2009 Women's Hockey
SPAR Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityDurban
Teams4
Venue(s)Queensmead Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up Argentina
Third place South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored40 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Casey Eastham
Australia Kate Hollywood (3 goals)
Best playerArgentina Luciana Aymar

The 2009 Women's Hockey SPAR Cup was an invitational international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. The event, organised by the South African Hockey Association, was hosted in Durban from 2–6 June 2009, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

Australia won the tournament after defeating Argentina 3–1 in final.[2]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, Australia, India, and the hosts, South Africa, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points will be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country June 2009 FIH Ranking[3] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 Argentina 2 Champions (2002) Runners-Up (2000)
 Australia 5 Champions (1994, 1998) Champions (1988, 1996, 2000)
 India 13 Fourth Place (1974) Fourth Place (1980)
 South Africa 12 Seventh place (1998) Ninth place (2004)

Results

Pool

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 7 Final
2  Australia 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
3  South Africa (H) 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
4  India 3 0 0 3 3 14 −11 0
Source: Field Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

2 June 2009
14:00
Australia  3–1  India
Hurtz field hockey ball 15'
Eastham field hockey ball 51'
McGurk field hockey ball 65'		 Report Thokchom field hockey ball 49'
Stadium:
Queensmead Hockey Stadium
2 June 2009
16:00
South Africa  1–3  Argentina
Vide. Ryan field hockey ball 27' Report Burkart field hockey ball 32', 68'
D'Elía field hockey ball 51'
Stadium:
Queensmead Hockey Stadium
3 June 2009
14:00
Argentina  2–2  Australia
D. Sruoga field hockey ball 20'
Rebecchi field hockey ball 25'		 Report Eastham field hockey ball 2'
Hollywood field hockey ball 12'
Stadium:
Queensmead Hockey Stadium
3 June 2009
16:00
South Africa  4–1  India
Vida Ryan field hockey ball 14', 33'
Vide. Ryan field hockey ball 23'
Woods field hockey ball 45'		 Report Ritu field hockey ball 63'
Stadium:
Queensmead Hockey Stadium
5 June 2009
14:00
Argentina  7–1  India
Barrionuevo field hockey ball 9', 37'
Dupuy field hockey ball 15'
J. Sruoga field hockey ball 19'
Gulla field hockey ball 31', 58'
Merino field hockey ball 70'		 Report Rani R. field hockey ball 66'
Stadium:
Queensmead Hockey Stadium
5 June 2009
16:00
Australia  1–0  South Africa
Hollywood field hockey ball 64' Report
Stadium:
Queensmead Hockey Stadium

Classification matches

Third and fourth place

6 June 2009
12:30
South Africa  5–5  India
Fredericks field hockey ball 4', 32'
Taylor field hockey ball 16', 52'
Marescia field hockey ball 28'		 Report Saba field hockey ball 38', 64'
Rani R. field hockey ball 45'
Vandana field hockey ball 48'
Surinder field hockey ball 68'
Penalties
5–3
Stadium:
Queensmead Hockey Stadium

Final

6 June 2009
15:00
Argentina  1–3  Australia
D'Elía field hockey ball 31' Report Eastham field hockey ball 38'
Hurtz field hockey ball 54'
Hollywood field hockey ball 64'
Stadium:
Queensmead Hockey Stadium

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 10 Tournament Champion
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Argentina 4 2 1 1 13 7 +6 7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Africa (H) 4 1 1 2 10 10 0 4
4  India 4 0 1 3 8 19 −11 1
Source: Field Hockey
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 40 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ↑ "Cup challenge for women". teamsa.co.za. Team South Africa. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2008–09" (PDF). hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "FIH WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003 / 2010" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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