2019_Women's_Oceania_Cup

2019 Women's Oceania Cup

2019 Women's Oceania Cup

Field hockey tournament


The 2019 Women's Oceania Cup was the eleventh edition of the women's field hockey tournament. It was held from 5 to 8 September in Rockhampton.[1][2]

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The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

New Zealand won the tournament for the fourth time, finishing ahead of Australia on goal difference.[4]

Background

Australia were three-time back-to-back defending champions. The winners of the Cup earned an automatic place at the 2020 Olympic Games.[5]

The hosting announcement of the Rockhampton Hockey Association came as $5 million was being invested into the hockey centre to upgrade the facilities.[6] In March 2019, Stirling Hinchliffe, MLA for Sandgate and Minister for Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs announced that the Government of Queensland had invested $2.5 million into the Kalka Shades, the home of the Rockhampton Hockey Association.[7]

Teams

Head Coach: Paul Gaudoin

Results

All times are local (AEST).

Pool

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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[8]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

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Statistics

Final standings

  1.  New Zealand
  2.  Australia

Goalscorers

There were 11 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal


References

  1. "2019 Oceania Cup (Women)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. "Oceania Cup 2019". rockhamptonhockey.org. Rockhampton Hockey Association. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. Somerford, Ben (17 August 2018). "Rocky to host 2019 Oceania Cup". Just Hockey. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. "2019 Oceania Cup - Rockhampton, Queensland is confirmed venue". SportsTG. 8 November 2018. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

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