| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| Dates | 28 April–9 May | ||
| Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) | ||
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | |||
| Runner-up | |||
| Third place | |||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 14 | ||
| Goals scored | 68 (4.86 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | | ||
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The 1999 Women's Hockey International Challenge was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Canberra and Perth, from 28 April to 9 May, 1999. [1]
Australia won the tournament, defeating South Africa 5–0 in the final. India finished in third place after winning the third place match 4–3 in penalties, defeating South Korea. [2]
The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, India, South Africa and South Korea. The teams competed in a double round-robin format, with each team playing each other twice. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | +24 | 18 | Advanced to Final | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 3 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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| 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | +29 | 21 | Tournament Champion | ||
| 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 12 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 4 |
There were 68 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 4.86 goals per match.
10 goals
7 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal