# 2012 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy

The 2012 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 20th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held from 28 January to 5 February 2012 in Rosario, Argentina. This was the last annual edition of the tournament until 2014 when it returned to its original biennial format due to the introduction of the World League.
Argentina won the tournament for the fifth time after defeating Great Britain 1–0 in the final. The Netherlands won the third place match by defeating Germany 5–4.

## Format

Another format change was announced. The eight participating teams were split into two groups. After they played a round-robin every team advanced to the knockout stage. From there on, a knockout system was used to determine the winner.

## Qualification

A change in the qualification process was decided. Along with the host nation, the top five finishers from the tournament's previous edition and the winner of the 2011 Champions Challenge I qualify automatically. In addition to the two teams nominated by the FIH Executive Board, the following eight teams, competed in this tournament.
* Argentina (Host nation)
* Netherlands (Defending champions)
* New Zealand (Third in 2011 Champions Trophy)
* South Korea (Fourth in 2011 Champions Trophy)
* Great Britain (Fifth in 2011 Champions Trophy as England)
* Japan (Winner of 2011 Champions Challenge I)
* China (Nominated by FIH Executive Board)
* Germany (Nominated by FIH Executive Board)

## Umpires

Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
* Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
* Frances Block (GBR)
* Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
* Elena Eskina (RUS)
* Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
* Michelle Meister (GER)
* Carol Metchette (IRL)
* Miao Lin (CHN)
* Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
* Wendy Stewart (CAN)

## Results

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

### First round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | Quarter-finals |
* 28 January 2012 12:30
| Netherlands | 3–1 | China |
| Welten 37', 64' Agliotti 69' | Report | Ma Yibo 46' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
* 28 January 2012 15:00
| Great Britain | 3–0 | Japan |
| Cullen 21' Richardson 33' Danson 65' | Report | |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Michelle Meister (GER)
* 29 January 2012 12:30
| China | 2–1 | Japan |
| Zhao Yudiao 14' De Jiaojiao 61' | Report | Komazawa 21' |
* Umpires: Kang Hyun-young (KOR) Carol Metchette (IRL)
* 29 January 2012 15:00
| Great Britain | 2–2 | Netherlands |
| Cullen 40', 61' | Report | Bos 18' Lammers 32' |
* Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Wendy Stewart (CAN)
* 31 January 2012 12:30
| Netherlands | 4–1 | Japan |
| Lammers 6', 61' Paumen 8', 44' | Report | Shibata 32' |
* Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
* 31 January 2012 15:00
| China | 1–3 | Great Britain |
| Fu Baorong 48' | Report | Cullen 5', 42' Ball 53' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Elena Eskina (RUS)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Argentina (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
* 28 January 2012 17:30
| Germany | 4–2 | South Korea |
| Schütze 2' Brockmann 16' Wilde 33' Hahn 36' | Report | Cheon Eun-bi 5' Kim Jong-hee 11' |
* Umpires: Frances Block (GBR) Elena Eskina (RUS)
* 28 January 2012 20:00
| Argentina | 2–2 | New Zealand |
| Cavallero 51' Merino 66' | Report | Michelsen 28' S. Harrison 49' |
* Umpires: Kang Hyun-young (KOR) Wendy Stewart (CAN)
* 29 January 2012 17:30
| New Zealand | 2–2 | South Korea |
| Finlayson 9' Glynn 25' | Report | Kim Ok-ju 44' Kim Jong-eun 56' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
* 29 January 2012 20:00
| Germany | 2–4 | Argentina |
| Hahn 39' Krüger 52' | Report | Maccari 15' Barrionuevo 28' Rebecchi 32' J. Sruoga 37' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Miao Lin (CHN)
* 31 January 2012 17:30
| New Zealand | 1–3 | Germany |
| Punt 60' | Report | Hasselmann 5', 9' Hahn 21' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Miao Lin (CHN)
* 31 January 2012 20:00
| Argentina | 2–2 | South Korea |
| Barrionuevo 23' Aymar 69' | Report | Lee Seon-ok 21', 67' |
* Umpires: Frances Block (GBR) Carol Metchette (IRL)

