# 1999 Women's Hockey International Challenge

The 1999 Women's Hockey International Challenge was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Canberra and Perth, from 28 April to 9 May, 1999.
Australia won the tournament, defeating South Africa 5–0 in the final. India finished in third place after winning the third place match 4–3 in penalties, defeating South Korea.

## Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, India, South Africa and South Korea. The teams competed in a double round-robin format, with each team playing each other twice. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

## Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
* Judith Barnesby (AUS)
* Renée Cohen (NED)
* Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
* Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
* Jane Nockolds (ENG)

## Results
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia (H) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | +24 | 18 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | South Africa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 12 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | India | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 3 | |

#### Fixtures

* 28 April 1999 18:00 (AEST)
| South Korea | 0–1 | South Africa |
| | Report | Coetzee 13' |
* National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Renée Cohen (NED) Judith Barnesby (AUS)
* 28 April 1999 20:00 (AEST)
| Australia | 5–1 | India |
| Langham 24', 60' Annan 30', 46' Andrews 47' | Report | Sita 37' |
* National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Jane Nockolds (ENG)
* 30 April 1999 14:00 (AEST)
| South Korea | 0–8 | Australia |
| | Report | Andrews 5', 8' Langham 14' Annan 55', 56' Powell 60' J. Towers 66', 70' |
* National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Renée Cohen (NED)
* 30 April 1999 16:00 (AEST)
| South Africa | 3–1 | India |
| Bentley 19' Coetzee 36', 68' | Report | Papki 25' |
* National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Jane Nockolds (ENG) Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
* 1 May 1999 14:00 (AEST)
| India | 3–1 | South Korea |
| Neha 13' Pritam 19' Manjinder 58' | Report | Oh 70' |
* National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Jane Nockolds (ENG) Judith Barnesby (AUS)
* 1 May 1999 16:00 (AEST)
| Australia | 5–3 | South Africa |
| Langham 5', 32' Annan 8', 40' Ringrose 45' | Report | Coetzee 11', 35' Geyser 54' |
* National Hockey Centre, Canberra Umpires: Lee Mi-Ok (KOR) Renée Cohen (NED)
* 5 May 1999 18:00 (AWST)
| Australia | 4–0 | South Korea |
| Powell 1' Mitchell-Taverner 6' Dobson 12' Annan 59' | Report | |
* Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Renée Cohen (NED) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
* 5 May 1999 20:00 (AWST)
| India | 2–5 | South Africa |
| Subite 4' Suraj 54' | Report | Coetzee 2' Bee 33' Van Schalkwyk 53' Wessels 62' Bentley 65' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
* 6 May 1999 18:00 (AWST)
| South Africa | 1–3 | Australia |
| Dare 64' | Report | Andrews 16', 51' Powell 59' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Jane Nockolds (ENG) Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
* 6 May 1999 20:00 (AWST)
| South Korea | 2–1 | India |
| Lee E. 4' Kim E. 52' | Report | Suraj 6' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Judith Barnesby (AUS)
* 8 May 1999 14:00 (AWST)
| India | 1–5 | Australia |
| Pritam 8' | Report | Langham 5', 34' K. Towers 16' J. Towers 53' Annan 68' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Lee Mi-Ok (KOR) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
* 8 May 1999 16:00 (AWST)
| South Africa | 3–1 | South Korea |
| Bee 14' Bentley 52' Coetzee 64' | Report | Park E. 17' |
* Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Renée Cohen (NED) Judith Barnesby (AUS)

### Classification round
#### Third and fourth place

* 9 May 1999 14:00 (AWST)
| India | 2–2 | South Korea |
| Papki 35' Pritam 60' | Report | Kim E. 35', 38' |
| Penalties |||
| Sandeep Suraj Jyoti Sita | 4–3 | Cho Oh Kim E. Park H. Lee E. |
* Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

#### Final

* 9 May 1999 16:30 (AWST)
| Australia | 5–0 | South Africa |
| J. Towers 15' Annan 34', 51' Andrews 55', 70' | Report | |
* Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth Umpires: Jane Nockolds (ENG) Renée Cohen (NED)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| | Australia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | +29 | 21 | Tournament Champion |
| | South Africa | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 12 | |
| | India | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 4 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 4 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 68 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 4.86 goals per match.
10 goals
* Alyson Annan
7 goals
* Michelle Andrews
* Bianca Langham
* Pietie Coetzee
4 goals
* Julie Towers
3 goals
* Katrina Powell
* Pritam Rani Siwach
* Caryn Bentley
* Kim Eun-Jin
2 goals
* Papki Devi
* Suraj Lata Devi
* Kerry Bee
1 goal
* Louise Dobson
* Claire Mitchell-Taverner
* Candice Ringrose
* Kristen Towers
* Dubite Dalal
* Sita Gussain
* Manjinder Kaur
* Neha Singh
* Alison Dare
* Jacqueline Geyser
* Abigail van Schalkwyk
* Susan Wessels
* Park Eun-Kyung
* Lee Eun-Young
* Oh Ko-Woon