2006 Women's Hockey
Intercontinental Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Italy
City	Rome
Dates	April 25 – May 6
Teams	14
Final positions
Champions	England (2nd title)
Runner-up	South Korea
Third place	Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	151 (3.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	4 Players (see list below) (6 goals)
Best player	Sachimi Iwao
← 2001 (previous)

The 2006 Women's Hockey Intercontinental Cup was the seventh edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The event was held from 25 April–6 May, in Rome, Italy.^[1]

England won the tournament for the second time after defeating South Korea 2–1 in the final. Japan finished in third place, defeating the United States 4–1.^[2]

The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2006 FIH World Cup in Madrid, with the top five teams qualifying automatically.^[3]

Qualification

Except for Africa, all other four confederations received quotas for teams to participate allocated by the International Hockey Federation based upon the FIH World Rankings. Those teams participated at their respective continental championships but could not qualify through it, and they received the chance to qualify through this tournament based on the final ranking at each competition.^[4]

Dates	Event	Location	Qualifier(s)
1–8 February 2004	2004 Hockey Asia Cup	New Delhi, India	Japan  China  South Korea
21–28 April 2004	2004 Pan American Cup	Bridgetown, Barbados	United States
14–20 August 2005	2005 EuroHockey Nations Championship	Dublin, Ireland	England  Ireland  Ukraine  Scotland  France
5–11 September 2005	2005 EuroHockey Nations Trophy	Baku, Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan  Italy
29 October–5 November 2005	2005 Oceania Cup	Auckland, New Zealand Sydney, Australia	New Zealand

Squads

Below is the list of participating squads.

 Azerbaijan

Head Coach: Adil Pashayev

1. Tatyana Fomina (GK)
2. Tatyana Shukurova
3. Nazira Hidayatova
4. Emine Muzaffarova
5. Zarifahon Zeynalova
6. Feruza Makayeva
7. Lyudmyla Chequrko
8. Dilfuza Mirzaliyeva
9. Khatira Aliyeva
10. Zeynab Nuriyeva (c)
11. Gulnara Mikyliova
14. Mahira Ahmadova
15. Liana Nuriyeva
16. Marina Aliyeva
20. Viktoriya Shahbazova (GK)
21. Nataliya Sidorova
25. Inoyathon Jafarova

 China

Head Coach: Kim Chang-Back

2. Huang Xuejiao
3. Chen Zhaoxia
4. Ma Yibo (c)
6. Mai Shaoyan
7. Song Qingling
8. Fu Baorong
9. Li Shuang
10. Gao Lihua
11. Tang Chunling
12. Zhou Wanfeng
13. Sun Zhen
15. Sun Sinan
16. Zhang Yimeng (GK)
17. Li Hongxia
18. Ren Ye
22. Chen Lizhu
28. Wang Yanhui
30. Si Qin Goa Wa (GK)

 England

Head Coach: Danny Kerry

1. Carolyn Reid (GK)
2. Beth Storry (GK)
3. Lisa Wooding
5. Crista Cullen
6. Melanie Clewlow
7. Helen Grant
8. Helen Richardson (c)
10. Lucilla Wright
11. Kate Walsh
13. Jennie Bimson
14. Rachel Walker
15. Alex Danson
18. Sally Walton
20. Joanne Ellis
21. Alexandra Scott
22. Cathy Gilliat-Smith
26. Rebecca Herbert
27. Chloe Rogers

 France

Head Coach: Steve Colledge

2. Emilie Peulmeule
3. Marie Celine Lamas
4. Aurelie Morin
5. Noehie Rogeau
6. Cécile Dagostino
7. Muriel Lazennec
9. Julie Gaillard
11. Emilie Begue
12. Philippine Berly
14. Aurelie Noel
15. Sophie Hure (c)
16. Peggy Bergère
17. Céline Orefice
18. Alicia Minet
20. Ines Plocque
22. Elise Preney
31. Anabelle Got (GK)
32. Marion Rehby (GK)

 Ireland

Head Coach: Riet Kuper

1. Mary Goode (GK)
2. Angela Platt (GK)
4. Fiona Connery
5. Linda Caulfield (c)
6. Eimear Cregan
7. Suzanne Beaney
8. Catriona Carey
9. Bridget McKeever
10. Zanya Dahl
11. Jenny McDonough
12. Cathy McKean
13. Alex Speers
15. Ciara O'Brien
16. Jill Orbinson
17. Nikki Symmons
18. Katharine Elkin
19. Fiona Ferguson
26. Clare Parkhill

