2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey
World League Semifinals

Tournament details
Dates	13–30 June 2013
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	48
Goals scored	207 (4.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Li Hongxia (7 goals)

The 2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals took place in June 2013. A total of 16 teams competing in 2 events were part in this round of the tournament playing for 7 berths in the Final, played from 30 November to 8 December 2013 in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.

This round also served as a qualifier for the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup as the six highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualified.

Qualification

8 teams ranked between 1st and 8th in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition qualified automatically, in addition to 8 teams qualified from Round 2. The following sixteen teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.^[1]

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
	Ranked 1st to 8th in the FIH World Rankings		8	Argentina (2)  Netherlands (1)  Germany (5)  China (7)  England (4)  Australia (6)  New Zealand (3)  South Korea (8)
21–27 January 2013	2012–13 FIH Hockey World League Round 2	Cape Town, South Africa	2	South Africa (11)  Belgium (13)
18–24 February 2013		New Delhi, India	2	India (12)  Japan (9)
25 February–3 March 2013		Valencia, Spain	2	Italy (17)  Spain (15)
4–10 March 2013		Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2	United States (10)  Chile (18)
Total			16

Rotterdam

Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
City	Rotterdam
Dates	13–22 June 2013
Teams	8
Venue(s)	HC Rotterdam
Final positions
Champions	Germany
Runner-up	Netherlands
Third place	South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	116 (4.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Maartje Paumen (6 goals)
Best player	Kayla Sharland

First round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	13	1	+12	7
2	South Korea	3	2	0	1	6	6	0	6
3	Japan	3	1	1	1	10	5	+5	4
4	Chile	3	0	0	3	1	18	−17	0

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

13 June 2013 13:30 South Korea  2–1  Chile Kim Jong-E.  50' Cheon E.  63' Report Vidaurre  37' Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)

13 June 2013 18:00 Netherlands  1–1  Japan Paumen  28' Report Shibata  59' Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Karen Bennett (NZL)

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14 June 2013 18:00 Japan  6–0  Chile Komazawa  6' Arai  12', 29', 57' Shibata  41', 43' Report Umpires: Claire Adenot (FRA) Karen Bennett (NZL)

14 June 2013 20:00 South Korea  0–2  Netherlands Report Lammers  42' Jonker  69' Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Amy Hassick (USA)

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16 June 2013 09:30 Japan  3–4  South Korea Nakagawa  15' Komazawa  22' Nishimura  25' Report Oh  30' Park M.  42' Kim Y.  59' An  68' Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Karen Bennett (NZL)

16 June 2013 16:30 Netherlands  10–0  Chile Mol  10', 15' De Goede  13' Paumen  14', 19', 25' Hoog  29', 56' Jonker  58', 59' Report Umpires: Claire Adenot (FRA) Miao Lin (CHN)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	13	3	+10	9
2	New Zealand	3	2	0	1	13	5	+8	6
3	Belgium	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	1
4	India	3	0	1	2	2	15	−13	1

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

13 June 2013 09:00 New Zealand  7–0  India Harrison  8', 52'  16' Glynn  26', 69' Fremaux  31' Forgesson  53' Report Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Claire Adenot (FRA)

13 June 2013 11:00 Germany  3–0  Belgium Müller  18' Bachmann  24'  42' Report Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Maricel Sánchez (ARG)

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14 June 2013 13:30 India  1–1  Belgium Barla  38' Report Coppey  4' Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)

14 June 2013 15:30 Germany  3–2  New Zealand Müller  8' Hoffmann  15' Hauke  67' Report Harrison  66' Sharland  70' Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Elena Eskina (RUS)

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16 June 2013 11:30 India  1–7  Germany Katariya  43' Report Müller-Wieland  14' Stöckel  21', 44' Mävers  35' Plass  49' Haase  54' Krüger  67' Umpires: Amy Hassick (USA) Maricel Sánchez (ARG)

16 June 2013 14:00 New Zealand  4–2  Belgium Forgesson  21' Sharland  25' Flynn  29' Glynn  38' Report Versavel  52' Coppey  68' Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)

Second round

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	18 June 2013
	Netherlands	8
					20 June 2013
	India	1
					Netherlands	5
	18 June 2013
					New Zealand	2
	New Zealand	3
									22 June 2013
	Japan	1
									Netherlands	1 (3)
	18 June 2013
									Germany (p.s.o)	1 (4)
	South Korea	2
					20 June 2013
	Belgium	1
					South Korea	2
	18 June 2013
					Germany	3			Third place
	Germany	2
									22 June 2013
	Chile	0
									New Zealand	3 (2)
									South Korea (p.s.o)	3 (3)

