1981 Women's Hockey World Cup

The 1981 Women's Hockey World Cup, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was the fourth edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. West Germany won its second world title after defeating the Netherlands on penalty strokes. The host nation, Argentina finished sixth.

1981 Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
CityBuenos Aires
Teams12
Final positions
Champions West Germany (2nd title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Soviet Union
← 1978 (previous) (next) 1983 →

Results

Pool A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany (Q) 5 5 0 0 18 2 +16 10
 Soviet Union (Q) 5 3 0 2 15 4 +11 6
 Argentina 5 3 0 2 12 9 +3 6
 Japan 5 2 0 3 9 16 −7 4
 Mexico 5 1 0 4 7 15 −8 2
 France 5 1 0 4 5 20 −15 2
Source:
(Q) Qualified for semifinals.
27 March 1981
Soviet Union  5 – 0  France
27 March 1981
West Germany  2 – 0  Mexico
27 March 1981
Japan  3 – 2  Argentina
28 March 1981
Soviet Union  5 – 0  Japan
28 March 1981
West Germany  5 – 1  France
28 March 1981
Argentina  6 – 1  Mexico
29 March 1981
West Germany  4 – 1  Japan
29 March 1981
France  4 – 1  Mexico
29 March 1981
Argentina  2 – 0  Soviet Union
31 March 1981
West Germany  2 – 0  Soviet Union
31 March 1981
Mexico  2 – 1  Japan
31 March 1981
Argentina  2 – 0  France
1 April 1981
Japan  4 – 3  France
1 April 1981
Soviet Union  5 – 0  Mexico
1 April 1981
West Germany  5 – 0  Argentina

Pool B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands (Q) 5 5 0 0 20 0 +20 10
 Australia (Q) 5 4 0 1 15 3 +12 8
 Canada 5 3 0 2 8 10 −2 6
 Belgium 5 2 0 3 5 12 −7 4
 Spain 5 0 1 4 0 10 −10 1
 Austria 5 0 1 4 2 15 −13 1
Source:
(Q) Qualified for semifinals.
27 March 1981
Netherlands  7 – 0  Belgium
27 March 1981
Australia  6 – 0  Austria
27 March 1981
Canada  3 – 2  Spain
28 March 1981
Spain  0 – 0  Austria
28 March 1981
Netherlands  2 – 0  Australia
28 March 1981
Canada  2 – 1  Belgium
29 March 1981
Belgium  3 – 1  Austria
29 March 1981
Netherlands  4 – 0  Canada
29 March 1981
Australia  3 – 0  Spain
31 March 1981
Australia  4 – 1  Canada
31 March 1981
Netherlands  4 – 0  Austria
31 March 1981
Belgium  1 – 0  Spain
1 April 1981
Netherlands  3 – 0  Spain
1 April 1981
Canada  2 – 1  Austria
1 April 1981
Australia  2 – 0  Belgium

Fifth to twelfth place classification

Ninth to twelfth qualifiers
3 April 1981
France  1 – 0  Austria
3 April 1981
Spain  2 – 0  Mexico

Eleventh and twelfth place
5 April 1981
Mexico  1 – 0  Austria

Ninth and tenth place
5 April 1981
France  1 – 0  Spain

Fifth to eighth qualifiers
3 April 1981
Canada  3 – 1  Japan
3 April 1981
Argentina  3 – 1  Belgium

Seventh and eighth place
5 April 1981
Japan  1 – 1 (AET)
4 – 2 (PSO)		  Belgium

Fifth and sixth place
5 April 1981
Canada  3 – 0  Argentina

First to fourth place classification
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 April
 
 
 West Germany2
 
5 April
 
 Australia1
 
 West Germany1 (3)
 
3 April
 
 Netherlands1 (1)
 
 Netherlands7
 
 
 Soviet Union3
 
Third place
 
 
5 April
 
 
 Australia1
 
 
 Soviet Union 5

Semi-finals
3 April 1981
West Germany  2 – 1  Australia
3 April 1981
Netherlands  7 – 3  Soviet Union

Third and fourth place
5 April 1981
Soviet Union  5 – 1  Australia

Final
5 April 1981
West Germany  1 – 1 (AET)
3 – 1 (PSO)		  Netherlands
 1981 Women's Hockey World Cup Winner 

West Germany
Second title

Winning Squad

 West Germany[1]

  • Gaby Appel
  • Silke Birkenfeld
  • Ingrid Bruckert
  • Steffi Burger
  • Elke Drull
  • Birgit Hagen
  • Karen Haude
  • Martina Koch
  • Sigrid Landgraf
  • Corinna Lingnau
  • Doris Mathei
  • Dorothea Marx
  • Christina Moser
  • Gudrun Neumann
  • Eva Pagels
  • Susi Schmid

Final standings
  1.  West Germany
  2.  Netherlands
  3.  Soviet Union
  4.  Australia
  5.  Canada
  6.  Argentina
  7.  Japan
  8.  Belgium
  9.  France
  10.  Spain
  11.  Mexico
  12.  Austria

References
  1. "Field Hockey / World Cup". All competitions.com.
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