2004 Women's Athens International Hockey Tournament

Athens International Tournament
Tournament details
Host country	Greece
City	Athens
Dates	4–8 February
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	Hellinikon Olympic Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions	South Africa
Runner-up	Spain
Third place	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	24 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pietie Coetzee (5 goals)
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The 2004 Women's Athens International Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Athens, Greece, from 4 to 8 February 2008. The tournament served as a test event for the field hockey tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[1] The tournament featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.^[2]

South Africa won the tournament after defeating Spain 1–0 in the final. Australia finished in third place after defeating Great Britain 2–0 in the third place playoff.^[3]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, Great Britain, South Africa and Spain, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country	December 2003 FIH Ranking^[4]	Best World Cup finish	Best Olympic Games finish
Australia	2	Champions (1994, 1998)	Champions (1988, 1996, 2000)
Great Britain*	5	Fourth Place (1990)	Third Place (1992)
South Africa	12	Seventh Place (1998)	Tenth Place (2000)
Spain	7	Fifth place (1990)	Champions (1992)

* includes results representing England, Scotland and Wales.

Results

All times are local (EET).

Preliminary round

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	3	3	0	0	8	4	+4	9	Advanced to Final
2	Spain	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	Advanced to Final
3	Great Britain	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	2
4	Australia	3	0	1	2	5	7	−2	1

Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[5]

Fixtures

4 February 2004
13:30

Australia	0–1	Spain
	Report	Tellería 37'

Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Jean Duncan (SCO)

4 February 2004
19:30

Great Britain	1–3	South Africa
Bennett 63'	Report	Coetzee 19' Webber 59' Carlisle 67'

Umpires:
Heike Malina (GER)
Lisa Roach (AUS)

5 February 2004
13:30

Great Britain	2–2	Australia
Clement 31', 47'	Report	Faulkner 6' Gallagher 54'

Umpires:
Magdalena Martos (ESP)
Heike Malina (GER)

5 February 2004
17:30

Spain	0–1	South Africa
	Report	Wilson 15'

Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Jean Duncan (SCO)

7 February 2004
12:00

Spain	2–2	Great Britain
Rueda 45' Camón 57'	Report	Simpson 2' Clement 49'

Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

7 February 2004
14:00

Australia	3–4	South Africa
Faulkner 1' Dobson 7' Powell 35'	Report	Marescia 9' Coetzee 19', 60', 63'

Umpires:
Jean Duncan (SCO)
Magdalena Martos (ESP)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

8 February 2004
12:00

Great Britain	0–2	Australia
	Report	Dobson 35' Powell 59'

Umpires:
Magdalena Martos (ESP)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

Final

8 February 2004
17:00

South Africa	1–0	Spain
Coetzee 37'	Report

Umpires:
Heike Malina (GER)
Lisa Roach (AUS)

Statistics

Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.