Quarter-finals

18 June 2013 12:30 New Zealand  3–1  Japan Forgesson  40' Punt  54' Harrison  66' Report  2' Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

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18 June 2013 14:30 Germany  2–0  Chile Stöckel  21' Mävers  67' Report Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Amy Hassick (USA)

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18 June 2013 17:00 South Korea  2–1  Belgium Park M.  14' Kim Jong-E.  18' Report Nelen  1' Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Elena Eskina (RUS)

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18 June 2013 20:00 Netherlands  8–1  India Lammers  21' Paumen  33', 65' Hoog  44' Magis  49' De Goede  57', 70' Mol  63' Report Katariya  48' Umpires: Maricel Sánchez (ARG) Claire Adenot (FRA)

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Crossover				Fifth place match
	20 June 2013
	India	0
					22 June 2013
	Japan	4
					Japan	3
	20 June 2013
					Belgium	1
	Belgium	4
	Chile	2
					Seventh place match
					22 June 2013
					India	2
					Chile	1

Crossover

20 June 2013 12:30 India  0–4  Japan Report Nishimura  2' Otsuka  18', 36' Nagai  54' Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Karen Bennett (NZL)

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20 June 2013 14:30 Belgium  4–2  Chile Coppey  11', 56' De Scheemaekere  27' Boon  38' Report Villalabeitia  18'  44' Umpires: Amy Hassick (USA) Lynn Cowie-McAlister (AUS)

Seventh and eighth place

22 June 2013 09:30 India  2–1  Chile Arya  47' Thokchom  56' Report Caram  44' Umpires: Karen Bennett (NZL) Maricel Sánchez (ARG)

Fifth and sixth place

22 June 2013 11:30 Japan  3–1  Belgium Komazawa  4' Otsuka  7' Oikawa  43' Report Raes  64' Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Amy Hassick (USA)

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

20 June 2013 17:00 South Korea  2–3  Germany Cheon S.  55', 61' Report Haase  32' Müller  66' Hoffmann  69' Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Elena Eskina (RUS)

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20 June 2013 20:00 Netherlands  5–2  New Zealand Van Geffen  4' Lammers  13', 54' Jonker  16' Van Male  55' Report Webster  25' Glynn  62' Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Claire Adenot (FRA)

Third and fourth place

22 June 2013 14:00 New Zealand  3–3  South Korea Forgesson  12' Glynn  24' Sharland  27' Report Han  1', 29' Park S.  16' Penalties Sharland Punt Charlton Harrison Flynn 2–3 Han Kim D. Cheon E. Cho E. Park S. Umpires: Claire Adenot (FRA) Miao Lin (CHN)

Final

22 June 2013 16:30 Netherlands  1–1  Germany Lammers  23' Report Müller-Wieland  69' Penalties De Goede Hoog Lammers Dirkse van den Heuvel Van Maasakker 3–4 Stöckel Müller Andersch Mävers Hauke Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

Awards

Top Goalscorer	Player of the Tournament	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Young Player of the Tournament
Maartje Paumen	Kayla Sharland	Lee Sin-hye	Maria Verschoor

London

Tournament details
Host country	England
City	London
Dates	22–30 June 2013
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Quintin Hogg Memorial Sports Ground
Final positions
Champions	Australia
Runner-up	England
Third place	Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	91 (3.79 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Li Hongxia (7 goals)

First round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9
2	China	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6
3	Italy	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	3
4	United States	3	0	0	3	2	5	−3	0

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

22 June 2013 11:30 China  2–1  Italy Li H.  8', 65' Report Braconi  59' Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Laurine Delforge (BEL)

22 June 2013 14:00 Argentina  1–0  United States Luchetti  68' Report Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)

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23 June 2013 12:00 United States  1–2  Italy Kasold  22' Report Ronsisvalli  28' Tosco  70' Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Hannah Sanders (ENG)

23 June 2013 14:30 China  2–3  Argentina Li H.  42' Wang  61' Report Luchetti  12' Rebecchi  27', 69' Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Michelle Meister (GER)

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25 June 2013 12:30 United States  1–2  China Selenski  11' Report Li H.  14' Wang  61' Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)

25 June 2013 15:00 Argentina  4–0  Italy Luchetti  30' Sánchez Moccia  36', 65' Juárez  58' Report Umpires: Kang Hyun-young (KOR) Frances Block (ENG)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Australia	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7
2	England	3	1	2	0	6	3	+3	5
3	Spain	3	0	2	1	3	8	−5	2
4	South Africa	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

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

22 June 2013 16:30 Australia  5–0  Spain Nanscawen  33' Messent  41' White  45'  51' Hurtz  70' Report Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Wendy Stewart (CAN)

22 June 2013 19:00 England  4–1  South Africa Gilbert  22' Owsley  28' Danson  39' Ansley  68' Report Coetzee  35' Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Melissa Trivic (AUS)

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23 June 2013 17:00 Australia  1–1  England Schulz  60' Report Webb  25' Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)

23 June 2013 19:30 South Africa  2–2  Spain Bright  50' Coetzee  62' Report Petchamé  31' Romagosa  63' Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Kang Hyun-young (KOR)

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25 June 2013 17:30 South Africa  0–1  Australia Report Flanagan  43' Umpires: Hannah Sanders (ENG) Chieko Soma (JPN)

25 June 2013 20:00 England  1–1  Spain  54' Report Riera Zuzuarregui  58' Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Melissa Trivic (AUS)

Second round

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	27 June 2013
	Argentina	3
					29 June 2013
	South Africa	1
					Argentina	2
	27 June 2013
					England	4
	England	3
									30 June 2013
	Italy	2
									England	0
	27 June 2013
									Australia	3
	China	3
					29 June 2013
	Spain	0
					China	1
	27 June 2013
					Australia	4			Third place
	Australia	4
									30 June 2013
	United States	1
									Argentina	3
									China	2

Quarter-finals

27 June 2013 12:30 Argentina  3–1  South Africa D'Elía  19', 53' Luchetti  68' Report Coetzee  47' Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Melissa Trivic (AUS)

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27 June 2013 15:00 Australia  4–1  United States Smith  7' White  12' McMahon  22' Schulz  25' Report Dawson  10' Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Chieko Soma (JPN)

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27 June 2013 17:30 China  3–0  Spain Liang  43' Wang  57' Li H.  65' Report Umpires: Hannah Sanders (ENG) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)

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27 June 2013 20:00 England  3–2  Italy Danson  3', 25' Macleod  24' Report Ronsisvalli  7' Di Bernardo  56' Umpires: Kang Hyun-young (KOR) Wendy Stewart (CAN)

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Crossover				Fifth place match
	29 June 2013
	South Africa	1 (1)
					30 June 2013
	Italy (p.s.o)	1 (3)
					Italy	0
	29 June 2013
					United States	6
	Spain	1
	United States	3
					Seventh place match
					30 June 2013
					South Africa	3
					Spain	2

Crossover

29 June 2013 10:00 South Africa  1–1  Italy Coetzee  69' Report Ruggieri  27' Penalties Chamberlain Mayne Cox Bright 1–3 Tiddi Bertarini Mirabella Ruggieri Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)

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29 June 2013 12:30 Spain  1–3  United States Bonastre  26' Report Selenski  25' Reinprecht  64' Dawson  67' Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Frances Block (ENG)

Seventh and eighth place

30 June 2013 10:30 South Africa  3–2  Spain du Plessis  19', 29' Madsen  33' Report Romagosa  8' Flores Conde  67' Umpires: Kang Hyun-young (KOR) Laurine Delforge (BEL)

Fifth and sixth place

30 June 2013 13:00 Italy  0–6  United States Report Witmer  11' Kasold  43' Selenski  45', 48', 55' Taylor  65' Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

29 June 2013 15:00 China  1–4  Australia Li H.  28' Report Nelson  29' Messent  51' Parker  58' Hurtz  63' Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Hannah Sanders (ENG)

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29 June 2013 17:30 Argentina  2–4  England Rebecchi  26'  41' Report  12' White  32' Macleod  39' Townsend  48' Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Laurine Delforge (BEL)

Third and fourth place

30 June 2013 15:30 Argentina  3–2  China Rebecchi  41', 70' Aymar  61' Report Li H.  58' Liang  65' Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Wendy Stewart (CAN)

Final

30 June 2013 18:00 England  0–3  Australia Report Nelson  12' White  23' Smith  60' Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Michelle Meister (GER)

Final rankings

Qualification for 2014 Hockey World Cup

Rank	Rotterdam	London
1	Germany	Australia
2	Netherlands	England
3	South Korea	Argentina
4	New Zealand	China
5	Japan	United States
6	Belgium	Italy
7	India	South Africa
8	Chile	Spain

  Host nation

  Continental champions

  Qualified through 2012–13 FIH Hockey World League

Goalscorers

The following goalscorers list comprises players from both events.

There were 207 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 4.31 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

2 own goals

Source: Rotterdam London

References

External links

• Official website (Rotterdam)
• Official website (London)