 Italy

Head Coach: Franco Nicola

1. Roberta Lilliu (GK)
2. Stella Girotti (c)
4. Anna Tagliasacchi
5. Mercedes Salessi
6. Simona Berrino
7. Giorgia Carradori
8. Maria Victoria Corso
9. Francesca Faustini
10. Daniela Possali
11. Alessandra Filippi
12. Michela Riva (GK)
13. Ana Scarone
15. Francesca Zamboni
16. Matilde Canavosio
17. Chiara Tiddi
19. Giorgia Cuccu
21. Valentina Quaranta
22. Tatiana Nicoletti

 Japan

Head Coach: John Sheahan

1. Rie Terazono
3. Mayumi Ono
4. Hiromi Hashimoto
5. Chile Kimura
6. Yukari Yamamoto
7. Rika Komazawa
8. Sakae Morimoto
9. Kaori Chiba
10. Tomomi Komori
11. Toshie Tsukui
12. Chie Akutsu
13. Sachimi Iwao
14. Akemi Kato (c)
15. Miyuki Nakagawa
16. Misaki Ozawa
17. Mika Iimura
19. Ikuko Okamura (GK)
20. Yuko Kitano

 New Zealand

Head Coach: Ian Rutledge

1. Kayla Sharland
2. Emily Naylor
3. Krystal Forgesson
4. Kate Saunders
11. Stacey Carr
12. Elizabeth Ryan
15. Suzie Muirhead (c)
16. Beth Jurgeleit (GK)
18. Clarissa Eshuis
19. Diana Weavers
19. Jane Maley
20. Frances Kreft
21. Niniwa Roberts
23. Tara Drysdale
25. Kate Mahon
26. Anita Wawatai (GK)
27. Bridget Kight
28. Charlotte Harrisson

 Scotland

Head Coach: Lesley Hobley

1. Debbie McLeod (GK)
2. Cath Rae (GK)
3. Vikki Bunce
4. Louise Munn
5. Louise Gordon
6. Julie Kilpatrick
7. Jane Burley
8. Catriona Forrest
9. Samantha Judge
10. Rhona Simpson
11. Holly Cram
12. Linda Clement (c)
13. Cheryl Valentine
14. Emma Rochlin
15. Alison Rowatt
16. Catriona Semple
17. Nikki Kidd
18. Louise Carroll

 South Korea

Head Coach: Huh Sang-Young

1. Lim Ju-yong
2. Cho Hye-sook
3. Lee Jin-hee
4. Park Young-soon
5. Choi Eun-young
6. Park Seon-mi
7. Oh Ko-woon
8. Kim Jung-hee
9. Park Mi-hyun
10. Kim Jin-kyoung
11. Ko Kwang-min
12. Park Jeong-sook
13. Kim Mi-seon
14. Gim Sang-hee
15. Kim Bo-mi
16. Jang Soo-ji (GK)
17. Park Na-hyun
18. Kim Jong-eun

 Ukraine

Head Coach: Tetyana Zhuk

1. Olha Fisyun (GK)
2. Viktoria Novik
3. Olga Gulenko
4. Olena Fritche
5. Olena Ivakhnenko
6. Olha Hryzodub
7. Zhanna Savenko
8. Tetyana Kobzenko (c)
9. Maryna Khilko
10. Natalya Vsayukova
11. Maryna Vynohradova
12. Yana Vorushylo
13. Maryna Litvinchuk
14. Tetyana Selenko
15. Nataliya Davydenko
16. Alvina Budonna (GK)
17. Iryna Vyhanyayko
18. Diana Tahiyeva

 United States

Head Coach: Lee Bodimeade

1. Kayla Bashore
2. Melissa Leonetti
3. Angie Loy
4. Kelly Doton
6. Robyn Kenney
7. Kelsey Keeran
8. Rachel Dawson
10. Tiffany Snow
11. Sara Silvetti
12. April Fronzoni
16. Barbara Weinberg (GK)
17. Carrie Lingo
21. Claire Laubach
22. Kate Barber
24. Dina Rizzo
25. Amy Tran (GK)
26. Kristi Gannon
28. Lauren Powley

Umpires

Below are the 14 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:

Results

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	5	5	0	0	22	2	+20	15	Semi-Finals and 2006 FIH World Cup
2	Japan	5	4	0	1	17	5	+12	12
3	China	5	3	0	2	9	7	+2	9
4	France	5	2	0	3	6	19	−13	6
5	Ukraine	5	1	0	4	4	13	−9	3
6	Scotland	5	0	0	5	4	16	−12	0