### Second round

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 2 February 2012 | 2 February 2012 | | | |
| Netherlands | 3 | | | |
| Netherlands | 3 | 4 February 2012 | 4 February 2012 | | |
| New Zealand | 2 | 4 February 2012 | 4 February 2012 | |
| New Zealand | 2 | Netherlands | 2 (0) | |
| 2 February 2012 | 2 February 2012 | | Netherlands | 2 (0) | |
| 2 February 2012 | 2 February 2012 | Argentina (p.s.o.) | 2 (2) | |
| Argentina | 3 | Argentina (p.s.o.) | 2 (2) | |
| Argentina | 3 | | | | 5 February 2012 | 5 February 2012 |
| China | 2 | | | | 5 February 2012 | 5 February 2012 |
| China | 2 | | | | Argentina | 1 |
| 2 February 2012 | 2 February 2012 | | | | | Argentina | 1 |
| 2 February 2012 | 2 February 2012 | | | | Great Britain | 0 |
| Great Britain | 4 | | | | Great Britain | 0 |
| Great Britain | 4 | 4 February 2012 | 4 February 2012 | | | |
| South Korea | 1 | 4 February 2012 | 4 February 2012 | | | |
| South Korea | 1 | Great Britain | 2 | | | |
| 2 February 2012 | 2 February 2012 | | Great Britain | 2 | | | |
| 2 February 2012 | 2 February 2012 | Germany | 0 | | Third Place Match | Third Place Match |
| Germany | 3 | Germany | 0 | | Third Place Match | Third Place Match |
| Germany | 3 | | | | 5 February 2012 | 5 February 2012 |
| Japan | 2 | | | | 5 February 2012 | 5 February 2012 |
| Japan | 2 | | | | Netherlands | 5 |
| | | | | | Germany | 4 |

#### Quarter-finals

* 2 February 2012 12:30
| Netherlands | 3–0 | New Zealand |
| Lammers 25' Paumen 41' Welten 57' | Report | |
* Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
* 2 February 2012 15:00
| Germany | 3–2 | Japan |
| Hasselmann 7' Mävers 33' Wilde 35+' | Report | Murakami 37' Fujio 44' |
* Umpires: Frances Block (GBR) Wendy Stewart (CAN)
* 2 February 2012 17:30
| Great Britain | 4–1 | South Korea |
| Twigg 17' Danson 20', 22' Richardson 52' | Report | Lee Seon-ok 31' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Miao Lin (CHN)
* 2 February 2012 20:00
| Argentina | 3–2 | China |
| Barrionuevo 14' Merino 61' Luchetti 65' | Report | Ma Yibo 45' Tang Chunling 62' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Lesley Pieterse (RSA)

#### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth Place Match | Fifth Place Match |
| 3 February 2012 | 3 February 2012 |
| New Zealand (a.e.t) | 3 |
| New Zealand (a.e.t) | 3 | 5 February 2012 | 5 February 2012 |
| China | 2 | 5 February 2012 | 5 February 2012 |
| China | 2 | New Zealand | 3 |
| 3 February 2012 | 3 February 2012 | | New Zealand | 3 |
| 3 February 2012 | 3 February 2012 | Japan (a.e.t) | 4 |
| South Korea | 3 | Japan (a.e.t) | 4 |
| Japan (a.e.t) | 4 | | |
| Japan (a.e.t) | 4 | Seventh Place Match | Seventh Place Match |
| | | 5 February 2012 | 5 February 2012 |
| | | China | 3 (2) |
| | | South Korea (p.s.o) | 3 (3) |

##### Crossover

* 3 February 2012 17:30
| South Korea | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Japan |
| Han Hye-lyoung 31' Lee Seon-ok 34', 64' | Report | Komazawa 3', 68', 83' Shibata 53' |
* Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Miao Lin (CHN)
* 3 February 2012 20:00
| New Zealand | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | China |
| Finlayson 60', 67' Michelsen 77' | Report | Gao Lihua 24' Song Qingling 41' |
* Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Elena Eskina (RUS)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 5 February 2012 12:30
| China | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | South Korea |
| Ma Yibo 7', 12' Zhao Yudiao 15' | Report | Kim Jong-eun 19' Hong Yoo-jin 31' Kim Jong-hee 51' |
| Penalties |||
| Liang Meiyu Peng Yang Fu Baorong Gao Lihua Zhao Yudiao | 2–3 | Han Hye-lyoung Kim Jong-eun Lee Seon-ok Park Seon-mi Cheon Eun-bi |
* Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Lesley Pieterse (RSA)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 5 February 2012 15:00
| New Zealand | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Japan |
| Glynn 41', 69' Michelsen 53' | Report | Shibata 3' Tanaka 15' Fujio 59' Komazawa 78' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Michelle Meister (GER)

#### First to fourth place classification
##### Semi-finals

* 4 February 2012 17:30
| Great Britain | 2–0 | Germany |
| Thomas 29' Ball 39' | Report | |
* Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
* 4 February 2012 20:00
| Netherlands | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Argentina |
| Paumen 18' Dirkse van den Heuvel 37' | Report | J. Sruoga 14' Barrionuevo 69' |
| Penalties |||
| Agliotti Bos Goderie De Goede | 0–2 | Sánchez Moccia Aymar D'Elía |
* Umpires: Frances Block (GBR) Kang Hyun-young (KOR)

##### Third and fourth place

* 5 February 2012 17:30
| Netherlands | 5–4 | Germany |
| Goderie 11' Dirkse van den Heuvel 14' Welten 17' Van Male 19' Agliotti 30' | Report | Stöckel 26' Keller 27', 54' Wilde 55' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Frances Block (GBR)

##### Final

* 5 February 2012 20:00
| Argentina | 1–0 | Great Britain |
| D'Elía 29' | Report | |
* Estadio Mundialista Attendance: 12,000 Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
Team details :
Argentina
Great Britain
GK1Belén Succi
DF5Macarena Rodríguez
DF25Silvina D'Elía 14
DF27Noel Barrionuevo 31
MF4Rosario Luchetti 49'
MF8Luciana Aymar (c) 17
MF21Mariela Scarone
MF17Rocío Sánchez Moccia
FW11Carla Rebecchi
FW12Delfina Merino
FW30Josefina Sruoga
Substitutions:
FW14Martina Cavallero 11'
15Roberta Werthein 47'
FW16Florencia Habif 10'
MF18Daniela Sruoga 11'
FW19Sofía Maccari 24'
Manager:
Carlos Retegui
GK1 Beth Storry
DF3 Emily Maguire
DF4 Laura Unsworth
DF5 Crista Cullen
MF6 Hannah Macleod 44'
MF7 Anne Panter
MF8 Helen Richardson
MF11 Kate Richardson
MF22 Ashleigh Ball 9
FW15 Alex Danson
FW29 Sarah Thomas
Substitutions:
MF12 Chloe Rogers 5'
14 Laura Bartlett 4'
MF18 Georgie Twigg 6'
DF23 Sally Walton 14'
FW28 Nicola White 4'
Manager:
Danny Kerry :

## Awards

| Top Goalscorers | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Fair Play Trophy |
| Crista Cullen Rika Komazawa Lee Seon-ok | Luciana Aymar | Belén Succi | Germany |

## Statistics
### Final standings

* Argentina
* Great Britain
* Netherlands
* Germany
* Japan
* New Zealand
* South Korea
* China

### Goalscorers
#### 5 goals

* Crista Cullen
* Rika Komazawa
* Lee Seon-ok

#### 4 goals

* Noel Barrionuevo
* Ma Yibo
* Kim Lammers
* Maartje Paumen
* Lidewij Welten

#### 3 goals

* Nina Hasselmann
* Celine Wilde
* Lisa Hahn
* Alex Danson
* Akane Shibata
* Cathryn Finlayson
* Katie Glynn
* Stacey Michelsen

#### 2 goals

* Delfina Merino
* Josefina Sruoga
* Zhao Yudiao
* Natascha Keller
* Ashleigh Ball
* Helen Richardson
* Kaori Fujio
* Kim Jong-eun
* Kim Jong-hee
* Marilyn Agliotti
* Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel

#### 1 goal

* Luciana Aymar
* Martina Cavallero
* Silvina D'Elía
* Rosario Luchetti
* Sofía Maccari
* Carla Rebecchi
* De Jiaojiao
* Fu Baorong
* Gao Lihua
* Song Qingling
* Tang Chunling
* Anke Brockmann
* Hannah Krüger
* Marie Mävers
* Christina Schütze
* Maike Stöckel
* Sarah Thomas
* Georgie Twigg
* Ai Murakami
* Izuki Tanaka
* Cheon Eun-bi
* Han Hye-lyoung
* Hong Yoo-jin
* Kim Ok-ju
* Maartje Goderie
* Naomi van As
* Kitty van Male
* Samantha Harrison
* Anita Punt