2023 Women's Oceania Cup

The 2023 Women's Oceania Cup was the twelfth edition of the Women's Oceania Cup after the cancellation of the 2022 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the biennial international women's field hockey championship of Oceania organised by the Oceania Hockey Federation. It was held from 10 to 13 August 2023.[1][2]

2023 Women's Oceania Cup
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
CityWhangārei
Dates10–13 August
Teams2 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)ITM Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions Australia (8th title)
Runner-up New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored10 (3.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Ambrosia Malone
Australia Brooke Peris (2 goals)
2019 (previous) (next) 2025

New Zealand were the defending champions, having won the 2019 edition.[3] The event consisted of a three match series between defending champions and series hosts, New Zealand, and Australia. Australia, as the winner, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

Squads

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Head coach: Katrina Powell

Officials

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The following umpires were appointed by the FIH to officiate the tournament:[6]

  • Amber Church (NZL)
  • Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
  • Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
  • Steve Rogers (AUS)
  • David Tomlinson (NZL)

Results

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 2024 Summer Olympics
2   New Zealand (H) 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[7]
(H) Hosts

All times are local (UTC+12).

Fixtures

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10 August 2023
17:05
New Zealand   0–3   Australia
Report Colwill   30'
Malone   34'
Peris   34'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

12 August 2023
16:05
New Zealand   1–1   Australia
Cotter   37' Report Malone   51'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Amber Church (NZL)

13 August 2023
16:05
New Zealand   2–3   Australia
Davey   4'
Ralph   37'
Report Peris   21'
G. Stewart   23'
Schonell   32'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

Goalscorers

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

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021 Oceania Cup". Oceania Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Hunger for hockey met by teeming international calendar". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Kookaburras beat Black Sticks to qualify for Tokyo, Hockeyroos face anxious wait". smh.com.au. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. ^ "World Cup qualification quotas decided". fih.ch. Lausanne: International Hockey Federation. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Australia seal Olympic Games 2024 qualification". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  6. ^ "International Appointments 2023". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  7. ^ FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022