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

25 April 2006 09:00 China  2–0  Scotland Song  60' Tang  68' Report Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Lisa Roach (AUS)

25 April 2006 11:15 England  3–0  Ukraine Ellis  19' Clewlow  35' Walton  51' Report Umpires: Peri Buckley (AUS) Miao Lin (CHN)

25 April 2006 18:00 Japan  5–0  France Tsukui  29' Iwao  36' Chiba  43' Komori  54' Komazawa  59' Report Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Julie Beamish (IRL)

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26 April 2006 15:30 China  1–2  England Ren  7' Report Cullen  29' Richardson  70' Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Belén González (ESP)

26 April 2006 18:00 Ukraine  1–4  Japan Vynohradova  37' Report Komori  9', 55' Chiba  45', 70' Umpires: Jean Duncan (ECO) Petra Müller (GER)

26 April 2006 20:30 France  3–1  Scotland Hure  48' Oréfice  54' Berley  60' Report Simpson  9' Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)

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28 April 2006 15:30 Scotland  1–5  Japan Rochlin  53' Report Iwao  12' Chiba  19', 46' Komori  40' Ozawa  51' Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Belén González (ESP)

28 April 2006 18:00 England  10–0  France Walker  13' Cullen  17' Danson  22' Wright  32', 65' Grant  51', 52' Wooding  59' Richardson  62' Walton  67' Report Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Lisette Klaassen (NED)

28 April 2006 20:30 Ukraine  1–3  China Vynohradova  11' Report Li H.  26' Zhou  35' Fu  67' Umpires: Kang Hyun-Young (KOR) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

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30 April 2006 13:30 France  2–0  Ukraine Berley  6', 58' Report Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Belén González (ESP)

30 April 2006 16:00 Japan  3–0  China Komori  34' Ono  50' Yamamoto  53' Report Umpires: Peri Buckley (AUS) Lisette Klaassen (NED)

30 April 2006 18:30 Scotland  1–4  England Judge  62' Report Walker  10' Wright  26', 56' Walsh  60' Umpires: Kang Hyun-Young (KOR) Petra Müller (GER)

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2 May 2006 09:00 England  3–0  Japan Danson  13' Cullen  35' Ellis  41' Report Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

2 May 2006 11:15 China  3–1  France Ma  13' Ren  39' Chen Z.  57' Report Oréfice  40' Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Petra Müller (GER)

2 May 2006 13:30 Ukraine  2–1  Scotland Vynohradova  56' Salenko  67' Report Simpson  48' Umpires: Julie Beamish (IRL) Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	5	4	1	0	16	4	+12	13	Semi-Finals and 2006 FIH World Cup
2	United States	5	3	1	1	8	7	+1	10
3	New Zealand	5	2	1	2	10	7	+3	7
4	Ireland	5	1	4	0	3	2	+1	7
5	Italy (H)	5	1	0	4	4	13	−9	3
6	Azerbaijan	5	0	1	4	3	11	−8	1

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

25 April 2006 13:30 United States  1–1  Ireland Doton  70' Report McKean  41' Umpires: Jean Duncan (ECO) Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)

25 April 2006 15:45 New Zealand  2–1  Azerbaijan Weavers  46' Harrison  56' Report Jafarova  23' Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

25 April 2006 20:30 Italy  1–4  South Korea Nicoletti  55' Report Park Y.  12', 58' Park S.  18' Kim B.  27' Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Lisette Klaassen (NED)

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27 April 2006 15:30 New Zealand  0–1  United States Report Lingo  57' Umpires: Peri Buckley (AUS) Julie Beamish (IRL)

27 April 2006 18:00 South Korea  0–0  Ireland Report Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Miao Lin (CHN)

27 April 2006 20:30 Azerbaijan  0–1  Italy Report Faustini  8' Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Petra Müller (GER)

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29 April 2006 15:30 South Korea  4–0  Azerbaijan Kim B.  15' Oh  20' Park Y.  59', 66' Report Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Julie Beamish (IRL)

29 April 2006 18:00 Italy  1–2  United States Girotti  16' Report Loy  13', 68' Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)

29 April 2006 20:30 Ireland  0–0  New Zealand Report Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

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1 May 2006 13:30 United States  4–2  Azerbaijan Fronzoni  12' Snow  13' Rizzo  34' Kenny  66' Report Z. Nuriyeva  57' L. Nuriyeva  59' Umpires: Kang Hyun-Young (KOR) Miao Lin (CHN)

1 May 2006 16:00 Ireland  2–1  Italy Cregan  58' Carey  70' Report Faustini  48' Umpires: Peri Buckley (AUS) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

