2003 Women's Oceania Cup

The 2003 Women's Oceania Cup was the third edition of the women's field hockey tournament. It was held from 25 to 31 May in Melbourne, Wellington and Whangārei.^[1]

The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Australia won the tournament for the third time, defeating New Zealand in the three–game series, 3–0.^[3]

Squads

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	0	10	0	+10	9	2004 Summer Olympics
2	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10	0

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

25 May 2003
14:00 (AEST)

Australia	2–0	New Zealand
Skirving 6' Towers 46'	Report

State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

29 May 2003
18:30 (NZST)

New Zealand	0–2	Australia
	Report	Gallagher 15' Powell 52'

Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

31 May 2003
13:15 (NZST)

New Zealand	0–6	Australia
	Report	Skirving 5' Powell 15', 42', 54' K. Smith 17' N. Smith 64'

Northland Hockey Association, Whangārei
Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

There were 10 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 3.33 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey Australia

^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2002–2003" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
^ "Qualification for Athens 2004 Olympic Games clarified". Planet Field Hockey. 20 October 2003. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
^ "Hockeyroos complete Oceania clean sweep". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
^ Regulations