lee Seon-ok  21', 67' Umpires: Frances Block (GBR) Carol Metchette (IRL)

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Second round

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	2 February 2012
	Netherlands	3
					4 February 2012
	New Zealand	2
					Netherlands	2 (0)
	2 February 2012
					Argentina (p.s.o.)	2 (2)
	Argentina	3
									5 February 2012
	China	2
									Argentina	1
	2 February 2012
									Great Britain	0
	Great Britain	4
					4 February 2012
	South Korea	1
					Great Britain	2
	2 February 2012
					Germany	0			Third Place Match
	Germany	3
									5 February 2012
	Japan	2
									Netherlands	5
									Germany	4

Quarter-finals

More information Netherlands, 3–0 ...

2 February 2012 12:30 Netherlands  3–0  New Zealand Lammers  25' Paumen  41' Welten  57' Report Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Kang Hyun-young (KOR)

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2 February 2012 15:00 Germany  3–2  Japan Hasselmann  7' Mävers  33' Wilde  35+' Report Murakami  37' Fujio  44' Umpires: Frances Block (GBR) Wendy Stewart (CAN)

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2 February 2012 17:30 Great Britain  4–1  South Korea Twigg  17' Danson  20', 22' Richardson  52' Report Lee Seon-ok  31' Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Miao Lin (CHN)

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2 February 2012 20:00 Argentina  3–2  China Barrionuevo  14' Merino  61' Luchetti  65' Report Ma Yibo  45' Tang Chunling  62' Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Lesley Pieterse (RSA)

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Fifth to eighth place classification

	Crossover				Fifth Place Match
	3 February 2012
	New Zealand (a.e.t)	3
					5 February 2012
	China	2
					New Zealand	3
	3 February 2012
					Japan (a.e.t)	4
	South Korea	3
	Japan (a.e.t)	4
					Seventh Place Match
					5 February 2012
					China	3 (2)
					South Korea (p.s.o)	3 (3)

Crossover

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3 February 2012 17:30 South Korea  3–4 (a.e.t.)  Japan Han Hye-lyoung  31' Lee Seon-ok  34', 64' Report Komazawa  3', 68', 83' Shibata  53' Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Miao Lin (CHN)

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3 February 2012 20:00 New Zealand  3–2 (a.e.t.)  China Finlayson  60', 67' Michelsen  77' Report Gao Lihua  24' Song Qingling  41' Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Elena Eskina (RUS)

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Seventh and eighth place

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5 February 2012 12:30 China  3–3 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Ma Yibo  7', 12' Zhao Yudiao  15' Report Kim Jong-eun  19' Hong Yoo-jin  31' Kim Jong-hee  51' Penalties Liang Meiyu Peng Yang Fu Baorong Gao Lihua Zhao Yudiao 2–3 Han Hye-lyoung Kim Jong-eun Lee Seon-ok Park Seon-mi Cheon Eun-bi Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Lesley Pieterse (RSA)

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Fifth and sixth place

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5 February 2012 15:00 New Zealand  3–4 (a.e.t.)  Japan Glynn  41', 69' Michelsen  53' Report Shibata  3' Tanaka  15' Fujio  59' Komazawa  78' Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Michelle Meister (GER)

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First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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4 February 2012 17:30 Great Britain  2–0  Germany Thomas  29' Ball  39' Report Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

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4 February 2012 20:00 Netherlands  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Argentina Paumen  18' Dirkse van den Heuvel  37' Report J. Sruoga  14' Barrionuevo  69' Penalties Agliotti Bos Goderie De Goede 0–2 Sánchez Moccia Aymar D'Elía Umpires: Frances Block (GBR) Kang Hyun-young (KOR)

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Third and fourth place

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5 February 2012 17:30 Netherlands  5–4  Germany Goderie  11' Dirkse van den Heuvel  14' Welten  17' Van Male  19' Agliotti  30' Report Stöckel  26' Keller  27', 54' Wilde  55' Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Frances Block (GBR)

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Final

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5 February 2012 20:00 Argentina  1–0  Great Britain D'Elía  29' Report Estadio Mundialista Attendance: 12,000 Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Kang Hyun-young (KOR)

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Team details

Argentina Great Britain GK 1 Belén Succi DF 5 Macarena Rodríguez DF 25 Silvina D'Elía 14 DF 27 Noel Barrionuevo 31 MF 4 Rosario Luchetti  49' MF 8 Luciana Aymar (c) 17 MF 21 Mariela Scarone MF 17 Rocío Sánchez Moccia FW 11 Carla Rebecchi FW 12 Delfina Merino FW 30 Josefina Sruoga Substitutions: FW 14 Martina Cavallero  11' 15 Roberta Werthein  47' FW 16 Florencia Habif  10' MF 18 Daniela Sruoga  11' FW 19 Sofía Maccari  24' Manager: Carlos Retegui GK 1 Beth Storry DF 3 Emily Maguire DF 4 Laura Unsworth DF 5 Crista Cullen MF 6 Hannah Macleod  44' MF 7 Anne Panter MF 8 Helen Richardson MF 11 Kate Richardson MF 22 Ashleigh Ball 9 FW 15 Alex Danson FW 29 Sarah Thomas Substitutions: MF 12 Chloe Rogers  5' 14 Laura Bartlett  4' MF 18 Georgie Twigg  6' DF 23 Sally Walton  14' FW 28 Nicola White  4' Manager: Danny Kerry

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