1 May 2006 18:30 New Zealand  3–5  South Korea Maley  34' Muirhead  54' Weavers  68' Report Kim Ju.  21', 38' Kim M.  54', 50' Ko  58' Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

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2 May 2006 15:45 Azerbaijan  0–0  Ireland Report Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Lisette Klaassen (NED)

2 May 2006 18:00 South Korea  3–0  United States Park J.  21', 70' Ko  37' Report Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Peri Buckley (AUS)

2 May 2006 20:30 Italy  0–5  New Zealand Report Weavers  19' Eshuis  35' Forgesson  37' Ryan  52' Carr  54' Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Jean Duncan (SCO)

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

	Crossover				Ninth Place
	4 May 2006
	Ukraine	1
					5 May 2006
	Azerbaijan	4
					Azerbaijan	3
	4 May 2006
					Scotland	2
	Italy	1
	Scotland	5
					Eleventh Place
					5 May 2006
					Ukraine	5
					Italy	0

Crossover

4 May 2006 08:00 Ukraine  1–4  Azerbaijan Vynohradova  28' Report Sidorova  5' Jafarova  49', 62' Mirzaliyava  68' Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Julie Beamish (IRL)

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4 May 2006 10:30 Italy  1–5  Scotland Salessi  43' Report Simpson  11', 23', 33', 61' Cram  65' Umpires: Lisette Klaassen (NED) Belén González (ESP)

Eleventh and twelfth place

5 May 2006 14:30 Ukraine  5–0  Italy Vynohradova  2', 23' Savenko  17' Khilko  27' Vasyukova  30' Report Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Belén González (ESP)

Ninth and tenth place

5 May 2006 17:15 Azerbaijan  3–2  Scotland Zeynalova  11' Jafarova  42' Sidorova  56' Report Judge  4' Rochlin  44' Umpires: Kang Hyun-Young (KOR) Miao Lin (CHN)

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Crossover				Fifth Place
	4 May 2006
	China	6
					6 May 2006
	Ireland	0
					China	3
	4 May 2006
					France	1
	New Zealand	0
	France	1
					Seventh Place
					5 May 2006
					Ireland	1
					New Zealand	2

Crossover

4 May 2006 13:00 China  6–0  Ireland Zhou  24' Chen Z.  27', 46' Ma  38' Gao  50' Li H.  57' Report Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)

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4 May 2006 15:30 New Zealand  0–1  France Report Lazennec  36' Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

Seventh and eighth place

5 May 2006 20:00 Ireland  1–2  New Zealand Cregan  46' Report Carr  44' Eshuis  54' Umpires: Petra Muller (GER) Lisa Roach (AUS)

Fifth and sixth place

6 May 2006 12:15 China  3–1  France Zhou  3' Ren  42', 61' Report Minét  70' Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	4 May 2006
	England (a.e.t)	1
					6 May 2006
	United States	0
					England	2
	4 May 2006
					South Korea	1
	South Korea	1
	Japan	0
					Third Place
					6 May 2006
					United States	1
					Japan	4

Semi-finals

4 May 2006 18:00 England  1–0 (a.e.t.)  United States Rogers  85+' Report Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)

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4 May 2006 20:30 South Korea  1–0  Japan Park M.  49' Report Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Peri Buckley (AUS)

Third and fourth place

6 May 2006 09:30 United States  1–4  Japan Lingo  29' Report Iwao  9' Tsukui  27' Komori  51' Chiba  54' Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)

Final

6 May 2006 15:00 England  2–1  South Korea Herbert  59' Wright  65' Report Kim M.  43' Umpires: Peri Buckley (AUS) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

Awards

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorer	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Fair Play Trophy
Sachimi Iwao	4 Players (see list below)	Amy Tran	Scotland

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	Status
	England	7	7	0	0	25	3	+22	21	Qualified for 2006 FIH World Cup
	South Korea	7	5	1	1	18	6	+12	16
	Japan	7	5	0	2	21	7	+14	15
4	United States	7	3	1	3	9	12	−3	10
5	China	7	5	0	2	18	8	+10	15
6	France	7	3	0	4	8	22	−14	9
7	New Zealand	7	3	1	3	12	9	+3	10
8	Ireland	7	1	4	2	4	10	−6	7
9	Azerbaijan	7	2	1	4	10	14	−4	7
10	Scotland	7	1	0	6	11	20	−9	3
11	Ukraine	7	2	0	5	10	17	−7	6
12	Italy (H)	7	1	0	6	5	23	−18	3

Goalscorers

There were 151 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

External links

• Official website