Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament

2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's hockey
Tournament details
Host country Australia
City Melbourne
Dates 7 – 26 March
Teams 10
Venue(s) State Netball and Hockey Centre
Top three teams
Champions  Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up  India
Third place  England
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Hockey at the
2006 Commonwealth Games
Tournament
men  women
Squads
men  women

Women's Field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 16 March and 25 March. The competition consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals. All matches were played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Parkville area of Melbourne.[1][2]

The Gold medal was won by Australia, who defeated 2002 champions India 1 – 0 in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating South Africa 3 – 1 on penalty strokes.[3]

Squads

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 4400272+2212
 India 4211187+117
 Malaysia 4202715-86
 South Africa 411278–14
 Nigeria 4004128–270
16 March 2006
Malaysia 4-0 Nigeria[4]
Australia 4-2 India[5]
17 March 2006
Nigeria 1-4 South Africa[6]
Australia 8-0 Malaysia[7]
18 March 2006
South Africa 2-2 India[8]
19 March 2006
Australia 12–0 Nigeria[9]
20 March 2006
Malaysia 2–1 South Africa[10]
Nigeria 0–8 India[11]
21 March 2006
South Africa 0-3 Australia[12]
Malaysia 1-6 India[13]

Pool B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand 4400201+1912
 England 4301204+169
 Scotland 4202118+36
 Canada 4104510-53
 Barbados 4004033–330
16 March 2006
Barbados 0-4 Canada
New Zealand 2-1 Scotland
17 March 2006
Canada 0-5 England
Barbados 0–11 New Zealand
18 March 2006
England 5-0 Scotland
19 March 2006
Canada 0-3 New Zealand
20 March 2006
England 10-0 Barbados
Canada 1–2 Scotland
21 March 2006
England 0-4 New Zealand
Scotland 8-0 Barbados

Semifinals

Home Result Away Half time
Australia  3–0  England 1–0
New Zealand  0–1  India 0–0

Classification matches

Placing Home Result Away Half time
5th/6th Malaysia  0–3  Scotland 0–3
7th/8th Canada  2–5  South Africa 0–2
9th/10th Nigeria  1–4  Barbados 1–1

Gold medal match

Home Result Away Half time
Australia  1–0  India 0–0

Bronze medal match

Home Result Away Half time
England  0 – 0*  New Zealand 0–0

*England won 3–1 on penalty shots.

Medals

Medal Team
Gold  Australia
Silver  India
Bronze  England
 2006 Women's Hockey Commonwealth Games Winners 

Australia
Second title

Statistics

Final rankings

References

  1. ↑ "2006 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ↑ "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.
  3. ↑ "Hockey Schedule and Results". 2006 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.
  5. ↑ "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.
  6. ↑ "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.
  7. ↑ "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.
  8. ↑ "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.
  9. ↑ "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.
  10. ↑ "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.
  11. ↑ "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.
  12. ↑ "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.
  13. ↑ "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.
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