The 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 11th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 27 September to 8 October 2006 in Madrid, Spain.
The Netherlands won the tournament for the sixth time after defeating Australia 3–1 in the final. Defending champions Argentina won the third place match by defeating Spain 5–0.[ 1]
Qualification Each of the continental champions from five federations and the host nation received an automatic berth. The European federation received one extra quota based upon the FIH World Rankings. Alongside the five teams qualifying through the Qualifier , twelve teams competed in this tournament.
Participating nations
Squads
Umpires Below are the 14 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation :
Chieko Akiyama (JPN) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Ute Conen (GER) Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Jean Duncan (SCO) Sarah Garnett (NZL) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Anne McRae (SCO) Miao Lin (CHN) Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Minka Woolley (AUS) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Results All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
First round
Pool A Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Netherlands 5 4 1 0 12 3 +9 13 Semi-finals 2 Spain 5 3 1 1 6 5 +1 10 3 England 5 2 2 1 6 5 +1 8 4 Germany 5 2 1 2 6 5 +1 7 5 China 5 1 0 4 5 13 −8 3 6 India 5 0 1 4 7 11 −4 1
Source: FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[ 2]
Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Chieko Akiyama (JPN)
Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Ute Conen (GER)
Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Minka Woolley (AUS)
Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Anne McRae (SCO)
Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Ute Conen (GER)
Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Chieko Akiyama (JPN)
Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Minka Woolley (AUS)
Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Chieko Akiyama (JPN)
Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Minka Woolley (AUS)
Pool B Source: FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[ 2]
Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Minka Woolley (AUS)
Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Anne McRae (SCO)
Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Ute Conen (GER)
Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Umpires: Chieko Akiyama (JPN) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Miao Lin (CHN)
Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Chieko Akiyama (JPN)
Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Minka Woolley (AUS)
Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Anne McRae (SCO)
Ninth to twelfth place classification
Crossover Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Chieko Akiyama (JPN)
Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Eleventh and twelfth place Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Anne McRae (SCO)
Ninth and tenth place Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Seventh and eighth place Umpires: Chieko Akiyama (JPN) Minka Woolley (AUS)
Fifth and sixth place Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
First to fourth place classification
Semifinals Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Ute Conen (GER)
Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Third and fourth place Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Final Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Awards
Statistics
Final standings Source: FIH
Goalscorers There were 116 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 2.76 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
References ^ "Dutch on top of the world". 8 October 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2012 . ^ a b Regulations
External links Official FIH website Official website Tournaments Squads Qualifier(s)