Teams 8 | City Rosario | |
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Venue(s) Estadio Mundialista de Hockey | ||
The 2012 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 20th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held from 28 January to 5 February 2012 in Rosario, Argentina. This was the last annual edition of the tournament until 2014 when it returned to its original biannual format due to the introduction of the World League.
Contents
- Format
- Qualification
- Umpires
- Results
- Fifth to eighth place classification
- First to fourth place classification
- Final standings
- References
Argentina won the tournament for the fifth time after defeating Great Britain 1–0 in the final. The Netherlands won the third place match by defeating Germany 5–4.
Format
Another format change was announced. The eight participating teams were split into two groups. After they played a round-robin every team advanced to the knockout stage. From there on, a knockout system was used to determine the winner.
Qualification
A change in the qualification process was decided. Along with the host nation, the top five finishers from the tournament's previous edition and the winner of the 2011 Champions Challenge I qualify automatically. In addition to the two teams nominated by the FIH Executive Board, the following eight teams, competed in this tournament.
Umpires
Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
Results
All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00)
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Final standings
- Argentina
- Great Britain
- Netherlands
- Germany
- Japan
- New Zealand
- South Korea
- China