2016 Women's Four Nations Cup

2016 Women's Four Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host country Germany Germany
City Hamburg
Teams 4
Top three teams
Champions  Argentina (1st title)
Runner-up  Germany
Third place  China
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
Goals scored 14 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Argentina Carla Rebecchi (2 goals)
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The 2016 Women's Four Nations Cup was the second Hockey Four Nations Cup, an international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Germany, from June 9 to 12, 2016, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

Competition Format

The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, China, Korea, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country June 2016 FIH Ranking[2] Best World Cup Finish Best Olympic Games Finish
 Argentina 2 Champions (2002, 2010) Runners-Up (2000, 2012)
 China 6 Third Place (2002) Runners-Up (2008)
 South Korea 8 Third Place (1990) Runners-Up (1988, 1996)
 Germany 9 Champions (1976, 1981) Champions (2004)

Results

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Tournament Champion
2  Germany (H) 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  China 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Host.

Matches

9 June 2016
16:30
Argentina  3–1  China
Merino  3'
Barrionuevo  37'
Rebecchi  37'		 Report Zhang J.  23'
Umpires:
Amy Baxter (USA)
Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
9 June 2016
19:00
South Korea  1–3  Germany
Jang Hee-sun  11' Report Müller  2'
Schütze  58'
Mävers  60'
Umpires:
Wang Yanli (CHN)
Soledad Iparraguirre (ENG)
11 June 2016
13:00
South Korea  0–1  Argentina
Report Rebecchi  8'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Wang Yanli (CHN)
11 June 2016
15:30
China  0–2  Germany
Report Stapenhorst  52'
Lorenz  56'
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Amy Baxter (USA)
12 June 2016
11:00
China  1–0  South Korea
Sun  13' Report
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
12 June 2016
13:30
Argentina  2–0  Germany
Granatto  2'
Aguirre  5'		 Report
Umpires:
Amy Baxter (USA)
Kang Hyun-young (KOR)

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
1 Goal

References

  1. ↑ "2016 4 Nations Invitational (W)". FIH. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ "FIH Men's and Women's Hero World Ranking". FIH. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
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