2005 Oceania Cup (field hockey)

2005 Oceania Cup

Tournament details
Host countries	Australia Fiji New Zealand
City	Sydney, Australia Suva, Fiji Auckland, New Zealand
Top three teams
Champions	M:  Australia (4th title) W:  Australia (4th title)
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The 2005 Oceania Cup was held from 15 to 19 November 2005. The men's tournament was held in Suva, Fiji, while the women's tournament was held in Auckland, New Zealand and Sydney, Australia. Three teams competed in the men's tournament while two teams competed in the women's tournament. The winners of this tournament qualified for the 2006 Men's and Women's Hockey World Cup.^[1]

Australia won the men's tournament by defeating New Zealand 5–1 in the final. Finishing third in the pool meant Fiji placed third overall.^[2]

Australia won the women's tournament after finishing above New Zealand at the conclusion of the pool stage.^[3]

Men's Tournament

Men

Teams	3
Top three teams
Champions	Australia (4th title)
Runner-up	New Zealand
Third place	Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	54 (13.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Phil Burrows (7 goals)

All times are local (UTC+12:00).

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	2	2	0	0	30	2	+28	6	Final
2	New Zealand	2	1	0	1	18	4	+14	3
3	Fiji (H)	2	0	0	2	0	42	−42	0

First match(es) will be played on 11 October 2017. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[4]
(H) Host.

15 November 2005 16:00 New Zealand  2–4  Australia Burrows  5' Archibald  22' Report de Young  11' Brooks  54' Eglington  57' McCann  70'

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16 November 2005 16:00 Fiji  0–16  New Zealand Report Burrows (6 goals) Kosoof (3 goals) Shaw (3 goals) Brooks (2 goals) Collins (1 goal) Barnett (1 goal)

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17 November 2005 16:00 Australia  26–0  Fiji Smith  7', 11', 25' Schubert  8', 13', 15', 37' Knowles  10' Naylor  14', 17', 24', 46' Eglington  22', 54', 57' de Young  27' Doerner  33', 59' Dwyer  34', 48', 62', 63', 66', 69' Wells  40' Brooks  52' Report

Final

19 November 2005 15:00 Australia  5–1  New Zealand Schubert  14', 27' Smith  24' Wells  51' de Young  52' Report Hari  15'

Final Standings

Qualified for the World Cup

Rank	Team
	Australia
	New Zealand
	Fiji

Women's Tournament

Women

Teams	2
Top three teams
Champions	Australia (4th title)
Runner-up	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	7 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	7 players (1 goals)

All times are local. Auckland: (UTC+12:00). Sydney: (UTC+10:00)

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	2	0	1	6	1	+5	6	Qualified for World Cup
2	New Zealand	3	1	0	2	1	6	−5	3

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

30 October 2005 13:15 New Zealand  1–0  Australia Dillon  39' Report City: Auckland

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3 November 2005 19:00 Australia  4–0  New Zealand Blyth  46' Smith  49' Halliday  57' Skirving  67' Report City: Sydney

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5 November 2005 14:00 Australia  2–0  New Zealand Alcorn  27' Faulkner  40' Report City: Sydney

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