1983 Women's Hockey World Cup

1983 Hockey World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Teams	12
Top three teams
Champions	Netherlands (3rd title)
Runner-up	Canada
Third place	Australia
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The 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup was the fifth edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from April 10 to April 23 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was won by the Netherlands, who defeated Canada 4-2 in the final.^[1] Host nation Malaysia did not participate in the tournament.

Results

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	5	4	1	0	7	2	5	9
Australia	5	2	2	1	10	6	4	6
United States	5	2	2	1	6	3	3	5
Scotland	1	3	1	1	4	5	−1	5
Wales	5	0	3	2	5	11	−6	3
India	5	0	1	4	4	9	−5	1

     Qualified for semifinals

10 April 1983 15:45 Netherlands  2 – 1  India

10 April 1983 19:30 United States  3 – 0  Scotland

10 April 1983 21:00 Australia  1 – 1  Wales

11 April 1983 15:45 United States  1 – 1  Wales

11 April 1983 17:15 Netherlands  0 – 0  Scotland

12 April 1983 19:30 Australia  3 – 2  India

13 April 1983 15:45 Wales  1 – 1  India

13 April 1983 17:15 Australia  5 – 1  Scotland

13 April 1983 19:30 Netherlands  1 – 0  United States

14 April 1983 17:15 Scotland  1 – 0  Wales

15 April 1983 19:30 United States  1 – 0  India

15 April 1983 21:00 Netherlands  1 – 0  Australia

16 April 1983 Netherlands  3 – 1  Wales

16 April 1983 United States  1 – 1  Australia

16 April 1983 21:00 Scotland  2 – 0  India

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	5	3	1	1	10	4	6	7
West Germany	5	3	0	2	8	5	3	6
England	5	2	2	1	10	9	1	6
New Zealand	5	1	2	2	5	6	−1	4
Argentina	5	1	2	2	2	4	−2	4
Soviet Union	5	1	1	3	3	10	−7	3

     Qualified for semifinals

10 April 1983 17:15 Argentina  3 – 2  West Germany

11 April 1983 19:30 Canada  1 – 1  England

11 April 1983 21:00 New Zealand  1 – 1  Soviet Union

12 April 1983 15:45 West Germany  2 – 0  Soviet Union

12 April 1983 17:15 New Zealand  2 – 1  Canada

12 April 1983 21:00 England  1 – 1  Argentina

14 April 1983 15:45 England  3 – 2  New Zealand

14 April 1983 19:30 Canada  2 – 1  West Germany

14 April 1983 21:00 Soviet Union  1 – 0  Argentina

15 April 1983 15:45 Canada  2 – 0  Argentina

15 April 1983 17:15 West Germany  1 – 0  New Zealand

16 April 1983 21:00 England  3 – 1  Soviet Union

17 April 1983 New Zealand  0 – 0  Argentina

17 April 1983 West Germany  4 – 2  England

17 April 1983 Canada  4 – 0  Soviet Union

Fifth to twelfth place classification

Ninth to twelfth qualifiers

19 April 1983 Wales  0 – 3  Soviet Union

19 April 1983 India  0 – 1  Argentina

Eleventh and twelfth place

21 April 1983 India  2 – 0  Wales

Ninth and tenth place

22 April 1983 Argentina  2 – 0  Soviet Union

Fifth to eighth qualifiers

19 April 1983 England  5 – 1  Scotland

19 April 1983 United States  2 – 1  New Zealand

Seventh and eighth place

22 April 1983 New Zealand  4 – 0  Scotland

Fifth and sixth place

22 April 1983 England  4 – 1 (AET)  United States

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	20 April
	Netherlands	2
	West Germany	0
					23 April
					Netherlands	4
					Canada	2
					Third place
	20 April			22 April
	Australia	0 (5)		Australia	3
	Canada	0 (8)			West Germany	1

Semi-finals

20 April 1983 Netherlands  2 – 0  West Germany

20 April 1983 Australia  0 – 0 (AET) 5 – 8 (PSO)  Canada

Third and fourth place

22 April 1983 Australia  3 – 1  West Germany

Final

23 April 1983 Netherlands  4 – 2  Canada

1983 Women's Hockey World Cup Winner
Netherlands Third title

Final standings

References

External links

• FIH official page
• Results page

International field hockey
FIH World Cup Men Women Men Junior Women Junior World League Champions Trophy Olympics Youth Olympics World Rankings Achievements by nation
Africa	AFHF – African Cup for Nations
Americas	PAHF – Pan American Cup Pan American Junior Championship
Asia	ASHF – Asia Cup Junior Asia Cup
Europe	EHF – Nations Championship EuroHockey Nations Challenge EuroHockey Nations Trophy
Oceania	OHF – Oceania Cup
Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Friendship Games Pacific Games Pan American Games
Others	Pannonia Cup Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Champions Challenge I (defunct) Champions Challenge II (defunct)