# 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final

The 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final was the 2nd edition of the Finals of the FIH Hockey World League for women. It took place between 5–13 December 2015 in Rosario, Argentina. A total of eight teams competed for the title.
Argentina won the tournament for the first time after defeating New Zealand 5–1 in the final. Germany won the third place match by defeating China 6–2.

## Qualification

The host nation qualified automatically in addition to 7 teams qualified from the Semifinals. The following eight teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| | Host nation | Host nation | 1 | Argentina (3) |
| 10–21 June 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | Valencia, Spain | 7 | Great Britain (6) China (5) Germany (9) |
| 20 June–5 July 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | Antwerp, Belgium | 7 | Netherlands (1) South Korea (8) Australia (2) New Zealand (4) |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Umpires

Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
* Frances Block (GBR)
* Maggie Giddens (USA)
* Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
* Michelle Joubert (RSA)
* Ayanna McClean (TRI)
* Michelle Meister (GER)
* Miao Lin (CHN)
* Irene Presenqui (ARG)
* Aleesha Unka (NZL)
* Emi Yamada (JPN)

## Results

All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00)

### First round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 9 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 |
* 5 December 2015 14:15
| New Zealand | 3–1 | South Korea |
| Hayward 4' Pearce 37' Flynn 48' | Report | Seo 58' |
* Umpires: Frances Block (GBR) Maggie Giddens (USA)
* 5 December 2015 16:30
| Netherlands | 5–1 | Germany |
| Krekelaar 16' Welten 27' Van Male 38' Hoog 41' De Goede 56' | Report | Haase 17' |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Aleesha Unka (NZL)
* 6 December 2015 14:15
| Germany | 1–1 | South Korea |
| Hauke 37' | Report | Han 45' |
* Umpires: Ayanna McClean (TRI) Irene Presenqui (ARG)
* 6 December 2015 16:30
| New Zealand | 1–4 | Netherlands |
| Webster 17' | Report | Van Maasakker 3' Jonker 29' Hoog 35' Leurink 41' |
* Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Emi Yamada (JPN)
Matches were scheduled to be played on 8 December but were postponed due to heavy rain.
* 9 December 2015 10:30
| Netherlands | 5–2 | South Korea |
| Welten 7' Van Maasakker 17' Hoog 27' Jonker 41' Keetels 49' | Report | Cheon 14' Park S. 30' |
* Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Irene Presenqui (ARG)
* 9 December 2015 12:45
| Germany | 1–3 | New Zealand |
| Hauke 45' | Report | Harrison 19' Hayward 32' Thompson 42' |
* Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Maggie Giddens (USA)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| 2 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
* 5 December 2015 18:45
| Australia | 1–0 | China |
| Morgan 43' | Report | |
* Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
* 5 December 2015 21:00
| Argentina | 2–1 | Great Britain |
| Granatto 15' A. Habif 41' | Report | Owsley 5' |
* Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Michelle Meister (GER)
* 6 December 2015 18:45
| China | 1–1 | Great Britain |
| Wang 35' | Report | H. Richardson-Walsh 34' |
* Umpires: Aleesha Unka (NZL) Maggie Giddens (USA)
* 6 December 2015 21:00
| Argentina | 1–2 | Australia |
| Merino 4' | Report | Kenny 53' Morgan 60+' |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Frances Block (GBR)
* 8 December 2015 14:15
| Australia | 0–1 | Great Britain |
| | Report | H. Richardson-Walsh 26' |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Aleesha Unka (NZL)
* 8 December 2015 16:30
| China | 3–1 | Argentina |
| Wang 22' Zhao 39' Yu 42' | Report | Barrionuevo 32' |
* Umpires: Ayanna McClean (TRI) Emi Yamada (JPN)

### Second round

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 10 December 2015 | 10 December 2015 | | | |
| Netherlands | 0 | | | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 12 December 2015 | 12 December 2015 | | |
| Argentina | 1 | 12 December 2015 | 12 December 2015 | |
| Argentina | 1 | Argentina | 1 | |
| 10 December 2015 | 10 December 2015 | | Argentina | 1 | |
| 10 December 2015 | 10 December 2015 | China | 0 | |
| China | 3 | China | 0 | |
| China | 3 | | | | 13 December 2015 | 13 December 2015 |
| South Korea | 1 | | | | 13 December 2015 | 13 December 2015 |
| South Korea | 1 | | | | Argentina | 5 |
| 10 December 2015 | 10 December 2015 | | | | | Argentina | 5 |
| 10 December 2015 | 10 December 2015 | | | | New Zealand | 1 |
| Australia | 2 (1) | | | | New Zealand | 1 |
| Australia | 2 (1) | 12 December 2015 | 12 December 2015 | | | |
| Germany (p.s.o.) | 2 (2) | 12 December 2015 | 12 December 2015 | | | |
| Germany (p.s.o.) | 2 (2) | Germany | 1 | | | |
| 10 December 2015 | 10 December 2015 | | Germany | 1 | | | |
| 10 December 2015 | 10 December 2015 | New Zealand | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
| New Zealand | 2 | New Zealand | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
| New Zealand | 2 | | | | 13 December 2015 | 13 December 2015 |
| Great Britain | 1 | | | | 13 December 2015 | 13 December 2015 |
| Great Britain | 1 | | | | China | 2 |
| | | | | | Germany | 6 |

