Athens International Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Greece
City	Athens
Dates	4–8 February
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue	Hellinikon Olympic Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions	South Africa
Runner-up	Spain
Third place	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	24 (3 per match)
Top scorer	Pietie Coetzee (5 goals)
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The 2004 Women's Athens International Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Athens, Greece, from 4 to 8 February 2008. The tournament served as a test event for the field hockey tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ^[1] The tournament featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey. ^[2]

Contents

• Competition format
• Results
• Preliminary round
• Classification round
• Statistics
• Final standings
• Goalscorers
• References

South Africa won the tournament after defeating Spain 1–0 in the final. Australia finished in third place after defeating Great Britain 2–0 in the third place playoff. ^[3]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, Great Britain, South Africa and Spain, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country	December 2003 FIH Ranking [4]	Best World Cup finish	Best Olympic Games finish
Australia	2	Champions (1994, 1998)	Champions (1988, 1996, 2000)
Great Britain*	5	Fourth Place (1990)	Third Place (1992)
South Africa	12	Seventh Place (1998)	Tenth Place (2000)
Spain	7	Fifth place (1990)	Champions (1992)

* includes results representing England, Scotland and Wales.

Results

All times are local (EET).

Preliminary round

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	3	3	0	0	8	4	+4	9	Advanced to Final
2	Spain	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	Great Britain	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	2
4	Australia	3	0	1	2	5	7	−2	1

Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. ^[5]

Fixtures

4 February 2004 13:30 Australia   0–1   Spain Report Tellería  37' Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Jean Duncan (SCO)

4 February 2004 19:30 Great Britain   1–3   South Africa Bennett  63' Report Coetzee  19' Webber  59' Carlisle  67' Umpires: Heike Malina (GER) Lisa Roach (AUS)

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5 February 2004 13:30 Great Britain   2–2   Australia Clement  31', 47' Report Faulkner  6' Gallagher  54' Umpires: Magdalena Martos (ESP) Heike Malina (GER)

5 February 2004 17:30 Spain   0–1   South Africa Report Wilson  15' Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Jean Duncan (SCO)

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7 February 2004 12:00 Spain   2–2   Great Britain Rueda  45' Camón  57' Report Simpson  2' Clement  49' Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

7 February 2004 14:00 Australia   3–4   South Africa Faulkner  1' Dobson  7' Powell  35' Report Marescia  9' Coetzee  19', 60', 63' Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Magdalena Martos (ESP)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

8 February 2004 12:00 Great Britain   0–2   Australia Report Dobson  35' Powell  59' Umpires: Magdalena Martos (ESP) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

Final

8 February 2004 17:00 South Africa   1–0   Spain Coetzee  37' Report Umpires: Heike Malina (GER) Lisa Roach (AUS)

Statistics

Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
	South Africa	4	4	0	0	9	4	+5	12	Tournament Champion
	Spain	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	4
	Australia	4	1	1	2	7	7	0	4
4	Great Britain	4	0	2	2	5	9	−4	2

Source: Hockey Australia

References