#### Quarterfinals

* 10 December 2015 13:30
| China | 3–1 | South Korea |
| Wang 9' Zhang X. 45' Wu Q. 60' | Report | Cheon 5' |
* Umpires: Frances Block (GBR) Ayanna McClean (TRI)
* 10 December 2015 16:00
| New Zealand | 2–1 | Great Britain |
| Punt 22' Merry 59' | Report | H. Richardson-Walsh 54' |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Michelle Meister (GER)
* 10 December 2015 18:30
| Australia | 2–2 | Germany |
| Nanscawen 22' Slattery 25' | Report | Altenburg 44', 60' |
| Penalties |||
| Blyth Nanscawen Dwyer Williams Kenny | 1–2 | Müller Mävers Altenburg Teschke |
* Umpires: Irene Presenqui (ARG) Emi Yamada (JPN)
* 10 December 2015 21:00
| Netherlands | 0–1 | Argentina |
| | Report | Merino 4' |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Miao Lin (CHN)

#### Fifth to eighth place classification

The losing quarterfinalists are ranked according to their first round results to determine the fixtures for the fifth to eighth place classification matches.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 9 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |

##### Seventh place game

* 12 December 2015 11:30
| Great Britain | 5–1 | South Korea |
| White 9', 48' Watton 21' Macleod 33' H. Richardson-Walsh 58' | Report | Han 58' |
* Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Ayanna McClean (TRI)

##### Fifth place game

* 12 December 2015 14:00
| Netherlands | 1–0 | Australia |
| Welten 42' | Report | |
* Umpires: Frances Block (GBR) Aleesha Unka (NZL)

#### First to fourth place classification
##### Semifinals

* 12 December 2015 16:30
| Germany | 1–2 | New Zealand |
| Hoffmann 36' | Report | Pearce 9' Thompson 25' |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Irene Presenqui (ARG)
* 12 December 2015 19:00
| Argentina | 1–0 | China |
| Campoy 7' | Report | |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Michelle Meister (GER)

##### Third place game

* 13 December 2015 16:30
| China | 2–6 | Germany |
| Wang 27', 38' | Report | Oldhafer 8' Hoffmann 9' Müller 13' Müller-Wieland 15+' Mävers 38' Altenburg 42' |
* Umpires: Irene Presenqui (ARG) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)

##### Final

* 13 December 2015 19:00
| Argentina | 5–1 | New Zealand |
| Granatto 16' Campoy 29' Dupuy 41' Barrionuevo 44' Merino 50' | Report | Punt 34' |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Miao Lin (CHN)

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Young Player of the Tournament |
| Stacey Michelsen | Wang Mengyu | María José Granatto |

## 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 |
| | Argentina | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | Gold Medal |
| | New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 12 | Silver Medal |
| | Germany | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 5 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | China | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 7 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 12 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 7 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 8 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |

### Goalscorers

There were 79 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.59 goals per match.
5 goals
* Wang Mengyu
4 goals
* Helen Richardson-Walsh
3 goals
* Delfina Merino
* Lisa Altenburg
* Ellen Hoog
* Lidewij Welten
2 goals
* Noel Barrionuevo
* Pilar Campoy
* María José Granatto
* Georgina Morgan
* Franzisca Hauke
* Eileen Hoffmann
* Nicola White
* Kelly Jonker
* Caia van Maasakker
* Pippa Hayward
* Kirsten Pearce
* Anita Punt
* Elizabeth Thompson
* Cheon Eun-bi
* Han Hye-lyoung
1 goal
* Carla Dupuy
* Agustina Habif
* Jodie Kenny
* Georgia Nanscawen
* Kathryn Slattery
* Wu Qiong
* Yu Qian
* Zhang Xiaoxue
* Zhao Yudiao
* Lydia Haase
* Julia Müller
* Janne Müller-Wieland
* Marie Mävers
* Pia-Sophie Oldhafer
* Hannah MacLeod
* Lily Owsley
* Ellie Watton
* Eva de Goede
* Marloes Keetels
* Maartje Krekelaar
* Laurien Leurink
* Kitty van Male
* Gemma Flynn
* Charlotte Harrison
* Olivia Merry
* Petrea Webster
* Park Seung-a
* Seo Jung-eun
Source: FIH